Chinese Practice

Our firm was the first Japanese law firm to establish an office in Shanghai, and since then, we have been actively engaged in facilitating businesses relating to China. We are capable of providing Japanese companies with advice concerning any legal issue about their business and operations in China.

The legal and economic environment in China is constantly changing. Investment schemes have become increasingly diversified ranging from companies acquiring private and national Chinese companies to joint investment projects in conjunction with Taiwanese and Hong Kong companies. The laws, regulations and actual business practices in China have become more complicated than ever, including in the areas of intellectual property, antitrust, international trade, product liability and other business-related laws. Moreover, for Japanese companies with subsidiaries and affiliates in China, internal controls and risk management systems throughout the company as a whole are becoming very important.

In order to address the increase of business and litigation matters in China, we have a strong practice group devoted to China-related matters and the members of which are spread among our Osaka, Tokyo and Shanghai offices. The three offices are in close contact with each other constantly collecting and analyzing information on the latest laws, regulations and precedents in China. The collaboration between our lawyers who are familiar with Japanese matters and the local lawyers in various parts of China enables us to answer the needs of our Japanese clients regarding doing business in China, export and import transactions, investments, tie-ups, legal disputes, restructuring, management of intellectual property rights, valuation and establishment of internal control systems, and other matters.

Experience

Specifically, we can advise our clients on:

  1. Formulating investment, reorganization and exit schemes and assisting in the implementation thereof;
  2. Advising clients with existing companies in China (including joint venture companies) regarding management and operation, dispute resolution, changes in laws, trade agreements, internal regulations, product quality issues, shareholder disputes, labor disputes and other matters);
  3. Handling negotiations concerning inter-company disputes and international transactions, and handling arbitration and lawsuits in China;
  4. Handling general commercial disputes and debt collection in China;
  5. Settling intellectual property disputes, including matters concerning infringement of patents, trademarks, know-how, trade secrets and licenses;
  6. Filing formal complaints with tax authorities and undertaking tax-related litigation concerning transfer pricing and the use of investment vehicles or holding companies;
  7. Advising on developing risk control systems for Chinese subsidiaries and handling any unlawful conduct therein, including corporate crimes;
  8. Provide advice on anti-monopoly and related laws.

