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The Orrick Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews (Dec. 2020 Revisions)
December.14.2020
Please see The Orrick Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews (October 2022 Update) for the most up-to-date information.
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Japan Renewable Alert 50
by Minako Wakabayashi and Gohshun Kawamura
November.19.2020
Findings from the Public Comments on Arrangements for the Nullification Rule and Expansion of the Scope of the COD Deadline Rule Now Released
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Japanese Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act: Important Considerations for Venture Capital and Private Equity
by Hiroki Sugita
September.25.2020
On June 7, the amended ordinances prepared by the Japanese government to implement amendments to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act were ...
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Japan Renewable Alert 49:
Arrangements for the Nullification Rule and Expansion of the Scope of the COD Deadline Rule Now Open for Public Comments
by Minako Wakabayashi and Gohshun Kawamura
September.09.2020
On Sept. 7, METI announced the draft outline of the amendments to regulations regarding the introduction of arrangements for the Nullification Rule.
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Japan Renewable Alert 48
by Minako Wakabayashi and Gohshun Kawamura
July.29.2020
I. The Details of the Nullification System and the Amendments to the Operational Practices (Stricter Policy on Detached-Site Projects)
II. Four ...
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Japan Renewable Alert 47:
The Nullification of Approvals
Under the Amended FIT/FIP Act
by Minako Wakabayashi and Gohshun Kawamura
June.17.2020
The Nullification of Approvals Under the Amended FIT/FIP Act
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Update on Japan’s FDI Regime:
518 Japanese Listed Companies
Now Designated as Core Restricted Businesses
by Hiroki Sugita
May.15.2020
After completion of the solicitation period for public comment on April 12, 2020, the amended ordinances prepared by the Japanese government to ...
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Japan Renewable Alert 46:
1. Japan Preparing for First Offshore Auction under New Act
2. Introduction of Our New Offshore Team in London
by Minako Wakabayashi and Gohshun Kawamura
May.13.2020
The Act of Promoting Utilization of Sea Areas in Development of Power Generation Facilities Using Maritime Renewable Energy Resources (Act No. 89 of ...
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Updates on COVID-19 in Japan:
New Subsidies Available for SMEs
including Subsidiaries of
Non-Japanese Companies
by Hiroki Sugita
May.02.2020
On April 30, 2020, Japan's Diet passed a 25.69 trillion yen (US$ 240-billion) supplemental budget for fiscal year 2020 to finance an emergency ...
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COVID-19 Workforce Decision Making: Don’t Forget Your Foreign National Population
by Laura L. Becking and Brianna Pomatico
April.23.2020
Given the current pandemic, companies are tackling an array of business-critical decisions ranging from workplace safety measures to remote working ...
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Japan Renewable Alert 45:
Stricter Examination on the Transfer of FIT Projects and Solar Projects Including Detached Land Plots
by Minako Wakabayashi and Gohshun Kawamura
April.22.2020
On April 1, the first day of the new fiscal year in Japan, many amendments to laws and regulations become effective and administrative ...
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Employers’ Options after the Declaration of State of Emergency in Japan
by Yumiko Ohta and Kane Huang
April.17.2020
On April 7, Japan declared a state of emergency covering the seven prefectures of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka, ...