Japan poised to raise age of consent from 13 in overhaul of sexual offence laws | Japan
Japan is poised to raise the age of consent from 13 to 16 in an overhaul of legislation prompted by criticism that existing legislation fail...
Japan Law Firm Awards 2022
Asia Business Law Journal names the top firms in Japan. Lim Miran and Elverina Hidayati report A robust export sector and strong internal economy have...
Ridge Alkonis: Family of US Navy officer jailed in Japan over fatal car crash calls on Biden to intervene
Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis was sentenced to a few yrs in a Japanese prison in Oct for what Japanese courts considered to be the negligent...
U.S. Navy officer facing 3 years in jail for deadly car crash in Japan
Tokyo — The relatives of a U.S. Navy officer sentenced to three years in jail in Japan for a lethal car or truck crash is shattered....
International Law Firms Look to New Avenues of Growth in Japan
Worldwide regulation corporations in Japan could have taken a massive hit about the previous two several years when their Japanese consumers, cowed by COVID, set...
Japan will not seek immigration law amendment before summer election
The government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is unlikely to post a bill to amend rules on how to accommodate foreigners dealing with deportation...