JAPAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Keisuke Hatano, Takeshi Nagase, Takato Fuki and Tomoaki Katayama, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is one of the largest and most international Japanese law firms. It is best known for its long and established history of advising foreign companies on doing business in Japan and in cross-border transactions. The firm’s main office in Tokyo is supported by two offices in Japan and eight overseas. It has one of the leading fintech practices in Japan. With extensive experience across all areas of fintech, its skilled lawyers provide innovative, up- to-date legal advice to clients in this fast-growing and
cutting-edge industry. Given the firm’s long history of success and proven understanding of new technol- ogy, its advice is regularly sought in fintech-related matters. This includes applications for licences and regulatory approvals for start-ups, analysis of finan- cial regulatory issues, development and marketing of innovative financial instruments, products and trans- actions and consultations and negotiations with su- pervisory regulatory authorities and self-regulatory organisations.
Authors
Keisuke Hatano is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and specialises in payment and settlement-related regulations. He has also been involved in a number of significant finance transactions,
Takato Fuki is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. Based on his experience in the formulation and implementation of fintech-related regulations at the JFSA and the Japan Virtual and Crypto assets Exchange
including representing clients in cross-border and domestic litigation. He was previously seconded to the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA), where he was an instrumental part of the team tasked with making amendments to the Banking Act. The amendments to the Banking Act were aimed at facilitating a pro-fintech ecosystem and environment in Japan. He also serves as a member of the committee on self-regulatory regulation of the Japan Association for Financial APIs.
Association (JVCEA), he provides advice to financial institutions, including crypto-asset exchanges and securities companies. In addition, he also handles a wide range of Web3-related legal matters, including blockchain games and NFTs.
Tomoaki Katayama is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and specialises in fintech. He has
extensive experience in advising on all legal aspects of fintech, including regulatory requirements applicable to the registration of CAESPs, initial coin offerings, NFT businesses and the like. He is also involved in matters related to personal data protection and e-commerce, financial transactions and gaming law.
Takeshi Nagase is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. Between 2013 and 2014, he was seconded to the disclosure department of the JFSA. Additionally, he handled a broad range of finance
and corporate transactions on a secondment with the legal department of a major Japanese securities firm from 2015 to 2017. As a result of the unique perspectives he has gained from these professional experiences, he has extended his focus to crypto- asset laws, including regulatory requirements applicable to the registration of crypto-asset exchange service providers (CAESPs), stablecoin issuers, initial coin offerings, NFT businesses and Web3 businesses.
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