Commercial Code and Act on International Carriage of Goods by Sea – Revision Bill Submitted to National Diet
Submission of Bills to Diet The Bill to Partially Revise the Commercial Code and Act on International Carriage […]
Qualified acceptance in practice (Part 1)
When to choose the procedure
Inheritance methods Under Japanese law, there are three inheritance methods that a legal heir may utilize, nam […]
European Union Regulation on International Succession
If a person of foreign nationality residing in Japan dies, many issues will arise including who are the deceas […]
Freedom of Passage and the Passport Act
Today, the world is disturbed by the Islamic State, otherwise known as ISIL. Recently, a Japanese man planning […]
The responsibility of family members to supervise dementia patients
Supreme Court 3rd Petty Bench decision 1 March 2016 Introduction In Japan, as the country’s “aging society” la […]
A report on Higashimachi’s activities for 2011
Happy New Year! I would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation for your continued p […]
A report on Higashimachi’s activities for 2010
First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation for your continued pat […]
Misdirected email and disclaimers
The primary cause of information leakage through email is when emails are inadvertently sent to the wrong pers […]
Maritime Law Workshop
Since early 2009, we have been holding regular maritime-law workshops with maritime practitioners (including s […]
A report on Higashimachi’s activities in 2009
My name is Yoshihiro Uetani, and I am the Chief Partner at Higashimachi Law Office. I would like to take the o […]
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