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SHIGENORI MATSUIProfessor of LawUniversity of British Columbia, Peter A. Allard School of Lawmatsui@allard.ubc.ca
I. DEGREESLL.D., Faculty of Law (2000) Kyoto UniversityJSD, School of Law (1986) Stanford Law SchoolLL.M, Faculty of Law (1980) Kyoto UniversityLL.B., Faculty of Law (1978) Kyoto University
II. WORK EXPERIENCE ENTRIESProfessor (Jan, 2006 - present) Peter A. Allard School of LawUniversity of British ColumbiaAssociate Dean (Apr, 2004 - Dec, 2005) Graduate School of LawOsaka UniversityProfessor (Apr, 1994 - Dec, 2005) Graduate School of LawOsaka UniversityAssociate Professor (Apr, 1983 - Mar, 1994) Faculty of LawOsaka UniversityResearch Assistant (Apr, 1980 - Mar, 1983) Faculty of LawKyoto University
III. VISITING SCHOLOARSHIPSUniversity of Western Australia, School of Law (Aug, 2003) visiting scholarUniversity of Washington, School of Law (Apr, 2000 - Mar, 2001) visiting scholarUniversity College, London, University of London (Jan, 1995 - Sep, 1995) visiting scholarUniversity of British Columbia, Faculty of Law (Dec, 1990 - Apr, 1991) visiting scholarUniversity of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Sep, 1989) visiting scholarUniversity of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (Jul, 1989 - Aug, 1989) visiting scholar
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITYOsaka University Law School (April 2004- Dec. 2005)Vice Dean AcademicsOsaka University Council Member (April 2005-Dec 2005)Director of Japanese Legal Studies Program, Centre for Asian Legal StudiesUniversity of British Columbia (Jan 2006-)Co-director and director of Centre for Japanese Research, Institute of Asian Research (Sept 2014-August 2018)
V. PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER SCHOLARLY OUTPUT
(1)PUBLICATION IN ENGLISH(a)BOOKS IN ENGLISH1. The Constitution of Japan: A Contextual Analysis. Constitutional Systems of the World. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2010, pp 289. 2. Disaster and Law: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Meltdown in Japan, Routledge, 2018, pp 283.3. Sex, Sexuality and the Constitution: Enshrining the Right to Sexual Autonomy in Japan, UBC Press, 2023, pp.326
(b)BOOK CHAPTERS IN ENGLISH1. "Aliens under the Japanese Constitution". Foreign Workers Problems: Japan and the U.S., in Shigenori Matsui and Susumu Noda (eds). Osaka: Center for Japan-U.S. Exchange in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1993, 85 - 116. 2. "Lochner v. New York in Japan: Protecting Economic Liberties in a Country Governed by Bureaucrats," in Law and Technology in the Pacific Communities. Boulder: Westview, 1994, 199 - 261. 3. "The protection of "fundamental human rights" in Japan," in Human Rights in Asia: A Comparative Legal Study of Twelve Asian Jurisdictions, France and the USA, Perenbloom (ed), London: Routledge, 2006, 121 - 157.4. "Business Law in Japan", in A Guide to Business Law in Asia, in Pitman Potter and Ljiljana Buikovic (eds), Karkham: Lexis-Nexis, 2008, 143 - 202. 5. "The Constitution and the Family in Japan," in Japanese Family Law in Comparative Perspective, Harry Scheiber and Laurent Mayali (eds), Berkeley: Robbins Collection Publications, 2009, 33 - 60. 6. "Intellectual High Court of Japan". New Courts in Asia. in Andrew Harding and Penelope Nicholson (eds), London: Routledge, 2010, 83 - 100. 7. “The Supreme Court of Japan and online pharmacies,” in Legal Innovations in Asia, John O. Haley & Toshiko Takenaka (eds), Edward Elgar, 2014, 123-458. “The Role of the Central Government and Local Government in Times of Crisis: Japan’s Experience after the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster”, in Central-Local Relations in Asian Constitutional Systems, edited by Andrew Harding and Mark Sidel, Oxford: Hart Publishing 2015, 125-1499. “Election Campaigning Regulation and the Supreme Court of Japan”, in Po Jen Yap (ed), Judicial Review of Elections in Asia, Routledge, 2016, 115-3510. “Independence of the