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Japan Inbound Issues

• Establishing a Japanese subsidiary to start or expand business operations in Japan
• Setting up a startup company in Japan for launching a new business
• Raising funds in Japan and/or through a Japanese entity to support business growth
• Hiring local employees or officers in compliance with Japanese labor laws
• Executing mergers, acquisitions, or forming joint ventures with Japanese companies
• Ensuring corporate governance and regulatory compliance for ongoing business operations
• Initiating or responding to legal proceedings related to business activities in Japan
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts with Japanese counterparties
• Securing intellectual property rights, including trademarks and patents, in Japan
• Handling regulatory approvals and licenses for industry-specific business operations
• Advising on corporate structuring for optimized business efficiency in Japan
• Investing in Japanese real estate and real estate businesses to acquire, develop, or operate properties in Japan

Common Issues

• Struggling with a shortage of personnel capable of handling English contract-related tasks
• Worried about overseas data protection compliance such as GDPR and CCPA
• Lack of personnel to handle local legal research for overseas expansion
• Need consultation on intellectual property rights in foreign countries during overseas expansion
• Outsourced legal consultations don't meet speed requirements
• Want to hear opinions from a different perspective than current lawyers
• Unsure how to handle disputes and troubles with overseas parties
• Don't know where to start with legal procedures for overseas expansion

Experience

• Creation of in-house templates for English NDAs, service agreements, and basic transaction agreements
• Drafting and reviewing English contracts, risk analysis, etc.
• Compliance with various personal information protection laws (EU GDPR, California, China, etc.)
• Multilingual translation of terms of use and privacy policies into English and other languages
• Overseas intellectual property application procedures and research
• Research on overseas Web3-related regulations
• International arbitration and mediation proceedings (US, Singapore, Paris, London, etc.)
• Research projects on Indonesian legal systems, investment projects in local companies
• Information provision on investments targeting overseas entities
• Advice on filing lawsuits overseas and support for pending case responses
• Information provision on international arbitration and mediation proceedings
• Due diligence of overseas subsidiaries, local legal system research, and document preparation in M&A cases
• Support for fundraising from overseas investors such as foreign venture capital firms
• Investment projects in overseas companies (US, Singapore, Indonesia, etc.)
• Investment projects by foreign investors in Japanese real estate
• Japanese startup legal affairs for foreign entrepreneurs
• Coordination of case handling policies with overseas local law firms
• Translation of contracts (creation of foreign language originals, reference translations, etc.)
• Extensive collaboration with startup support organizations and institutions
• Research on domestic and international economic security regulations

Languages

• Japanese
• English
• Bahasa (Indonesian)

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