Born in Gifu, Japan, 1943; admitted to bar, 2006, Japan
Education:
Tokyo University ( B.A., 1967 )
Professional Experiences:
Assistant at Tokyo University (1967-1970)
Assistant Professor at Hosei University (1972-1981)
Professor at Hosei University (1981-1984)
Professor at Tokyo University (1984-2006)
Visiting Professor at Michigan Law School (1991-1992)
Professor of Law, Meiji University (2006- )List of publications
Origins of Modern Constitutional Theories, Yuhikaku, 1986(in Japanese)
Japanese Constitutional Law, (co-authored), University of Tokyo Press, 1993 (in English)
The Idea of Popular Cabinet System and its Functioning, Yuhikaku,1994(in Japanese)
Methods of Constitutional Adjudication, Yuhikaku, 1995 (in Japanese)
Internet and Law, 3rd ed.(co-authored), Yuhikaku, 2004 (in Japanese)
Constitutionalism and the Japanese Constitution, Yuhikaku, 2005 (in Japanese)
Constitutional Law, vol. 1&2, 4th ed. (co-authored), Yuhikaku, 2006 (in Japanese)
The Institutional Design of Modern Constitutionalism, Yuhikaku, 2006 (in Japanese)Member:
The Daini Tokyo Bar Association; Japan Federation of Bar Association.
Languages:
Japanese, English & French