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Atsumi & Sakai has been quoted in a web article entitled “In Asia, Remote Work Sees Strong Pushback — but New Habits Die Hard,” dated February 7, 2023, published by The Japan Times.

Takafumi Ochiai’s comment was quoted in an article entitled "FTX in Japan: Refund Preparation Starting February, 2 Months since Bankruptcy," in the Nikkei Online Edition, dated January 12, 2023, published by Nikkei Inc.

Takafumi Ochiai’s comment was quoted in an article entitled "A Wave of Regulations on Crypto-Currencies Worldwide; Collapse of FTX, Discussions Started in the US Focused on Protection of Customer Assets," in the Nikkei Online Edition.

Naoki Kanehisa (Partner)'s comment was quoted in a web article entitled "Japanese Law Firms Expand in London, Offering Japan-bound Fintech Advisory Work," dated November 8, 2022, published by Law.com International.

Hiroyuki Sanbe (Partner)’s comment was quoted in an article entitled “EU's AI Regulation May Come into Force in 2023 – Human Rights and Technological Advancement Collide,” in the Nikkei Online Edition, dated November 6, 2022, published by Nikkei Inc.

The Policy Research Institute was featured in an article titled “Policy Recommendations by Law Firms ~ The Establishment of 'Research Institutes' by Atsumi & Sakai and Nishimura Asahi," in the Nikkei newspaper, dated September 19, 2022.

Hiroyuki Sanbe (Partner)’s comment was quoted in an article entitled "Huge Administrative Fines Are Real: It’s Time to Consider 'AI Ethics'," published in the August 18, 2022 issue of Nikkei Computer.

Yuri Suzuki (Partner)'s comment was quoted in a web article entitled "Japan brings more clarity to stablecoins," dated July 12, 2022, published by Asia Business Law Journal.

Hiroyuki Sanbe (Partner)’s comment was quoted in the articles on legal developments related to AI in Europe and the United States and AI legal and ethical measures taken by Japanese companies, published by Nikkei X Tech.

The Policy Research Institute was featured in a web article titled “Japan's Leading Rulemakers Assemble at the ‘Policy Research Institute’ to Lay Out Policies of the Future," dated June 27, 2022, published by Forbes JAPAN.