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PublicationsArchives

2023.12.26
[Report from China] Marathons Familiar to the Chinese People
2023.12.26
Restructuring and Withdrawal of Chinese Subsidiaries (1) - Introduction
2023.11.28
[Report from China] Strategy for Eliminate Scalpers in China
2023.11.28
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare No. 20: Notice on Enhancing the Supervision and Administration of Contract Manufacture of Drug Marketing Authorization Holders (No. 132 of 2023)
2023.11.28
Response to the Risk of Misconduct in Business in China (5) - Changes in the Business Environment in China and Efforts to Maintain Business Health
2023.11.20
Inventions Made Across Boarders and the Attachment Foreign Filling Restrictions: Conflicts in the Restrictions and How They Are Handled
2023.10.27
[Report from China] It Depends on the Way of Presenting Statistics
2023.10.27
Publication of the Draft Revisions to the Product Quality Law of China
2023.09.29
[Report from China] Playing Golf in China
2023.09.29
Response to the Risk of Misconduct in Business in China(4) - Effect of Cross-border Data Regulations of China: Handling of Personal Information or the like in Internal Investigations
2023.08.28
[Report from China] Chinese Ventures with Great Commercial Enthusiasm
2023.08.28
Obligation to Establish a Quality and Safety Management System in China
2023.08.25
[Serial Article/Legal Affairs for Companies Expanding Overseas] [No.5] Security and Business: Conflict of Nations and Regulation of Certain Companies
2023.07.25
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare No.19: Handling and Transborder Transfer of Human Genetic Resources and Information in Chinese Domestic Clinical Trials and Scientific Research
2023.07.25
[Report from China] China's University Entrance Examination System (Gaokao /National College Entrance Examination)
2023.05.24
[Report from China] Labor Day after the Zero-COVID Policy
2023.05.24
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare No.18: Enactment of Regulations on Toothpaste in China
2023.04.26
[Report from China] Chat GPT and China
2023.04.26
China Transborder Regulation of Personal Data (1)
2023.04.26
Response to the Risk of Misconduct in Business in China(3) - Establishment of an Internal Control System and Allocation of Management Resources in a Chinese Subsidiary
2023.03.28
[Report from China] Spring is the Season for Politics
2023.03.28
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare No.17: Enforcement of the Rules for Responsible Supervision and Management of Quality and Safety Enforcement Entities for Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices
2023.03.28
Response to the Risk of Misconduct in Business in China(2) - Facilitating Information Sharing with Chinese Subsidiaries
2023.02.28
Response to the Risk of Misconduct in Business in China - Focusing on the Response to Signs of Misconduct
2023.02.28
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare No.16: Rejection of UCB Pharma S.A. and GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Limited in the Extraterritorial Off-Site Inspection
2023.02.28
A Commentary on the New Draft Amendment to the "Companies Law" of China - In Comparison with the First Draft Amendment
2023.02.27
China's Life Science and Healthcare-No.3 Amendment of the Regulations on Cosmetics in China
2023.01.20
[Report from China] Traveling to China Immediately after the Lifting of the "Zero-Covid" Policy
2023.01.20
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare No.15: System of the Person Responsible for the Production Safety (Safety Officer) of Food and Food-related Products in China
2023.01.20
Labor Issues after Reclassification of the Novel Coronavirus Infectious Disease as a "Category B Infectious Disease Managed under Category B Protocols"
2022.12.28
[Report from China] Reversal of the Policies for the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
2022.12.28
Labor Issues after Relaxation of the Policies for the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
2022.11.29
[Report from China] My Experience When China's Health Code System Indicated a Yellow Code
2022.10.25
[Report from China] The National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the National People's Congress
2022.10.25
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare (Part 13) -Chinese Regulations on Labeling and Advertisement for Cosmetics-
2022.10.25
Review of the Draft Amendment to the "Company Act" in China - Revisions to Organizational Structure and the Impact on Japanese Companies -
2022.09.27
[Report from China] National Holidays in China
2022.09.27
Summary of the Amendment to the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law (2) - Monopoly agreements and abuses of dominant market positions
2022.08.22
Summary of the Amendment to the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law (1) - Combination of business operators
2022.08.22
[Report from China] Car License Plate Situation in Shanghai
2022.07.26
[Report from China] A Double Whammy with the Inflation and the Weak Yen
2022.07.26
Standard Agreement on the Extraterritorial Transfer of Personal Information
2022.07.04
China's Life Sciences and Healthcare-No.2 -The Good Vigilance Practice rule in China
2022.07.04
Legal Compliance of Workplace Surveillance in China -From a Personal Information Protection Perspective
2022.06.23
[Report from China] Shanghai After the Lifting of the Lockdown
2022.05.26
[Report from China] Shanghai Lockdown to be Fully Lifted by Mid to Late June
2022.05.26
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare (Part 10) - Toward the Enforcement of the New Cosmetics GMP
2022.04.27
[Report from China] Lockdown in Shanghai Continues with No End in Sight
2022.04.27
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare (Part 9) - [Subsidiary Regulations on Administrative Measures for Monitoring of Adverse Reactions to Cosmetics] Overview
2022.04.27
Addressing Legal Issues Relating to the Resurgence of Covid-19 in China - Focusing on Treatment of Employees and Actions toward Trading Counterparties
2022.03.24
[Report from China] Latest on the Novel Coronavirus in China - Will the Government Change its Zero-Covid Policy?
