Publications

Dissertations
Judicial Review v. Democracy--An Inquiry into the Nature and Limits of Legitimate Constitutional Interpretation by the Judiciary. Stanford Law School. (1986).

Books in English

The Constitution of Japan: A Contextual Analysis, Hart, 2011, pp. 289

Disaster and Law: Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown in Japan (2018)

Articles in English

"Fundamental Human Rights and 'Traditional Japanese Values': Constitutional Amendment and Vision of the Japanese Society", 13 Asian Journal of Comparative Law 59-86 (2018)

Independence of the Judiciary and Securing Public Trust in Japan, in H.P.Lee & Marilyn Pittard, Asia-Pacific Judiciaries: Independence, Impartiality and Integrity (Cambridge 2018) pp 209-230.

”T-Rex, Jurassic Park and Nuclear Power: Nuclear Power Plants and the Courts after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 42 William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review 145-199 (2017)

”The Challege to Multiculturalism: Hate Speech Ban in Japan, 49 UBC Law Review 427−484 (2016)

"Never Had a CHoice and Have No Power to Alter": Ilegitimate Children and the Supreme Court of Japan", 44 Ga Journal of International and Comparative Law 577-635 (2016)

"Election Campagin Regulation and the Supreme Court of Japan," in Judicial Review of Elections in Asia, Po Jen Yap (ed), London: Routledge 2016, pp115-35

"The Role of the Central Government and Local Government in Times of Crisis: Japan's Experience after the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster," in Central-Local Relations in Asian Constitutional Systems, Andrew Harding and Mark Sidel (eds), Oxford: Hart Publishing 2015, pp125-149

"Criminalization of Revenge Porn in Japan,” (2015) 24 Washington University International Law Journal 289-317

"Don't you Want to Watch the Television Programs While You are Abroad?; Broadcasting, Public Transmission and Copyright in Japan," (2015) 2015 Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy 1-38

"The Supreme Court of Japan and online pharmacies,” in Legal Innovations in Asia, John O. Haley & Toshiko Takenaka (eds), Edward Elgar, 2014, pp 123-45

"Cloudy Weather, with Occasional Sunshine: Consumer Loans, the Legislature, and the Supreme Court of Japan,”(2013) 22 Pacfic Rim Law & Policy Journal 555-98

"Turbulence Ahead: The Future of Law Schools in Japan,” (2012) 62 Journal of Legal Education 3-31

"Justice for the Accused or Justice for Victims?: The Protection of Victims' Rights in Japan,” (2011) 13 Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal 54-95

"Why Is the Japanese Supreme Court so Conservative?," (2011) 88 Washington University Law Review 1375-1423

"Constitutional Precedents in Japan: A Comment on the Role of Precedent," (2011) 88 Washington University Law Review 1669-1680

"Intellectual High Court of Japan," in New Courts in Asia, Andrew Harding and Penelope Nicholson (eds), London: Routledge, 2010, pp 83-100.

"The Constitution and the Family in Japan," in Japanese Family Law in Comparative Perspective, Harry Scheiber and Laurent Mayali (eds), Berkeley: Robbins Collection Publications, 2009, pp 33-60.

"Business Law in Japan," in A Guide to Business Law in Asia, Pitman Potter and Ljiljana Buikovic (eds), Karkham: Lexis-Nexis, 2008, pp 143 -202.

"The voting rights of Japanese citizens living abroad", (2007) 5:2 International Journal of Constitutional Law 332-342

"The protection of "fundamental human rights" in Japan". Human Rights in Asia: A Comparative Legal Study of Twelve Asian Jurisdictions, France and the USA, arandall Peerenboom, Carole J. Petersen, & Albert H. Chen (eds), London: Routledge, 2006, pp 121 - 157.

"Development Note: Japan: The Supreme Court and the Separation of Church and State," (2004) 2:3 International Journal of Constitutional Law 534 - 545.

"Lochner v. New York in Japan: Protecting Economic Liberties in a Country Governed by Bureaucrats," in Law and Technology in the Pacific Communities, Boulder: Westview, 1994, pp 199 - 261.

"Freedom of Expression in Japan". Osaka University Law Review. 38 (1991): 13 - 41.

