Profile

Education

LL.B. Kyoto University, Faculty of Law March 1978

LL.M. Kyoto University, Faculty of Law March 1980

J.S.D. Stanford Law School May 1986

LL.D. Kyoto University, Faculty of Law March 2000

Academic Experience

Kyoto University, Faculty of Law April 1980-March 1983 Research Associate

Osaka University, Faculty of Law April 1983-March 1994 Associate Professor

Osaka University, Faculty of Law April 1994-December 2005 Professor

University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law January 2006-present Professor

University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, July 1989-August 1989
Visiting Scholar

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, September 1989 Visiting Scholar

University of British Columbia, Peter A. Allard School of Law, December 1990-April 1991 Visiting Scholar

University College, London, University of London, January 1995-September 1995 Visiting Fellow

University of Washington, School of Law, April 2000-March 2001Visiting Scholar

University of Western Australia, Faculty of Law August 2003 Visiting Scholar

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