Attorney Profiles
Attorney at law
Professor Emeritus of Keio University
Koichi Miki
Of Counsel
Career

1980
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law (LL.B.)

 

1984
Entered the Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court (38th graduating class)

 

1986
Graduated from Keio University, Graduate School of Law (LL.M.)
Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)

 

1987
Assistant professor of Keio University, Faculty of Law

 

1990-1991
Visiting Scholar at the Melbourne Law School

 

1992
Associate Professor of Keio University, Faculty of Law

 

1993-1995
Visiting Scholar at Yale Law School

 

1997
Professor of Keio University, Faculty of law

 

2004
Professor of Keio University Law School

 

2009
Awarded the Cambodian Friendship Medal

 

2012
Visiting Scholar at UC College of the Law, San Francisco

 

2014
Awarded “Gijuku Award” from Keio University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Law

 

2016-2019
President of Japan Association of the Law of Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution

 

2019-2022
President of Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure

 

2021-present
Vice-President of International Association of Procedural Law

 

2021
Awarded “Fukuzawa Award” from Keio University

 

2023
Professor Emeritus of Keio University
Joined Abe, Ikubo & Katayama

Memberships
  • Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure (former President)
  • Japan Association of the Law of Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (former President)
  • International Association of Procedural Law (Vice-President)
Activities

United Nations

  • UNCITRAL Japanese government representative (2000-2010)

Science Council of Japan

  • 23th and 24th Member (2014-2020)

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

  • Working Group on Cambodian Code of Civil Procedure (Member, 1998-2018)
  • Working Group on Chinese Code of Civil Procedure (Member, 2007-2013)
  • Working Group on Chinese Law on Liability for Infringement of Rights (Member, 2009-2010)
  • Legal Development Domestic Support Committee (Member, 2018-present)

Supreme Court

  • Supreme Court Civil Rulemaking Advisory Committee (Secretary and Member, 2003-present)
  • Supreme Court Personal Status Litigation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (Secretary and Member, 2003-present)
  • Civil mediation commissioner (2006-present)

Ministry of Justice

  • Study Group for Revision of Bankruptcy Laws in Contemporary Japanese (Member, 1998-1999)
  • Legislative Council Subcommittee regarding Collateral Enforcement Law (Secretary, 2001-2003)
  • Legislative Council Subcommittee regarding Code of Civil Procedure and Personal Status Litigation Act (Secretary, 2001-2003)
  • Legislative Council Subcommittee regarding Code of Civil Procedure and Civil Execution Act (Secretary, 2003-2004)
  • Bar examiner (2004-2007)
  • Legislative Council Subcommittee regarding Code of Civil Procedure (Secretary, 2006-2007)
  • Certification examiner for certifying dispute resolution business operators under the ADR Act (2007-2019)
  • Legislative Council Lawmaking Subcommittee regarding Sovereign Immunity Act (Member, 2008-2009)
  • Legislative Council Subcommittee regarding Law of Procedure in Non-contentious Matters and Domestic Affairs Trial Law (Member, 2009-2011)
  • Legislative Council Lawmaking Subcommittee regarding Arbitration Law (Member, 2020-2022)

Headquarters for the Promotion of Justice System Reform

  • Arbitration Study Group (Deputy Chair, 2002-2004)
  • ADR Study Group (Member, 2002-2004)

Cabinet Office

  • Study Group regarding Consumer Organizations (Chairman, 2002-2003)
  • Quality of Life Council (Temporary Member, 2003-2009)
  • Study Committee regarding Consumer Group Lawsuit System (Deputy Chair, 2004-2005)
  • Study Committee regarding Way of Being of National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (Deputy Chair, 2007)
  • Study Committee regarding Collective Consumer Damage Recovery System (Chairman, 2008-2009)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

  • Collaborators Meeting for Review and Operations Improvement of the “Guidelines for Responding to Misconduct in Research” (Member, 2013-2015)
  • Experts Meeting for Promotion of Fair Research Activities (Member, 2015-present)

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

  • Study Group for Development of System Ensuring Proper Information Distribution (Member, 2001)
  • Conference related to Privacy Information in the Telecommunications Industry (Member, 2003-2004)

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

  • Central Committee for Adjustment of Construction Work Disputes (Special Member, 2009-present)

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

  • Experts Meeting for Promotion of Fair Research Activities (Member, 2022-2023)

Ministry of Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

  • Bankruptcy Law System Study Group (Member, 1998-1999)
  • Corporate Law Study Group regarding Economical Activities and Judicial System (Member, 2000)
  • Study Group regarding Way of Being of Bankruptcy Systems in 21st Century (Member, 2000-2001)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

  • Industrial Structure Council (Temporary Member, 2001-2003)

Fair Trade Commission

  • Study Group regarding Trial Proceedings (Member, 1998-1999)
  • Study Group regarding Group Lawsuit Systems (Member, 2007)

Japan Patent Office

  • Industrial Property Rights Council Subcommittee regarding Intellectual Property Expert Service (Member, 1999-2000)

Consumer Affairs Agency

  • Study Group regarding Collective Consumer Damage Relief System (Chairman, 2009-2010

Consumer Commission

  • Expert Research Group regarding Collective Consumer Damage Relief System (Deputy Chair, 2010-2011)

National Police Agency

  • Experts Meeting for Prevention of Wrongful Acts by Members of Organized Crime Groups (Member, 2011-2012)

Comprehensive Research Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises (now The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency)

  • Study Group for Studies related to Small and Medium Enterprise Transaction Issues (Member, 2000)
  • DIP Finance Study Group (Member, 2000-2001)
  • Study Meeting for Development of Arbitrators List for Small and Medium Enterprise ADR (Member, 2002)

Japan Federation of Bar Associations

  • International Arbitration Liaison Council (Member, 2000-2008)
Publications and Articles (Only written in English)

Publications

  • “Technology, the Global Economy and other New Challenges for Civil Justice“ (Intersentia Ltd, 2021)

Articles

  • “Roles of Judges and Attorneys Under the Non-Sanction Scheme in Japanese Civil Procedure” 27-1 Hastings International and Comparative Law Review 31 (2003)
  • “Comment: Experiences from the Legal Assistance Project to Draft a Cambodian Code of Civil Procedure” Masahisa Deguchi & Marcel Storme The Reception and Transmission of Civil Procedural Law in the Global Society (Maklu, 2007)
  • “The Newly Created Consumer Organization Action in Japan“ Doing Business in Japan (2007)
  • “Investment Treaties and Investor-State Arbitration: The Japanese Perspective” Vol.19 No.2 The American Review of International Arbitration (2009)