"The Reapportionment Cases in Japan: Constitutional Law, Politics, and the Japanese Supreme Court". Osaka University Law Review. 33 (1986): 17 - 46.

"A Comment upon the Role of the Judiciary in Japan". Osaka University Law Review. 35 (1988): 17 - 28.

Matsui, Shigenori and Susumu Noda, ed. Foreign Workers Problem: Japan and the U.S.. Osaka: Center for Japan-U.S. Exchange in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1993. 116 pages.

Book Reviews in English
Beer, Lawrence. 1986. Review of: Freedom of Expression in Japan: A Study in Comparative Law, Politics and Society. American Journal of Comparative Law. 34 (1986): pp. 583 - 587.

Books in Japan

Starbucks de latte wo nominagara kenpou wo kangaeru [Reflections on the Constitution] edited. Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2016, pp312

Internet ho [Internet Law] edited Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2015, pp369
Jiyu no houri: Sakamoto masanari sensei koki kinen ronbunshu [Jurisprudence of Freedom], co-editor Yasuo hasebe & Yasuyuki Watanabe, Tokyo: Seibundo 2015

Kihontekijinken no jikenbo [Fundamental Human Rights Case Files] (co-authors Toshiyuki Munesue et al, 5th edition Yuhikaku 2015), pp232
Cinema de hougaku [Introduction to Law through Movie Screen] (co-editor Susumu Noda, new edition Yuhikaku 2014) pp290
Internet no kenpougaku [Internet and the Constitution] (new edition, Iwanami shoten 2014), pp489
Matsumiya, Takaaki and Hiroo Sono. Hajimeteno houritsugaku [Introduction to Law]. 4th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2014. 273 pages.  
Nihonkoku kenpouwo kangaeru [Reconsidering the Japanese Constitution]. 3rd ed. Osaka: Osaka Univ. Press, 2014. 286 pages.  
Hyougenno jiyu to meiyokison [Defamation and Freedom of Expression]. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2013. 444 pages.  
Toshokan to hyougenno jiyu [Library and Freedom of Expression]. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2013. 260 pages.   
Constitution of Canada. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2012. 347 pages.  
Introduction to American Constitution. 7th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2012. 475 pages.  
Munesue, Toshiyuki, Masahiro Akasaka, Shigenori Matsui, Eiji Sasada, Teruki Tsunemoto and Masato Ichikawa. Civil Rights Case File. 4th edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2011. 269 pages.  

