Mar 2004	Hitotsubashi University (LL.B.)
Mar 2007	Keio Law School (J.D)
2007 - 2008	The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
2016	Graduate study, University of California, Berkeley (LL.M. (Certificate in Law and Technology))

Publications

Holding of the Third Review Meeting on the So-called Triennial Review of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information Shojihomu Potal

Oct 2024

The Result of the Public Comment on “The Interim Report on the Discussions regarding the So-called Triennial Review of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information” (Part 2 of 2) Shojihomu Portal

Oct 2024

The Result of the Public Comment on “The Interim Report on the Discussions regarding the So-called Triennial Review of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information” (Part 1 of 2) Shojihomu Portal

Oct 2024

The Intellectual Property Strategy announces interim report of the Intellectual Property Rights Review Committee in the Age of AI Shojihomu Portal

Jun 2024

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Personal Information Protection Commission JAPAN (PPC) release documents for the operation of the Global CBPR system Shojihomu Portal

May 2024

Outline of the Bill for the Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software Shojihomu Portal

May 2024

Amendments to Credit Card Security Guidelines and Establishment of Credit Card Security Public-Private Task Force Shojihomu Portal

May 2024

The Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters held the "6th Session of the Intellectual Property Rights Study Group in the Age of AI" and presented the interim summary (draft) Shojihomu Portal

Apr 2024

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology invites public opinions on "Points of Attention Regarding Utilization of Educational Data (2nd edition) (draft)" Shojihomu Portal

Mar 2024

Current Developments in the Public-Private Partnership Meetings to address the legal challenges surrounding the Metaverse (Follow-up Report (7)) Shojihomu Portal

Mar 2024

The Personal Information Protection Commission has published a provisional translation of the Guidelines 8/2022 on identifying a controller or processor's lead supervisory authority Shojihomu Portal

Mar 2024

Current Developments in the Public-Private Partnership Meetings to address the legal challenges surrounding the Metaverse (Follow-up Report (6)) Shojihomu Portal

Mar 2024

U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued based on the "Made in the United States" labeling regulations and settled with a Japanese company by imposing a penalty of approximately 300 million yen. Shojihomu Portal

Feb 2024

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications jointly held the "Seventh Meeting on Ensuring Sound Information Distribution in the Digital Space" and the "First Working Group" Shojihomu Portal

Feb 2024

Personal Information Commission Holds 264th Personal Information Protection Committee Meeting - Results of Hearing on the So-Called Triennial Review and Result of the public comment on the "Proposed Regulations for Partial Revision of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information ", etc. Shojihomu Portal

Jan 2024

Publication of the “Camera and Personal Information Protection Law for Private Businesses” pamphlet Shojihomu Portal

Jan 2024

METI invites public opinions on “Evaluation of Transparency and Fairness of Specified Digital Platforms (Draft)” Shojihomu Portal

Dec 2023

Agency for Cultural Affairs, Subcommittee on Legal System of the Copyright Subcommittee of the Council for Cultural Affairs (4th Meeting) -AI and Copyright (Draft Outline) Shojihomu Portal

Dec 2023

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Subcommittee on How to Ensure the Soundness of Information Distribution in the Digital Space (1st meeting) Shojihomu Portal

Nov 2023

Agency for Cultural Affairs, Subcommittee on Legal System of the Copyright Subcommittee of the Council for Cultural Affairs (3rd meeting)-Hearing on "Countries' Responses to Generative AI" and Hearing from Experts- Shojihomu Portal

Nov 2023

US FTC agrees consent order with DNA testing companies on privacy breaches over data on genetic and health information, including 20 years of improved management Shojihomu Portal

Sep 2023

Overview of EU General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) Shojihomu Portal

Jul 2023

European Data Protection Board Adopts Final Guidelines on Calculation of Sanctions for GDPR Violations Shojihomu Portal

Jul 2023

Amendment to the Unfair Competition Prevention Act etc., passed and enacted by the plenary session of the Upper House. -Strengthening the protection of brands and designs, etc., in light of the diversification of business activities associated with digitisation- Shojihomu Portal

Jun 2023

Update on "Guidelines for the Act on the Protection of Personal Information" and relevant Q&A Shojihomu Portal

