JAPAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Yasunari Sugiyama, Miki Tsubono, Kenya Suzuki and Mayu Okada Nishimura & Asahi
Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo) has a dedicated agrifood practice, consisting of more than 20 lawyers with extensive expertise in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors, as well as cross-border matters. The practice focuses on three pillars: agri- culture, forestry and fisheries, and agri-food tech and global food-value chains. It has a strong presence in Southeast Asia and a global network of offices that
provides seamless support for its clients’ internation- al growth. The lawyers help develop new businesses, reorganise corporate structures, and establish cus- tomised financing frameworks for the expansion and development of their clients’ agrifood businesses. They also provide flexible support for, and responses to risks associated with, their clients’ business en- deavours.
Authors
Yasunari Sugiyama is a partner in Nishimura & Asahi’s asset finance group and agrifood practice group. In the agrifood practice area, he provides legal services in connection with the introduction of smart
Kenya Suzuki is an attorney at Nishimura & Asahi and has been a member of its agrifood practice group since this was established. He has extensive experience in advising on a wide range of agrifood business
agriculture/aquaculture, business expansions (including JV and M&A transactions), business successions, diversification of financing sources, and the development and scaling of new businesses (such as solar-sharing and on-land aquaculture), in each case ensuring compliance with the various laws and regulations applicable to each step in the value chain in the relevant agricultural, forestry and fisheries businesses.
matters and is highly knowledgeable about Japanese agrifood business practices. He also has expertise in real estate financing and project finance.
Mayu Okada is an associate and a member of the agrifood practice group at Nishimura & Asahi. She has experience in advising on the structuring and implementation of agri-voltaics initiatives and acts as a
Miki Tsubono is an LPC partner at Nishimura & Asahi and the head of the Sapporo office. He has experience in working for a Hokkaido company, as well as substantial experience in M&A, general corporate
legal adviser to a company engaged in the carbon- credit business. In the project finance area, she specialises in structuring renewable energy power plant financing.
and finance matters. He has recently handled a large number of projects in the agribusiness and energy sectors in Hokkaido, including business development, investment and corporate/project finance.
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