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Current Developments in Japanese Law

Friday, 27 February 2026, 3:00 p.m. (CET)

An Event organized by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law and the German-Japanese Association of Jurists (DJJV)

Program:

3:00 p.m.

Welcome Remarks

Ruth Effinowicz

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Going Cashless with B to B (Interfirm) Payment: Expulsion of Promissory Notes by the Government's Initiatives

Souichirou Kozuka

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

M&A Law Development in Japan

Masanori Wakita

4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Discussion

Chair: Moritz Bälz

4:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Coffee break

5:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Introducing Optional Joint Parental Responsibility: Background and Institutional Preparation

Mai Ishijima

5:30 - 5:45 p.m.

Discussion

Chair: Ruth Effinowicz

5:45 p.m.

Closing remarks