Law in Context: Kenpou (Constitution). Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2010. 388 pages.  
Reconsidering the Japanese Constitution. 2nd ed. Osaka: Osaka University Press, 2010. 276 pages.  
Takahashi, Kazuyuki, Shigenori Matsui and Hidemi Suzuki. The Internet and Law. 4th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2010. 375 pages.  
American Constitutional Law. 6th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2008. 387 pages.  
Mass Media Law. 4th ed. Nihonhyouronsha, 2008. 373 pages.  
Shiyake, Masanori, Kouichi Yonezawa, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa and Kazumasa Doi, ed. Popular Sovereignty and Rule of Law. Vol. 2 of 2. Tokyo: Seibundou, 2008. 474, 459 pages.  
Shiyake, Masanori, Makoto Oishi, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Takai, Tastuya Fujii, Kazumasa Doi, Tooru Mouri, Tetsuji Matsumoto, Shigeki Nakayama and Kensuke Ueda. Cases & Materials on Constitution: Constitutional Litigation. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2007. 557 pages.  
Japanese Constitutional Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2007. 620 pages.  
To Protect Children From Sexual Offenders. Tokyo: ChuouKouron Sha, 2007. 265 pages.  
Matsui, Shigenori, Takaaki Matsumiya and Hiroo Sono. Introduction to Law. 2d ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2006. 264 pages.  
Shiyake, Masanori, Makoto Oishi, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Takai, Tastuya Fujii, Kazumasa Doi, Tooru Mouri, Tetsuji Matsumoto, Shigeki Nakayama and Kensuke Ueda. Cases & Materials on Constitutional Law. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2005. 420, 506 pages.  
Freedom of Expression of Mass Media. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2005. 270 pages.  
American Constitutional Law. 5th edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2004. 466 pages.  
Watanabe, Takesato and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Freedom and Social Responsibility of Mass Media. Tokyo: Minerva, 2004. 331 pages.  
Noda, Susumu and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Introduction to Law through Movie Screen. 2d edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2004. 354 pages.  
Takahashi, Kazuyuki and Shigenori Matsui, ed. The Internet and Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2004. 345 pages.  
Freedom of Information Law. 2d edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2003. 555 pages.  
Mass Media Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2003. 320 pages.  
Reflections upon the Japanese Constitution. Osaka: Osaka University Press, 2003. 274 pages.  
Munesue, Toshiyuki, Masahiro Akasaka, Shigenori Matsui, Eiji Sasada, Teruki Tsunemoto and Masato Ichikawa. Civil Rights Case File. 2nd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2002. 245 pages.  
Japanese Constitutional Law. 2d edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2002. 591 pages.  
The Internet and the Constitution. Tokyo: Iwanami, 2002. 368 pages.   
Bush v. Gore: The 2000 American Presidential Election and the Supreme Court. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2001. 270 pages.  
Freedom of Information Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2001. 550 pages.  
Takahashi, Kazuyuki and Shigenori Matsui, ed. The Internet and Law. 2d ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2001. 326 pages.  
American Constitutional Law. 4th edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2000.  
Introduction to Freedom of Information Law. Tokyo: Iwanami, 2000. 219 pages.  
Matsui, Shigenori, Takaaki Matsumiya and Hiroo Sono. Introduction to Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2000. 258 pages.  
Noda, Susumu and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Introduction to Law through Movie Screen. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2000. 338 pages.  
Why Publication of the Name of the Juvenile Offenders Impermissible?. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2000.  
Japanese Constitutional Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1999. 612 pages.  
Takahashi, Kazuyuki and Shigenori Matsui, ed. The Internet and Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1999. 224 pages.  

Mass Media Law. 2nd edition. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1998. 288 pages.  
Munesue, Toshiyuki, Masahiro Akasaka, Shigenori Matsui, Eiji Sasada, Teruki Tsunemoto and Masato Ichikawa. Civil Rights Case Files. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1997. 240 pages.  
Freedom of Information in Japan. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1996. 238 pages.  
American Constitutional Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1995. 338 pages.  
Constitutional Double Standard. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1994. 359 pages.  
Mass Media Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1994. 288 pages.  
Access to the Courts and Due Process. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1993. 313 pages.  
Matsui, Shigenori and Susumu Noda, ed. Foreign Workers Problem: Japan and the U.S.. Osaka: Center for Japan-U.S. Exchange in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1993. 116 pages.  
American Constitutional Law. 2nd ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1992. 331 pages.  
Tonami, Kouji, Shigenori Matsui, Junji Annen and Yasuo Hasebe. Introduction to Japanese Constitution. Vol. 2 volumes. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1992. 259, 315 pages.  
Judicial Review and Democracy. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1991. 532 pages.  
Matsuura, Yoshiharu and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Translation: David Kairys, The Politics of Law: A Progressive Critique. Tokyo: Fukousha, 1991. 330 pages.  
Sato, Kouji and Shigenori Matsui. Translation: John Hart Ely, Democracy and Distrust. Tokyo: Seibundou, 1990. 323 pages.  
American Constitutional Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1989. 325 pages.  

57. Mass Media and Law. Tokyo: Koubundou, 1988. 344 pages.  

Book Chapters

"Internet no hattatsu to tokushoku [Development of the Internet and Its Characteristics]," in Internet ho [Internet Law], Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2015, p1-24
"Yasurakani shinasete hoshii: Songenshi no kenri oyobi anrakushi no kenri [Just Let Me Die Peacefully: Right to Die with Dignity and Right to an Euthanasia]", in Starbucks de latte wo nominagara kenpou wo kangaeru[Reflections on the Constitution],  Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2015, p1-31
"Baishunkoui to kenpo {Prositution and the Constitution]," in Jiyuu no Houri [Jurisprudence of Freedom], Shigenori matsui, Yasuo hasebe, & Yasuyuki Watanabe (eds) Tokto" Seibundo, 2015, pp969-1009

