Kohei Masuda

Special Counsel

Languages
Japanese / English
Office
Tokyo
Contact

Admitted

Japan (2011)

Bar Association

Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association

Education

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1975)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (This training is in accordance with Article 5 of the Lawyer Law)

Background

Ministry of Defense (former Defense Agency) (1975-)
Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination (2002-2005)
Ministry of Defense, Bureau of Personnel and Education, Director General (2006-2007)
Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense (2007-2009)
Committee for the Promotion of Space Usage, President (current)
Chairperson, Self-Defense Forces Family Association (current)
Committee for Kiwanis Japan Foundation (current)
Committee, Ichigaya Hills Forum (current)
Chairperson, Research Commission on Security Policy (current)
Advisor of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (current)

Publications

  • Getting the Deal Through - Defence & Security Procurement 2019, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2019) [Co-author]
  • Getting the Deal Through - Defence & Security Procurement 2018, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2018) [Co-author]
  • Getting the Deal Through - Defence & Security Procurement 2017, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2017) [Co-author]