Jun 2023

Results of the public comments on the revised draft of the Guidelines for the Protection of Personal Information in the Telecommunications Business and its Explanations ― Rules on External Transmission of User Information― Shojihomu Portal

Jun 2023

The latest developments in the Federal Trade Commission's online privacy protection activities: Submission of amicus briefs on proposed amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule and COPPA preemption Shojihomu Portal

Jun 2023

Recent developments regarding facial recognition technology and Clearview AI Shojihomu Portal

Jun 2023

Publication of Interim Summary by Study Group for Establishment of Security compliance evaluation scheme for IoT devices Shojihomu Portal

May 2023

Outline and Recent Update of "The Guidebook for Corporate Privacy Governance in the Digital Transformation (DX) Era" Shojihomu Portal

May 2023

Trade Secrets 2023 (Japan Chapter) - Trends and Developments

May 2023

The case of the Italian data protection authority issuing an order to OpenAI to restrict the processing of Italian users' data over ChatGPT and the regulatory situation in other countries Shojihomu Portal

Apr 2023

Outline of Fashion Law Guidebook published by Ministry of Trade Economy and Industry Shojihomu Portal

Apr 2023

Publication of the Report of the Expert Panel on the Use of Camera Images for Crime Prevention and Security Shojihomu Portal

Apr 2023

Strengthening of Cooperation between the Personal Information Protection Committee and Cybersecurity Ministries and Agencies Shojihomu Portal

Apr 2023

Protection of credit card numbers etc. under the Installment Sales Act Shojihomu Portal

Apr 2023

Feb 2023

Appropriate Handling of Specified User Information in the Telecommunications Business Shojihomu Portal

Feb 2023

Outline of "Guidance for Sharing and Publicizing Information on Cyber Attack Damage" Shojihomu Portal

Jan 2023

U.S. Federal Trade Commission imposed sanctions totaling JPY 67.1 billion for violations of the Children's Online privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Shojihomu Portal

Jan 2023

Overview of Cybersecurity Management Guidelines and Outline of Proposed Revisions Shojihomu Portal

Dec 2022

Policy Trends in the Liberalization of Cross-border Transfers of Personal Data: Introduction to the Discussion of the Expert Group on Data Free Flow with Trust Shojihomu Portal

Dec 2022

Trends in the Protection of Personal Information in Japan and Overseas Concerning Camera Image and Facial Recognition Technology Shojihomu Portal

Dec 2022

Response by the Personal Information Protection Commission to Personal Data Breach in the First Half of 2022 Shojihomu Portal

Dec 2022

Response of the Personal Information Protection Commission to Recent Cases of Medical Personal Information Shojihomu Portal

Nov 2022

Handling of User Information related to Platform Services -New Laws and Regulations on External Transmission- Shojihomu Portal

Nov 2022

The Personal Information Protection Commission releases "Study on systems for protection of personal information in foreign countries (report) (March 2022)." Shojihomu Portal

May 2022

Trade Secrets 2022 (Japan Chapter) - Trends and Developments

Apr 2022

Personal Information Protection Commission Secretariat Report: Pseudonymously Processed Information and Anonymously Processed Information - Toward Trustworthy Use of Personal Information Shojihomu Portal

Apr 2022

Report on Data Protection Regulations in Foreign Countries Personal Information Protection Commission JAPAN Website

Apr 2022

Chambers Global Practice Guide: Data Protection Privacy 2022 Trends and Developments Data Protection Privacy 2022

Mar 2022

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications publishes guidebook on cloud services using AI Shojihomu Portal

Mar 2022

Feb 2022

Personal Information Committee, Report on Survey Results on Transboundary Transfers of Personal Data in Japan, the United States and Europe Shojihomu Portal

Feb 2022

Fintech 2022 - Japan LEXOLOGY Getting The Deal Through : Fintech

Aug 2021

Lectures

The Greater China Webinar ⑨ The New Personal Information Protection Law of China and Its Impact on Businesses - What Businesses Should Do by November 2021 Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Sep 16, 2021

Professional Admissions

Japan (2008)

Professional and Academic Associations

Tokyo Bar Association
Member of Tokyo Bar Association (Member of the International Committee)
International Bar Association
The Copyright Law Association of Japan
Association Litteraire et Artistique Inernationale (ALAI International Copyright Society)

Languages

Japanese (first language)
English