Toko Sekiguchi

By Toko Sekiguchi ( March 23, 2026, 09:21 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s parliament on Monday approved the government’s nominations of Arisa Wakabayashi and Kazuko Yao as commissioners of the Japan Fair Trade Commission, or JFTC, filling two vacancies at the antitrust watchdog.Japan’s parliament on Monday approved the government’s nominations of Arisa Wakabayashi and Kazuko Yao as commissioners of the Japan Fair Trade Commission, or JFTC, filling two vacancies at the antitrust watchdog....

By Toko Sekiguchi ( March 19, 2026, 07:02 GMT | Insight) -- A Tokyo court rejected a real estate firm’s claim that former employees misappropriated customer data to fuel a rival business, holding that overlapping deals and employee departures weren’t enough to prove trade secret misuse without concrete evidence of possession, use and causation.A Tokyo court rejected a real estate firm’s claim that former employees misappropriated customer data to fuel a rival business, holding that...

By Toko Sekiguchi ( March 16, 2026, 08:44 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s Supreme Court has agreed to review whether the design of the widely recognized Tripp Trapp infant chair can qualify for copyright protection.