Judiciary and Securing Public Trust in Japan”, in H.P. Lee & Marilyn Pittard (eds), Asia-Pacific Judiciaries, Cambridge, 2018, 209-3011. Freedom of Expression in Japan: The Constitutional Framework of Protection, in Hate Speech in Japan: The Possibility of a Non-Regulatory Approach (eds. by Shinji Higaki & Yuji Nasu, Cambridge, Cambridge U. Press 2020), pp35-5712. Judicial Review of Restrictions on Constitutional Rights in Japan: Highly Ad Hoc, Contextualized, and Deferential, in Proportionality in Asian (ed. by Po Jen Yap, Cambridge, Cambridge U. Press 2020), pp140-16813. Japan: Keeping the Death Toll to the Minimum, in Covid-19 in Asia (Victor V. Ramraj ed. Oxford University Press 2021)(together with Tomoya Ono) pp 147-16014. The Japanese Diet, in Routledge Handbook of Asian Parliaments (eds. Po Jen Yap & Rehan Aberyatne), Routledge, 202315. Article 21, in The Annotated Constitution of Japan: A Handbook (ed. Colin Jones), Japan Documents, 2023, pp86-104
(c )JOURNAL ARTICLES IN ENGLISH1. "The Reapportionment Cases in Japan: Constitutional Law, Politics, and the Japanese Supreme Court", (1986) 33 Osaka University Law Review 17 - 46. 2. "A Comment upon the Role of the Judiciary in Japan". (1988) 35 Osaka University Law Review 17 - 28. 3. "Development Note: Japan: The Supreme Court and the Separation of Church and State", (2004) 2:3 International Journal of Constitutional Law 534 - 545.4. "The Voting rights of Japanese citizens living abroad", (2007) 5:2 International Journal of Constitutional Law 332 - 342. 5. "Why Is the Japanese Supreme Court So Conservative?", (2011) 88 Washington University Law Review 1375 - 1423. 6. "Justice for the Accused or Justice for Victims?: The Protection of Victims' Rights in Japan". (2011) 13 Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal 54 - 95. 7. "Constitutional Precedents in Japan: A Comment on the Role of Precedent", (2011) 88 Washington University Law Review 1669 - 1680. 8. "Turbulence Ahead: The Future of Law Schools in Japan". (2012) 62:1 Journal of Legal Education 3 - 31. 9. "Cloudy Weather, with Occasional Sunshine: Consumer Loans, the Legislature and the Supreme Court of Japan", (2013) 22:3 Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal 555 - 598. 10. Don’t you Want to Watch the Television Programs While You are Abroad?; Broadcasting, Public Transmission and Copyright in Japan, Illinois Journal of Law, (2015) 2015 Technology & Policy 111. “Criminalization of Revenge Porn in Japan,” (2015) 24 Washington University International Law Journal 28912. “Does It Have to be a Copyright Infringement?: Live Game Streaming and Copyright”, (2016) Texas Int. Prop. L. J. 21513. “The Challenge to Multiculturalism: Hate Speech Ban in Japan”, (2016) 49 UBC L. Rev. 427 14.“Never Had a Choice and Have No Power to Alter”: Illegitimate Children and the Supreme Court of Japan, (2016) 44 Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 577-63515. “T-Rex, Jurassic Park and Nuclear Power: Nuclear Power Plants and the Courts after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident”, (2017) 42 William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review 145-19916. “Fundamental Human Rights and “Traditional Japanese Values”: Constitutional Amendment and Vision of the Japanese Society” (2018) Asian Journal of Comparative Law 1-2817. “The Principle of Separation of Powers in Japan,” (2018) 5:2 Journal of International and Comparative Law 387-41018. “Is Law Killing the Development of New Technologies?: Uber and Airbnb in Japan,” (2019) 25 B.U. J. Sci & Tech. L. 100-14419. “Victim Participation in Japan,” 1:3 Hasting Journal of Crime and Punishment 303 (2020)20. “Pandemic; COVID-19 and the Public Health Emergency,” 38 Arizona J. of Intern’l and Comp. L. 139 (2021)21. “Trashing,” 45 Keio Communication Review 5-33 (2023)
(d)BOOK REVIEWS IN ENGLISH1. Beer, Lawrence. 1986. Review of: Freedom of Expression in Japan: A Study in Comparative Law, Politics and Society. American Journal of Comparative Law. 34 (1986): pp. 583 - 587.