2022.03.24
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare (Part 8) - Amendment to the Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation for the First Time in 30 Years, and the Subsidiary Regulations on Administrative Measures for Cosmetic Registration, the
2022.03.24
Addressing the Bankruptcy or Liquidation Risk of Chinese Trading Counterparties - Key Points of Claim Collection Bearing in Mind the Risk of Corporate Bankruptcy
2022.03.14
A Legal Review of China's Life Sciences and 2 Healthcare- No.1 -General Introduction and MAH System
2022.03.14
A Few Key Points of the China Personal Information Protection Law
2022.02.21
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare (Part 7) - Amendment to the Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation for the First Time in 30 Years, and the Subsidiary Regulations on Administrative Measures for Cosmetic Registration, the
2022.02.21
[Report from China] Chinese New Year and Beijing Winter Olympic Games
2022.02.21
System and Legislative Framework Relating to Carbon Emission Trading in China
2022.01.21
[Report from China] Ten Years in Shanghai Saw Many Changes
2022.01.21
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare (Part 5) - Amendment to the Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation for the First Time in 30 Years, and the Subsidiary Regulations on Administrative Measures for Cosmetic Registration, the
2022.01.21
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare (Part 6) - Trial Program for Cross-border E-commerce Retail Import of Drugs in Henan
2022.01.21
China's Anti-foreign Sanctions Law and Points that Foreign Corporations should Note
2021.12.22
Personal Information Protection Law of China (2) - Processing of Personal Information and Consent by the Data Subject -
2021.12.22
[Report from China] Digital Yuan and Electronic Payment
2021.11.24
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare (Part 4) - Developments in Amendment of Regulations Concerning Wholesaling/Retailing of Pharmaceutical Products, Etc. (Measures on Supervision and Control of the Drug Business and Usage Quality (Draft
2021.11.24
Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfers (Draft for Comment) - Basic Points to Note -
2021.10.28
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare (Part 3) -Approaching the implementation of China GVP (Good Pharmacovigilance Practice) (effective from December 1, 2021) (2)
2021.10.28
Personal Information Protection Law of China (1) - Basic Points to Note -
2021.09.30
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare (Part 2) -Approaching the implementation of China GVP (Good Pharmacovigilance Practice) (effective from December 1, 2021) (1)
2021.09.30
Looking Back on the First 4 Years of the "Network Security Law" in China (Part II) -China's Regulations on Cross-border Transfer of Data, Etc.
2021.08.30
Looking Back on the First 4 Years of the "Network Security Law" (Part I)
2021.08.30
Legal Affairs for Chinese Life Sciences and Healthcare
2019.10.15
Points to Consider Regarding Advertising Expressions when Doing Business in China
2019.05.10
Case Study on Court Judgement in China Regarding Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign or External Arbitral Award 
2019.03.22
Building a Compliance System for China-based Affiliates - Mainly on the Aspects of Transactions
2018.12.10
Acts against Unjustifiable Advertisement and Misleading Representations in China
2018.04.24
Case Study on Court Judgment in China Regarding Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award (14)
2017.12.27
100 Selected Cases in China, Series 250
2017.02.01
Chinese Business Law System
2017.02.01
Chinese Business Law System: Organized by Internal Division and by Situation [Second Edition]
2016.12.01
Property Preservation in China - Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on several issues concerning the handling of property preservation cases by the people's court
2016.02.10
[Theory and Practice on Civil and Commercial Law in China (97)] Structure of Cross-Border E-Commerce with China and Legal Points to Note therein
2015.09.05
[Special Report] Risks Involved in Overseas Business Expansions of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, and Countermeasures Therefor _ Focusing on Legal Risks in China, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia -
2015.02.01
Supreme People's Court decision on Abuse of Market Dominant Position under China's Antitrust Law
2014.10.01
Regulations and Countermeasures in Respect of Chinese Monopoly Agreements -12 Japanese Auto Parts Suppliers are fined 20 Billion Yen
2014.06.01
100 Selected Cases in China (No. 208): An Introduction and Brief Study on the Notice of the Supreme People's Court of PRC on Publishing the Sixth Batch of Guiding Precedents.
2014.06.01
"(4) Part 1: Basic Legal System of lawsuits concerning Intellectual Property Rights in China" (co-authored)
2014.03.01
"Textbook on Chinese Legal Practice - From Entry to Withdrawal"
2013.06.01
Antitrust in the Emerging Economies of Asia: China and Indonesia
2013.05.01
Recent Amendments and Judicial Interpretation of Labor Related Regulations in China: Focusing on Amendments to the Labor Contract Law in China
2013.01.01
Outline and Practical Issues of Title Retention in Sales Contracts in China
2012.06.01
100 Selected Cases in China (No. 184): Case where the act of the managing company of a video-sharing site in providing data storage space to users who upload movies to such site was held to qualify as aiding copyright infringement
2011.10.01
China "Interim Provisions on Assessing the Impact of the Concentration of Business Operators on Competition"
2011.09.01
China "Interim Provisions on Assessing the Impact of the Concentration of Business Operators on Competition" (Draft for Public Comments)
2010.11.01
"The Roles that Banks Can Play in their Clients' Expansion in China"
2009.04.01
Global Intellectual Property Strategies for Companies Doing Business in China
2009.04.01
Withdrawal by Transfer of Equity Interest
2006.11.01
The Introduction of the Draft Antitrust Law of China and the Risk for Foreign Enterprises
2006.04.01
Guide to International Legal Practice (1) to (11)

