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Abe & Sakata Legal Professional Corporation

Abe & Sakata Legal Professional Corporation

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18/12/2024/

Akiyoshi Ikeyama of our corporation, ex Member of the Working Group for Commercial Law (Related to Bills of Lading and Others) of Legislative Council, Ministry of Justice of Japan, made a presentation in a seminar hosted by the Japanese Shipowners’ Association on 21 October 2024 with respect to Amendments Outline of the Commercial Code of Japan related to electronic bill of lading. His presentation materials in Japanese and English versions are available at (Japanese / English).
As mentioned in “Movements for Legislation for Electronic Bills of Lading in Japan (3)”, it is expected that the Japanese Government will make preparations for legislation and perhaps a Bill to Amend the Commercial Code and Others in accordance with the Outline will be presented to the Diet, legislative body of Japan, in due course.