(2) PUBLICATION IN JAPANESE(a)BOOKS IN JAPANESE1. Mass Media and Law. Tokyo: Koubundou, 1988. 344 pages. 2. American Constitutional Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1989. 325 pages. 3. Sato, Kouji and Shigenori Matsui. Translation: John Hart Ely, Democracy and Distrust. Tokyo: Seibundou, 1990. 323 pages. 4. Matsuura, Yoshiharu and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Translation: David Kairys, The Politics of Law: A Progressive Critique. Tokyo: Fukousha, 1991. 330 pages. 5. Judicial Review and Democracy. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1991. 532 pages. 6. Tonami, Kouji, Shigenori Matsui, Junji Annen and Yasuo Hasebe. Introduction to Japanese Constitution. Vol. 2 volumes. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1992. 259, 315 pages. 7. American Constitutional Law. 2nd ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1992. 331 pages. 8. Matsui, Shigenori and Susumu Noda, ed. Foreign Workers Problem: Japan and the U.S.. Osaka: Center for Japan-U.S. Exchange in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1993. 116 pages. 9. Access to the Courts and Due Process. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1993. 313 pages. 10. Mass Media Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1994. 288 pages. 11. Constitutional Double Standard. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1994. 359 pages. 12. American Constitutional Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1995. 338 pages. 13. Freedom of Information in Japan. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1996. 238 pages. 14. Munesue, Toshiyuki, Masahiro Akasaka, Shigenori Matsui, Eiji Sasada, Teruki Tsunemoto and Masato Ichikawa. Civil Rights Case Files. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1997. 240 pages. 15. Mass Media Law. 2nd edition. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1998. 288 pages. 16. Japanese Constitutional Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1999. 612 pages. 17. Takahashi, Kazuyuki and Shigenori Matsui, ed. The Internet and Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1999. 224 pages. 18. Why Publication of the Name of the Juvenile Offenders Impermissible?. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2000. 19. Noda, Susumu and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Introduction to Law through Movie Screen. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2000. 338 pages. 20. Matsui, Shigenori, Takaaki Matsumiya and Hiroo Sono. Introduction to Law. 1st edition. Tkyo: Yuhikaku, 2000. 258 pages. 21. Introduction to Freedom of Information Law. Tokyo: Iwanami, 2000. 219 pages. 22. American Constitutional Law. 4th edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2000. 23. Takahashi, Kazuyuki and Shigenori Matsui, ed. The Internet and Law. 2d ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2001. 326 pages. 24. Freedom of Information Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2001. 550 pages. 25. Bush v. Gore: The 2000 American Presidential Election and the Supreme Court. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2001. 270 pages. 26. The Internet and the Constitution. Tokyo: Iwanami, 2002. 368 pages. 27. Japanese Constitutional Law. 2d edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2002. 591 pages. 28. Munesue, Toshiyuki, Masahiro Akasaka, Shigenori Matsui, Eiji Sasada, Teruki Tsunemoto and Masato Ichikawa. Civil Rights Case File. 2nd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2002. 245 pages. 29. Reflections upon the Japanese Constitution. Osaka: Osaka University Press, 2003. 274 pages. 30. Mass Media Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2003. 320 pages. 31. Freedom of Information Law. 2d edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2003. 555 pages. 32. Takahashi, Kazuyuki and Shigenori Matsui, ed. The Internet and Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2004. 345 pages. 33. Noda, Susumu and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Introduction to Law through Movie Screen. 2d edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2004. 354 pages. 34. Watanabe, Takesato and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Freedom and Social Responsibility of Mass Media. Tokyo: Minerva, 2004. 331 pages. 35. American Constitutional Law. 5th edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2004. 466 pages. 36. Freedom of Expression of Mass Media. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2005. 270 pages. 37. Shiyake, Masanori, Makoto Oishi, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Takai, Tastuya Fujii, Kazumasa Doi, Tooru Mouri, Tetsuji Matsumoto, Shigeki Nakayama and Kensuke Ueda. Cases & Materials on Constitutional Law. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2005. 420, 506 pages. 38. Matsui, Shigenori, Takaaki Matsumiya and Hiroo Sono. Introduction to Law. 2d ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2006. 264 pages. 39. To Protect Children From Sexual Offenders. Tokyo: ChuouKouron Sha, 2007. 265 pages. 40. Japanese Constitutional Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2007. 620 pages. 41. Shiyake, Masanori, Makoto Oishi, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Takai, Tastuya Fujii, Kazumasa Doi, Tooru Mouri, Tetsuji Matsumoto, Shigeki Nakayama and Kensuke Ueda. Cases & Materials on Constitution: Constitutional Litigation. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2007. 557 pages. 42. Shiyake, Masanori, Kouichi Yonezawa, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa and Kazumasa Doi, ed. Popular Sovereignty and Rule of Law. Vol. 2 of 2. Tokyo: Seibundou, 2008. 474, 459 pages. 43. Mass Media Law. 4th ed. Nihonhyouronsha, 2008. 373 pages. 44. American Constitutional Law. 6th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2008. 387 pages. 45. Takahashi, Kazuyuki, Shigenori Matsui and Hidemi Suzuki. The Internet and Law. 4th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2010. 375 pages. 46. Reconsidering the Japanese Constitution. 2nd ed. Osaka: Osaka University Press, 2010. 276 pages. 47. Law in Context: Kenpou (Constitution). Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2010. 388 pages. 48. Munesue, Toshiyuki, Masahiro Akasaka, Shigenori Matsui, Eiji Sasada, Teruki Tsunemoto and Masato Ichikawa. Civil Rights Case File. 4th edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2011. 269 pages. 49. Introduction to American Constitution. 7th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2012. 475 pages. 50. Constitution of Canada. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2012. 347 pages. 51. Toshokan to hyougenno jiyu [Library and Freedom of Expression]. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2013. 260 pages. 52. Hyougenno jiyu to meiyokison [Defamation and Freedom of Expression]. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2013. 444 pages. 53. Nihonkoku kenpouwo kangaeru [Reconsidering the Japanese Constitution]. 3rd ed. Osaka: Osaka Univ. Press, 2014. 286 pages. 54. Matsumiya, Takaaki and Hiroo Sono. Hajimeteno houritsugaku [Introduction to Law]. 4th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2014. 273 pages. 55. Internet no kenpougaku [Internet and the Constitution] (new edition, Iwanami shoten 2014), pp48956. Cinema de hougaku [Introduction to Law through Movie Screen] (co-editor Susumu Noda, new edition Yuhikaku 2014) pp29757. Kihontekijinken no jikenbo [Fundamental Human Rights Case Files] (co-authors Toshiyuki Munesue et al, 5th edition Yuhikaku 2015), pp23258. Starbucks de latte wo nominagara kenpou wo kangaeru [Reflections on the Constitution] edited. Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2016, pp31259. Internet ho [Internet Law] edited Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2016, pp36960. Hajimeteno houritsugaku [Introduction to Law], 5th ed. 277 pages, co-authored with Takaaki Matsumiya and Hiroo Sono, Tokyo: Yuhikaku 201761. Hanzai kagaisha to hyougen no jiyu [Criminal Offenders and Freedom of Expression], (Tokyo: Iwanami 2018 , pp 265 62. Kihontekijinken no jikenbo [Fundamental Human Rights Case Files] (co-authors Toshiyuki Munesue et al, 6th edition Yuhikaku 2019), pp27463. Hajimeteno houritsugaku [Introduction to Law], 6th ed. 277 pages, co-authored with Takaaki Matsumiya and Hiroo Sono, Tokyo: Yuhikaku 202064. Hyougen no jiyu ni mamoru kachi wa aruka [Freedom of Expression: Is It Worth Protecting] (Tokyo, Yuhikaku 2020), 389pp65. Nihonkoku kenpouwo kangaeru [Reconsidering the Japanese Constitution]. 4th ed. Osaka: Osaka Univ. Press, 2022. 297 pages.66. Nihonkoku kenpou [Japanese Constitutional Law] (4th ed. Yuhikaku 2022), pp. 57667. Amerika Kenpo Nyumon [Introduction to American Constitutional Law] (9th ed. Yuhikaku 2023), pp.467
(b) DISSERTATIONS1. Judicial Review v. Democracy--An Inquiry into the Nature and Limits of Legitimate Constitutional Interpretation by the Judiciary. Stanford Law School. (1986).
