Japanese Usury Regulation Not Applicable to Corporate Bonds
Article 1 of the Interest Rate Restriction Act of Japan (Act No. 100 of 1954) provides to the effect that the interest rate on a loan of money may not exceed:06/04/2021
Virtual Arbitration Hearings – the Future is Now
Since its outbreak in December 2019, the world has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on global health, economy and society23/09/2020
Recent development of Japanese financial regulations concerning cryptoassets and initial coin offerings
In 2019, the Payment Services Act (the “PSA”) of Japan (Act No. 59 of 2009) and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (the “FIEA”) of Japan (Act No. 28 of 1948) were amended in connection with, among other things, virtual currencies (cryptoassets) and initial coin offerings08/09/2020
Revision of Japan's Civil Code in Relation to Assignment of Accounts Receivable
Comprehensive amendments to Japan’s Civil Code have been enacted to revise the laws relating to contracts and other rights and obligations between the debtor and the creditor01/10/2018
The importance of arbitral hearing centres for the popularity of the arbitral seat – the case of Japan
Not only arbitral institutions and law firms, but also countries are competing more and more to become attractive for international arbitrations18/06/2018
Testing the boundaries of emergency arbitration in investment and construction disputes
The advent of emergency arbitration can be considered as one of the big success stories of international arbitration in the past decade03/07/2017
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