Research areas	Constitutional Law, Judicial Politics, Law and Society, Comparative Law
Keywords	Judicial Review, Constitutionalism, Constitutional Politics, Judicial Process
Themes	Empirical and Normative Analysis on Constitutional and Judicial Process
Major publications	“Institutional Change and Judicial Review in Contemporary Japan”, in The Changing Role of Law in Japan: Empirical Studies in Culture, Society and Policy Making, Vanoverbeke, D. et al. eds., Edward Elgar (2014), pp. 173-188, (English).
Professional societies/Research and synergic activities	Law and Society Association (US) American Political Science Association (US) Japan Public Law Association (Japan) The Japanese Association of Sociology of Law (Japan) Japanese Political Science Association (Japan)
Teaching Areas	Undergraduate courses Law and Social System IIIA & IIIB Seminar on Law and Social System IIIA & IIIB Introductory Seminar: Law and Contemporary Society Introduction to International Civilizations A Graduate courses (Master's program) Constitutional System 1 & 2 Seminar on Intenational Society 4 Study I & II in Cultural Coexistence Graduate courses (Doctor's program) Advanced Seminar 1 & 2 in International Society Advanced Study I & II in Cultural Coexistence Special Seminar in Contemporary Civilizations Undergraduate courses open to all departments The Japanese Constitutional Law Structures of Government ILAS Seminar: Law and Contemporary Society Proseminar on Law and Contemporary Society
Background	2012-present: Associate Professor at Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University 2008-2012: Lecturer at Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University 2004-2008: Research Associate at Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University ------- 2009: Doctor of Human and Environmental Studies (Kyoto University) 2004: Bachelor of Laws (Kyoto University)