Thomson Reuters, a global content and technology company, recently announced that Thomson Reuters K.K. (“Thomson Reuters Japan”) has closed its previously announced acquisition of the Westlaw Japan business, a leading provider of legal information services in Japan.
Westlaw Japan K.K. was formed in 2006 as a joint venture between Thomson Reuters and Shinnippon-Hoki Publishing Co., Ltd. (“Shin Nippon”). The organization, operating as Westlaw Japan, provided legal professionals in Japan access to the most extensive case database in Japan through its namesake solution. Following Thomson Reuters’ acquisition of the Westlaw Japan business, Shin Nippon remains a strategic partner to Thomson Reuters and is expanding the content it provides through the Westlaw Japan product.
The integration of the Westlaw Japan business and its customers into Thomson Reuters Japan supports Thomson Reuters’ strategy to offer Japanese legal professionals a best-in-class content technology platform and support their digital transformation ambitions. Young Sun Bang, President and Representative Director of Thomson Reuters Japan, said: “Today marks an exciting day for Westlaw Japan employees and customers, and we are thrilled to welcome the Westlaw Japan team to Thomson Reuters Japan. The coming together of the two companies will allow us to accelerate Westlaw Japan’s evolution as the leading provider of legal content in the region and better address our customers’ digital transformation and content technology needs with Thomson Reuters Japan’s full solution suite.”
Thomson Reuters’ presence in Japan dates back to 1872, when the Reuters News Agency established its first office in the region, later followed by the founding of Thomson Corporate Japan Limited in 1989. Thomson Reuters Japan offers its customers market-leading legal, tax and accounting, compliance and risk, and global trade information technology solutions.
