Partners

Hiroo AtsumiManaging Partner

Simon BezzinaPartner

David Deyo DeckPartner

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Bonnie L. DixonPartner

Toyoki EmotoSenior Partner

Guohui FanSenior Partner

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Makoto FujiiPartner

Takumi FukudaPartner

Shintaro HamasuSenior Partner

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Saori HanadaPartner

Masaji HashimotoPartner

Go HashimotoPartner

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Eiichiro HataSenior Partner

Masataka HayakawaSenior Partner

Michiaki HosoiSenior Partner

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Keita ImaizumiSenior Partner

Ashish JejurkarPartner

Naoki KanehisaPartner

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Chie KasaharaPartner

Russell K KawaharaPartner

Akimoto KawamuraPartner

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Atsuko KisshoPartner

Takaya KonishiPartner

Shuji KoyamaSenior Partner

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Masayuki MatsuuraPartner

Yusuke MiuraPartner

Hisashi MiyatsukaPartner

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Takasuke MizukamiPartner

Hiroki MoriSenior Partner

Hiroyuki NezuSenior Partner

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Yuko NihonmatsuPartner

Ryosei NishidaPartner

Miho NiunoyaSenior Partner

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Yoko NobataPartner

Ryuichi NozakiSenior Partner

Emiko ObataPartner

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Takafumi OchiaiPartner

Junko OgushiSenior Partner

Kumpei OhashiPartner

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Fumiko OikawaSenior Partner

Miki OnoPartner

Ryosuke OuePartner

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Kenichiro SaitoPartner

Yutaka SakaiSenior Partner

Kazuya SatoPartner

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Ian S. ScottPartner

Yasuhiro ShimadaPartner

Fumiko SoejimaPartner

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Michiro SuenagaPartner

Sachiko SugawaraPartner

Yuri SuzukiSenior Partner

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Norio SuzukiPartner

Kenichi TanizakiPartner

Tatsuo TezukaPartner

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Teruhisa ToyamaSenior Partner

Yasuko TsuchihashiPartner

Kazutomo UeyamaSenior Partner

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Yasuhiro UsuiPartner

Tatsuo YamashimaPartner

Reiko YoshidaPartner

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Setsuko YufuSenior Partner

Tadashi YuzawaPartner

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Associates

Sayaka AizawaAssociate

Yoshihiko AnnakaAssociate

Akiko ArakiAssociate

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Osamu FujiwaraAssociate

Hitomi FurukawaAssociate

Akiko HiraokaAssociate

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Keita HitomiAssociate

Mina HoriuchiAssociate

Hirofumi HosodaAssociate

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Motoki ImaiAssociate

Tasuku ImaiAssociate

Toshihiro IsoAssociate

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Wataru KamihigashiAssociate

Yuki KanemitsuAssociate

Reina KanemuraAssociate

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Joy KaruguAssociate

Fuminori KatoAssociate

Masanari KatsumiAssociate

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Natsumi KawabeAssociate

JungYi KimAssociate

Hayato KimuraAssociate

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Tomohiro KobayashiAssociate

Ruriko MaruyamaAssociate

Kimiharu MasakiAssociate

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Hiroshi MikamiAssociate

Ryota MikuniyaAssociate

Tomoki MinamiAssociate

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Yasuharu MiuraAssociate

Go MiyamaeAssociate

Reimi MiyamotoAssociate

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Genki MizokuchiAssociate

Kirika MoritaAssociate

Kazuo NakaiAssociate

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Yusuke NoguchiAssociate

Asako OchiiwaAssociate

Jun OishiAssociate

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Rikiya OkuharaAssociate

Mitsuyuki OkuyamaAssociate

Faizi ParkesAssociate

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Hiroyuki SanbePartner

Mariko SannoAssociate

Rieko SasakiAssociate

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Chie ShinshaAssociate

Yuko TakagiAssociate

Hiroto TakahashiAssociate

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Munehisa TamuraAssociate

Natsuko TomatsuAssociate

Yuji TomiokaAssociate

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Daisuke TsuzukiAssociate

Sho TsuzukiAssociate

Atsushi UdagawaAssociate

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Toshinori WatanabeAssociate

Tetsushi WatanabeAssociate

Tomoko WatanabeAssociate

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Nobutaka YamakiAssociate

Chizuru YoshidaAssociate

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Of Counsel

Feng Q ChenOf Counsel

Go FujimotoOf Counsel

Ryuko InoueOf Counsel

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Kentaro ManoOf Counsel

Fumiaki MatsuokaOf Counsel

Kohei MurakawaOf Counsel

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Stephen PriceOf Counsel

Akira ShimazakiOf Counsel

Yutaka SuzukiOf Counsel

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Daisuke SuzukiOf Counsel

Chie Tabata

Masayoshi TakashinaOf Counsel

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Emi UchidaOf Counsel

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Other

Daniel C. HounslowConsultant

Kiyoshi YasutomiAdvisor

Renewable Energy Updates - Japan
Atsumi & Sakai, December 2017

As of late this year [1], the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy announced that it has issued deadlines for the submission of renewable energy application documents, etc. based on the FIT Act in FY 2017. Upon submission of these applications, etc. they will be reviewed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), however, every year, the review process tends to be stalled because of the large number of applications submitted at the end of the ļ¬scal year. Such application deadlines have been set in order to minimize delays in the examination of applications, etc. According to this announcement, the deadlines for submitting applications, etc. are as follows...

Doing Business in India - A Perspective from Japan
Atsumi & Sakai, June 2017

India and Japan share a long history. Buddhism, which was born in India, travelled to Japan around the 6th century. The first major interaction between Japan and India seems to have been Japanese assistance to Shri Subhash Chandra Bose in the fight for Indian independence (1943-45). Post WWII, Japan and India signed a peace treaty and established diplomatic relations on 28th April, 1952. Since then, there have been interactions between Japan and India at various levels, which have increased in the last couple of decades. BILATERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS1  The following data provides an idea of the volume of economic relations between the two countries...

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Atsumi & Sakai and Tricor K.K. Launch a One-Stop Japan FDI Legal and Business Support Service
Atsumi & Sakai, October 2016

Although the Japanese government's "Invest Japan" program is seeking to make Japan a leading target for global FDI through the simplification and relaxation of onerous regulations and procedures, there are still many legal and practical matters inhibiting foreign investment into Japan; these range from a legal system unfamiliar to foreign investors, to inherent language difficulties, cultural differences, and a relatively small pool of professional advisers with the appropriate expertise and experience. In order to address these issues, leading Tokyo law firm Atsumi & Sakai ("A&S") and Tokyo-based corporate services provider Tricor K.K...

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