Career

Career

1981

Graduated from Tokyo University (LL.B.)

Entered the Legal Training and Research Institute (35th graduating class)

 

1983

Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court

 

1986

Assistant Judge, Asahikawa Family and District Courts

 

1989

Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court

 

1990

General Secretariat of the Supreme Court (Assigned to the Criminal Affairs Bureau)

 

1992

Assistant Judge, Yokohama District Court

 

1993

Judge, Yokohama District Court

 

1995

Judge, Tokyo District Court (Served at the Tokyo High Court)

 

1998

Judicial Research Official of the Supreme Court

 

2003

Judge, Yokohama District Court

 

2004

Instructor of Civil Justice, The Legal Training and Research Institute

 

2008

Presiding Judge, Tokyo District Court

 

2012

Presiding Judge, Tachikawa Branch of the Tokyo District Court

 

2014

Chief Judge, Sendai Family Court

 

2015

Chief Judge, Yokohama Family Court

 

2016

Retired from the bench

Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission

 

2026

Retired upon expiration of term

Admitted to the bar (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association)

Joined Abe, Ikubo & Katayama

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Memberships

Practice Areas

Practice Areas

General Corporate, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, M&A, Corporate Reorganization and Alliances

Compliance, Internal Investigations and Crisis Management, Real Estate and Construction, Antitrust and Competition, Consumer Protection, Personal Information and Data Privacy, Entertainment, Startups, Other (Criminal Defense, Civil Disputes, Family Practice and Estates)

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Publications