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Kozo Kawai and Kojiro Fujii’s Comments Published in the Nikkei
Tokyo partner Kozo Kawai and Brussels partner Kojiro Fujii’s comments appeared in articles titled “China's Deflationary Export Wave Hits Japan: Anti-Dumping Investigations Reach Record High of Four Cases in 2025” and “China’s Deflationary Exports Impact Japan: Record Number of Anti-Dumping Investigations This Year; Distortions in Asian Trade and Concerns over U.S. Tariffs.”
These articles were published in the Nikkei electronic edition on Sept. 19, 2025 and morning print edition on Sept. 29, 2025.
Kozo’s anti-trust/competition practice covers every area of the practice, i.e., violation cases such as cartel and unilateral conduct, merger regulations, and compliance to prevent violations of Japanese and foreign competition laws. Kozo continues to be recognized by international law journals as one of the top practitioners in Japan in the area of competition law. He has handled large scale international cartel cases and has contributed to the realization of prominent merger regulations. In the area of international trade law, Kozo is widely recognized as a pioneer of trade law practice in Japan and has advised both the private sector and governmental agencies. He has been involved in most of the trade remedy investigations, such as those for the imposition of anti-dumping duties and subsidy countervailing duties as counsel to Japanese and foreign clients, and in some overseas trade remedy investigations to defend Japanese clients. In addition, Kozo’s practice covers international disputes, corporate crisis management, and regulatory investigations.