Japanese Law Research Guide: News & Blogs

Japanese Law in Asia-Pacific Socio-Economic Context. Blog by Prof. Luke Nottage (University of Sydney Law School).

Promotes scholarly engagement with Japanese law.

News about Japanese law. Posted by the law firm of Ohara & Furukawa.

From the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)

From the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)

From the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ)

From the Asia Law Portal

Current legal news from the U.S. Library of Congress

Second most circulated national newspaper in Japan.

Independent non-profit news source available in English & Japanese.

The most popular English-language Japanese daily newspaper.

A newspaper covering news and events in Japan. Formerly titled: Daily Yomiuri and The Yomiuri Shimbun.

Independent English language newspaper published in Japan.

Covers news and events in Japan.

A national daily Japanese news source.

Asian business news by region

A newspaper covering financial news and events in Japan.

World News Connection (1993-2013) offers English translations of articles by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) from original news sources. The World News Connection Service was discontinued in 2013.

Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific.

JCN Newswire includes annual industry reports and press releases.

Columbia Law School: Center for Japanese Legal Studies (Oct. 12, 2020)

Colombia Law School Center for Japanese Legal Studies (Sep. 28, 2020)

Developed in 2021 by the Australian Network for Japanese Law and the Japanese Studies Association of Australia.

Podcasts, video & news

Discusses innovation and start-ups in Japan.

NPR (Dec. 20, 2015)

Professor Wilhelm Vosse (Jun. 22, 2015)

Prof. Ryu Kojima, Kyushu University (Jan. 22, 2014)

Prof. David Chiavacci, University of Zurich (Mar. 9, 2012)

Washington College of Law at American University. Speaker: Takashi Maruta (Mar. 20, 2009)

UCLA International Institute: Prof. Frank Upham (Feb 22, 2008)

UC Berkeley Webcast. Speaker: Chalmers Johnson President, Japan Policy Research Institute and Emeritus Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego. (Jan. 29, 2004)