News : 2013

June 13, 2013Publications
Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Verfassungswidrigkeit bei Wahlen: Herausforderung für die Gewaltenteilung" on the vote-value disparity and separation of power under Japanese Constitution, which appeared in the June 2013 issue of JAPANMARKT, published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
May 27, 2013Publications
Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Gewaltenteilung und Zivilrecht in Japan: Ursprünge" on historical background of introduction of balance of power and modern civil code, which appeared in the May 2013 issue of JAPANMARKT, published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
May 7, 2013Firm News
Six lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen as the Best Lawyers in Japan by Best Lawyers.
April 15, 2013Publications
Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Entwurf zur BGB-Reform Japans" on the Interim Draft of the New Civil Code of Japan, which appeared in the April 2013 issue of JAPANMARKT, published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
March 26, 2013Publications
Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Das fukakin – „Punitive Damage“ japanischer Art?" on the fukakin-surcharge system in labor disputes in Japan, which appeared in the March 2013 issue of JAPANMARKT, published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
March 26, 2013Publications
Norio Suzuki co-authored a book entitled "Analysis and Practice on Tax Cases by Certified Public Accountants Vol. 2", published by The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Press.
March 16, 2013Events
Noriyuki Katayama has made a presentation entitled "Basic Concept of and the Challenges of the Securitization of Real Estate from the Perspective of a Lawyer" at the "Corporate Activity and Real Estate – the General Seminar" hosted by the Meiji University Graduate School of Global Business.
March 2, 2013Events
Hitoshi Sakai made a lecture titled "Current Status of TPP Negotiations from the Viewpoint of a Japanese Lawyer" at World Law Group Asia Pacific Regional Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand.
March 1, 2013Firm News
Sayako Tsukamoto, admitted in 2011, has joined the Firm.
February 18, 2013Firm News
Toshifumi Minami, former Acting Chief Judge of Tokyo High Court and First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva, has joined the Firm as Of Counsel.
February 14, 2013Publications
A report by Izuru Goto on the "Assignment of Future Receivables" was among the collection of reports presented at the symposium entitled "Civil Code Reform (Law of Obligations) from the Perspective of Business Recovery and Finance Practice" held by the Japanese Association for Business Recovery in May 2012 and published by Shojihomu Co., Ltd.
February 8, 2013Events
Haruyuki Hirata and Izumi Nakayama gave lectures on the Act on Protection of Private Information at a seminar held by The Life Insurance Association of Japan.
February 8, 2013Publications
Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Japans unausgereiftes Beschäftigungssystems für Ältere (Promotion of employment of older persons – Japan's dilemma)" which appeared in the February 2013 issue of JAPANMARKT, published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
January 8, 2013Publications
Mikio Tanaka wrote an article titled "Der „wilde Osten“: Wie die Samurai das Recht revolutionierten" on the first official civil court system in Japan by the Kamakura shogunate established end of the 12th Century, which appeared in the January 2013 issue of JAPANMARKT, published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan
January 1, 2013Firm News
Five attorneys newly admitted, Hiroaki Asahara, Yohei Shibuya, Hikaru Takizawa, Takaaki Tanioka, Saki Nagai, have joined the Firm.
January 1, 2013Firm News
Katsuko Iizuka, Hitoshi Sakai, Hirosato Nabika and Hiroyasu Horimoto have been promoted to Partners of the Firm.
January 1, 2013Firm News
Yukihiro Fujimoto, formerly a corporate partner with Nishimura & Asahi, has joined the Firm as a Partner. Akira Nagasaki, as a Special Counsel, and Hiroaki Matsunaga, as an Associate, have also joined the Firm.

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