Compilations of cases with commentary – in Japanese Hanrei Hyakusen – often provide the most practical way to obtain a quick and reliable understanding of a specific field of law, as well as guidance on how best to proceed in specific situations. In this respect, leading cases much more than statutory provisions are essential for understanding the reality of Japanese commercial law. This incomparable book compiles 72 of the most important commercially relevant Japanese court decisions in the fields of civil law, labour law, company law, financial transactions, intellectual property, antitrust, conflict of laws, and arbitration. Each decision is presented in English translation and is accompanied by a practical and explanatory commentary by an expert in the field, be it from academia or private practice. There are 50 commentators in all, brought together here to honour the 60th birthday of Harald Baum, widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost scholars on Japanese business law. The cases encompass a wide reach of causes of action in fields such as: breach of contract; tort liability; product liability; unjust enrichment; collective bargaining; shareholders’ rights; directors’ duty of care; political donations; insider trading; patent infringement; parallel imports; trade mark rights; unfair competition; publicity rights; price fixing; arbitration agreements; and recognition of foreign judgements. Whether serving as practical guidance or as a basis for academic research, this compilation will be warmly welcomed by practicing lawyers, teachers and students of Japanese and international law, and all others who need to understand the various fields of Japanese commercial law.

Preface --Dedication --List of Authors and Editors --Civil Law --Civil Law - Contract Law - Nullity of Contracts (Juristic Acts) due to a Violation of Mandatory Public Law Provisions --Civil Law - Contract Law - Doctrine of Frustration - Change of Circumstances --Civil Law - M&A - Binding Nature of Letter of Intent - Obligation to Negotiate in Good Faith - Confidentiality Clause - Injunctive Relief --Civil Law - Contract Law - Breach of Contract - Damages - Liability for Acts of the Assistant --Civil Law - Contract Law - Purchase Contract - Extinctive Prescription for Damage Claims Under the Warranty against Defects --Civil Law - Case to Seek Return of Money Equivalent to Unjust Enrichment - Actio de in rem verso --Civil Law - Tort Law/Contract Law - Liability for a Breach of Pre-contractual, Contractual and Non-contractual Information Duties - Liability of Experts - Claim for Damages --Civil Law - Tort Law - Joint Tort Liability --Civil Law - Tort Law - Product Liability Law - Claim for Damages --Civil Law - Contract Law - Improper Solicitation Transaction - Improperness of Solicitation of Transactions with Elderly People --Civil Law - Consumer Contract Act - Case That Decided whether Gold Futures Prices Are 'Important Matters' under the Consumer Contract Act --Civil Law - Contract Law - Consumer Credit - Documentation Requirements - Return of Unjust Enrichment --Civil Law - State Compensation Law - State Liability - Extinctive Prescription --Labour Law --Labour Law - Freedom Related to Hiring - Length of Probation Period --Labor and Employment Law - Duty to Work Overtime -Termination for Cause - Abuse of Right - Section 36 Agreements - Collective Bargaining Agreements - Work Rules --Labor Law - Abuse of Employer's Right to Transfer Employees --Labor Law - Succession to Labor Contracts upon Company Split - Section 5 Consultations --Corporate Law, Financial Regulation, Insurance Law --Corporate Law - Book-Entry Transfer System for Shares - Minority Shareholders' Appraisal Right - Requirementto Make Individual Shareholder Notice --Corporate Law - Duty of Care - Greenmailing - Benefits Granted to Shareholders --Corporate Law - Business Judgment Rule - Derivative Action --Corporate Law - Financial Assistance by Stock Corporation to Associated Corporation - Directors' Duty of Care and Duty of Loyalty --Corporate Law - Director's Remuneration - Pension-Type Remuneration after Retirement - Unilateral Cancellationby the Company --Corporate Law - Absorption-type Merger - Fairness of Merger Ratio - Action Seeking the Invalidation of a Merger --Corporate Law - Fraudulent Incorporation-type Company Split - Right of Creditors to Seek Avoidance and Request Compensation from the New Company --Corporate Law - Company Split - Continued Use of Trade Name - Liability of Succeeding Company for Obligations of Splitting Company --Corporate Law - Absorption-type Merger, etc. - Appraisal Remedy - Determination of Fair Value --Corporate Law - MBO - Squeeze-out - MinorityShareholders' Appraisal Right --Corporate Law - Takeovers - Issuance of Share Options as Defence Measure - Principal Purpose Rule --Corporate Law - Takeovers - Defensive Measures -Equality of Shareholders --Corporate Law - Constitutional Law - Political Donations by Companies - Legal Capacity of Companies - Purpose of Companies --Banking Law - Definition of Banking - Meaning of 'Funds Transfer' - Legality of Money Transmittance Service on Behalf of Customer --Insider Trading - Decision Regarding Carrying Out a Tender Offer - Decision-Making Organ --Insurance Law - Non-Life Insurance - Accidental Nature of the Insured Event - Burden of Proof --Insurance Law - Life Insurance - Claim for Payment -Exemption due to Intentional Cause of Death --Intellectual Property and Competition Law --Patent Law - Limits of Patent Rights - National andInternational Exhaustion --Intellectual Property - Patent Law - Patent Infringement - Defence of Patent Exhaustion and Exceptions --Intellectual Property - Patent Law - Clinical Trials -Research Exception --Intellectual Property Law - Patent Law - Requirements for a Patent Term Extension of Pharmaceutical Patents --Intellectual Property - Patent Law - Interpretation of Patent Claims - Doctrine of Equivalents --Intellectual Property - Patent Law - Employees' Inventions - Company Rules - Reasonable Remuneration --Intellectual Property - Patent Law - Employees' Inventions - Reasonable Remuneration --Intellectual Property - Patent Law - Patent Infringement - Counterclaim of Invalidity --Copyright Law - Time- and Space-Shifting Broadcast -Right of Reproduction --Copyright Law - Re-Broadcasting of TV Programmes -Public Transmission --Copyright Law - Parodistical use - Right of Quotation - Fair Use --Copyright Law - Cinematographic Works - DistributionRight - Exhaustion --Copyright Law - Future Works - Injunctive Relief -Enforcement of Copyright --Trade Marks - Registrability - Secondary Meaning -Three-Dimensional Marks --Trade Mark Law - Similarity - Confusion --Trade Marks - Trade Mark Use - Confusion - Comparative Advertising - Well-Known Marks --Trade Mark Law - Abusive Registration of Well-KnownMarks - Foreign Marks --Trade Mark Law - Parallel Imports - Identity of Goods -Licensing Agreement - Counterfeit Goods --Protection of Legal Interests Not Explicitly Recognized by Statute - Tort and Intellectual Property Law --Copyright - Works of Applied Art - Law of Torts - Slavish Imitation - Unfair Competition Prevention - Designs --Publicity Rights - Personality Rights --Patent Law - Licensing Law - Exclusive Registered Licensee - Standing to Sue --Antitrust Law - Price Fixing - Administrative Guidance - Fair Trade Commission --Antitrust Law - Concerted Behaviour - Cartels - Patent Pools --Antitrust Law - Unfair Trade Practices - Resale PriceMaintenance - Private Enforcement --Part V: Conflict of Laws, Arbitration and Civil Procedure --Infringement of a US Patent - Patent Law - Applicable Law --Claim for the Interdiction of an Arbitration Procedure: Law Applicable to the Legal Capacity of a Company -Adoption of an Arbitration Agreement - Doctrineof Separability of the Arbitration Agreement fromthe Main Contract --Law Applicable to Maritime Lien --Calculation of Lost Income of Foreign Victim becauseof Accident in Japan --International Civil Procedure Law - State Immunity from Civil Jurisdiction - Restrictive Immunity Theory - Waiverfrom Immunity --International Civil Procedure Law - Jurisdiction - Place of Business of Corporations --International Civil Procedure Law, Recognition of Foreign Judgments, Punitive Damages --Recognition - Enforcement - Foreign Judgment - Indirect Jurisdiction - Service - Public Policy - Mutual Guarantee --Arbitration Law - Governing Law - Scope of Arbitration Agreement --Arbitral Award - Setting Aside - Appropriateness of Arbitral Tribunal's Reasons not Examinable by State Court - Impactof New Arbitration Law --Arbitration Law - Separability and Arbitrability -Terminated Contract --Disclosure of Documents for Internal Use --Table of Cases.