(c)BOOK CHAPTERS IN JAPANESE1. "The Origin of the Constitutional Double Standard Doctrine in the United States". Contemporary Problems in Fundamental Human Rights. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1990. 85 - 109. 2. "Popular Sovereignty and Constitutional Law". Method of Social Sience: Law in Social Development. Vol. 6 of 12. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1993. 1 - 47. 3. "CATV and Freedom of Expression in the United States". New Media and Broadcasting and Telecommunication Law. 1993. 159 - 175. 4. "Public Access to Court Records". Jurist Supplement: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy. Ed. Masao Horibe. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1994. 66 - 70. 5. "Public Access to Administrative Information". Jurist Supplement: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy. Ed. Masao Horibe. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1994. 91 - 95. 6. "Stare Decisis in Constitutional Law". Constitutional Theory. Vol. 6. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1995. 203 - 234. 7. "Autonomy Right". Readings in Contemporary Constitution. Ed. Yasuo Hasebe. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1995. 57 - 79. 8. "Mass Media law in the United States". Mass Media Law in the World. Kyoto: Saganoshoin, 1996. 84 - 110. 9. "Constitutional Theory of Michael J. Perry". Contemporary Judicial Review. 1996. 86 - 121. 10. "Freedom of Expression in Japan". Law in Contemporary Japan. Vol. 10 of 15. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1997. 53 - 82. 11. "Freedom of Expression in Japan". Jurist Supplement: Media in Transition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1997. 221 - 227. 12. "Fairness Doctrine in the United States". Human Rights in Modern Government. Kyoto: Houritsubunkasha, 1997. 351 - 402. 13. "Fairness Doctrine Reconsidered". Law and Information. Tokyo: Sinzansha, 1997. 305 - 339. 14. "Significance of the Process Theory". Judiciary and Contemporary Constitutionalism. Tokyo: Seirinshoin, 1998. 67 - 114. 15. "Half Century of Constitutional Decisions of the Supreme Court". Japanese Constitution: Its Half Century. Vol. 2 of 2. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1998. 203 - 280. 16. "Defamation and Freedom of Expression". Contemporary Tort Actions: Invasion of Rights. Vol. 2 of 12. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1998. 79 - 114. 17. "From Jurisprudence of "Just Leave Me Alone" to Jurisprudence of "Let's Join Together"". Re-Reading Japanese Constitution. Ed. Masako Kamiya. Tokyo: Nihonkeizaishinbunsha, 2000. 84 - 105. 18. "Freedom of Information and Personal Data Protection". New Systematic Studies on Court Practice: Defamation and Privacy Litigations. Tokyo: Seirinshoin, 2001. 424 - 436. 19. "Meaning of the Executive Power and the Status of Prime Minister Reconsidered". Law and Politics in Twenty-First Century. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2002. 1 - 60. 20. Matsui, Shigenori and Shigeru Takahashi. "Administrative Procedure". Dialogue on Administrative Law. Ed. Katsuya Uga, Youichi Ohashi and Shigeru Takahashi. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2003. 111 - 128. 21. "Significance of Freedom of Expression of Mass Media". Freedom and Social Responsibility of Mass Media. Tokyo: Minerva, 2004. 2 - 24. 22. Matsui, Shigenori and Noriyuki Inoue. "Constitutional Litigation and Democracy". Listening to Constitutional Scholars. Ed. Noriyuki Inoue, Go Koyama and Hajime Yamamoto. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2004. 217 - 239. 23. "Merger of UFJ Group and Mitsubishi Group and the Right of Access to the Courts". UFJ v. Sumitomo Trust v. Mitsubishi Tokyo: Legal Risks of Merger and Acquisition. Ed. Masafumi Nakahigashi. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2005. 108 - 121. 24. "On Citizen Suit". Development and Contemporary Structure of State Governed by Law. Ed. Takenori Murakami, Akio Takahashi and Kazuhiko Matsumoto. Kyoto: Houritsubunkasha, 2007. 351 - 415. 25. "On "Populist Constitutionalism"". State and Law in Contemporary Society. Ed. Koji Sato, Tsuyoshi Hiramatsu, Masanori Shiyake and Takahiro Hattori. Tokyo: Seibundou, 2007. 353 - 376. 26. "The Rehnquist Court and Federalism". Popular Sovereignty and Rule of Law. Ed. Masanori Shiyake, Kouichi Yonezawa, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa and kazumasa Doi. Tokyo: Seibundou, 2008. 103 - 129. 27. "Freedom of Expression on the Internet". The Internet and Law. Ed. Kazuyuki Takahashi and Hidemi Suzuki. 4th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2010. 15 - 51. 28. "Meibunkonkyo wokaku kihontekijinken no hoshou [Constitutional Protection of Unenumerated Rights]". Kenpousosho no genjoubunseki [Current Problems in Constitutional Litigation]. Ed. Hidenori Tomatsu and Yasuji Nosaka. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2012. 142 - 16429. “Yasurakani shinasete hoshii: Songenshi no kenri oyobi anrakushi no kenri [Just Let Me Die Peacefully: Right to Die with Dignity and Right to an Euthanasia],” in Starbucks de latte wo nominagara kenpou wo kangaeru[Reflections on the Constitution], Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2015, p1-3130. “Internet no hattatsu to tokushoku [Development of the Internet and Its Characteristics],” in Internet ho [Internet Law], Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2015, p1-2431. “Kanada kara mita France kenpo—Quebec shu toiu dokuji no shakai [French Constitution from Canadian Perspective: Quebec as a Distinct Society], in Seiji hendo to rikkenshugi no tenkai [Political Change and Development of Constitutionalism],” edited by Miyoko Tusjimura, 183-213 (Tokyo: Shinzansha 2017)
