Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to deal with unauthorized recordings and postings of records of job interviews” which appeared in the “Business Guide, December 2025” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita gave a lecture at a workshop titled “The forefront of matching-based employment: labor management and legal issues related to spot work ” at the Northern Sapporo-Otaru Branch of the Hokkaido Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Association on October 1, 2025.

A book titled “Key Points of Court Decisions: Selected Case Law on the Standards for Recognizing Workers’ Compensation Claims and the Duty of Care for Safety”, edited by Ginjiro Suzuki and Tatsuhiko Kinoshita and written by various lawyers from our firm, has been published (GYOSEI Corporation) (published October 2025)
https://shop.gyosei.jp/products/detail/12290?srsltid=AfmBOop68cbylrgMGJRC1rOGgAEINBSVbjmpNyvqxHb2zyGT6jQ90-PR

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Revisions to the Whistleblower Protection Act, the Subcontract Act, etc., and related corporate practice” which appeared in the “Business Guide, November 2025” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Dismissal and disciplinary action” which appeared in the “Japan Business Law Review, November 2025” magazine published by CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “What to do when an employer suspects an employee of using online gambling sites” which appeared in the “Business Guide, July 2025” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Establishing an internal transfer system for female employees” which appeared in the “Business Guide, June 2025” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Improvements in travel expense regulations and examples of rules and regulations in light of the revisions to the Travel Expenses Act” which appeared in the “Business Guide, May 2025” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

On February 28th 2025,Yasuyuki Suzuki made a presentation in the seminar titled Tips for startups when planning their businesses abroad – from the view point of law/regulation”, which took place at Tokyo Startup Station.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to advertise on social media without such advertising being mistaken for recruiting people for illegal part-time work. ” which appeared in the “Business Guide, April 2025” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Revision of guidelines for businesses providing recruitment information, etc. and points to note when paying signing bonuses, etc.” which appeared in the “Business Guide, January 2025” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to write a Notice of Employment and explain working conditions in a way that avoids misunderstandings” which appeared in the “Business Guide, November 2024” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Toru Imaizumi and Yoko Iwamasa (Attorneys-at-law) joined our firm.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita served as a lecturer at a workshop titled ”New Freelance Law（Act on Ensuring Proper Transactions Involving Specified Entrusted Business Operators)”
（The Chuyo branch of Ehime Social Insurance Labor Consultants Associations）

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Notice of working conditions and work rules to prevent troubles related to spot work” which appeared in the “Business Guide, October 2024” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Case studies of overtime work etc. in cases of temporary necessity due to disasters etc.” which appeared in the “Business Guide, August 2024” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita served as a lecturer at a workshop titled “Legal practices regarding harassment” at the Chiba branch of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants on October 7, 2023.

Kanako Takahashi (Attorney-at-law) joined our firm.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to use the variable working hours system in actual practice〜In case of two days off every other week, etc ” which appeared in the “Business Guide, December 2023” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to use the variable working hours system in actual practice〜if a company wants to average working hours per week” which appeared in the “Business Guide, November 2023” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to use the variable working hours system in actual practice〜In the case of a complete two-day weekend system” which appeared in the “Business Guide, October 2023” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Takeaki Okura has returned to work at our firm.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to use the variable working hours system in actual practice〜How to get extended holidays” which appeared in the “Business Guide, September 2023” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to use the variable working hours system in actual practice〜3 days off per week as desired by employees” which appeared in the “Business Guide, August 2023” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to use the variable working hours system in actual practice〜If a company wants to flexibly operate according to the current circumstances of each of its offices while unifying working conditions nationwide” which appeared in the “Business Guide, July 2023” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to respond to harassment cases where the victim does not wish to investigate the facts or punish the perpetrator” which appeared in the “Business Guide, April 2023” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Kayo Namai (Attorney-at-law) joined our firm.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita served as a lecturer at a workshop titled ”Harassment consultation desk practices which labor and social security attorneys need to know ~Key response points for companies based on specific cases~” at the Hamamatsu branch of the Shizuoka Association for Labor and Social Security Consultants on October 19, 2022.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Practical and legal considerations on prohibitions of “internal solicitations” (unfair solicitations of donations, requests for funding through borrowing, etc.) which appeared in the “Business Guide, February 2023” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Legal points to consider for a company introducing a scholarship funds repayment support system (when a company repays scholarship funds on behalf of an employee to Japan Student Services Organization.) ~Handling of tax and social insurance, points to consider when preparing regulations, etc.~” which appeared in the “Business Guide, January 2023” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Ayano Oki (Attorney-at-law) joined our firm.

