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Hiromasa Ogawa, Darcy Kishida, and Hiroyoshi Ikeda co-authored the article, “International Jurisdiction and Governing Law in Labor Disputes", which highlights situations where it’s impossible to avoid the jurisdiction of Japanese courts and the application of Japanese law.

Naoki Idei and Naoki Takahashi participated as speakers in the November 19, 2020 webinar, “The Basics of Arbitration and Mediation in Disputes Between Enterprises”, which was jointly hosted by the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association and Kojima Law Offices.

Naoki Idei participated as a speaker in the November 18, 2020 seminar, “Revised Foreign Lawyers Act and Efforts to Activate International Arbitration”, which was jointly hosted by Japan’s Ministry of Justice, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, and the Japan International Dispute Resolution Center.

Hiromasa Ogawa, Darcy Kishida, and Saori Miyanishi co-authored the article, “ Coronavirus-Related Measures Employers In Japan Need To Know", which provides practical guidance on how employers in COVID-era Japan can balance their legal obligations to their employees with the need to remain profitable and solvent.

Naoki Idei served as the Master of Ceremonies for the “Japan International Dispute Resolution Center and Arbitration Day Event” Opening Ceremony on October 12, 2020.

We are pleased to announce that Naru Matsumoto joined the firm as counsel on August 3, 2020.

Hideki Kojima , a managing partner of Kojima Law Offices, has been selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Lawyers based on research by the Asia Business Law Journal Please see the related article here .

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We are pleased to announce that Saori Miyanishi joined the firm as an associate on April 1, 2020.

We are pleased to announce that Hanako Kito, Hiroyoshi Ikeda, and Moeko Takeda joined the firm as associates on January 6, 2020.

Hiromasa Ogawa joined founder Hideki Kojima as one of the firm’s Managing Partners on January 1, 2020. This new leadership team will allow us to best serve our clients’ legal needs.