Shin Matsuzawa is Professor of Criminal Law at the School of Law, Waseda University, Japan.Anne Weyembergh is Professor of EU Criminal law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.Irene Wieczorek is an Assistant Professor of European Union Law at Durham Law School, Durham University, UK.

• Introduction 1. Transfer of prisoners and extradition cases between Europe and Japan: Legal and practical challenges 2. An analysis of the seven Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) agreements concluded by Japan and the uniqueness of the EU-Japan MLA Agreement 3. Norm diffusion as a tool to uphold and promote EU values and interests: A case study on the EU-Japan Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement 4. EU law enforcement cooperation with non-EU countries: A general overview and special focus on EU-Japan cooperation 5. The Adequacy Decision on Japan under the General Data Protection Regulation: What are the possible implications for law enforcement exchanges? 6. Is there an obligation not to cooperate with abolitionist States?: Noting the gaps in and potential of the Japan–EU Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 7. EU-Japan cooperation in combatting cybercrime: From the Strategic Partnership Agreement to global partnerships 8. Direct cooperation relating to the collection of electronic evidence in criminal investigations: The challenges for the European Union and Japan 9. The Right to an attorney in interrogations in Japan: Is the Ghosn extradition case a turning point?

Shin Matsuzawa is Professor of Criminal Law at the School of Law, Waseda University, Japan.Anne Weyembergh is Professor of EU Criminal law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.Irene Wieczorek is an Assistant Professor of European Union Law at Durham Law School, Durham University, UK.

• Introduction 1. Transfer of prisoners and extradition cases between Europe and Japan: Legal and practical challenges 2. An analysis of the seven Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) agreements concluded by Japan and the uniqueness of the EU-Japan MLA Agreement 3. Norm diffusion as a tool to uphold and promote EU values and interests: A case study on the EU-Japan Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement 4. EU law enforcement cooperation with non-EU countries: A general overview and special focus on EU-Japan cooperation 5. The Adequacy Decision on Japan under the General Data Protection Regulation: What are the possible implications for law enforcement exchanges? 6. Is there an obligation not to cooperate with abolitionist States?: Noting the gaps in and potential of the Japan–EU Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 7. EU-Japan cooperation in combatting cybercrime: From the Strategic Partnership Agreement to global partnerships 8. Direct cooperation relating to the collection of electronic evidence in criminal investigations: The challenges for the European Union and Japan 9. The Right to an attorney in interrogations in Japan: Is the Ghosn extradition case a turning point?

Shin Matsuzawa is Professor of Criminal Law at the School of Law, Waseda University, Japan.Anne Weyembergh is Professor of EU Criminal law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.Irene Wieczorek is an Assistant Professor of European Union Law at Durham Law School, Durham University, UK.

• Introduction 1. Transfer of prisoners and extradition cases between Europe and Japan: Legal and practical challenges 2. An analysis of the seven Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) agreements concluded by Japan and the uniqueness of the EU-Japan MLA Agreement 3. Norm diffusion as a tool to uphold and promote EU values and interests: A case study on the EU-Japan Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement 4. EU law enforcement cooperation with non-EU countries: A general overview and special focus on EU-Japan cooperation 5. The Adequacy Decision on Japan under the General Data Protection Regulation: What are the possible implications for law enforcement exchanges? 6. Is there an obligation not to cooperate with abolitionist States?: Noting the gaps in and potential of the Japan–EU Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 7. EU-Japan cooperation in combatting cybercrime: From the Strategic Partnership Agreement to global partnerships 8. Direct cooperation relating to the collection of electronic evidence in criminal investigations: The challenges for the European Union and Japan 9. The Right to an attorney in interrogations in Japan: Is the Ghosn extradition case a turning point?