Learning about the Amendment to Laws on Obligations through Case Studies

Authors： Toshiyuki Sawai Yoshimasa Oe Tomohiro Kitano Shun Sato Aiko Hosokawa Tomomi Fukutomi
Magazine/Book：Learning about the Amendment to Laws on Obligations through Case Studies
Publisher：SHOJIHOMU Co.,Ltd.
Practice： General Corporate Practice
Date of publication： May, 2018

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