Japanese customers have been able to access foreign law firms since 2005

"Japan opened up its legal-services market in 1999... Since 2005, foreign firms have been able to set up partnerships employing Japanese lawyers"




Source:Not entirely free, your honour,
Law and globalisation
Jul 29th 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16693882?story_id=16693882&fsrc=nlw|hig|07-29-2010|editors_highlights


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