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SeminarsArchives

2023.11.07
【Onsite and Online】Urgent: Seminar for Compliance with the Personal Information Protection Law of China - New Developments Concerning the Execution of the Standard Contract and Measures to be Taken by Japanese Companies
2023.09.27
【Online Seminar】Seminar on Legal Practices for Companies Expanding Their Business Abroad (5): Security Guarantee and Business (Conflicts between Countries and Regulations on Specific Corporations)
2023.05.30
【Onilne Seminar】Seminar on Management of Chinese Affiliates - Legal Practices and Tax Issues in China that New Expatriates Should Learn -
2022.12.16
【Online Seminar】 Latest on the Chinese Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Industries 2022
2022.12.12
[Online Seminar: Video Streaming] Life Science Practice Seminar No.9: Life Science Issues in China - Updates on Amendment of the Chinese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, and Regulations on Efficacy Claims and Extravagant Advertisements of Cosmetics in China
2022.12.09
【Onilne Seminar】Life Science Practice Seminar No.9: Life Science Issues in China - Updates on Amendment of the Chinese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, and Regulations on Efficacy Claims and Extravagant Advertisements of Cosmetics in China
2022.09.08
【Onilne Seminar】Seminar on Data Restrictions in China (2) - Beginning of Cross-Border Data Transfer Regulation and Compliance Therewith
2022.08.29
【Onilne Seminar】Seminar on Data Restriction in China - Trends of Legislation concerning Industrial Data Regulations, including Processing of Important Data and Cross-Border Data Transfer Regulation, and Compliance Therewith.
2022.06.17
【Onilne Seminar】Seminar on Management of Chinese Affiliates - Issues faced by Japanese Affiliates based on the Experience of Lockdown and Handling Thereof
2022.03.02
【Online Seminar】Seminar on Life Science in China: Basics of Drug Restrictions in China (2022) - Law Amendments Regarding the Compliance Structures Including the MAH System, Registration and Management of MRs and GVP and Actions to Take
2021.12.08
【Online Seminar: Video Streaming】New Series of International Legal Practice Seminars (4): Cross-border Bankruptcy - COVID-19 Pandemic-induced Trends in Corporate Bankruptcies around the World and U.S. Chapter 11 Cases
2021.12.07
【Onilne Seminar】New Series of International Legal Practice Seminars (4): International Bankruptcy - COVID-19 Pandemic-induced Trends in Corporate Bankruptcies around the World and U.S. Chapter 11 Cases
2021.01.25
【Online Seminar: Video Streaming】China Legal Practice Update ③
2021.01.15
【Online Seminar: Video Streaming】China Legal Practice Update ②
2020.12.15
【Online Seminar: Video Streaming】China Legal Practice Update ①
2020.05.25
【Online Seminar】Risk Management & Compliance Seminar ⑦ Understand the Main Points in 90 Minutes - Dealing with B2C e-commerce Regulation in Japan and China
2020.01.17
90-Minute Review! Legal Practice in China in 2019 - Important Legislation and Amendments -
2019.10.10
Important Issues in Business Legal Affairs in View of Latest Developments - Overview of Chinese Legal System: Characteristics and Compliance therewith by Non-Chinese Companies which Expanded their Business into China - In Reference to the US's Technology-
2019.08.06
【Tokyo】90-Minute Review on the Points to Note in Handling Chinese-Foreign Joint Venture Contracts and Technical Licenses - In Preparation for the Enactment of the New Foreign Investment Law of China -
2019.06.27
【Osaka】90-Minute Review on the Points to Note in Handling Chinese-Foreign Joint Venture Contracts and Technical Licenses - In Preparation for the Enactment of the New Foreign Investment Law of China -
2019.06.14
