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Cyberattacks Are an Export Control Problem Too: Tech Leaks and Fake IT Workers

When drawings and technical documents are stolen in a cyberattack, it is not only an IT problem. Working from primary sources in Japan, including METI's guidance documents, government alerts on North Korean IT workers and the design policy for the new SCS supply chain security ratings, this article maps four routes technology leaves a company, ten checks to run in-house, and how to prepare when a customer asks for TICS or an SCS 4-star rating.

2026-10-04Ryuta Hamamoto

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The Asahi Kasei Arrest: Which Law Was Broken, and Where Export Controls Fit

On September 17, 2026, Aichi police arrested a former Asahi Kasei employee on suspicion of disclosing trade secrets on a latent curing agent used in semiconductor packaging to a Chinese company. Working from Asahi Kasei's own statement and Japanese press reports, this article lays out the timeline, explains which part of Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Act the arrest rests on, why the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and the Economic Security Promotion Act do not appear, and what to check in your own company today.

2026-09-18Ryuta Hamamoto

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Does letting someone use a GPU over the network count as an export? The RASA bill, and whether Japan has the same gap

You can stop the chip from leaving the country, but you cannot stop someone from using it over a network connection. This piece traces where that difference comes from, working from the text of the EAR, BIS's own advisory opinions, and the Japanese Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act. It covers what the RASA bill actually says, whether Japan has the same gap, and what to check in practice.

2026-08-21Ryuta Hamamoto

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"Is Your Technical Information Leaking?" Speaking at JX LIVE! 2026, Part One: Economic Security and Export Control in the Age of AI

On 28 July 2026 I spoke at JX LIVE! 2026, the Japan Association of New Economy's conference at TOKYO NODE in Toranomon Hills.

2026-08-01Ryuta Hamamoto

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What Are Catch-All Controls? A Plain Guide to Japan's Supplementary Export Controls for Beginners

A beginner-friendly explanation of catch-all controls, formally Japan's supplementary export controls.

2026-07-25Ryuta Hamamoto

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What Are List Controls? A Plain Guide to Japan's Appended Table 1 and Export Classification

What Are List Controls? A Plain Guide to Japan's Appended Table 1 and Export Classification. A practical TIMEWELL guide with clear context and actionable points.

2026-07-25Ryuta Hamamoto

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What Are Dual-Use Items? A Plain Guide to Classification, Catch-All Controls and Why "We Only Make Commercial Products" Does Not Hold

What Are Dual-Use Items? A Plain Guide to Classification, Catch-All Controls and Why "We Only Make Commercial Products" Does Not Hold.

2026-07-24Ryuta Hamamoto

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What Is Inward FDI Screening in Japan? A Plain-English Guide to FEFTA Prior Notification, the 1% Rule, and Core Sectors (2026)

What Is Inward FDI Screening in Japan? A Plain-English Guide to FEFTA Prior Notification, the 1% Rule, and Core Sectors (2026).

2026-07-18Ryuta Hamamoto

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The Ohkawara Kakohki Case: A Wrongful Prosecution Born from Export-Control 'Classification'

If you work in export control, you will hear the name of this case sooner or later. The Ohkawara Kakohki case.

2026-07-11Ryuta Hamamoto

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Japan's Catch-All Export Control Amendments, Explained: The October 9, 2025 Overhaul and Its Impact on the Use, End-User, and Inform Requirements [2026 Update]

A chronological roundup of the amendments to Japan's catch-all export controls (formally "complementary export controls").

2026-07-07Ryuta Hamamoto

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End-User Certificates and Pledges (Seiyakusho) in Japanese Export Control | A Beginner's Guide to the Required Documents, Timing, and How to Fill Them Out [2026 Edition]

End-User Certificates and Pledges (Seiyakusho) in Japanese Export Control. A practical TIMEWELL guide with clear context and actionable points.

2026-07-07Ryuta Hamamoto

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A Beginner's Dictionary of Japanese Export Control Jargon: "Betsu-ichi," "Toku-ippan," "White Country," and 30 Other Terms Your Colleagues Keep Using [2026 Edition]

"Betsu-ichi," "toku-ippan," "white country," "catch-all." The shorthand that fills Japanese export control meetings appears nowhere in the statutes in that form.

2026-07-07Ryuta Hamamoto