"Meibunkonkyo wokaku kihontekijinken no hoshou [Constitutional Protection of Unenumerated Rights]". Kenpousosho no genjoubunseki [Current Problems in Constitutional Litigation]. Ed. Hidenori Tomatsu and Yasuji Nosaka. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2012. 142 - 164.  
"Freedom of Expression on the Internet". The Internet and Law. Ed. Kazuyuki Takahashi and Hidemi Suzuki. 4th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2010. 15 - 51.  
"The Rehnquist Court and Federalism". Popular Sovereignty and Rule of Law. Ed. Masanori Shiyake, Kouichi Yonezawa, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa and kazumasa Doi. Tokyo: Seibundou, 2008. 103 - 129.  
"On "Populist Constitutionalism"". State and Law in Contemporary Society. Ed. Koji Sato, Tsuyoshi Hiramatsu, Masanori Shiyake and Takahiro Hattori. Tokyo: Seibundou, 2007. 353 - 376.  
"On Citizen Suit". Development and Contemporary Structure of State Governed by Law. Ed. Takenori Murakami, Akio Takahashi and Kazuhiko Matsumoto. Kyoto: Houritsubunkasha, 2007. 351 - 415.  
"Merger of UFJ Group and Mitsubishi Group and the Right of Access to the Courts". UFJ v. Sumitomo Trust v. Mitsubishi Tokyo: Legal Risks of Merger and Acquisition. Ed. Masafumi Nakahigashi. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2005. 108 - 121.  
Matsui, Shigenori and Noriyuki Inoue. "Constitutional Litigation and Democracy". Listening to Constitutional Scholars. Ed. Noriyuki Inoue, Go Koyama and Hajime Yamamoto. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2004. 217 - 239.  
"Significance of Freedom of Expression of Mass Media". Freedom and Social Responsibility of Mass Media. Tokyo: Minerva, 2004. 2 - 24.   Matsui, Shigenori and Shigeru Takahashi. "Administrative Procedure". Dialogue on Administrative Law. Ed. Katsuya Uga, Youichi Ohashi and Shigeru Takahashi. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2003. 111 - 128.  
"Meaning of the Executive Power and the Status of Prime Minister Reconsidered". Law and Politics in Twenty-First Century. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2002. 1 - 60.  
"Freedom of Information and Personal Data Protection". New Systematic Studies on Court Practice: Defamation and Privacy Litigations. Tokyo: Seirinshoin, 2001. 424 - 436.  
"From Jurisprudence of "Just Leave Me Alone" to Jurisprudence of "Let's Join Together"". Re-Reading Japanese Constitution. Ed. Masako Kamiya. Tokyo: Nihonkeizaishinbunsha, 2000. 84 - 105.  
"Defamation and Freedom of Expression". Contemporary Tort Actions: Invasion of Rights. Vol. 2 of 12. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1998. 79 - 114.  
"Half Century of Constitutional Decisions of the Supreme Court". Japanese Constitution: Its Half Century. Vol. 2 of 2. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1998. 203 - 280.  
"Significance of the Process Theory". Judiciary and Contemporary Constitutionalism. Tokyo: Seirinshoin, 1998. 67 - 114.  
"Fairness Doctrine Reconsidered". Law and Information. Tokyo: Sinzansha, 1997. 305 - 339.  
"Fairness Doctrine in the United States". Human Rights in Modern Government. Kyoto: Houritsubunkasha, 1997. 351 - 402.  
"Freedom of Expression in Japan". Jurist Supplement: Media in Transition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1997. 221 - 227.  
"Freedom of Expression in Japan". Law in Contemporary Japan. Vol. 10 of 15. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1997. 53 - 82.  
"Constitutional Theory of Michael J. Perry". Contemporary Judicial Review. 1996. 86 - 121.  
"Mass Media law in the United States". Mass Media Law in the World. Kyoto: Saganoshoin, 1996. 84 - 110.  
"Autonomy Right". Readings in Contemporary Constitution. Ed. Yasuo Hasebe. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1995. 57 - 79.  
"Stare Decisis in Constitutional Law". Constitutional Theory. Vol. 6. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1995. 203 - 234.  
"Public Access to Administrative Information". Jurist Supplement: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy. Ed. Masao Horibe. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1994. 91 - 95.  
"Public Access to Court Records". Jurist Supplement: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy. Ed. Masao Horibe. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1994. 66 - 70.  
"CATV and Freedom of Expression in the United States". New Media and Broadcasting and Telecommunication Law. 1993. 159 - 175.  
"Popular Sovereignty and Constitutional Law". Method of Social Sience: Law in Social Development. Vol. 6 of 12. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1993. 1 - 47.  
"The Origin of the Constitutional Double Standard Doctrine in the United States". Contemporary Problems in Fundamental Human Rights. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1990. 85 - 109.  

