Articles and legal columns by the attorneys-at-law of our corporation are uploaded here from time to time. All articles and legal columns herein are their authors’ general observations or introductions concerning the topics indicated therein and are not intended to make legal advice to any specific issues.
| 28/08/2023 | Invitation to the Japanese maritime law from key Concepts (4) ― the “ownership” of a ship and a “shipowner”
We upload the fourth essay in the series of “Invitation to the Japanese maritime law from key co… |
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| 24/05/2023 | An article titled “Autonomou ships ―Autonomous ships and civil liability” written by Ryoichi Kasahara was published in Horitsu Jiho No.1183 p.47 (November 2022).
The following is an article by Ryoichi Kasahara, attorney-at-law at our corporation, published i… |
| 04/04/2023 | Movements for Legislation for Electronic Bills of Lading in Japan (2)
Movements for Legislation for Electronic Bills of Lading in Japan have been discussed in this co… |
| 22/12/2022 | Akiyoshi Ikeyama acted as Moderator in Q & A session in the 5th JMC Maritime Promotion Seminar hosted by the Japan Maritime Center, “Legislation and Promotion of Use for Electronic Bills of Lading” on December 9, 2022.
Akiyoshi Ikeyama of our corporation, Member of the Sub-committee for Commercial Law (Bills of Ladin… |
| 28/11/2022 | Obligation to discharge and receive the goods carried in carriage by sea
Mr. Fukamachi, attorney-at-law at our corporation, was seconded to the Japan P&I Club from … |
| 28/11/2022 | Understanding the Japanese maritime law from key Concepts (3) ― the “nationality” of a ship
We upload the third paper in the series of “Understanding the Japanese maritime law from key con… |
| 28/07/2022 | Movements for Legislation for Electronic Bills of Lading in Japan
Various attempts have been made since the last century for digitalization of trade-related docum… |
| 11/11/2021 | Understanding the Japanese maritime law from key concepts (2) ― The “sea” and a “ship”
We upload a second paper in the series of “Understanding the Japanese maritime law from key conc… |
| 07/05/2021 | Autonomous ships and civil liability in ship collisions
Recently, the technology of autonomous ships has been developed in various countries around the … |
| 29/03/2021 | Understand the Japanese maritime law from key concepts (1) ― “Gross Negligence” and “Reckless Act with Knowledge”
Maritime law generally refers to the law concerning human activities related to the sea. It not … |
| 30/07/2019 | Possible impacts on charterparties of repeated attacks on ships by unknown entities (Japanese version only)
In May and June this year several ships (one of which in June was operated by a Japanese company… |
| 07/05/2019 | Entry into force of an Act to partially amend Commercial Code and International Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of Japan
The Bill to amend Commercial Code (Transport and Maritime Commerce) of Japan, discussed in our c… |
| 26/03/2019 | A preliminary study on effects of Brexit (in particular No Deal Brexit) to contracts for international carriage of goods by sea
As you know news media is reporting every day that the situation surrounding Brexit is becoming … |
| 15/05/2018 | The Ocean Victory judgments in England and Japan
It has been a big news in shipping law that the UK Supreme Court in May 2017 pronounced a judgme… |
| 12/03/2018 | Influence on the contract of carriage of goods by sea and contract of international aviation by various “situation” stipulated in Japanese Military Legislation and administrative act due to the occurrence of “situation”
Our office made a paper about the following matter considering recent tense situation in Korean … |
| 12/03/2018 | An Influence of Japanese Civil Code Reform upon the Current Bill of Lading Transactions
Japanese Civil Code was recently reformed and new provisions with respect to standard form contr… |
| 12/03/2018 | Outline of the Bill to amend Commercial Code (Transport and Maritime Commerce)
The current Japanese Commerical Code has not amended its provisions related to transport and mar… |
