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Japan (2003) and New York (2012)
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Waseda University (LL.B., 2002) The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2010)
Mitsui Company (formerly Mitsui Yasuda Wani & Maeda) (2003-2006) Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (2006-2012) Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (New York) (2010-2011) Lecturer (Non-Full-time) in charge of “Information Society Law,” School of Informatics, University of Tsukuba (2019) Guest Professor of the Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Osaka University (May 2020-) Lawyer for Toda-city Board of Education (May 2020-February 2024) Lecturer (Part-time) in charge of “Advanced Seminar on Interdisciplinary Studies in Education,” Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University (2020)
Member of a project run by the Council on Competitiveness-Nippon (COCN) entitled "Negotiation, Cooperation and Coordination Between AI Systems" (July 2016-) Member of the subcommittee on AI R&D Principles of the "Conference toward AI Network Society" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (October 2016-November 2017) Member of the subcommittee on AI Utilization Environment of the "Conference toward AI Network Society" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (November 2017-) Member of the Committee on International Relations of Japan Federation of Bar Associations (December 2017-May 2018) Member of the "Innovation Platform for Society5.0 (iPLAS 5.0)" of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (March 2018-) Member of the Committee on AI Governance of the "Conference toward AI Network Society" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (November 2018-) Technical Committee Member of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (June 2019-) Member of Learning Support Technology Working Group, Cabinet Office’s Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) Second Phase, Big-data and AI-enabled Cyberspace Technologies (June 2019-) American Bar Association, Section of International Law (ABA SIL), Northeast Asia Committee, Vice Chair (August 2019-July 2021); Co-Chair (August 2021-) Member of the "Working Group on Studying Systems and Rules" for the theme of "Architecting and Feasibility Study – Feasibility Study of Architectures in relation to Sharing and Utilization of Biometric Identification (Facial Features) Data among Business Operators" of Cabinet Office’s Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) Second Phase, Big-data and AI-enabled Cyberspace Technologies (November 2019-) Committee Member of the Study Group on Information Communication Law of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (April 2020-) Member of the Meeting of the Expert Panel regarding Education Data Utilization of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (July 2020-February 2024) Outside advisor to the “Think Tank of Educational Policy” of Toda City (November 2020-February 2024)
Working Group Member of the “Project Team on Evolution and Implementation of AI” of The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (February 2023-)
Advisor to the "Generative AI consortium" of Nikkei Inc. (May 2023-)
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"With Europe and the U.S. Leading the Way in AI Regulation, Japan Must Respond Urgently - Interview with Hiroyuki Sanbe, Esq.," Nikkei Online Edition (September 10, 2024) [Interview]
"The Risks and Security Issues that Companies Should Keep in Mind when Using Generative AI: The Ideal Form of Governance Advised by AI Legal Experts," CHUGAI DIGITAL (the official note account of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) (May, 2024) [Interview]
"AI Governance a winning move for Japan - Lecture by Attorney Hiroyuki Sanbe at the third NIKKEI Generative AI Consortium," Nikkei BizGate (April 15, 2024)
"Free Development or Regulations...Generative AI, the Question of Symbiosis with Humanity: Interview with Three Persons from Japan and Abroad," Nishinippon Shimbun (March 31, 2024) [Interview]
"Kagakunomori (Forest of Science): Generative AI, Symbiosis with Humanity Questioned: Interview with Experts," Mainichi newspaper (February 29, 2024) [Interview]
"[Facing AI - Regulations] the U.S. and Europe Are Strongly Conscious of Risks, and Countries Must Be Serious about Regulatory Reform and Legislation," Kyodo News (published in member newspapers on and after February 2, 2024) [Interview]
“Accelerate Utilization of Next Generation Artificial Intelligence in Business," Nikkei BizGate ('NIKKEI Generative AI Symposium' featured article) (July 21, 2023)
“Risks of Generative AI, Attorney Sanbe "To Comply with the Laws is to Arm Yourself," Nikkei BizGate ('NIKKEI Generative AI Symposium' featured article) (July 12, 2023)
"AI Regulations: Rule-making and Scrutiny of Existing Laws in Parallel," Sankei newspaper (June 10, 2023) [Interview]
"The Draft AI Regulation of the EU which states that huge administrative fines will be fully enforced in 2024; How Japanese companies should respond," Nikkei X Tech (July 21, 2022)[Interview]
"'AI Ethics' at risk of administrative fines; Measures taken by US IBM/NTT Data," Nikkei X Tech (July 19, 2022)[Interview]