{"id":17211,"date":"2025-07-01T16:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T07:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/?p=17211"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T00:28:22","slug":"yasuyuki-kuribayashi-masamichi-sakamoto-and-hiroaki-matsunaga-were-selected-for-asia-business-law-journals-the-a-list-japans-top-100-lawyers-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/news\/17211\/","title":{"rendered":"Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Masamichi Sakamoto and Hiroaki Matsunaga were selected for Asia Business Law Journal\u2019s the A-List: Japan\u2019s Top 100 Lawyers 2025."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/web_Rosette-A-List-Japan-2025-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/web_Rosette-A-List-Japan-2025-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/web_Rosette-A-List-Japan-2025-1024x1024.gif 1024w, https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/web_Rosette-A-List-Japan-2025-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/web_Rosette-A-List-Japan-2025-768x768.gif 768w, https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/web_Rosette-A-List-Japan-2025-1536x1536.gif 1536w, https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/web_Rosette-A-List-Japan-2025-2048x2048.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/yasuyukikuribayashi\/\">Yasuyuki Kuribayashi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/masamichisakamoto\/\">Masamichi Sakamoto<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-yuwa.com\/global\/en\/attorneys\/hiroakimatsunaga\/\">Hiroaki Matsunaga<\/a> were selected for Asia Business Law Journal\u2019s the A-List: Japan\u2019s Top 100 Lawyers 2025.<br><br>For more details, please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/law.asia\/asia\/lawyers\/top-japan-lawyers-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The A-List: Top Japan Lawyers 2025 | Law.asia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Masamichi Sakamoto and Hiroaki Matsunaga were selected for Asia Business Law Journal\u2019s the A-List: Japan\u2019s Top 100 Lawyers 2025. 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