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Fragomen's Global Japan Conference 2025 | フラゴメン法律事務所:2025年グローバルビザセミナー(日本)のお知らせ

November 11, 2025 — November 13, 2025 | 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM JST

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Against a backdrop of changing global landscape and a year of major geopolitical events, global immigration and mobility industry professionals are undergoing a significant transformation.

Fragomen’s Global Japan Conference 2025 is taking place in Osaka on Tuesday, 11 November and Tokyo on Thursday, 13 November 2025. This exclusive event will explore the impact of major elections around the world, managing the risk and compliance associated with short-term business travel, and the best practices for developing an effective crisis management and business continuity strategies. We will also discuss the essence of knowledge management and how our unparalleled immigration knowledge can help businesses to make better informed decisions about their immigration programs and increase operational efficiencies.

The conference will bring together best-in-class thought leaders from the United States, Asia Pacific and Europe who will share their invaluable insights and provide practical advice on navigating HR management strategies in immigration and global mobility industry. The full agenda will be circulated closer to the date of the seminars.

Our speakers include:

  • Shintaro Araki | Partner, New York
  • Mark Buchanan | Regional Partner, APAC
  • Kenneth Lau | Partner, APCC
  • Reika Takeuchi | Japan Practice Head, London
  • Roy Ren | Senior Director, China
  • Ana Sofia Walsh | Knowledge Management Director, Brussels

These are in-person events only and free to attend, they will be presented in both English and Japanese. We encourage all HR, talent acquisition managers and other representatives of Japanese companies doing business globally to attend.

If you have any queries or would like to request additional information, please contact [email protected].

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 世界情勢が変化し、地政学的に大きな出来事が起こったこの1年を背景に、世界の移民・モビリティ業界の専門家たちは大きな変革期を迎えています。そのような中で、フラゴメン法律事務所では例年に続き東京と大阪にて2025年グローバルビザセミナー(日本)を開催致します。 今年は、11月11日(火)に大阪、11月13日(木)に東京で開催予定です。毎年、多くの参加者の方々にご好評を頂いている本セミナーでは、当事務所が誇る各国・各地域の先鋭の弁護士による、就労ビザや出張者への対応、そして入国管理業務に関する最新の情報をお届けしています。

今年のセミナーでは、アメリカを含めた主要国が自国民優先の移民施策を取り始める中で、日本企業社員の国境を越えた移動に与えるリスクや影響、短期出張に伴うリスクとコンプライアンスの管理、効果的な危機管理と事業継続戦略を策定するためのベストプラクティスについて、貴重な最新情報をお届け致します。また、企業の皆様が質の高い情報に基づいた意思決定を行い、業務効率を高める上で、フラゴメン法律事務所が蓄積してきた移民法に関する知識、経験をどのように活用して頂けるか解説させて頂きます。

米国、アジア太平洋地域、ヨーロッパから当事務所のトップクラスの専門家が集まり、実務経験を踏まえながら、世界情勢の変化に応じて企業として最適な人事戦略を展開できるようアドバイス致します。

スピーカー:

  • 荒木 信太郎 | パートナー、ニューヨーク
  • マーク・ブキャナン | リージョナルパートナー、APAC
  • ケネス・ラウ | パートナー、APCC
  • 竹内 麗雅 | ジャパンプラクティスヘッド、ロンドン
  • ロイ・レン | シニアディレクター、中国
  • アナ・ソフィア・ウォルシュ | ナレッジマネジメントディレクター、ブリュッセル

今回のセミナーは、対面セミナーのみです。参加費は無料です。セミナーは、英語と日本語の両方で行われます。グローバルにビジネスを展開する日本企業の人事担当者、人材採用担当者、その他の代表者の皆様のご参加をお待ちしております。

ご質問やご要望がございましたら、下記Eメールアドレスまで英語でご連絡ください。 [email protected]. 

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