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Low-Voltage Solar Power Legal Practice 2025-2026: Latest Trends in Development and Secondary Market Transactions for Lawyers – Subsidy Suspension Risks
✅ Key Takeaways 📌 Low-voltage solar (10-50kW) accounts for over 80% of all FIT certifications by number, and subsidy suspension measures for legal violations began in November 2024📌 Violations of the Agricultural Land Act, Forest Act,... -
Japan’s Megasolar Countermeasure Package: A Lawyer’s Comprehensive Analysis — The True Nature of the “Predetermined Course” and Seven Key Legal Issues from a Developer’s Perspective
✅ Quick Summary 📋 On December 23, 2025, the government decided on the "Megasolar Countermeasure Package", announcing strengthened regulations across seven laws 🏛️ The key focus is the review of FIT/FIP support for ground-mounted commer... -
Indonesia Tightens Corporate Procedures: Practical Implications of MOL Regulation 49/2025
✅ Key Takeaways 📋 Indonesia's Ministry of Law issued new Regulation 49/2025 on December 17, 2025, tightening corporate procedures ⏱️ New verification process of up to 14 working days added for amendments to Articles of Association, ext... -
2026: A Historic Turning Point in Japan’s Energy Policy – A Comprehensive Guide to Seven Major System Changes Affecting Businesses
✅ Key Takeaways ⚡ Full-scale launch of emissions trading system from April 2026, mandating participation for approximately 300-400 companies with CO2 emissions exceeding 100,000 tons🏭 Approximately 12,000 designated businesses require... -
Legal Issues in Sustainable Finance for 2026: Transition Finance and Green Bond Practice
✅ Key Takeaways 📉 GSS bond issuance decreased 30% YoY in 2025, but legal frameworks significantly evolved: ICMA/LMA released critical guidelines in November 2025, clarifying legal requirements for transition finance ⚖️ Transition finan... -
[Column] How to Make Effective Lawyer Requests: Information Sharing Determines Success
✅ Key Takeaways 📋 Specifying your "position, background, and priorities" when requesting contract reviews enables lawyers to respond much faster and more accurately📤 Sharing the version you sent to the counterparty after the review ma... -
[Column Writing] [ESG Strategies for Business Success] Part 28: Carbon Tax (2)
The Malaysia Edition of Jiji Express (published January 28, 2026) featured an article by Attorney Mitsuru Misawa titled “[ESG Strategies for Business Success] Part 28: Carbon Tax (2)”. This article explains in detail the domestic credit ... -
[Seminar Announcement]Investment in Renewable Energy Projects in Southeast Asia and Related Legal PracticeHosted by the Financial & Fiscal Research Institute
On April 23, Attorney Mitsuru Misawa will speak at a seminar titled“Investment in Renewable Energy Projects in Southeast Asia and Related Legal Practice,”hosted by the Financial & Fiscal Research Institute. While the renewable energy... -
[Column Writing] From the Front Lines of Practice: Judicial Scriveners and English—Taking the First Step in the Inbound Era—
The January 1, 2026 issue of Monthly Tōki Jōhō (登記情報) featured an article contributed by Attorney Mitsuru Misawa titled “From the Front Lines of Practice: Judicial Scriveners and English—Taking the First Step in the Inbound Era—.”htt... -
[Column Writing] 【ESG Strategies for Business Success】Part 27: Carbon Tax (1)
The Malaysia Edition of Jiji Express (published December 24, 2025) featured an article by Attorney Mitsuru Misawa titled “[ESG Strategies for Business] Part 27: Carbon Tax (1)”. This article delves deeper into the carbon tax (Carbon Tax)...
