International

Cross-Border Transactions

"Handbuch des Vertriebsrechts" (in German)
Mikio Tanaka (co-author)
(Handbook on Distribution Law) section on Japanese law / Verlag C.H.Beck [August 2010]
"Distribution Law in Europe" (in Japanese)
Mikio Tanaka
Nikkei Business [May 2009]
"License Agreement with a Russian Undertaking" (in Japanese)
Mikio Tanaka
Seirin Shoin [April 2007]
"The EU Consumer Sales Directive and its Impact on German Law in comparison with Japanese law" (in Japanese)
Mikio Tanaka
Euro Trend, JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) [May 2002]
"European Currency Union and Implications on Trade" (in Japanese)
Mikio Tanaka
NBL No. 644 / Commercial Law Center, Inc. [June 1998]
"Euro und japanisches Recht (Euro and Japanese Law)" (in German)
Mikio Tanaka
vwd-Wahrungsunion und Finanz, 1997, Dec, 22 / vwd-Wahrungsunion und Finanz [1997]

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Foreign Direct Investment

"Doing Business In Hong Kong" (in Japanese)
Akira Nagasaki (co-author)
Nishimura & Asahi [2010]
"Dreieckfusionen und die Skepsis gegenuber auslandischen Investoren" (triangular merger and cautious attitude towards foreign investors) (in German) (PDF / 814KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [July 2007]
"Die Handhabung auslandischer Gesellschaften und Schein-auslandischer Gesellschaften unter dem Gesellschaftsgesetz 2006" (Status of foreign companies and quasi-foreign companies under the Corporate Law of 2006) (in German) (PDF / 1,402KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [May 2007]
"Beyond Boundaries: International Employee Equity Plans"
Yasuyuki Kuribayashi / Mika Okada (co-author)
Kluwer International [2003]
"Business Opportunities and the Government Procurement Agreement"
Yoshitada Ogiso (co-author)
Handbook for Companies [1997]

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Cross-border Dispute Resolutions

"Zur Bedeutung der Sprachregel bei Konfliktlosungen" (Importance of language at dispute resolution) (in German) (PDF / 72KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [September 2010]
"Anerkennung und Vollstreckung auslandischer Urteile in Japan" (Execution of a foreign judgement in Japan) (in German) (PDF / 72KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [August 2010]
"Vorbereitung und Vermeidung von Prozessen" (Preparation for, and prevention of law suits) (in German) (PDF / 71KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [July 2010]
"Anwaltshonorarregelungen in Japan" (Rules on which party bears the legal fee) (in German) (PDF / 75KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [June 2010]
"Gerichtsprozesse in Japan" (Litigations in Japan) (in German) (PDF / 86KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [May 2010]
"Multi-National Legal Privilege Survey - Japan"
Mikio Tanaka
International Association of Defense Counsel [January 2008]
"Asia Pacific Insolvency & Restructuing Regimes"
Yasuyuki Kuribayashi (co-author)
CCH Asia Pte Limited [1998]

