Now Online - LexisNexis JP

LexisNexis Japan Co., Ltd., has lauched an online legal information service in the Japanese language (http://legal.lexisnexis.jp) called LexisNexis JP.

From the Press Release: This powerful new research tool is designed to help customers quickly and easily find cases, case commentaries and statutes, codes and laws over the Internet using a standard Web browser. The initial coverage of the LexisNexis JP database includes 206,000 judgments dating from 1862; 42,000 case commentaries as published in prestigious law journals, and all of the current 7,200 Japanese statutes, codes and laws. LexisNexis has licensed content from such highly reputable sources and journals as the Hanrei Times, Kinyu Houmu Jijo, Kinyu Shoji Hanrei and Rodo Hanrei.

Complete Press Release (April 18, 2005)