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Clifford Chance

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Lost in translation: Japan urged to do more to combat foreign official bribery

22 December 2016

The handful of foreign official bribery prosecutions that have taken place in Japan has not satisfied the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which in June this year renewed its pleas for the country to step up its battle against international bribery. This article examines Japan's responses to the OECD's demands, the latest developments in Japan's foreign official bribery laws, and the implications for Japanese multinational corporations and foreign companies who face potential exposure to Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Act.

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