(d) JOURNAL ARTICLES IN JAPANESE1. Sato, Kouji and Shigenori Matsui. "Diplomatic Secrecy and the Right to know". Hanrei-hyouron. 236 (1978): 116 - 128. 2. "Historical Development of Procedural Due Process in Non-Criminal Settings in the United States (5)". Hougaku-ronsou. 107.6 (1980): 20 - 43. 3. "Historical Development of Procedural Due Process in Non-Criminal Settings in the United States (4)". Hougaku-ronsou. 107.4 (1980): 62 - 92. 4. "Historical Development of Procedural Due Process in Non-Criminal Settings in the United States (3)". Hougaku-ronsou. 107.1 (1980): 72 - 100. 5. "Historical Development of Procedural Due Process in Non-Criminal Settings in the United States (2)". Hougaku-ronsou. 106.6 (1980): 44 - 77. 6. "Historical Development of Procedural Due Process in Non-Criminal Settings in the United States (1)". Hougaku-ronsou. 106.4 (1980): 21 - 56. 7. "Judicial Review and Democracy (1)". Hougaku-ronsou. 109.5 (1981): 27 - 56. 8. "Judicial Review and Democracy (3)". Hougaku-ronsou. 111.3 (1982): 44 - 87. 9. "Judicial Review and Democracy (2)". Hougaku-ronsou. 110.1 (1982): 18 - 50. 10. "Defamation and Freedom of Expression (4)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 88.1 (1983): 51 - 84. 11. "Defamation and Freedom of Expression (3)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 87.6 (1983): 825 - 854. 12. "Defamation and Freedom of Expression (2)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 87.5 (1983): 678 - 702. 13. "Defamation and Freedom of Expression (1)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 87.4 (1983): 513 - 544. 14. "American Administrative Law in Transition (3)". Handai-hougaku. 136 (1985): 29 - 76. 15. "American Administrative Law in Transition (2)". Handai-hougaku. 135 (1985): 27 - 63. 16. "American Administrative Law in Transition (1)". Handai-hougaku. 133=134 (1985): 177 - 196. 17. "Sunday School Case". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 71 (1986): 112 - 113. 18. "Procedural Issues in Freedom of Information". Jurist. 854 (1986): 41 - 45. 19. "New Development on Defamation Law". Hanrei-times. 598 (1986): 120. 20. "Freedom of Expression and Defamation Reconsidered". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 39.10 (1986): 47 - 56. 21. "Critical Legal Studies (2)". Houritsu-jihou. 58.10 (1986): 78 - 90. 22. "Critical Legal Studies (1)". Houritsu-jihou. 58.9 (1986): 12 - 22. 23. "The Meaning of Constitutional Interpretation". Handai-hougaku. 144 (1987): 31 - 64. 24. "The Constitution and New Libertarianism". Jurist. 884 (1987): 48 - 58. 25. "Reconsideration of Substantive Due Process". Handai-hougaku. 141=142 (1987): 297 - 327. 26. "On Critical Legal Studies". America-ho. 1987 (1987): 1 - 27. 27. "A Comment upon the Theory of Constitutional Litigation". Jurist. 880 (1987): 119 - 127. 28. "A Comment upon the Role of Judiciary in Democratic Society". Jurist. 881 (1987): 116 - 123. 29. "The Right of Privacy as the Right to Control Private Information". Hougaku-seminar. 33.8 (1988): 37 - 42. 30. "The High Court Decision for the Minoo Memorial Stone Case (3)". Hanrei-hyouron. 352 (1988): 2 - 9. 31. "The High Court Decision for the Minoo Memorial Stone Case (2)". Hanrei-hyouron. 351 (1988): 2 - 11. 32. "The High Court Decision for the Minoo Memorial Stone Case (1)". Hanrei-hyouron. 350 (1988): 2 - 10. 33. "The High Court Decision for the Courtroom Note-Taking Case". Houritsu-jihou. 60.6 (1988): 41 - 47. 34. "On Privacy". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 41.3 (1988): 27 - 45. 35. "The Right Not to Hear". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 42.6 (1989): 38 - 54. 36. "Commercial Speech and Political Speech". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 113 (1989): 28 - 33. 37. "The Supreme Court Decision for the Courtroom Note-Taking Case". Minshouhou-zasshi. 101.4 (1990): 587 - 613. 38. "Separation of Powers in the United States". Hikakuhou-kenkyu. 52 (1990): 11 - 25. 39. "Freedom of Expression in Japan". Osaka University Law Review. 38 (1991): 13 - 41. 