Summary of Products Liability Systems in Foreign Countries and Practices Thereunder - Focusing on the Systems to Report and Recall Defective Consumer Goods in the United States, European Countries and China
2019.02.28
【Tokyo】Seminar on the Recall System for Chinese, Japanese, American and European Products
2019.02.19
【Osaka】Seminar on the Recall System for Chinese, Japanese, American and European Products
2019.01.31
Latest Practical Measures Relating to the Chinese Cyber-Security Law -- Focusing on Classifying Legal Issues and Problem Solving for Japanese Companies in China
2019.01.24
90-Minute Review: Overview of E-Commerce Compliance in Japan, China and Singapore
2018.12.21
Present and Future of "Technology" Transfer to China - With Reference to US Policy Concerning China and Technology -
2018.10.16
Asia Legal Practice Morning Seminar, Season 2-(2): Utilization of EC (Electronic Commerce) in China (2) - How to Sell Products through Cross-Border Electronic Commerce: Practice and Problems
2018.10.12
【Osaka】Practical Measures for Dealing with the Compliance System for Chinese Subsidiaries - Commentary in 90 Minutes with the Use of a Check Sheet
2018.09.28
Current and Future Technology Transactions with China
2018.08.03
【Tokyo】Practical Measures for Dealing with the Compliance System for Chinese Subsidiaries - Commentary in 90 Minutes with the Use of a Check Sheet
2018.06.14
Points concerning the Amendments of the Chinese Unfair Competition Prevention Act -- Amendments regarding Commercial Bribery and Practice Trends
2018.05.28
【Tokyo】Current Status and Issues of Practices in the Collection of Claims and Restructuring in China (including the Latest Practices in Bankruptcy Law)
2018.05.10
Understanding the Essential Points of the Amendment to the Unfair Competition Prevention Law of China in 90 Minutes
2018.03.05
【Tokyo】Asia Legal Practice Morning Seminar (4): Labor Issues in Chinese Subsidiaries that Japanese Parent Companies Should Know
2018.02.27
Recent Developments regarding the Doctrine of Equivalents in Japan, the United States and China
2018.02.13
【Osaka】Asia Legal Practice Morning Seminar (3): Labor Issues in Chinese Subsidiaries that Japanese Parent Companies Should Know
2017.12.06
Latest Trends of Arbitration Practices in China and Hong Kong - Learning from Experiences Arbitrating at the HKIAC -
2017.11.25
9th East Asia Symposium on Business Restructuring & Insolvency Law and Practice
2017.11.22
Overseas Subsidiaries and Internal Control
2017.11.13
Nagoya: Actual Practices in Responding to Corporate Scandals and Preparatory Measures Therefor (Based on Cases in Japan and China)
2017.11.01
Best Practices for Concluding Agreements in China (Documentation with a View to Collecting Claims)
2017.09.29
Practices in Preparing Joint Venture Agreements in China or Other Emerging Countries
2017.07.25
Exhaustion of Patent Rights in Japan, U.S. and China
2017.07.21
Special Commemorative Seminar to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Retrocession of Hong Kong - Practical Points in Using Hong Kong as a Business Hub (Osaka)
2017.07.06
Current Updates on Arbitration in China: Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Mainland China and Recent Practices in Hong Kong and Shanghai
2017.07.05
HKIAC Arbitration Clause Negotiation Workshop - Tokyo
2017.06.22
Business risks in China that Japanese CEOs should know - Legal practice seminar for Japanese executives
2017.05.31
Overseas Subsidiaries and Internal Control
2017.04.21
Special Commemorative Seminar to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Retrocession of Hong Kong - Practical Points in Using Hong Kong as a Business Hub (Tokyo)
2017.03.09
The practice of credit management in China - from credit investigation and analysis to preservative attachment and claim collection -

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