Admitted
Japan (2000)
Bar Association
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Education
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Background
Central Japan Railway Company (April 1989-December 1996)
Blakemore & Mitsuki Law Office (November 2000-October 2002)
Ashurst Tokyo Law Office (November 2002-December 2009)
City-Yuwa Partners (January 2010-July 2020)
Outside Director, AOI Pro. Inc. (June 2015-March 2022)
Outside Director, PUNCH INDUSTRY CO., LTD (June 2016-June 2022, Chair of the Board of Directors: June 2018-June 2022）
Compliance Officer, GLP Japan Advisors Inc. (February 2017-June 2018)
External Corporate Auditor, Archem Inc. (September 2022-March 2026)
External Corporate Auditor, ANA Holdings Inc. (July 2023- )
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Subaru Corporation (June 2026- )
Member
The Japanese Association of International Business Law
Publications
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Panoramic - Pharma & Medical Device Regulation 2025, Japan chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2024) [Co-author]
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Getting the Deal Through - Pharma & Medical Device Regulation 2024, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2023) [Co-author]
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Getting the Deal Through - Pharma & Medical Device Regulation 2023, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2022) [Co-author]
- Expert essay “Legal Thinking Ability as a Business Tool,” Legal Mind January Issue (2021)
Seminars
- “The Act on Protection of Personal Information－Topics Related to Law Amendment（Based on ‘Interim Summary’）,” hosted by International Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Privacy Consortium (IPMPC), November 12, 2019