Food, Beverages, and Alcohol

As people become more health conscious, regulations have been established in the food, beverage, and alcohol sectors to accommodate the distribution of health foods, such as Foods with Functional Claims (Functional Food), Foods with Nutrient Function Claims, and Foods for Specified Health Uses. Atsumi & Sakai keeps abreast of legal developments and regulatory trends in the field to provide prompt and up-to-date legal support to business operators in the food, beverage, and alcohol sectors in Japan (domestic and foreign).

 

When advising foreign clients, our expert Japanese lawyers can call on the support of our foreign lawyers to provide an international service. Our team can do business and draft documents in Japanese, English, German, Mandarin, Hindi, Korean, and Marathi, and provides service around the clock through our global affiliated offices.

 

 

Related Publications

• Revised Intellectual Property Strategies for Proactive Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries – Establishment of Japan Food Brand - Textbook for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Intellectual Property, the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (2021) [Co-author]
• Legal Consulting on Intellectual Property of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Part II, SEIRIN SHOIN (2019) [Co-author]
• Food Agriculture: Laws and Systems, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (2018)
• Intellectual Property Strategies for Proactive Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries – Establishment of Japan Food Brand - Textbook for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Intellectual Property, the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (2018) [Co-author]

 

Related Newsletters

• "Japan’s Positive List System for Utensils, Containers, and Packaging Intended for Food Use (Effective from June 1, 2025)" (May, 2025) 
• "Overview of the Food Labeling Act" (December 2022)

 

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