Yukiko Imazu
Partner
Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 Edition)
Key Practice Areas
Workplace Harassment and Other Misconducts
Severance Matters
Non-regular Employment, Temporary Staffing, Outsourcing, Freelancing
Safety and Well-being of Employees including Mental Health Issues
Labor and Employment Disputes
TEL:81-3-6775-1045
/FAX:81-3-6775-2045
Yukiko Imazu focuses her practice in the area of labor and employment and acts on behalf of both Japanese and non-Japanese companies in advising on labor and employment issues. She is also an experienced labor and employment litigator, having successfully defended many cases. She also gives seminars and training sessions regarding labor and employment matters tailored to clients' needs, both in Japanese and English. Especially, she gives a lot of harassment prevention seminars to non-Japanese companies, Japanese companies, Japanese governmental bodies and universities.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Key Practice Areas
Labor and Employment
Related Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution
Labor and Employment
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Industries
Hospitality and Gaming
Consumer Product and Retail
Banks
Securities
Metal
Consumer Product and Retail
RELATED INSIGHTS
CAREER
Mar 1991
Keio University (LL.B.)
Apr 1996
The Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan
Jan 1999 - Jun 1999
Worked for a foreign financial institution
Apr 2002 - Mar 2003
Worked for a domestic financial insitution
Apr 2007 - Mar 2010
Associate Professor (Private Law and Procedure I/II; Corporate Law and Business Transactions BP/WP), Keio Law School
Feb 2010 - Mar 2014
Auditor, Ishibashi Foundation
Mar 2014 -
Director, Ishibashi Foundation
Apr 2015 - Mar 2017
Member of the Planning Committee for Anti-Harassment Measures, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Jul 2015 - Jul 2024
Board Member, Management Lawyers Council
Jun 2018 -
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
Apr 2020 -
Chairperson, Planning Committee on Anti-Harassment Measures, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
May 2022 - May 2023
Outside Auditor of dip Corporation
Jun 2022 -
Outside Director of ALCONIX CORPORATION
May 2023
Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of dip Corporation
Jul 2024 -
Executive Board Member, Management Lawyers Council
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (1996)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
First Tokyo Bar Association Management Lawyers Council
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
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Yukiko Imazu
TEL:81-3-6775-1045
/FAX:81-3-6775-2045
Workplace Harassment and Other Misconducts
Severance Matters
Non-regular Employment, Temporary Staffing, Outsourcing, Freelancing
Safety and Well-being of Employees including Mental Health Issues
Labor and Employment Disputes
Imazu Yukiko
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