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Harold Godsoe is featured as a “Japan-Insider” in a new book by Frank Foley & David Pinsker called “Stories from the Genba” (日本の現場の話). The book explains (through thirteen interviews with Japan-Insiders) how local knowledge, cultural insight, and the ability to communicate with the head office is crucial for Japanese subsidiaries of multinational companies. It is available for purchase on Amazon now: https://amzn.asia/d/gk56St7

Norio Mitsuuchi, Harold Godsoe, and Kohei Honda have authored the article, “Tax Issues Arising from M&A in Japan". This chapter written for Lexology’s Japan M&A Practice Guide focuses on tax issues of importance to M&A dealmakers working with corporations in Japan.

Hiromasa Ogawa, Norio Mitsuuchi, Darcy Kishida and Moeko Takeda attended Meritas 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago, U.S.A. from May 3 - 5, 2023.

Naoki Takahashi, and Harold Godsoe attended The Mackrell International 2023 Annual General Meeting in Banff, Canada from April 19 – 23, 2023.

Ms. Damintha Pathirana, Sri Lankan Registered Foreign Attorney in Japan, has established her own practice at “DP Foreign Law Office.

Darcy Kishida attended Meritas’ winter 2023 board meeting in Tampa, Florida from February 15-17, 2023.

Kojima Law Offices is sad to announce that Takeshi Kikuchi passed away on February 7, 2023. We will miss the cordiality, graciousness and professionalism that Mr. Kikuchi displayed while serving as a lawyer at our firm.

The Legal 500 has ranked Kojima Law Offices as a Leading Firm for Corporate/M&A in its 2023 Asia Pacific edition. Click to see the full rankings for Corporate/M&A: Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms in Japan | Law firm and lawyer rankings from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide

We are pleased to announce that Kai Shimada and Tetsuya Yoshida joined the firm as associates on January 5, 2023.