Release 44 of DBJ contains many new updates and features which makes it the most useful iteration to date.

The Desk Edition (Volume 1) has been thoroughly reorganized and revised, including a new Chapter 1 that combines an Overview and an Introduction to the Japanese Legal System, explaining everything from the basic structure of the Japanese legal system to general themes in Japanese law. Chapter 2 is now the Guide to Legal Topics which gives the reader subject-based direction to substantive areas of the law. Chapter 3, Business Law Outlines, contains coverage of specific topics that tend to be of interest to business law practitioners, including business law in new fields, commercial instruments, intellectual property, taxation, and dispute settlement. Cross References. The DBJ Editorial Committee has extensively cross-referenced Japanese Law Topics. Citations lead the reader to the part, chapter and volume that are relevant to the report. There are also cross-references in the main text to the Japanese Law Topic that corresponds to that subject.

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