40. "Toward a General Theory of Procedural Due Process (1)". Handai-hougaku. 42.1 (1992): 59 - 94. 41. "Regulation of Pornographic Comic (3)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 68.9 (1992): 45 - 61. 42. "Regulation of Pornographic Comic (2)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 68.8 (1992): 90 - 106. 43. "Regulation of Pornographic Comic (1)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 68.7 (1992): 67 - 79. 44. "Public Trial and Protection of Secrecy (3)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 106.6 (1992): 735 - 772. 45. "Public Trial and Protection of Secrecy (2)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 106.5 (1992): 569 - 598. 46. "Public Trial and Protection of Secrecy (1)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 106.4 (1992): 425 - 459. 47. "On the Intermediate Standard". Handai-hougaku. 42.2=3 (1992): 629 - 662. 48. "Welfare State and the Japanese Constitution". Jurist. 1022 (1993): 69 - 75. 49. "Toward a General Theory of Procedural Due Process (3)". Handai-hougaku. 43.1 (1993): 165 - 191. 50. "Toward a General Theory of Procedural Due Process (2)". Handai-hougaku. 42.4 (1993): 19 - 61. 51. "Purpose of Protecting Press Freedom". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 500 (1993): 28 - 32. 52. "Public Trial in the United States". Handai-hougaku. 43.2=3 (1993): 713 - 749. 53. "Contemporary Problems Regarding Freedom of Expression". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 46.5 (1993): 19 - 28. 54. "Supreme Court Decision and the Executive". Jurist. 1037 (1994): 97 - 102. 55. "Politicians and the Press Interview". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 511 (1994): 10 - 14. 56. "Judicial Philosophy and Constitutional Theory of Justice Scalia". America-ho. 1994.2 (1994): 263 - 286. 57. "Anti-Soundtruck Ordinance and Freedom of Expression (2)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 70.2 (1994): 64 - 76. 58. "Anti-Soundtruck Ordinance and Freedom of Expression (1)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 70.1 (1994): 48 - 61. 59. "The Constitution and Administrative Procedure". Kouhou-kenkyu. 56 (1994): 186 - 201. 60. "Right to Autonomy (2)". Handai-hougaku. 45.5 (1995): 717 - 790. 61. "Right to Autonomy (1)". Handai-hougaku. 45.2 (1995): 245 - 278. 62. "Relief against Denial of Freedom of Information Request". Hougaku-seminar. 487 (1995): 69 - 72. 63. "Fairness in Broadcasting and the Constitution". Monthly Private Broadcasting. (November, 1995): 12 - 15. 64. "Fairness Doctrine Reconsidered". Houritsu-jihou. 67.8 (1995): 10 - 15. 65. "Defamation by Opinion". Minshouhou-zasshi. 113.3 (1995): 327 - 368. 66. "Reconsideration of New York Times v. Sullivan". Minshouhou-zasshi. 115.2 (1996): 175 - 223. 67. "Procedural Due Process and Administrative Agency". Jurist. 1089 (1996): 273 - 278. 68. "Freedom of Information Act of the United States (3)". Jurist. 1093 (1996): 69 - 77. 69. "Freedom of Information Act of the United States (2)". Jurist. 1092 (1996): 43 - 51. 70. "Freedom of Information Act of the United States (1)". Jurist. 1090 (1996): 102 - 111. 71. "The Role of the Supreme Court". Jiyuu-to-seigi. 48.5 (1997): 24 - 36. 72. "Supreme Court Grand Bench Decision for Ehime Tamagushi Case". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 203 (1997): 18 - 25. 73. "Open Meeting Statutes". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 547 (1997): 69 - 72. 74. "Freedom of Information Bill". Houritsu-jihou. 69.1 (1997): 37 - 41. 75. "Fiction Novel and Libel and Invasion of Privacy". Houritsu-jihou. 69.6 (1997): 103 - 107. 76. "Public Access to Electronic Information". Houritsu-jihou. 70.6 (1998): 68 - 71. 77. "Freedom of Information Bill". Jurist. 1133 (1998): 136 - 142. 78. "Freedom of Expression on Crime and Criminal Proceedings". Jurist. 1136 (1998): 34 - 40. 79. "Copyright Infringement and Injunction". Houritsu-jihou. 70.11 (1998): 86 - 90. 80. "The Possibility of Importing Law Schools to Japan". Jiyuu-to-seigi. 50.12 (1999): 76 - 99. 81. "Section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act". Jurist. 1156 (1999): 45 - 54. 82. "Professor Nobuyoshi Ashibe's Contribution to Theory of Constitutional Litigation". Jurist. 1169 (1999): 57 - 66. 83. "Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection of Educational Records". International Public Policy Journal. 4.1 (1999): 37 - 58. 84. "Freedom of Information and Electronic Records". Hougaku-seminar. 44.10 (1999): 46 - 47. 85. "Freedom of Expression and Juvenile Proceedings". Minshouhou-zasshi. 120.2 (1999): 189 - 233. 86. "Electronic Freedom of Information in Local Government". Toshi-mondai. 90.9 (1999): 39 - 49. 