Practical Commentary on Revised Companies Act of 2014

Authors： Seigo Takehira Shinji Hosono Takuro Yamaguchi Shinji Takada Takuyuki Sakurai Toshiyuki Sawai
Publisher：Shojihomu Publishing
Date of publication： December, 2014

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