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Germany

"Entwurf zur BGB-Reform Japans (“Interim Draft of the New Civil Code of Japan”)" (PDF / 90KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [April 2013]
"Das fukakin - „Punitive Damage“ japanischer Art? (“The fukakin-surcharge system in labor disputes in Japan”)" (PDF / 117KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [March 2013]
"Japans unausgereiftes Beschaftigungssystems fur Altere (Promotion of employment of older persons ? Japan's dilemma)" (PDF / 123KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [February 2013]
"Der „wilde Osten“: Wie die Samurai das Recht revolutionierten (The first official civil court system in Japan by the Kamakura shogunate)" (PDF / 93KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [January 2013]
"Das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Praktische Rechtsprobleme (Practical Problems on the Renewable Energy Law)" (PDF / 108KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [November /December 2012]
"Die Atomschadensersatzlage - Ein Status Quo (Status Quo of Compensation for Nuclear Damage)" (PDF / 99KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [October 2012]
"Groserer Arbeitnehmerschutz? (Is Employee Protection Increased?)" (PDF / 126KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [September 2012]
"Neuer rechtlicher Rahmen fur erneuerbare Energien (New Legal Framework for Renewable Energy)" (PDF / 92KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [July/August 2012]
"Schadenersatzforderungen nach Atomschaden (Compensation of Nuclear Damages)" (PDF / 76KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [June 2012]
"Das Moratoriumgesetz (SME Finance Facilitation Act)" (PDF / 79KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [May 2012]
"Erdbebensicher durch Umbau - Was tun, wenn der Grundbesitzer ablehnt? (What to do if the landload rejects to re-build an earthquake-proof building?)" (PDF / 82KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [April 2012]
"Der tote Winkel im japanischen Umweltrecht (Blind Spots in Japanese Environmental Law)" (in German) (PDF / 96KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [March 2012]
"Das „Whistleblower“ - Gesetz in Japan (The Whistleblower Protection Act in Japan)" (in German) (PDF / 263KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [February 2012]
"Tobashi - Die wiederaufgetauchten Geister der 1990er (Tobashi - the re-appearance of the ghost of the 90's)" (in German) (PDF / 64KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [January 2012]
"Der Konflikt zwischen westlicher Compliance und japanischer Unternehmenskultur am Beispiel Olympus (Conflict between the Western Compliance System and Japanese Business Culture observed in the Olympus Case)" (in German) (PDF / 60KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [December 2011]
"Power Harassment" (in German) (PDF / 62KB)
Mikio Tanaka
JAPANMARKT / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [November 2011]
"Overtime and the So-Called "3-6 Agreement"" (in German) (PDF / 60KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [October 2011]
"Rechtliche Folgen von Erdbeben und Atomunfall - Teil IV" (Legal Issues arising out of the Earthquake and the Nuclear Power Plant Accident - Part 4) (PDF / 69KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [September 2011]
"Rechtliche Probleme als Folge von Erdbeben und Atomunfall - Teil 3" (Legal Issues arising out of the Earthquake and the Nuclear Power Plant Accident - Part 3) (PDF / 55KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [July/August 2011]
"Rechtliche Probleme als Folge von Erdbeben und Atomunfall - Teil 2" (Legal Issues arising out of the Earthquake and the Nuclear Power Plant Accident - Part 2) (PDF / 55KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [June 2011]
"Rechtliche Probleme als Folge von Erdbeben und Atomunfall - Teil 1" (Legal Issues arising out of the Earthquake and the Nuclear Power Plant Accident - Part 1) (PDF / 77KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [April/May 2011]
"Viel Geld fur Uberstunden" (Overtime money not to be underestimated) (PDF / 82KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [March 2011]
"Wenn japanische Verbraucher Zahne zeigen" (When Consumers in Japan Show their Fangs) (in German) (PDF / 85KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [February 2011]
"Kein Job bei der Konkurrenz" (Non-compete clause) (in German) (PDF / 85KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [January 2011]
"Aktienbrief verloren - Teil 2 -" (If the share certificates are lost, Part 2) (in German) (PDF / 93KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [December 2010]
"Aktienbrief verloren - Teil 1 -" (If the share certificates are lost, Part 1) (in German) (PDF / 87KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [November 2010]
"Private E-Mails und Angestelltenuberwachung durch den Arbeitgeber" (Monitoring of E-mails of employees by the employer) (in German) (PDF / 72KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [October 2010]
"Zur Bedeutung der Sprachregel bei Konfliktlosungen" (Importance of language at dispute resolution) (in German) (PDF / 72KB)
Mikio Tanaka (co-author)
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [September 2010]
"Handbuch des Vertriebsrechts" (in German)
Mikio Tanaka
(Handbook on Distribution Law) section on Japanese law / Verlag C.H.Beck [August 2010]
"Anerkennung und Vollstreckung auslandischer Urteile in Japan" (Execution of a foreign judgement in Japan) (in German) (PDF / 72KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [August 2010]
"Vorbereitung und Vermeidung von Prozessen" (Preparation for, and prevention of law suits) (in German) (PDF / 71KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [July 2010]
"Anwaltshonorarregelungen in Japan" (Rules on which party bears the legal fee) (in German) (PDF / 75KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [June 2010]
"Gerichtsprozesse in Japan" (Litigations in Japan) (in German) (PDF / 86KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [May 2010]
