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With its well-developed economy and affluent population, Japan is often celebrated for its livability and cultural influence. Japan ranks fifth on the Global Competitiveness Report and first in the Economic Complexity Index by the World Economic Forum. It is the fourth-largest consumer market, according to World Bank data.
 

Its legal market continues to develop and evolve today. With 41,050 member attorneys as of 2019, according to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, the country’s legal market is fiercely competitive and highly skilled. Large Japanese law firms are ambitious, pushing into new markets overseas and winning international work along the way.
 

Domestically, the country is opening up to foreign lawyers — in May 2020 Japan's parliament passed a bill to amend the Act on Special Measures concerning the Handling of Legal Services by Foreign Lawyers (the Foreign Lawyers Act), which covers the provision of legal services by foreign lawyers in the country. It has also made its arbitration ambitions known.
 

To better serve this vibrant market, ALB is launching a new bilingual (English/Japanese) e-magazine, which focus on the stories and developments affecting the country’s in-house counsel.
 

Each issue will explore a different theme. In the inaugural issue in June we will examine Japanese investment in China, unpacking the specific pitfalls and regulatory challenges that in-house counsels are tasked with tackling. In August we will take a look at Southeast Asia, providing a briefing on relevant developments in the region. October will focus on the attraction of the India market, while in the December issue, we will look to the Middle East.
 

The ALB Japan e-magazine will also feature contributions from legal experts both inside and outside Japan, where we will be inviting analysis on critical developments and trends across the region that are impacting Japanese in-house counsel.
 

日本是全球重要的经济体之一。在全球竞争力报告中，日本排名第五；在世界经济论坛的经济复杂度指数中，日本排名第一。此外，根据世界银行的数据，日本还是全球第四大消费市场。在此背景下，日本的法律市场如今正处于飞速发展和演变之中。根据日本律师联合会数据，截至2019年，日本拥有41,050名成员律师，法律市场的竞争日益激烈。日本的大型律师事务所雄心勃勃，在开拓海外新市场的同时，也愈加活跃于国际业务中。
 

同时，日本也正在向外国律师敞开怀抱——2020年5月，日本国会修改《关于外国律师办理法律事务的特别措施法》，对外国律师在日本可提供法律服务的范围进行了说明，而仲裁业务也已纳入其中。
 

为了更好地服务于这个生机勃勃的市场，《亚洲法律杂志》Asian Legal Business（ALB）推出全新的日英双语版电子杂志，聚焦那些与日本的法律顾问息息相关的业界故事与行业发展。
 

ALB日语版杂志包含丰富多元的主题，覆盖全球热门市场：在今年6月的创刊号中，我们将聚焦日本在华投资，探讨企业法律顾问需要避开的陷阱和亟待解决的监管挑战；今年8月刊，我们将考察东南亚地区，对该地区的发展情况进行详细报道；10月刊则将重点移至印度市场，感受该市场特有的吸引力；而在12月刊，我们还将目光投向中东市场。
 

ALB日本版电子杂志还将讲述日本国内外法律专家所作出的贡献，并透过他们的视角观察行业发展，共同探讨那些对日本企业法律顾问影响深远的问题。