Law and Investment in Japan introduces both Japanese law and the strategic issues that arise in cross-border transactions. Centered around the details of an actual joint venture between the U.S. and Japan, the book combines materials from the transaction itself with cases, statutes, and background data.

Japan Business Law Handbook - Strategic Information and Basic Laws

Since the and‘lost decadeand’ of the nineties, the progress of Japanese administrative and economic reform has been intense. Although some early critics characterized the reforms as and‘window dressing, and’ it is becoming clearer that systemic reform has taken hold and the new Japanese economy is picking up. This deeply knowledgeable book provides a penetrating analysis and expert evaluation of matters of crucial concern to business lawyers including corporate governance, contract law, business liabilities, intellectual property, media, employment, taxation, investment, the legal profession, the judiciary, and much more as they are developing and intersecting in Japan today. In the course of the detailed presentation, the contributors touch on such details of interest to those doing business in Japan as the following: status of foreign lawyers; mergers and acquisitions and leveraged buyouts; grounds for terminating contracts; real estate transactions; antimonopoly law and licensing guidelines; IT and e-commerce law; managing, disciplining, and terminating employees; occupational safety and health; labor union law; corporation income taxation; government programs offering low cost finance; consumer protection laws; and litigation and alternative dispute resolution. One of the most valuable benefits of the contributors' approach is the keen insight offered into the tatemae (outward appearance) well known to frustrate and mislead foreigners in almost any dealings with the Japanese.