Key Points： 2019 Amendments to the Companies Act

Key Points： 2019 Amendments to the Companies Act

Authors： Yuki Tsuchiya Yuzo Ogata Mitsuhiro Gujima Shinya Nochioka
Magazine/Book：OH-EBASHI LPC & PARTNERS NEWSLETTER Vol.48
Publisher：OH-EBASHI LPC & PARTNERS
Practice： Corporate Governance/Shareholders Meeting
Date of publication： April, 2021

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