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AMT has extensive experience in advising multinational private enterprises, as well as governments, governmental agencies, and international organizations in the field of sustainability law. We provide advice on sustainability management, formulate internal systems such as sustainability policies, implement sustainability due diligences, deal with stakeholders, research and analyze Japanese and International regulations, and make policy recommendations. The field of sustainability law encompasses a wide range of areas including human rights, climate change, biodiversity, green transformation (GX), digital transformation (DX), sustainable finance, ESG governance, sustainability disputes, and international trade. It is a field characterized by breadth of scope and constant evolution. The strength of AMT lies not only in the expertise of our specialists in each of these domains and in our wealth of experience in corporate affairs, but also in our ability to provide comprehensive and cross-disciplinary advice on how enterprises can optimize their response to sustainability requirements. AMT, through our extensive network of branches in Asia and Europe, and through our connections with domestic and international governmental agencies, international organizations, academia, and advisors, serves as a legal hub for the latest global developments and offers timely and strategic advice to our clients worldwide.

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Japan Legal Update

2026.10.13

Exploring Society and Legal Systems in the Age of AGI (2) AI, Ethics & Values

2026.10.01

Hiroki Wakabayashi

Wataru Shimizu

A ministerial ordinance amendment permitting the omission of the PET mark on PET bottles sold individually has been promulgated and come into force

2026.08.28

Miki Goto

Takahiro Yoshida

Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan Discloses “the Practice of Environmental Due Diligence in the Value Chain”

2026.08.06

Ryuichi Shiomi

Taiki Makino

Yutaro Shimbo

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KenjiMiyagawa

Tokyo

Special Counsel

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Kenji Miyagawa has experience in cross border real estate investment/securitization, energy and natural resources, asset management and investment funds, regulatory, Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and other financial regulations, and other finance matters, e-signature and other digital transformation (DX) related matters and climate change, carbon credit and other green transformation (GX) related matters.

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KoichiSaito

Tokyo

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Koichi Saito is a partner in employee/executive incentive practice group. He is a leading lawyer in this field in Japan. He advises on all aspects of share/cash-based incentive plans. He advises on selection of types of awards, design of the incentive plan, due diligence on legal and tax issues in Japan as well as other jurisdictions, implementation of the incentive plan, and operation of the plan. He advises Japanese listed and private companies on issues relating to incentive plans generally, in M&A situations and on IPO. He advises global corporations on extending their incentive plans into Japan. He also specializes in business and human rights and other aspects of ESG law. He advises Japanese and multinational corporations, governments and international organizations on preparing policies and their implementation, including risk assessment, human rights due diligence, mitigation of human rights risks, and engagement with stakeholders. He has served as Operating Committee member of Business and Human Rights Lawyers Network Japan since 2019, and he is also a member of Advisory and Mediation Panel of Japan Center for Engagement and Remedy on Business and Human Rights (JaCER).

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SuguruYokoi

Tokyo

Hong Kong

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Suguru Yokoi is a partner of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and a Registered Foreign Lawyer of Nakamura & Associates He handles a wide range of corporate matters in relation to transactions between businesses in Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) and Japan, including cross-border transactions, inbound and outbound investments, divestments, crisis management, corporate compliance, business and human rights matters (human rights due diligence) and arbitration/litigation cases. He also regularly advises foreign and domestic clients on trade remedy cases and other international trade matters, including anti-dumping investigations.

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HiroshigeNakagawa

Tokyo

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Tokyo

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Hiroshige Nakagawa is a partner handling a wide range of corporate matters with a focus on cross-border transactions, investment, general corporate, competition issues, and litigation/arbitration cases. In addition, he regularly advises foreign and domestic clients on international trade matters, including anti-dumping investigation.

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ShinjiNakamura

Tokyo

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Shinji Nakamura, an active member of the JICPA and the Daini Tokyo Bar Association, is an accounting and corporate disclosure expert. Since 2000, he has been assisting domestic and international clients with various types of securities offerings, and offering multi-dimensional advice on accounting, corporate disclosure and auditing regulations. He also has expertise in IFRS-related rules and regulations, and responses to accounting scandals as well as dispute resolutions arising as a result of such incidents.

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NoriyaUdagawa

Tokyo

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Mr. Noriya Udagawa has been involved in a broad range of transactions, particularly in the finance and energy sectors. His experience includes project finance, securitization, structured finance, PFI (Private Finance Initiative), real estate transactions, and investment fund matters. In the energy sector, he provides strategic advice based on his experience at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

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KiyokoYagami

Tokyo

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Kiyoko Yagami mainly handles anti-monopoly and competition-related matters, joint venture, and direct investment in Asia and emerging countries. She also has extensive experiences in cross-border contract negotiation and dispute resolution.

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NaohiroNomura

Tokyo

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YoshiakiOtsuki

Tokyo

Special Counsel

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Yoshiaki Otsuki is a legal expert in the area of Energy and Natural Resources. He has vast experience in representing the Japanese utility companies in respect of their import transaction of LNGs, as well as any other corporate deals, including M&A transactions, which involve the utility companies. Recently Yoshiaki has developed his deep knowledge over the new energy topics like CCS and hydrogen energy, etc. Yoshiaki also has substantial expertise in the Japanese Mining Law. He has advised some foreign mining companies with respect to their mining projects in Japan. Yoshiaki was seconded to JOGMEC (Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security), where he was involved in a lot of upstream oil and gas projects, geothermal projects, and metal/mineral projects. Lastly, he has also substantial knowledge and experience in the solar power projects in Japan.

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