1976 The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
1979 Legal Research & Training Institute

Intellectual Property; International Transaction; and Computer Law.

Director of the Copyright Law Association of Japan (2004-current)
Member of Intellectual Property Law at Japanese Federation of Bar Associations
Adjunct Professor at the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Law (1991-1994)
Scholar in Residence, Arizona State University (1986-87)

“Fundamental Concepts in Japanese and American Copyright Law” , in English, American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. XXXVI, Fall 1988, No. 4, co-authored with Professor Dennis S. Karjala) Recipient of 6th Japan Telecom Award
U.S.-JAPAN COMPUTER COPYRIGHT LAW (Nihon Hyoronsha 1989, co-authored with Professor Dennis S. Karjala)
“Reverse Engineering and Other Issues of Software Protection in Japan” (in English, 11-11 European Intellectual Property Review, 1991)
“Legal Protection of Database” ("PROBLEMS OF CIVIL LAW AND COPYRIGHT LAW", Monographs to celebrate Professor Masao Handa's 60th Birthday, 1993)
“Legal Framework for Multimedia” (Law Journal of the Legal Research & Training Institute, The 50th Anniversary Issue, 1997)
“Copyright and Patent on Software” (1999 Nippon-Hyoronsha)
“In Camera” Proceedings: First Impression (50-5 Intellectual Property Management, 2000)