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委託 (itaku)

September 10, 2020 Joe Jones

This Japanese legal term refers to the act of requesting that a third party act on one’s behalf, or perform…

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Cancel or Terminate? 解除 (kaijo) and 解約 (kaiyaku)

December 9, 2019 Joe Jones

解除 (kaijo) is usually translated as “cancellation” and refers to the retrospective termination of a contract, while 解約 (kaiyaku) is usually…

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反社会的勢力 (Anti-Social Forces)

July 10, 2019 Joe Jones

Han-shakai-teki seryoku has to be one of the most unwieldy and obscure Japanese legal terms of all.

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Japanese contract grammar: the hiragana equivalent of “will” and “shall”

June 28, 2019 Joe Jones

Many English-speaking lawyers get worked up over the correct use of the words “shall,” “will” and “must.” There is an…

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直ちに (tadachi ni)

May 20, 2019 Joe Jones

“Immediately.” That means right away; no waiting. In general, the most appropriate time to use this term is when defining…

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Daniel Joseph (“Joe”) Jones is an attorney with experience advising multinational corporations, small businesses and individuals on legal matters around the world. He spent a total of 12 years in Japan as a student and practicing attorney, practiced in the Tokyo and Washington offices of one of the world’s largest corporate law firms, and worked as in-house counsel for three listed companies.

He is admitted to the bar in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and New York, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

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