Practice Expertise

  • Corporate
  • Corporate Reorganization
  • Dispute Resolution
  • IP&IT

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate
  • Corporate Reorganization
  • Dispute Resolution
  • IP&IT
  • Litigation
  • Medical Equipment & Devices
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Pharmaceuticals
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Profile

[Member]
Deputy Director-General of Japan Association of Arbitrators (April 2010-)
Member of the Research Committee on Business Recovery in Asia, Japanese Association for Business Recovery (September 2010)
Deputy Director-General of Japan Association of Arbitrators (January 2014-), Vice Chairman of Affairs Finance Committee (March, 2016-)
Member of steering committee of Arbitration Center, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (April 2014-)
Vice-Chairperson of steering committee of Arbitration Center, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (April 2015-)
Member of steering committee of Young Japan Association of Arbitrators (YJAA) (October 2015-)
Member of the dispute-settlement committee of the Trust Companies Association of Japan (December 2015-)
Advisor to Incubation & Innovation Initiative (III) (February 2016-)
Vice-Chairperson of International Committee, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (April 2016-)
Leader of Keio University Fine Consortium's "AI and the Law" committee (April 2016-)
Member of Central Board on Intellectual Property Rights of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) (June 2016-)
Member of a project run by the Council on Competitiveness-Nippon (COCN) entitled ¡°The Coming Ultra-Smart Society through Negotiation, Cooperation and Coordination Between AI Systems¡± (July 2016-)
Member of the subcommittee on Impact and Risk Assessment of the "Conference toward AI Network Society" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (October 2016-)
Secretarial general of the subcommittee of the Fintech Association of Japan (October 2016-)
Legal adviser to the Japan Blockchain Association (January 2017-)
Member of the study group "Innovation and Laws" (February, 2017-)
Member of "FINO-MENTORS" of the FINOVATORS for Financial Innovation ecosystem (March 2017-)
Multi-stakeholder Process Member of the Revised "JIPDEC Privacy Policy" formulated by Japan Information Processing Development Center (JIPDEC) (April 2017-)
Member of the experts committee of the Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center (May 2017-)
Representative of the Working Group on the Operation and Law for the Development Meeting on Guidelines for Remote Psychiatric Practice, of the Japanese Initiative for Diagnosis and Treatment Evaluation Research in Telepsychiatry (J-INTEREST) (May 2017-)
Board member of the Japan Medical Venture Association (May 2017-)
Member of the committee of International Organization for Standardization and Technical Committee (as asecretarial general of the subcommittee of the Fintech Association of Japan) (June 2017-)
Counselor for the AI Group, Tokyo Bar Association (July 2017-)
Auditor for the Data Trading Alliance (DTA) (November 2017-)
Board member of the Japan Association for financial APIs (November 2017-)
Member of the Open API promotion study group, the Japanese Bankers Association (November 2017-)
Committee member in ¡°Council on remote home health care utilizing high definition video technology¡± for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (December 2017-March 2018)
METI¡¯s ¡°Committee to Discuss Legal System for Blockchain¡±, ¡°Field of Medicine, Nursing Care and Healthcare¡±, ¡°Field of Logistics, Supply Chain and Mobility¡±, and Committee on ¡°Cross-sectoral Theme¡± (December 2017-March 2018)
Member of the Ethical Review Board for Shonan Keiiku Hospital, Medical Corporate Body Ken-Iku-Kai (January 2018¨C)
Member of the "Guidelines Review Committee for Medical Treatment with Information and Communication Equipment", the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (as a board member of the Japan Medical Venture Association) (February 2018-)
Board member of ISO/TC 307 Japanese National Committee (April 2018-)
Secretary of the Committee on Lawyers Operational Reforms (IT Issues Review PT), the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (June 2018-)
Member of the Innovative Technology/Businessmodel Evaluation Committee for Regulatory Sandbox in Japan, the Cabinet Office (August 2018-)
Temporary Special Advisor (part-time) to the Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (September 2018-)

Bar Admissions
Japan (2006)

Education
Keio University (B.S., 2004)

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate
  • Corporate Reorganization
  • Dispute Resolution
  • IP&IT
  • Litigation
  • Medical Equipment & Devices
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Pharmaceuticals