Journal Articles

"Revenge porno to hyougen no jiyu [Revenge Porn and Freedom of Expression] (1)&(2)," 91:3 Jichi kenkyu 52-80, 91:4 44-66 (2015)

"Internet jouno senkyokatsudo nokaikin to hyougen nojiyu [Liberazation of Election Campaign on the Internet and freedom of Expression]," 85: 7 houritsu jiho 76-83 (2013)
"WikiLeaks and Freedom of Expression (1)". Horitsujiho. 85.2 (2013): 54 - 63.  
"WikiLeaks and Freedom of Expression (2)". Horitsujiho. 85.3 (2013): 66 - 71.   
"Civil Litigation and Newsreporter's Privilege". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 319 (2007): 32 - 38.  
"On Megan's Law". Handai-hougaku. 55.5 (2006): 181 - 312.  
"Personal Information Protection Act and Freedom of Expression of Mass Media". Ronza. 2006.August (2006): 214 - 223.  
"The Rehnquist Court and Freedom of Expression". Hikaku-hougaku. 39.2 (2006): 197 - 243.  
"Jury System and Freedom of Expression". Houritsu-jihou. 77.4 (2005): 45 - 51.  
"Public Safety and the Internet". Law and Computer. 23 (2005): 3 - 17.  
"Electronic Municipality and Personal Data Protection". Toshi-mondai-kenkyuu. 56.11 (2004): 18 - 31.  
"Political fairness and Freedom of Broadcasting". Monthly Private Broadcasting. (September 2004): 5 - 10.  
"Youth Protection Bill and Freedom of Expression ". Houritsu-jihou. 76.9 (2004): 30 - 38.  
"Fair Trial and Mass Media". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 624 (2003): 32 - 37.  
"The Method of Teaching in Law Schools". Houritsu-jihou. 75.3 (2003): 42 - 47.  
"The Right to Fair Trial and Freedom of Expression ". Handai-hougaku. 53.3=4 (2003): 841 - 889.  
"Changing Libel Law and Freedom of Expression". Jurist. 1222 (2002): 77 - 92.  
Inoue, Noriyuki and Shigenori Matsui. "Constitutional Litigation and Democracy". Hougaku-seminar. 479 (2002): 43 - 52.  
"Human Rights Bill and Freedom of Expression of Mass Media". Houritsu-jihou. 74.12 (2002): 52 - 59.  
"Human Rights Commission and Mass Media". Monthly Private Broadcasting. (April 2002): 22 - 27.  
"Publication of Prior Criminal Record of Prime Minister and Defamation". Houritsu-jihou. 74.4 (2002): 101.  
"The Internet and the Constitution". Kouhou-kenkyu. 64 (2002): 41 - 74.  
"The Right of Publicity and Freedom of Expression (1)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 127.2 (2002): 155 - 189.  
"The Right of Publicity and Freedom of Expression (2)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 127.3 (2002): 323 - 354.  
Takahashi, Shigeru and Shigenori Matsui. "Administrative Procedure". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 255 (2001): 87 - 103.  
"Mass Media and Libel and Invasion of Privacy". Houritsu-jihou. 74.1 (2001): 37 - 42.  
"Why Constitutionalism Is Justified? (1)". Houritsu-jihou. 73.6 (2001): 88 - 93.  
"Why Constitutionalism Is Justified? (2)". Houritsu-jihou. 73.8 (2001): 62 - 67.  
"Autobiography and Invasion of Privacy". Houritsu-jihou. 72.4 (2000): 102 - 106.  
"Data Protection Act and the Right to Privacy". Jurist. 1190 (2000): 40 - 51.  
"Amendment to Resident Registration Act and Its Implications". Jurist. 1168 (1999): 84 - 93.  
"Electronic Freedom of Information in Local Government". Toshi-mondai. 90.9 (1999): 39 - 49.  
"Freedom of Expression and Juvenile Proceedings". Minshouhou-zasshi. 120.2 (1999): 189 - 233.  
"Freedom of Information and Electronic Records". Hougaku-seminar. 44.10 (1999): 46 - 47.  
"Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection of Educational Records". International Public Policy Journal. 4.1 (1999): 37 - 58.  
"Professor Nobuyoshi Ashibe's Contribution to Theory of Constitutional Litigation". Jurist. 1169 (1999): 57 - 66.  
"Section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act". Jurist. 1156 (1999): 45 - 54.  
