Where did you do your undergrad? Law school? Other degrees?
Kyoto University, Faculty of Law in Kyoto, Japan, L.L.B.
When did you come to UBC?
In January, 2006.
What courses will you be teaching at Allard in 2018-2019?
Japanese Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Freedom of Expression, Introduction to Asian Legal Systems
What are your research interests?
I am especially interested in issues in cyberspace law and freedom of expression law. But I regularly make research on any aspects of Japanese law and constitutional law in Japan, Canada or United States.
What is your non-law dream job?
Pretty much happy with my academic life.
What is your favourite book or movie?
John Hart Ely, Democracy and Distrust: Theory of Judicial Review (it provided me a theoretical backbone for my constitutional thought)
What is your favourite judicial decision and why?
United States v. Carolene Products Co. in the United States. This is a good place to start all the discussions on the judicial activism.
What’s a UBC Campus hidden gem that more people should know about?
Nitobe Garden. You got to visit it.