Labor and Employment

Safety and Well-being of Employees including Mental Health Issues

The sick leave, mental health issues, and even employee suicide are unfortunate issues which a business in Japan must be prepared for. In this regard, it is important for employers to proactively look out for and address the mental-health needs of its employees. As mental illness can be challenging to detect, appropriate measures will have to be adopted by employers, such as monitoring employees who have taken long periods of sick leave. Our firm has previously advised both domestic and international clients on how to handle such matters, taking into account the individual requirements of the client as well as (where applicable) the affected employee. Our firm also works with our clients to implement feasible and suitable measures to ensure a healthy working environment.

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Yukiko Imazu
YukikoImazu
Tokyo
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Tokyo

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Yukiko Imazu focuses her practice in the area of labor and employment and acts on behalf of both Japanese and non-Japanese companies in advising on labor and employment issues. She is also an experienced labor and employment litigator, having successfully defended many cases. She also gives seminars and training sessions regarding labor and employment matters tailored to clients' needs, both in Japanese and English. Especially, she gives a lot of harassment prevention seminars to non-Japanese companies, Japanese companies, Japanese governmental bodies and universities.
Tsutomu Miyano
TsutomuMiyano
Tokyo
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Tokyo

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Mr. Miyano's practice, through over 35 years of his professional carrier, covers really a wide range of areas, including general corporate, commercial transactions, M&A, labor issues and international finance (including securities issuance). He also handles litigations and other dispute solutions and crisis management for corporate clients. So, he is the real "general corporate" lawyer himself. Amongst his wide coverage of practice areas, he has been acting as a regular counsel for several medical device and pharmaceutical companies in Japan and also involved in many transactions relating to them (such as M&A, establishment of joint venture, etc.). He also represents many clients in the telecommunication business sector. He is also knowledgeable regarding restructuring of defaulted bonds (including sovereign bonds), the conducting of related bondholders' meetings.
Junichi Kondo
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Tokyo
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Tokyo

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Junichi Kondo is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and is engaged principally in the fields of general corporate matters with an emphasis on M&A, joint venture and other corporate transactions including M&A-related financing. His scope of experience also includes healthcare matters including pharmaceutical regulations and software licensing.
Takefumi Sato
TakefumiSato
Tokyo
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Tokyo

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Takefumi Sato is a partner specializing primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, arbitration, mediation and other dispute resolution proceedings.  His experience covers a broad range of disputes, such as, securities litigations, M&A and Joint Venture related disputes, franchise business lawsuits, disputes over control of a company, and defective products lawsuits.  He also has a broad experience in the areas of labor and employment, including, advising revision of company rules, strategic advice in a pre-dispute phase, negotiation with protesting employees, handling lawsuits, preliminary injunction and labor tribunal, and advising on collective bargaining with labor unions.
Junichi Ueda
JunichiUeda
Tokyo
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Tokyo

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Junichi Ueda is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, primarily involved in general corporate matters, including matters associated with labor and employment law, social insurance, labor insurance and pension law, corporate law, and personal information protection law. Further, he also has abundant experience in litigation and other dispute resolution procedures.
Kensuke Otsuki
KensukeOtsuki
Tokyo
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Tokyo

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Kensuke Otsuki has provided advice to domestic and foreign clients focused on employment and labor-related law, such as human resources and labor management, labor litigation, labor tribunal and other employment/labor disputes. He has also engaged in practices related to mergers and acquisitions, general corporate (e.g., advising and attending shareholders’ meetings), and litigation and dispute resolutions.
Yuka Kamio
YukaKamio
Singapore
Tokyo
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Singapore
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Yuka Kamio primarily handles labor and employment matters. She provides both Japanese and non-Japanese companies and organizations with a wide range of legal services including representation in litigations and other dispute resolution procedures, assistance with harassment investigations, and advice on compliance and other employment-related issues or matters. She has extensive experience in giving advice to non-Japanese clients who are unfamiliar with Japanese labor laws and practices. Ms. Kamio also has considerable experience in general corporate matters. For non-Japanese clients who wish to establish businesses or undergo organization restructuring or liquidations in Japan, she provides them with a comprehensive range of legal services including advice from corporation law and labor law perspectives.
Saori Ikeda
SaoriIkeda
Tokyo
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Tokyo

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Sho Ando
ShoAndo
Tokyo
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Tokyo

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Sho Ando handles a wide range of employment and labor law matters, providing advice on general personnel and labor issues to both Japanese and international clients from a practical perspective. He has extensive experience in handling employment and labor disputes and dealing with labor unions. He is also highly experienced in conducting investigations related to employment and labor compliance, such as those concerning harassment and the misappropriation of confidential information by employees. Additionally, he has been involved in numerous M&A transactions involving employment and labor issues, including carve-out deals and matters related to the Act on the Succession to Labor Contracts upon Company Split. Furthermore, he focuses on the intersection of employment and labor law and other legal fields—such as M&A, Personal Information/Data Privacy, AI (HR Technology), and Economic Security—as well as on corporate pension law.
Kazutoshi Kakuyama
KazutoshiKakuyama
Tokyo
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Tokyo

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Kazutoshi Kakuyama is an of counsel at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, and has a general practice on behalf of domestic and overseas clients, specializing in labor and employment law and general corporate matters.

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