Professional Career

Seminars/ Presentation
- "Vision of the Future and Issues in Legal Systems of FinTech," at the Policy Cafe, hosted by the non-profit organization Mannen Yato (Perennial Opposition), September 28, 2018
- "Regulatory Reforms and Actual Handling of Grey-Area Matters as well as the Introduction of the Japanese Version of the Sandbox System" at the "Third Meeting in FY 2018 of the Committee on Promoting Utilization," hosted by the Data Trading Alliance, September 28, 2018
- Moderator at the panel discussion entitled "Utilization and Trends of Fintech in the Financial Sector" at the "Fintech Seminar," co-hosted by the Type II Financial Instruments Firms Association and the Fintech Association of Japan (as the secretary general of the subcommittee of the Fintech Association of Japan), September 27, 2018
-"Public-Private Trends on Data Distribution and Utilization in the Financial Industry," at the "Second Meeting of the Data Distribution and Utilization Working Group of the Executive Committee on the Basic Plan of Promotion of Public-Private Data Utilization," hosted by the Cabinet Office, September 11, 2018
- "Japan Fintechfs Trends and Bank APIs," at the seminar entitled "Joint Japan-Korea IT Seminar 2018," hosted by the Japan Information Technology Services Industry Association (JISA) and the Federation of Korean Information Industries (FKII), September 4, 2018
- "Regulatory Issues of Fintech," at the "Second Meeting of the Subcommittee on the Review of Common Commercial Transaction Rules on Connected Industries, the Commerce, Distribution and Information Committee, Industrial Structure Council," hosted by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, August 31, 2018
- "Personal Information Protection System of Business and the World (Data Protection Act) Part II," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai and Westlaw Japan K.K., August 29, 2018
- "Latest Trends of InsurTech in Japan and Overseas and Important Legal Points," hosted by Seminar-Info, August 8, 2018
- "Innovation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Medical Systems," at the event entitled "Precision Medicine Roadshow," hosted by the World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan, August 6, 2018
- "Current Banking API in Japan," at the event entitled "Japan / UK Open Banking and APIs Summit 2018," hosted by FinTechLabs.io, July 25, 2018
- "The 29th Summer Consumer Seminar of the Japan Federation of Bar Association, Virtual Currencies and Consumers," hosted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, July 14, 2018
- "Real Estate Technology Seminar: Association Outline Announcement and Overseas Real Estate Technology � The Second Seminar to Establish The Real Estate Tech Association for Japan!," hosted by The Real Estate Tech Association for Japan, July 10, 2018
*Panel discussion entitled "Association Outline Announcement and Announcement of the Director at the Time of Establishment�
Moderator at the panel discussion entitled "Promotions towards a Cashless and Paperless Society," at the seminar entitled "The 1st Meeting of the Cashless Subcommittee," hosted by the Fintech Association of Japan, July 5, 2018
- “Personal Information Protection System of Business and the World (Data Protection Act),� hosted by Atsumi & Sakai and Westlaw Japan K.K., July 4, 2018
- "Basics of Fintech and Trends of Regulations," at the seminar entitled "FY2018: Consumer Trouble over the Method of Payment, a Specialized Course with Case Studies, Consumer Life Counselor Training," hosted by the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, July 3, 2018
Moderator at the panel discussion entitled "Patent Strategies of Medical Ventures," at the seminar entitled "Study Meeting on Medical Ventures X Intellectual Property Strategy," hosted by the Japan Medical Venture Association, June 28, 2018
- "Comprehensive Explanation of the Regulatory System of Remote Medical Treatment and Practical Matters: “Online Medical Treatment, Remote Health Medical Consultations and the Prescription of Pharmaceutical Products� following the Online Medical Treatment Policies Presented by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Revision of Medical Treatment Fees," hosted by the Japan Planning Institute, June 28, 2018
- Panelist at the seminar entitled "The 18th Fintech Study Group," hosted by Money Forward, Inc., June 25, 2018
- Presentation and panel entitled "Trends of Government Regulations on Remote Medicine in Japan and Practices Based on the Handbook of J-INTEREST," at the scientific meeting eneitled "Views on Remote Psychiatric Care in Japan: Government Trends and the Research Results of J-INTEREST by AMED," hosted by the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology, June 21, 2018

and many more.

