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Japanese Government Published Guidelines on Respect for Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan published on August 8, the draft of the guidelines on respect for human rights in responsible supply chain. The guidelines are the follow-up of the Japanese government’s action plan on business and human rights in 2020 which accepted the Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights: Implementing the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework.

The guidelines contain an easy-to-undserstand explanation of the UN Guiding Principles and their implementation in Japan.

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Applicability of Japanese Data Protection Law to Foreign Business Operating Outside of Japan

Internet and mobile applications have made the cross-border business of selling goods and services no longer technically challenging or complex.  Such services, however, inevitably entail the movement of personal information of its users across the borders.  This could put foreign companies and startups at the risk of unintentionally violating foreign privacy laws.  In this regard, each jurisdiction has its own legislation on whether and to what extent their local rules of data protection shall apply to the foreign business entities.  Today, we will explain this issue in the case of Japan.

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[Q&A: Family Law] I Am Not Living in Japan. Can I File for Divorce in Japan? If Can, What Should I Know about Japanese Divorce Law and Its Proceedings?

Q) I wish to file for divorce with my wife.  Our relationship ended last year and she returned to Japan. We were married in Japan. I wonder how I can file for divorce as I am living in the U.S and she is in Japan.  She is not cooperative and said she didn’t want a divorce, which seems nonsense to me.  I tried to file for divorce here but the court said they don’t have jurisdiction over the foreigner living in Japan.

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