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Liability Risk and Insurance

Personal liability for foreign firms in Japan

The Japanese Ministry of Justice is considering introducing regulations placing personal liability on branch managers of foreign companies for any losses arising from corporate wrongdoing. This would bring them into line with domestic companies operating under a lesser concept of limited liability than elsewhere.

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