Broadcasting, media and entertainment law in Japan: overview

Resource type: Article

Status: Law stated as at 01-Sep-2011

Jurisdiction: Japan

A Q&A guide to media law in Japan.

The country-specific Q&A looks at the following sectors:

  • Film.
  • TV (broadcast and internet).
  • Publishing.
  • Video games.
  • Music.
  • Sport.

In each section, the Q&A guide considers a number of issues, such as a sector overview (including major companies, recent trends, and main trade bodies/associations, regulation and classification, legal protection and contractual structures, and areas of litigation).

To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Media Country Q&A tool.

This Q&A guide is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to media law. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/media-mjg.

Yuichiro Nukada, Takashi Nakazaki, Masato Nozaki and Hiroharu Saito, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

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  • Resource ID: 2-509-2593
  • Law stated date: 01-Sep-2011
  • Products:  IP&IT, Media multi-jurisdictional guide, PLC Cross-border, PLC UK Commercial, PLC UK Corporate, PLC UK Law Department, PLC UK Media, PLC US Law Department
    • Series: Country Q&A
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