- External Seminars
Examining Recent FEFTA Developments: IBA Japan Members’ Discussion
- Date
- December 22, 2025
- Venue
- Online
In December 2025, Tokyo partner Chika Igarashi participated as a speaker in a members’ session hosted by the International Bankers Association of Japan (IBA Japan). She engaged in discussions on recent developments under Japan’s Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), with a particular focus on the prior notification regime for inward foreign direct investment (FDI). The session was attended by approximately 90 representatives from IBA Japan member institutions, primarily foreign banks, securities firms, and asset management companies operating in Japan.
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Chika Igarashi is a partner at Nishimura & Asahi specializing in the fields of (i) Banking and Financial Regulations. Chika also has extensive experience in advising a wide range of corporations on (ii) the countermeasures for AML/CFT (anti-money laundering/countering financing of terrorism) and foreign economic sanctions, including OFAC regulations; (iii) data privacy; (iv) global compliance and governance, including the establishment and implementation of whistleblowing and internal control systems; and (v) dispute resolution and crisis management involving cross-border aspects for corporate clients. She also advises corporations doing business in (vi) Africa and the Middle East.