{"id":855,"date":"2019-06-29T00:36:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T15:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/?post_type=professional&#038;p=855"},"modified":"2026-03-23T18:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:05:40","slug":"koji-tomimoto","status":"publish","type":"professional","link":"https:\/\/www.kitahama.or.jp\/english\/professionals\/koji-tomimoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Koji Tomimoto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Koji Tomimoto\u2019s practice focuses primarily on intellectual property cases, construction and real estate cases, international cases, venture-related legal affairs, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. 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