born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, June 26, 1951. Admitted to Bar in 1978, Japan.

Faculty of Law, Tokyo University (LL.B., Private Law Course, 1976)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (1976-1978)
University of London (U.C.L., Graduate School; Diploma in Shipping Law, 1982).
Member First Tokyo Bar Association
Having practiced in Messrs. Hiratsuka & Partners for 27 years.

Japanese and English.

International and domestic commercial transactions and disposal of disputes and accident/casualties, Maritime, Admiralty; Charterparty Disputes; International Litigation/Arbitration; Marine Insurance; Non-Marine Insurance; Licensing Contract, Anti-Trust matters, Joint Venture, Corporate Legal and General matters. Involved in various cargo claim defence cases, collision/grounding/sinking/oil pollution cases, charterparty arbitration cases, non-marine contract dispute cases (such as distribution agreement and license agreement) and others.

Author: “For the Early Re-revision of the Revised international Carriage of Goods by Sea Act”, Kaiun, 1993, “A Japanese Arbitration Award and Recognition by the Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan)”, Maritime Law Review, 2005 ( published by The Japan Shipping Exchange Inc, “JSEx”.).
Co-author: “Arrest of Vessels in Japan” LMCLQ, 1981; “Significant Changes under New Japan COGSA 1992,” International Maritime Law, 1994.
Co-speaker at the 1996 of the Pacific Admiralty Seminar in San Francisco. Various articles in the journals published by, and others, an arbitrator of Tokyo Maritime Arbitration Commission of JSEx.

born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, June 8, 1961. Admitted to Bar in 1988, Japan.

Faculty of Law, Waseda University (LL.B., 1985)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (1986-1988),
Member First Tokyo Bar Association
Having practiced in Messrs. Hiratsuka & Partners、as associate and later as partner, for 17 years.

Japanese and English.

Maritime and Admiralty; Commercial Dispute Resolution: Insurance; Bankruptcy and Insolvency; Giving advice on contracts regarding intellectual property.
Cases involved includes Supreme Court judgment as to identity of carrier under Japanese law("Jasmine"), and Matsuyama District Court Judgment on the Governing law to determine the owner of a vessel ("Carolyn").

Co-speaker at the 2003 Meeting of the Institute of Maritime Law in Japan.