On December 3rd and 4th 2022,Yasuyuki Suzuki attended the conference titled “The 2nd Global Youth Forum for a Culture of Lawfulness” co-organized by the Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and took a role as a moderator in the discussion over the cyber-bullying.
Please refer to the following URL for the Global Youth Forum for a Culture of Lawfulness.
https://www.moj.go.jp/Implementing_the_Kyoto_Declaration/col_yf/index.html

On November 21th 2022, Yasuyuki Suzuki took a role as a speaker in the session titled “The landscape of AI ethics and law in Japan” one of the sessions of the 2022 GPAI Tokyo Summit. He explained about actual cases in Japan where usage of AI was at issue from the viewpoint of legal ethics.
Please refer to the following website for GPAI.
https://gpai.ai/

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How to respond when an employee’s problematic behavior is discovered on a third party’s social networking site, etc.” which appeared in the “Business Guide, November 2022” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Company’s obligation to consider the safety of employees under the Customer Harassment Countermeasures Manual, etc.” which appeared in the “Business Guide, August 2022” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Koki Tada took a role as a speaker in the online seminar hosted by Lexing Network titled “Data Protection in Japan, Some Key Features“.
Koki Tada:https://www.halaw.jp/koki-tada/

Akiharu Abe (Attorney-at-law) joined our firm.

Ryoya Hirohara (Attorney-at-law) joined our firm.

Yasuyuki Suzuki took a role as a lecturer in the continuous training program at Toshima Branch of Tokyo Certified Public Tax Accountants’ Association, and made a presentation titled “Amendment in Civil Code and Practice in Contract Drafting” on March 28, 2022.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Matters to check on before the enforcement of the revised Whistleblower Protection Act” which appeared in the “Business Guide, April 2022” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Yasuyuki Suzuki wrote a part of the book titled “Civil Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Procedures – from financial institution’s eyes”, which has been published by Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, inc..

Yasuyuki Suzuki’s comments were quoted in an article about controls in an organization for preventing frauds: the article is published on “Legal Hack”, information media for corporate legal staffs.

Yasuyuki Suzuki took a role as a speaker in the online seminar hosted by JETRO TOKYO titled “Tips in Business Expansion to Overseas by SMEs from IP Protection Perspective − Usurped Trademarks and Anti-Counterfeiting Measures”, and he explained about countermeasures if counterfeit products are found in overseas market.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita will be giving an online seminar hosted by Nihon Horei titled “Preparation and use of consultation manuals concerning harassment prevention and checklists on the application of the Power Harassment Prevention Law to SMEs” on March 2, 2022. If you are interested, please apply through the following URL.
https://www.horei.co.jp/iec/seminars/view/543.html

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Preparation and use of consultation manuals concerning harassment prevention and checklists on the application of the Power Harassment Prevention Law to SMEs” which appeared in the “Business Guide, March 2022” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “How a company can get repaid if it is discovered that the company has made a large overpayment in wages to employees” which appeared in the “Business Guide, February 2022” magazine published by Nihon Horei.

Yasuyuki Suzuki wrote a short article titled “Typical legal issues in disputes over outsourcing contracts – 5 key points to note“ and 5 other articles which were published on the website of Business Lawyers, a portal site for corporate law.
https://www.businesslawyers.jp/practices/1418

Yasuyuki Suzuki took a role as a lecturer in the continuous training program at Kanto Branch of Japan Patent Attorneys Association, and made a presentation titled “IP practice from lawyer’s perspective – IP and legal matters in Tech Business” on November 17, 2021.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita held an online seminar titled “Procedure for Establishing a Harassment Counseling Desk and Points for Managers on How to Respond in view of Specific Cases” on October 6, 2021.
A DVD of the seminar can be purchased for JPY 7700 at Amazon Japan starting from October 22, 2021.

Tatsuhiko Kinoshita wrote an article titled “Establishing a Harassment Counseling Desk and Carrying Out Hearings with Harassment Victims” which appeared in the “Business Guide, October 2021” magazine published by Nihon Horei.
Furthermore, Tatsuhiko Kinoshita will hold an online seminar titled “Procedure for Establishing a Harassment Counseling Desk and Points for Managers on How to Respond in view of Specific Cases” on October 6, 2021. If you are interested in this seminar, please apply through Nihon Horei’s website below.
https://www.horei.co.jp/iec/seminars/view/522.html