Sports Law 2025

JAPAN

Russia

China

N. Korea

Japan

S. Korea

Law and Practice Contributed by: Atsushi Igarashi, Yoichiro Kuriyama, Misa Takahashi and Kosuke Ojio TMI Associates

Tokyo

Contents 1. Regulatory p.157 1.1 Anti-Doping p.157

7. Employment p.165 7.1 Sports-Related Employment Contracts p.165 7.2 Employer/Employee Rights p.166 7.3 Free Movement of Athletes p.166 8. Women’s Sport p.167 8.1 Women’s Sport Overview p.167 9. Esports p.167 9.1 Esports Overview p.167 10. NFTs, AI and the Metaverse p.168 10.1 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) p.168 10.2 AI p.169 10.3 The Metaverse p.169

1.2 Integrity p.157 1.3 Betting p.158

1.4 Disciplinary Proceedings p.158 2. Commercial Rights p.158 2.1 Available Sports-Related Rights p.158

2.2 Sponsorship p.159 2.3 Broadcasting p.159 3. Sports Events p.160 3.1 Relationships p.160 3.2 Liability p.160 4. Corporate p.161

4.1 Legal Sporting Structures p.161 4.2 Corporate Governance p.161 4.3 Funding of Sport p.161 4.4 Recent Deals/Trends p.162 5. Intellectual Property, Data and Data Protection p.162 5.1 Trade Marks p.162 5.2 Copyright/Database Rights p.163 5.3 Image Rights and Other IP p.163 5.4 Licensing p.163 5.5 Sports Data p.163 5.6 Data Protection p.164 6. Dispute Resolution p.164 6.1 National Court System p.164 6.2 ADR (Including Arbitration) p.164 6.3 Challenging Sports Governing Bodies p.165

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