Yoshio Otani

Background

Otani, Yoshio was born on September 13, 1939 in Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan. Son of Ryo'ichi and Tae (Sato) Otani.

Education

Bachelor of Commercial Science, Otaru (Hokkaido, Japan) University, 1964. ML, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, 1966. Doctor of Laws, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, 1971.

Career

From lecturer to associate professor to professor Otaru University of Commerce, 1969-1989. Professor faculty law Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, since 1989, councilor, 1993-1995. Invited professor University Thessaloniki, Greece, 1991, University Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne, 1995, 97, 99, 2001, University Paris II, Pantheon-Assas, 1998.

Managing director Hitotsubashi Academy, 1996. Chairman international exchange committee with France and Benelux, Hitotsubashi University, 1996-1999.

Achievements

• Yoshio Otani has been listed as a noteworthy law educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member screening committee Egusa Fund for International Exch. in Tokyo, since 1995. Member Council of Protection of Personal Infos., Kunitachi City. Member Japanese Association for International Law (councilor), French Society International Law.

Interests

• Avocations: listening to Baroque music, traveling.

Connections

Married Tamiko Ishikawa. Children: Raymond, Simon, Yuimon.

Father:

Ryo'ichi Otani

Mother:

Tae (Sato) Otani

Spouse:

Tamiko Ishikawa

child:

Raymond Otani

child:

Yuimon Otani

child:

Simon Otani