Keio University (Bachelor of Laws, 1969. Master of Laws, 1971). Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan.
Graduate study, New York University School of Law (Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, 1977, Master of Laws, 1978).
Worked at Nishimura & Partners (Tokyo) specializing in General and International Law Practice, including Corporations, Commercial Transactions, Securities, Banking, Taxation, Administrative, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Real Estate and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Japan. With Rogers & Wells, New York, 1978-1979.
Nishimura & Partners, located in central Tokyo, is one of the largest full service law firms in Japan.
The firm provides comprehensive legal services tailored to the needs of its domestic, foreign and multinational clients including corporations, financial institutions, insurance concerns, high technology, manufacturing, trading and service companies, airlines, news media, entertainment organizations, and Japanese and foreign governments and government related entities.
