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[Attorney Kotaro Tanabe]
I provided a comment for the NIKKEI Digital Governance article dated June 29, 2026, titled "'Similar Voices': The Tragedy of NijiVoice's Withdrawal - The Lack of Rules is the Shadow."

Attorney Kotaro TanabeAccording to NIKKEI Digital Governance dated June 29, 2026"The tragedy of Nijisanji Voice's withdrawal due to 'similar voices': The lack of rules casts a shadow."I commented on this in a members-only article.

【2026.6.29】

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I will be speaking at the event "Trade Secret Laws and Corporate Practices in Japan and Taiwan - Key Points for Responding as Revealed by Drafting Officers from Japan and Taiwan."
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I contributed an article titled "Summary of the Research Report on the Protection of Trade Secrets and General Provisions under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act" to the Civil Law Research Association's "Law & Technology No. 113".

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[Attorney Kotaro Tanabe]I provided a comment for the NIKKEI Digital Governance article dated June 29, 2026, titled "'Similar Voices': The Tragedy of NijiVoice's Withdrawal - The Lack of Rules is the Shadow."

[Attorney Kotaro Tanabe]
I provided a comment for the NIKKEI Digital Governance article dated June 29, 2026, titled "'Similar Voices': The Tragedy of NijiVoice's Withdrawal - The Lack of Rules is the Shadow."