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Recent Publications and Seminars

• Survey Report on Foreign Systems that May Affect the Proper Handling of Specified User Information, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2024 (Co-authored)
• Survey Report on Currency Law Systems in the US and Europe, Ministry of Finance, 2023 (Co-authored)
• 6000 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions Vol.4: Money Lending & Collection, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, 2022 (Co-authored)
• Japan’s unsolicited offers after METI 2023 guidelines, Asia Business Law Journal, March, 2025
• A conversation with Atsumi & Sakai, Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia Edition, July, 2024
• Facilitator in a forum entitled "The 3rd Global Youth Forum for a Culture of Lawfulness,” co-hosted by the Ministry of Justice, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), February 16, 2025
• “Essay on the Use of Alternative Data in Investment Decisions and the Legal Risks for Investment Managers and Data Providers”, hosted by Japan Alternative Data Accelerator Association, October 4, 2024
• Panelist, “Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Existing Legal Framework – Life Sciences and Financial Sectors,” at a seminar entitled “Legal Challenges of AI and AI’s Influence on Existing Legal Framework,” co-hosted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and the International Bar Association, July 26, 2024
• “Achieving ‘Proactive Governance and Preparing a Corporate Governance Code That Factors in a Stewardship Code,” hosed by Keiei Chousa Kenkyukai, March 3, 2016

Legal practice related to financial transactions
Legal aspects of M&A and fund transactions, including recent trends in shareholder activism/shareholder engagement