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January 23, 2019	Takeshige Sugimoto's comments were cited in the Nikkei Newspaper's article of January 23, 2019, "Google fined under GDPR - Illegal Data Collection - Japanese companies also at the Risk".
January 8, 2019	Mr. Takeshige Sugimoto's comments were cited in the Yomiuri Newspaper's article of January 8, 2019, "No Domestic Laws Govern Overseas IT - No Control over Location Data Collection - No Jurisdiction for Lack of Facilities"
December 7, 2018	Reporter 2nd Session "Personal Information Protection and Competition Policy" "New Competition Policy in the Digitalized Society - Platform & Personal Information Protection" (jointly held by Japan Fair Trade commission, Competition Policy Research Center, the Osaka Bar Association, Kansai business Federation, Osaka Chamber of Commerce, JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association), and Kobe University)
December 4, 2018	Lecture "Start Application of the GDPR and aftermath - GDPR Responses which Japanese companies operating mainly in France should have done" (held by the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Japonaise en France)
November 26, 2018	Mr. Takeshige Sugimoto was mentioned as MC of the symposium in the Nikkei Newspaper's article of November 26, 2018, "The head of the CNIL emphasizes that the GDPR is 'indispensable for a sustainable development of digital economy' ".
November 21, 2018	Speaker, Presentation "The California Consumer Privacy Act and Japanese Companies" & Moderator of Panel Discussion at "Pressing Symposium: The Global Frontline of Privacy Protection" (jointly held by Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. and Bird & Bird LLP, International Data Protection Group)
November 7, 2018	Panelist "Third Session: Global and Data Compliance Practice - Focusing on responses to cross-border data transfer regulations and data localization regulation"(held by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto)
October 22, 2018	Special Lecture "Trends concerning EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)" (held by Japan Club of Geneva (JCG))
October 21, 2018	Mr. Takeshige Sugimoto's comments were cited in the Nikkei Newspaper's article of October 21, 2018, "EU Appreciated 'Secrecy of Communication' - Japan Side Concerns its Negative Effect on GDPR"
October 18, 2018	Seminar, "Enforcement Trends of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by Data Protection Supervisory Authorities and Legislative Trends of the EU e-Privacy Regulation regulating Email Marketing" (held by Nihonjinkai (Japanese Club) Hamburg e.V.)
September 14, 2018	Seminar "GDPR Compliance Responses for Foreign People visiting Japan from the European Economic Area (EEA)" (held by JATA (Japan Association of Travel Agents))
July 25, 2018	Mr. Takeshige Sugimoto's comments were cited in the Nikkei Newspaper's article of July 25, 2018, "Processing Personal Data under GDPR - Options other than 'Consent'"
July 25, 2018	Seminar "Check-up the GDPR Basics - Basics' Basic on the GDPR that is hard to ask now"　(held by Japan Club Munchen e.V.)
July 20, 2018	Speaker, "Lecture Presentation concerning the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)" (held by the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association)
July 19, 2018	"Practical Response Seminar for the EU GDPR Compliance" (held by Japan Machinery Center for Trade and Investment)
July 18, 2018	Panelist, Panel Discussion "Understanding GDPR in 60 minutes" (held by Japan SAP USERS' Group)
July 9, 2018	Mr. Takeshige Sugimoto's comments were cited in the MLex Market Insight's article of July 9, 2018, "Japan-EU data deal set for further delay"
June 25, 2018	"Special Feature - the Start of the Implementation of the GDPR "EU Competition Law and Profiling Regulations and Data Portability Rights""
June 6, 2018	Mr. Takeshige Sugimoto's comments were cited in the Nikkei Newspaper's article of June 6, 2018, "Privacy Protection Activist shows interests in Japan re GDPR"
May 26, 2018	Mr. Takeshige Sugimoto's comments were cited in the Asahi Newspaper's article of May 26, 2018, "Strengthening Personal Data Protection in EU - High Administrative Fine - How Should Japanese Companies Respond?"

January 23, 2019

Takeshige Sugimoto's comments were cited in the Nikkei Newspaper's article of January 23, 2019, "Google fined under GDPR - Illegal Data Collection - Japanese companies also at the Risk".

January 8, 2019

Mr. Takeshige Sugimoto's comments were cited in the Yomiuri Newspaper's article of January 8, 2019, "No Domestic Laws Govern Overseas IT - No Control over Location Data Collection - No Jurisdiction for Lack of Facilities"

December 7, 2018

Reporter 2nd Session "Personal Information Protection and Competition Policy" "New Competition Policy in the Digitalized Society - Platform & Personal Information Protection" (jointly held by Japan Fair Trade commission, Competition Policy Research Center, the Osaka Bar Association, Kansai business Federation, Osaka Chamber of Commerce, JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association), and Kobe University)

December 4, 2018

Lecture "Start Application of the GDPR and aftermath - GDPR Responses which Japanese companies operating mainly in France should have done" (held by the Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Japonaise en France)

November 26, 2018

Mr. Takeshige Sugimoto was mentioned as MC of the symposium in the Nikkei Newspaper's article of November 26, 2018, "The head of the CNIL emphasizes that the GDPR is 'indispensable for a sustainable development of digital economy' ".

November 21, 2018

Speaker, Presentation "The California Consumer Privacy Act and Japanese Companies" & Moderator of Panel Discussion at "Pressing Symposium: The Global Frontline of Privacy Protection" (jointly held by Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. and Bird & Bird LLP, International Data Protection Group)