"Japans Strukturprobleme und der Untergang von JAL" (Structual problem underlying the JAL-crisis) (in German) (PDF / 67KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [April 2010]
"Einige juristische Hintergrunde des Untergangs von Japan Airlines (JAL)" (Legal aspects of the JAL-crisis) (in German) (PDF / 77KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [March 2010]
"Verscharfung des Schutzes von Geschaftsgeheimnissen" (Increased protection on business secrets) (in German) (PDF / 72KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [February 2010]
Die Gesellschaftsreformen LLC und LLP - Teil 2 (LLC and LLP, Part 2) (in German) (PDF / 73KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [Ausgabe January/2010]
Die Gesellschaftsreformen LLC und LLP - Teil 1 (LLC and LLP, Part 1) (in German) (PDF / 78KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [December 2009]
"Mitbestimmung in Japan?" (Co-determination system in Japan?) (in German) (PDF / 384KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [November 2009]
"Die Reformierung des Antimonopolgesetzes 2009" (2009 Amendment on the Anti-Monopoly Law) (in German) (PDF / 168KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [October 2009]
"Japanisches Recht und Konfuzianismus" (Japanese law and confucianism) (in German) (PDF / 77KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [September 2009]
"Ein Uberblick uber Verjahrungsfristen in Japan" (Outline of the statute of limitations under Japanese law) (in German) (PDF / 71KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [August 2009]
"Subventionierung von vorubergehenden Entlassungen" (Lay-off and subsidies) (in German) (PDF / 69KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [July 2009]
"Kundigung von irregular Beschaftigten" (Termination of irregular employment) (in German) (PDF / 71KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [June 2009]
"Distribution Law in Europe" (in Japanese)
Mikio Tanaka
Nikkei Business [May 2009]
"Arten von nicht regularer Beschaftigung in Japan" (Types of irregular employment in Japan) (in German) (PDF / 708KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [May 2009]
"Grundsatze betriebsbedingter Entlassungen" (Rules on dismissal for the purposes of reorganization) (in German) (PDF / 705KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [April 2009]
"Kundigungsregeln in Japan" (Rules on termination of employment under Japanese law) (in German) (PDF / 97KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [March 2009]
"Corporate Governance und Aktionarsklagen in Japan - Teil 4" (Corporate governance and Derivatice Action, Part 4) (in German) (PDF / 85KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [February 2009]
"Corporate Governance und Aktionarsklagen in Japan - Teil 3" (Corporate governance and Derivatice Action, Part 3) (in German) (PDF / 67KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [January 2009]
"Corporate Governance und Aktionarsklagen in Japan - Teil 2" (Corporate governance and Derivatice Action, Part 2) (in German) (PDF / 89KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [December 2008]
"Corporate Governance und Aktionarsklagen in Japan - Teil 1" (Corporate governance and Derivatice Action, Part 1) (in German) (PDF / 94KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [November 2008]
"Vertretungsregeln der Gesellschaft" (Rules on representation of Japanese companies) (in German) (PDF / 72KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [October 2008]
"Vertriebsrecht in Japan" (Distribution law in Japan) (in German) (PDF / 105KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [September 2008]
"Perfektion unter japanischem Recht - Immobilien -" (perfection of transfer of title of real estates under Japanese law) (in German) (PDF / 96KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [August 2008]
"Conflict Recurring Areas of Law in German-Japanese Transactions" (in Japanese)
Mikio Tanaka
the monthly web magazine of German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan / German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [July 2008]
"Besonderheiten des japanischen Arbeitsrechts" (Certain features of the labor law in Japan) (in German) (PDF / 65KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [July 2008]
"Wirtschaftsentwicklung und Rechtsstaat" (Economic development and the Rule of Law) (in German) (PDF / 1,213KB)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [February 2008]
"Dreieckfusionen und die Skepsis gegenuber auslandischen Investoren" (triangular merger and cautious attitude towards foreign investors) (in German)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [July 2007]
"Die Handhabung auslandischer Gesellschaften und Schein-auslandischer Gesellschaften unter dem Gesellschaftsgesetz 2006" (Status of foreign companies and quasi-foreign companies under the Corporate Law of 2006) (in German)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [May 2007]
"Einfuhrung in das neue Gesellschaftsgesetz 2006 Teil 3" (Introduction to the New Corporate Law, Part 3) (in German)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [December 2005]
"Einfuhrung in das neue Gesellschaftsgesetz - Teil 2" (Introduction to the New Corporate Law, Part 2) (in German)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [October 2005]
"Einfuhrung in das neue Gesellschaftsgesetz - Teil 1" (Introduction to the New Corporate Law, Part 1) (in German)
Mikio Tanaka
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan [August 2005]
"German/Japanese Comparison of Lawyers and Legal Markets" (in Japanese)
Mikio Tanaka
Japan Federation of Bar Associations [May 2003]
"The EU Consumer Sales Directive and its Impact on German Law in comparison with Japanese law" (in Japanese)
Mikio Tanaka
Euro Trend, JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) [May 2002]
"German-Japanese Legal Practice" (in Japanese)
Mikio Tanaka
No. 13 of The Monthly Judicial Reform / Gendaijinbun sha [October 2000]

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