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Nishimura & Asahi

General Business Law

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Osaka

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Nishimura & Asahi

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Nishimura & Asahi’s Osaka office provides high-level legal services to support our clients in Japan’s Kansai, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions

Our Osaka office opened on Aug. 1, 2012, our regional base in Japan’s Kansai region. We are the largest law firm in Japan with more than 900 legal professionals, as well as foreign attorneys and other professionals. The Osaka office provides a full range of legal services in all areas of business law in Japan and overseas, with a focus on companies located in the Kansai, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions.

The Osaka office’s key strength is delivering high-value, one-stop legal services from Kansai for complex, cross-practice transactions, including leading cases requiring high-level expertise, deals requiring short-term mobility, global expansion/development matters (including cross-border M&A), crisis management for overseas subsidiaries, international disputes, etc. By leveraging our global network, including partnerships with leading local law firms around the world, our 17 overseas offices and four Japan offices, the Osaka office continues to provide high-level legal services to our clients.

Industries (16)

  • Business and Professional Services
  • Defence and Space
  • Education
  • Energy and Utilities
  • Environmental and Waste
  • Financial Investors
  • Financial Services
  • Government and Public Sector
  • Industrials, Engineering and Manufacturing
  • Leisure and Hospitality
  • Property, Construction and Infrastructure
  • Retail and Consumer
  • Sport
  • Transport
  • Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
  • Health and Life Sciences

Chambers Review

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General Business Law - Osaka

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Nishimura & Asahi is a well-reputed Japanese firm with international reach which assists a broad range of corporate clients from the energy, chemical, pharmaceutical and technology sectors. The firm leverages support from a highly regarded Tokyo office and demonstrates particular strength in advising on cross-border M&A transactions, investments and joint ventures. It is also well placed to assist companies based in the Kansai region on dispute resolution and crisis management mandates.

Notable practitioners

Hiromune Usuki is a key contact for clients.

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Work Highlights

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  • Nishimura & Asahi advised Idemitsu Kosan on the legal and regulatory issues around the transition of a wholly owned Chinese subsidiary to a joint venture in an agreement to receive an equity investment from Xi’an Manareco New Materials in China.

Strengths

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  • Nishimura & Asahi has a wealth of expertise and experience in dealing with a wide range of clients, from large corporations to startups, and provides high quality legal services in all areas.

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  • They manage to balance quality and speed appropriately according to the required level and timeline for each consultation.

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Members

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  • Hiromune Usuki

  • Yuichiro Hirota

  • Taisuke Igaki

  • Masanori Ban

  • Satoshi Niki

  • Akiko Marukawa

  • Minoru Sonehara

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