| Aug. 2025 – present |
Advisor, T&K Partners |
| May 2025 – present |
Director, Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure |
| Apr. 2025 – present |
Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University |
| Oct. 2024 – Mar. 2025 |
Chairperson of a reviewing committee organized by the Ministry of Justice to explore the role of “the new system to facilitate early business revitalization” in relation to existing systems and other related matters |
| Jun. 2021 – present |
Member of the committee to examine research papers applying for grants-in-aid to promote the study of legal systems involving insolvency/revitalization |
| May 2019 – May 2022 |
Director (convention organizer), Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure |
| Jun. 2018 – Nov. 2021 |
Member of National Bar Examination Commission (Insolvency laws) |
| Sep. 2015 – Mar. 2017 |
Visiting scholar, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School |
| Sep. 2015 – Mar. 2025 |
Professor, Waseda Law School |
| Jun. 2018 – Nov. 2020 |
Specialized member of the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Committee, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| Mar. 2014 – Mar. 2015 |
Member of the Reviewing Committee to Further Facilitate Dispute Resolution Procedures for Business Revitalization |
| Apr. 2012 – Jul. 2015 |
Member of the Disciplinary Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Association |
| Jun. 2011 – present |
Director, Japan Society of Notarial Laws |
| Aug. 2010 – Nov. 2010 |
Member of the Working Group on ADRs for Business Revitalization |
| Aug. 2010 – Aug. 2012 |
Independent Policy Reviewing Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Jun. 2010 – Oct. 2014 |
Member of National Bar Examination Commission (Insolvency laws) |
| May 2010 – May 2013 |
Director (in charge of administrative office), Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure |
| Apr. 2009 – Sep. 2015 |
Professor, Faculty of Law (School of Law), Waseda University |
| Oct. 2008 – Mar. 2024 |
Member of LEX/DB Internet Editorial Committee (insolvency laws) |
| Jun. 2006 – Jun. 2011 |
Secretary, Japan Society of Notarial Laws |
| Apr. 2008 – Mar. 2009 |
Councilor, Meiji Gakuin University |
| Oct. 2005 – Mar. 2009 |
Professor, Department of Current Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, Meiji Gakuin University |
| Apr. 2005 – Sep. 2005 |
Associate Professor, Department of Current Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, Meiji Gakuin University |
| Aug. 2003 – Mar. 2004 |
Member of the committee on “The Appropriate Protection of Intellectual Property License Agreements,” Institute of Intellectual Property |
| May 2001 – May 2007 |
Director, Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure |
| Apr. 2001 – Mar. 2005 |
Associate Professor, Department of Modern Business Law, Faculty of Law, Kokushikan University |
| Oct. 1999 – Mar. 2001 |
Associate Professor, College of Law, Okinawa International University |
| Apr. 1996 – Sep. 1999 |
Lecturer, College of Law, Okinawa International University |
| Mar. 1996 |
Waseda University Graduate School of Law (coursework completed without degree) |
| Mar. 1992 |
Waseda University Graduate School of Law, LL.M. in Civil Law |
| Mar. 1989 |
Graduated from Waseda University School of Law |
