October issue of Lawyers’ Column: ” Musings of a Former Judge in Charge of Domestic Relations Mediation and Adjudication Ⅱ ” by Katsuyuki Kusakabe.

Tatsuya Onishi has joined Hikari Sogoh Law Offices.

August issue of Lawyers’ Column: ” Responding to Rent Increase Requests ” by Jun Tomoda.

July issue of Lawyers’ Column: ” The Advanced Judicial Examination Taken by Tomoko Inotsume ” by Yoichiro Itakura.

June issue of Lawyers’ Column: ” Actions to Be Taken by the Board of Directors When a Large Quantity of Shares is Held – Referring to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers” ” by Satoshi Shimizu.