Naoko Inoue Shatz presents a CLE on “Doing Business Between Washington state/U.S. and Japan” hosted by International Section of WSBA

Join John Shanahan, Naoko Inoue Shatz and Hidehiko Watanabe discussed legal issues U.S. companies need to be aware of when they establish businesses in Japan. Key topics discussed include: 1) an introduction to entity selection and business formation in Japan, including timing, immigration issues, cost, tax considerations, and management implications of how the roles of the directors in Japanese companies differ from their U.S. counterparts; and 2) Japanese Employment Law considerations, with some comparison to employment issues in the U.S.