"The Possibility of Importing Law Schools to Japan". Jiyuu-to-seigi. 50.12 (1999): 76 - 99.  
"Copyright Infringement and Injunction". Houritsu-jihou. 70.11 (1998): 86 - 90.  
"Freedom of Expression on Crime and Criminal Proceedings". Jurist. 1136 (1998): 34 - 40.  
"Freedom of Information Bill". Jurist. 1133 (1998): 136 - 142.  
"Public Access to Electronic Information". Houritsu-jihou. 70.6 (1998): 68 - 71.  
"Fiction Novel and Libel and Invasion of Privacy". Houritsu-jihou. 69.6 (1997): 103 - 107.  
"Freedom of Information Bill". Houritsu-jihou. 69.1 (1997): 37 - 41.  
"Open Meeting Statutes". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 547 (1997): 69 - 72.  
"Supreme Court Grand Bench Decision for Ehime Tamagushi Case". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 203 (1997): 18 - 25.  
"The Role of the Supreme Court". Jiyuu-to-seigi. 48.5 (1997): 24 - 36.  
"Freedom of Information Act of the United States (1)". Jurist. 1090 (1996): 102 - 111.  
"Freedom of Information Act of the United States (2)". Jurist. 1092 (1996): 43 - 51.  
"Freedom of Information Act of the United States (3)". Jurist. 1093 (1996): 69 - 77.  
"Procedural Due Process and Administrative Agency". Jurist. 1089 (1996): 273 - 278.  
"Reconsideration of New York Times v. Sullivan". Minshouhou-zasshi. 115.2 (1996): 175 - 223.  
"Defamation by Opinion". Minshouhou-zasshi. 113.3 (1995): 327 - 368.  
"Fairness Doctrine Reconsidered". Houritsu-jihou. 67.8 (1995): 10 - 15.  
"Fairness in Broadcasting and the Constitution". Monthly Private Broadcasting. (November, 1995): 12 - 15.  
"Relief against Denial of Freedom of Information Request". Hougaku-seminar. 487 (1995): 69 - 72.  
"Right to Autonomy (1)". Handai-hougaku. 45.2 (1995): 245 - 278.  
"Right to Autonomy (2)". Handai-hougaku. 45.5 (1995): 717 - 790.  
"Anti-Soundtruck Ordinance and Freedom of Expression (1)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 70.1 (1994): 48 - 61.  
"Anti-Soundtruck Ordinance and Freedom of Expression (2)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 70.2 (1994): 64 - 76.  
"Judicial Philosophy and Constitutional Theory of Justice Scalia". America-ho. 1994.2 (1994): 263 - 286.  
"Politicians and the Press Interview". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 511 (1994): 10 - 14.  
"Supreme Court Decision and the Executive". Jurist. 1037 (1994): 97 - 102.  
"The Constitution and Administrative Procedure". Kouhou-kenkyu. 56 (1994): 186 - 201.  
"Contemporary Problems Regarding Freedom of Expression". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 46.5 (1993): 19 - 28.  
"Public Trial in the United States". Handai-hougaku. 43.2=3 (1993): 713 - 749.  
"Purpose of Protecting Press Freedom". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 500 (1993): 28 - 32.  
"Toward a General Theory of Procedural Due Process (2)". Handai-hougaku. 42.4 (1993): 19 - 61.  
"Toward a General Theory of Procedural Due Process (3)". Handai-hougaku. 43.1 (1993): 165 - 191.  
"Welfare State and the Japanese Constitution". Jurist. 1022 (1993): 69 - 75.  
"On the Intermediate Standard". Handai-hougaku. 42.2=3 (1992): 629 - 662.  
"Public Trial and Protection of Secrecy (1)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 106.4 (1992): 425 - 459.  
"Public Trial and Protection of Secrecy (2)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 106.5 (1992): 569 - 598.  
"Public Trial and Protection of Secrecy (3)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 106.6 (1992): 735 - 772.  
"Regulation of Pornographic Comic (1)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 68.7 (1992): 67 - 79.  
"Regulation of Pornographic Comic (2)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 68.8 (1992): 90 - 106.  

