Japan Business Law Examination study plan

Map Civil Code obligations architecture: classify contract formation, performance, and breach remedies under the Civil Code structure

Draft a one-page comparison of statutory rescission (解除) versus termination by mutual agreement, listing notice requirements and effects

Solve 15 short hypotheticals on offer-acceptance timing, including distance contracts and electronic acceptance

Explain the seller's warranty liability for defects (契約不適合責任) and distinguish it from general default liability

Analyze tort liability elements: negligence, causation, damages, and the employer's vicarious liability provision

Compare joint tortfeasor contribution rules with contractual co-debtor rules and resolve two allocation problems

Apply sales contract rules to risk transfer, third-party claims, and installment payment arrangements

Write IRAC answers to 6 past-style questions on torts and sales within timed conditions

Diagram corporate governance organs: shareholders meeting, board, audit and supervisory committee, and accounting auditor, showing authority boundaries

Outline director duties of care and loyalty, and identify conflict-of-interest transaction approval procedures

Trace shareholder rights from proposal rights through derivative suits, noting standing and procedural prerequisites

Summarize share issuance, transfer restrictions, and capital reduction rules in a table

Apply Companies Act rules to a hypothetical board resolution defect and determine validity and remedies

Distinguish types of employment contracts and identify invalid work-rule provisions under the Labor Contract Act

Explain dismissal requirements: objective and socially reasonable grounds, and procedural fairness

Calculate overtime, holiday, and late-night premium rates under the Labor Standards Act for three sample payroll scenarios

Compare patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection: subject matter, duration, registration, and infringement tests

Draft an infringement analysis for one patent scenario and one trademark scenario, applying novelty and similarity standards

Outline unfair competition and trade secret misappropriation elements under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act

Identify horizontal and vertical restraint categories under the Antimonopoly Act and explain the leniency program

Apply consumer contract rules on cooling-off, unfair terms, and misrepresentation to three fact patterns

Analyze product liability elements: defect, causation, and the development risk defense

Map civil procedure flow from filing through oral argument to judgment, including jurisdiction and burden of proof

Compare litigation, mediation, arbitration, and settlement, and identify when each is appropriate

Distinguish liquidation, civil rehabilitation, and corporate reorganization: triggers, debtor control, and claim treatment

Explain avoidance powers and priority claims in insolvency proceedings using two worked examples

Summarize core tax principles relevant to business: income tax, corporate tax, consumption tax, and withholding

Identify basic accounting concepts: accrual, revenue recognition, and reserve treatment, and connect them to tax adjustments

Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and score them by domain

Re-teach the three weakest domains using the error log and rewrite missed questions from scratch

Memorize key statutory deadlines and thresholds across all domains using spaced repetition

Simulate exam-day pacing and confirm time allocation per question type