Handling by the Consumer Affairs Agency of Inspections of Violations of the Act Against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations

Authors： Shohei Furukawa

Crisis Management/Compliance practice newsletter 2018. November


Magazine/Book：Crisis Management/Compliance practice newsletter 2018. November
Publisher：Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
Practice： Corporate Investigation
Date of publication： November 16, 2018

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