"Regulation of Pornographic Comic (3)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 68.9 (1992): 45 - 61.  
"Toward a General Theory of Procedural Due Process (1)". Handai-hougaku. 42.1 (1992): 59 - 94.  
"Freedom of Expression in Japan". Osaka University Law Review. 38 (1991): 13 - 41.  
"Separation of Powers in the United States". Hikakuhou-kenkyu. 52 (1990): 11 - 25.  
"The Supreme Court Decision for the Courtroom Note-Taking Case". Minshouhou-zasshi. 101.4 (1990): 587 - 613.  
"Commercial Speech and Political Speech". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 113 (1989): 28 - 33.  
"The Right Not to Hear". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 42.6 (1989): 38 - 54.  
"On Privacy". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 41.3 (1988): 27 - 45.  
"The High Court Decision for the Courtroom Note-Taking Case". Houritsu-jihou. 60.6 (1988): 41 - 47.  
"The High Court Decision for the Minoo Memorial Stone Case (1)". Hanrei-hyouron. 350 (1988): 2 - 10.  
"The High Court Decision for the Minoo Memorial Stone Case (2)". Hanrei-hyouron. 351 (1988): 2 - 11.  
"The High Court Decision for the Minoo Memorial Stone Case (3)". Hanrei-hyouron. 352 (1988): 2 - 9.  
"The Right of Privacy as the Right to Control Private Information". Hougaku-seminar. 33.8 (1988): 37 - 42.  
"A Comment upon the Role of Judiciary in Democratic Society". Jurist. 881 (1987): 116 - 123.  
"A Comment upon the Theory of Constitutional Litigation". Jurist. 880 (1987): 119 - 127.  
"On Critical Legal Studies". America-ho. 1987 (1987): 1 - 27.  
"Reconsideration of Substantive Due Process". Handai-hougaku. 141=142 (1987): 297 - 327.  
"The Constitution and New Libertarianism". Jurist. 884 (1987): 48 - 58.  
"The Meaning of Constitutional Interpretation". Handai-hougaku. 144 (1987): 31 - 64.  
"Critical Legal Studies (1)". Houritsu-jihou. 58.9 (1986): 12 - 22.  
"Critical Legal Studies (2)". Houritsu-jihou. 58.10 (1986): 78 - 90.  
"Freedom of Expression and Defamation Reconsidered". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 39.10 (1986): 47 - 56.  
"New Development on Defamation Law". Hanrei-times. 598 (1986): 120.  
"Procedural Issues in Freedom of Information". Jurist. 854 (1986): 41 - 45.  
"Sunday School Case". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 71 (1986): 112 - 113.  
"American Administrative Law in Transition (1)". Handai-hougaku. 133=134 (1985): 177 - 196.  
"American Administrative Law in Transition (2)". Handai-hougaku. 135 (1985): 27 - 63.  
"American Administrative Law in Transition (3)". Handai-hougaku. 136 (1985): 29 - 76.  
"Defamation and Freedom of Expression (1)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 87.4 (1983): 513 - 544.  
"Defamation and Freedom of Expression (2)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 87.5 (1983): 678 - 702.  
"Defamation and Freedom of Expression (3)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 87.6 (1983): 825 - 854.  
"Defamation and Freedom of Expression (4)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 88.1 (1983): 51 - 84.  
"Judicial Review and Democracy (2)". Hougaku-ronsou. 110.1 (1982): 18 - 50.  
"Judicial Review and Democracy (3)". Hougaku-ronsou. 111.3 (1982): 44 - 87.  
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