Professional Activities and Experience
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (October 2006-August 2015)

Articles

- "Practical Compliance at the Time of Transaction with a Representative Person, Such as Electronic Settlement, under the Revised Banking Act," Finance Law Journal No.2099, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (2018) [Co-author]
- "Getting the Deal Through - Fintech 2019," Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2018) [Co-author]
- "Issues to be Overcome by Japan towards Further Data Utilization: Boosting Policy in Action - Momentum to Promote Utilization," Weekly Financial Affairs No.3272, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2018)
- "Research Study on Recent Trends of Data Protection Acts in Other Countries,� Personal Information Protection Commission (2018) [Co-author]
- "Fintech, LegalTech, AI, GDPR," LAWYERS GUIDE ~Trends in Innovation~, Business Law Journal No.125, LexisNexis Japan (2018) [Co-author]
- "Firm but fair," ASIA FINTECH SPECIAL FOCUS-JAPAN, IFLR May 2018, IFLR (2018) [Co-author]
- Final Report entitled "Negotiation, Cooperation and Coordination Between AI Systems," as a member of a project by the Council on Competitiveness-Nippon (COCN) (February, 2018)
- "The Global Acceleration of ICO Regulation: Publications of Guidelines by Western Governments; France Advocates Three Options," Nikkei FinTech, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (February, 2018) [Co-author]
- "5000 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions Vol.3: Lending, Management, and Guarantees," Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2018) [Co-author]
- "5000 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions Vol.2: Exchange, Bills and Checks, Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims, Auxiliary Business, and Peripheral Business," Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2018) [Co-author]
- "Although it's Booming, Investor Protection is Urgently Needed for ICOs," Weekly Financial Affairs (Kinyu Zaisei Jijyo) Vol. 68 No. 46, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (December, 2017) [Co-author]
- "In Relation to ICO Regulations, Europe & the US Moving to New Legislation; We should Keep an Eye on France & Israel, But the Majority Remain with the Application of Existing Rules," Nikkei FinTech, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (November, 2017) [Co-author]
- "Wave of Regulations for Booming ICO Market: National Authorities Following the US One After Another, and China's Blanket Ban," Nikkei FinTech, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (October, 2017) [Co-author]
- Medium-term Report entitled "The Coming Ultra-Smart Society through Negotiation, Cooperation and Coordination Between AI Systems, as a member of a project by the Council on Competitiveness-Nippon (COCN) (October, 2017)
- "Getting the Deal Through - Fintech 2018," Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2017) [Co-author]
"Look Before You Leap: Issues that Mercari Users Should Know When Using the Services," in Toyo Keizai Weekly Magazine, September 23rd issue, Toyo Keizai Inc. (September, 2017) [Comment]
- "Emerging Japanese Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) � the Key is Token Design not Falling under Financial Regulations," Nikkei FinTech No.17, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (August, 2017) [Comment]
- "Amendments to the Banking Act and Practical Tips: Mainly from a Financial Institution's Perspective," Finance Law Journal No.2070, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (July, 2017) [Co-author]
- "The Intellectual Property Review - Sixth Edition," Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd (2017) [Co-author]
- The Revised "JIPDEC Privacy Policy," as a Multi-stakeholder Process Member of the Japan Information Processing Development Center (JIPDEC) (2017)
- "Fintech: Business Strategies and the Law," Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (2017) [Co-author]
- "Moving forward," ASIA FINTECH SPECIAL FOCUS-JAPAN, IFLR May 2017, IFLR (2017) [Co-author]
- "Work in progress," BANKING & PROJECT FINANCE JAPAN, IFLR April 2017, IFLR (2017) [Co-author]
- "Issues for Developing New Systems for Introduction of Open Bank API," Junkan Shoji Homu No. 2130, Japan Institute of Business Law (April, 2017) [Co-author]
- "Current Status of Autonomous Driving Technology and Future Outlook of Car Insurance," KINZAI Financial Plan No. 386, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (April, 2017) [Co-author]
and more.

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