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FIEA: Disclosure, Registration, and Market Rules

Explains Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act rules on securities disclosure, tender offers, business registration, conduct, and exchanges.

Finding Japanese Laws in English: Official Sources

Explains how to research Japanese statutes using elaws.jp, e-Gov Law Search, Japanese Law Translation, law IDs, titles, and amendment checks.

FEFTA: Payments, Trade, and Inward Investment

Explains Japan's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act rules on payments, capital transactions, inward direct investment, export controls, and reports.

Industrial Safety and Health Act: Workplace Duties

Explains Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Act rules on safety management, hazard prevention, worker education, medical exams, and inspections.

Insurance Business Act: Licenses and Solicitation

Explains Japan's Insurance Business Act rules on insurance licenses, insurance companies, mutual companies, solicitation, foreign insurers, and supervision.

Japan Business Law Guide: Essential Acts

Guides foreign companies through key Japanese business statutes, including company law, contracts, privacy, employment, tax, finance, IP, and trade.

Japan Employment Law Guide for Foreign Employers

Guides foreign employers through Japanese employment statutes on wages, hours, safety, equality, harassment, work rules, contracts, and fixed terms.

Japan Intellectual Property Law Guide

Guides readers through Japanese IP statutes on trademarks, patents, copyright, trade secrets, product imitation, data, and unfair competition.

Japan Tax Law Guide for Foreign Businesses

Guides foreign businesses through Japanese tax statute research, focusing on consumption tax, corporate tax, taxpayers, taxable income, credits, and returns.

Kabushiki Kaisha vs Godo Kaisha: Corporate Forms

Explains K.K. and G.K. company forms under Japan's Companies Act, including shares, members, governance, incorporation, and when readers compare them.