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IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2020 - Asia-Pacific

16 June 2020 by Ben Naylor

View profiles for, and interviews with, Women Leaders based in Asia-Pacific
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New corporate governance structure: Company with audit and supervisory committee

12 October 2016 by Eiji Masuda and Takero Yoshida

Eiji Masuda and Takero Yoshida of Masuda & Partners Law Office in Tokyo look at Japan’s new corporate governance structure
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Recent developments in public-private partnerships in Japan

03 June 2016 by Masanori Sato and Shigeki Okatani

Masanori Sato and Shigeki Okatani of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in Tokyo report on the latest changes to Japan’s PPP (public-private partnership) environment
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Expected enhancement of Japanese corporate governance

09 October 2015 by Eiji Masuda, Daiki Akahane and Takero Yoshida

Eiji Masuda, Daiki Akahane and Takero Yoshida at Masuda & Partners Law Office in Tokyo look at changes to Japan’s corporate governance regime
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Japan: Debt/Equity Swap (“DES”) using common shares or preferred shares (class shares) by listed companies

25 July 2022 by Takashi Itokawa, Asuka Sugitani, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

In light of the recent deterioration of the market, many companies are looking for ways to reduce debt and increase capital to improve their financial condition.

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Japan: Loan Refinancing in Japan by way of Amendment and Restatement

24 March 2022 by Yoshimune Muraji, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Refinancing can be a good option for parties seeking to gain improved terms and conditions of existing loan arrangements.

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Japan: The Financial Market Entry Office and Foreign Financial Business Operators Registration of a Financial Instruments Business

30 September 2021 by Shu Sasaki - Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

In January 2021, the Financial Services Agency and Local Finance Bureaus (“Japanese Regulators”) established the Financial Market Entry Office to assist foreign financial business operators seeking to register as a financial instruments business in Japan
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Japan: Revision of Delisting Examination Procedures for Organizational Restructuring or Changes in Parent Company of Asset Managers of a Listed Investment Corporation (J-REIT and Infrastructure Fund)

25 March 2021 by Takashi Itokawa - Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

In the past, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (the “TSE”) has taken a flexible and practical approach when considering whether the organizational restructuring of an asset manager of a listed investment corporation (J-REIT and Infrastructure Fund) or a change in the parent company of an asset manager falls under the criteria for delisting of an investment corporation under the TSE listing rules.
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Atsumi & Sakai Announces Establishment of New York Office

26 February 2021 by Atsumi & Sakai

Award-winning Japanese law firm Atsumi & Sakai is pleased to announce the establishment of an office in New York (Formal name: Atsumi & Sakai New York LLP), which will enable the firm to provide more convenient legal services in North and South America.
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Vietnam: Foreign ownership cap in public companies

04 February 2020 by Nishimura & Asahi

Vietnam: Foreign ownership cap in public companies
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