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Practice Areas
- International matters (international business transaction, share transfer agreement with foreign companies, international investment such as JV agreement, support for establishment of the overseas base such as local entity and representative office, international dispute, compliance with foreign laws including personal data protection and privacy, such as GDPR and CCPA, etc.. Having considerable experiences of such matters in Southeast Asia)
- Dispute resolution (litigation, conciliation, negotiation including foreign matters)
- Personal data protection and privacy law
- Start-up company related law
- Assisting foreign companies doing businesses in Japan
- Mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings (including communications with regulatory authorities regarding competition/antitrust law)
- Banking law
- Labor and employment law
- Construction and real estate
- Inheritance cases
Biography
| 1977 | Born in Hyogo |
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| Mar. 1996 | Nada High School |
| Mar. 2000 | The University of Tokyo Faculty of Law (LL.B.) |
| Oct. 2005 | The Supreme Court's Legal Research and Training Institute (58th term) Midosuji LPC |
| Jun. 2012 | University of Washington School of Law (LL.M. Asian Law) |
| Aug. 2012 | Kelvin Chia Partnership (Singapore) |
| Aug. 2013 | Midosuji LPC |
| Feb. 2016 | Registered with the Tokyo Bar Association Midosuji LPC Tokyo Office |
| Jan. 2017 | Partner of Midosuji LPC (- present) |
Publications
- “Establishing a System for Handling Claims and Complaints under Non-Emergency Conditions” (Special Feature “Comprehensive Overview of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information: Basic Information and Practical Approaches” on Japan Business Law Review, Vol.25 No.10 (Oct., 2025), August 2025)
- Risks of Parsonal Data Leakage and Associated Legal Obligations to be Aware of by Tax Accountant Office (CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC., April 2025)
- “Explanation of Key Points of “Interim Report on Examination Regarding Triennial Review” for the Amendment of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information” (Business & Law LLC, October 2024)
- “Risks Related to Handling of Personal Information in the Use of Generative AI Services and Response Thereto” (Business & Law LLC “Lawyers Guide – Key Legal Issues Selected by Companies for 2024”, August 2024)
- “Background and Key Points of Revision of the Guidelines for the Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials” (Business & Law LLC, April 2024)
- “Points to Note Regarding Changes in Terms and Conditions of Transaction Associated with Qualified Invoice System – Based on the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade andthe Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, etc. to Subcontractors” (Business & Law LLC, September 2023)
- “An Outline of Laws and Regulations on Use of Cookies in Japan and Europe and How to Address Them” (Business & Law LLC, February 2023)
- “Introduction to Singapore Business Law” Co-editor (CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC., September 2022)
- “Responsible Business Conduct for Human-Rights Protection in Supply Chains – Increasing Demand for Human-Rights Due Diligence in Japan” (Business & Law LLC, July 2021)
- “How to Handle Information Leakage Cases and Impact of the Amendment of Personal Information Protection Law -Mandatory Reporting to the Government Authorities and Notification to Data Subjects-” (Business & Law LLC, June 2021)
- “Changes to the Singapore Employment Act” (Singapore AsiaX, August 2013)
- “Changes to the Singapore Companies Act” (Singapore AsiaX, January 2013)
- “Real estate management manual” Co-author (Sogo Unicom Co., Ltd., July 2009)
- Numerous articles on legal systems in Singapore and Vietnam for the periodical newsletter issued by the Japanese bank
Lectures
- “Impact of the ‘Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, etc. to Subcontractors’ on the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement and Risk Management Practices Therefor – Including the Differences from the Case of Purchase and Sale Agreement -” (BUSINESS LAWYERS / Bengo4.com Inc., November 2024)
- “Legal Issues Concerning Generative AI -Focused on the Copyright Act-” (Japan Prompt Engineering Association, June 2023)
- “Business Expansion into the U.S. through M&A and Relevant Legal Affairs – CFIUS Regulations and Latest Practice on Antitrust / Competition Merger Regulations and Filings in the U.S. -” (joint seminar by Midosuji LPC and Baker & Hostetler, June 2022)
- “Business & Law Workshop Helpful to Revise Privacy Policy and Rules on Handling of Personal Information! Examination of Examples of Relevant Problems Based on FAQs -Explanation on Updated Q&As Issued by Personal Information Protection Commission in Connection with Revision of Act on Protection of Personal Information and Practical Approaches including Compliance with Foreign Laws-” (Business & Law LLC, January 2022)
- “Workshop for Revision of Privacy Policy and Rules on Handling of Personal Information – Explanation of Revision Work Using Template in Response to Revision of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information in 2020” (Business & Law LLC, July 2021)
- “Overview of the 2020 Revision of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and Its Impact on Blockchain Technology” (Webinar hosted by the Blockchain Collaborative Consortium, July 2021)
- “Key Points for the 2020 Revised Act on Protection of Personal Information – How Companies Should Respond to New System for Advanced Use of Data and New Regulation on Cross-Border Data Transfer” (Webinar hosted by Business & Law, March 2021)
- “Singapore Personal Data Protection Act and Myanmar Investment Laws” (Midosuji LPC, Kelvin Chia Partnership and Kelvin Chia Yangon Limited, August 2018)
- “Reform of Personal Data Protection Act and Practical Approaches” (Midosuji LPC, February 2017)
- “Singapore Companies Act Amendment in 2015” (Midosuji LPC and Kelvin Chia Partnership, December 2015)
- “Recent Judgments Regarding Anti-avoidance Tax Rules in Japan and International Comparison” (Institute of Global Business Laws, May 2015)
- “Doing Business in Southeast Asia –Myanmar, Indonesia and Cambodia” (Midosuji LPC, December 2013)
- “Singapore Real Estate Transaction” (Far East Organization, July 2013)
- “Indonesia Foreign Investment” (Kelvin Chia Partnership, March 2013)
- “Myanmar Foreign Investment” (Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Singapore, January 2013)
- “Singapore Employment Law” (Kelvin Chia Partnership, November 2012)
Activities
- Associate member of Japan In-House Lawyers Association
- Member of the Japanese Association of International Business Laws
- Member of Institute of Global Business Laws
Languages
Japanese / English