Amendments made to the Japanese inheritance and gift tax rules in 2013 have had a significant effect on the attractiveness of Japan as a place for foreigners to come and live and work. These changes appear to be out of step with the current visa initiatives to encourage highly-skilled foreign...

London – 7 July 2016: The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the Japan Financial Markets Council (JFMC) and The Clearing House (TCH), yesterday responded to the Basel Committee's (...

Today IBA Japan welcomed Mr. Kiyotaka Sasaki, Secretary General of the Japanese Securites and Exchanges Surveillance Commission to deliver a speech to our members. In a packed JP Morgan Centre he presented the current challenges and objectives of the SESC.

IBA Japan member firms may want to highlight to their colleagues and other investors based in New York and Toronto, an opportunity to hear from a range of senior Japanese government and regulatory officials as well as expert analysts and other major players in the Tokyo market. The Japan Securities...