- Robotics / Artificial Intelligence
- Competition Law / International Trade
AI and Copyright landscape in Japan and Singapore
In August 2025, I participated as a panelist in a panel discussion titled “AI 101 for the bar and bench” hosted by the Internal Bar Association in Singapore. Both Japan and Singapore’s copyright laws have "clean" exceptions for the development of AI models, and the AI industry voiced support for the positive economic effects brought about by such legal certainty and stability. Japan and Singapore's AI policies play an important role in the international AI community. However, challenges remain in the global deployment of AI development and services. This newsletter provides an overview of the discussion and presents key takeaways. The session addressed the intersection of AI and copyright, providing practitioners with the technical foundation to better understand how AI models work and...To read the full article, please see the PDF file
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Robotics / Artificial Intelligence & Competition Law / International Trade Newsletter
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Tatsuya handles all aspects of competition law-related matters, such as merger control, bid rigging and cartel investigations, anti-trust litigation, and unfair trade practice regulations. He is also involved in advocacy efforts towards the development of competition policy. Tatsuya regularly advises on a number of digital and platform-related competition law cases, and has extensive experience in competition law matters within the infrastructure and energy sectors.
He is well-versed in a wide range of regulatory matters regarding legal issues in the new technology industry, including digital platforms, cloud computing, advertising, AI, data centers, social media, telecommunication services, radio waves, cybersecurity, FinTech, and consumer protection for domestic and international clients. He also offers guidance on analysis and strategy development pertaining to legal and public policy issues in the emerging areas of digital policy and regulations, as well as public policy matters (e.g., sustainability) in light of domestic and international political and policy trends.
He has published numerous works concerning digital policy and regulation, and his work in the field of competition law was featured in the Academic Retrospective of the notable legal journal Horitsujiho in 2023 and 2024.