87. "Amendment to Resident Registration Act and Its Implications". Jurist. 1168 (1999): 84 - 93. 88. "Data Protection Act and the Right to Privacy". Jurist. 1190 (2000): 40 - 51. 89. "Autobiography and Invasion of Privacy". Houritsu-jihou. 72.4 (2000): 102 - 106. 90. "Why Constitutionalism Is Justified? (2)". Houritsu-jihou. 73.8 (2001): 62 - 67. 91. "Why Constitutionalism Is Justified? (1)". Houritsu-jihou. 73.6 (2001): 88 - 93. 92. "Mass Media and Libel and Invasion of Privacy". Houritsu-jihou. 74.1 (2001): 37 - 42. 93. Takahashi, Shigeru and Shigenori Matsui. "Administrative Procedure". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 255 (2001): 87 - 103. 94. "The Right of Publicity and Freedom of Expression (2)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 127.3 (2002): 323 - 354. 95. "The Right of Publicity and Freedom of Expression (1)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 127.2 (2002): 155 - 189. 96. "The Internet and the Constitution". Kouhou-kenkyu. 64 (2002): 41 - 74. 97. "Publication of Prior Criminal Record of Prime Minister and Defamation". Houritsu-jihou. 74.4 (2002): 101. 98. "Human Rights Commission and Mass Media". Monthly Private Broadcasting. (April 2002): 22 - 27. 99. "Human Rights Bill and Freedom of Expression of Mass Media". Houritsu-jihou. 74.12 (2002): 52 - 59. 100. "Changing Libel Law and Freedom of Expression". Jurist. 1222 (2002): 77 - 92. Inoue, Noriyuki and Shigenori Matsui. "Constitutional Litigation and Democracy". Hougaku-seminar. 479 (2002): 43 - 52. 101. "The Right to Fair Trial and Freedom of Expression ". Handai-hougaku. 53.3=4 (2003): 841 - 889. 102. "The Method of Teaching in Law Schools". Houritsu-jihou. 75.3 (2003): 42 - 47. 103. "Fair Trial and Mass Media". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 624 (2003): 32 - 37. 104. "Youth Protection Bill and Freedom of Expression ". Houritsu-jihou. 76.9 (2004): 30 - 38. 105. "Political fairness and Freedom of Broadcasting". Monthly Private Broadcasting. (September 2004): 5 - 10. 106. "Electronic Municipality and Personal Data Protection". Toshi-mondai-kenkyuu. 56.11 (2004): 18 - 31. 107. "Public Safety and the Internet". Law and Computer. 23 (2005): 3 - 17. 108. "Jury System and Freedom of Expression". Houritsu-jihou. 77.4 (2005): 45 - 51. 109. "The Rehnquist Court and Freedom of Expression". Hikaku-hougaku. 39.2 (2006): 197 - 243. 110. "Personal Information Protection Act and Freedom of Expression of Mass Media". Ronza. 2006. August (2006): 214 - 223. 111. "On Megan's Law". Handai-hougaku. 55.5 (2006): 181 - 312. 112. "Civil Litigation and Newsreporter's Privilege". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 319 (2007): 32 - 38. 113. "WikiLeaks and Freedom of Expression 2". Horitsujiho. 85.3 (2013): 66 - 71. 114. "WikiLeaks and Freedom of Expression 1". Horitsujiho. 85.2 (2013): 54 - 63. 115. Revenge porno to hyougen no jiyu [Revenge Porn and Freedom of Expression] (1)&(2), 91:3 Jichi kenkyu 52-80, 91:4 44-66 (2015)116. Canada no songenshi/anrakushiho nitsuite [On Canadian Assisted Suicide Act], 88 Horitsujiho 88:9 (2016): 82-91117. Kanada niomeru taimashoji kinsi no goukensei to taima no gouhouka [Constitutionality of Marijuana Ban and the Liberalization of Cannabis] 95:6 Jichi kenkyu 3-20, 95:7 3-17 (2019)118. Kanada no songenshi/anrakusihou no genzai [Current Situation of Canadian Assisted Suicide] 91:5 Horitsujiho 93-98 (2019)119. Songenshi oyobi anrakushi wo motomeru kennri – jurai no kenpougakusetsu no saikentou [The Right to Medically Assisted Death – Reconsideration of Constitutional Arguments in the Past], 72:4 Doshisha hogaku 565 (2020) (3)PRESENTATIONS1. The Constitution and Administrative Procedure Japan Association of Public Law Scholars, Fukuoka, Japan Oct, 19932. The Internet and the Constitution Japan Association of Public Law Scholars Public Law and the Deflection of the State, Kyoto, Japan Oct, 20013. Juvenile Justice at the Crossroad: Lessons from Japan University of British Columbia Symposium: Japan and Canada in Comparative Perspective: Social and Political Change in the New Millennium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Nov, 20024. The ISP's Liability in Japan International Institute for Advanced Studies Symposium: New Technology and Build of Law Model, Nara, Japan Dec, 20025. Public Security and Constitutional Rights on the Internet The Law and Computer Association of Japan Conference on Security, Private Autonomy, and Procedural Justice, 6. Amending the Constitution or Enacting a New Constitution?: The Japanese Constitution at the Crossroad, University of British Columbia, Center for Japanese Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Nov, 20067. Internet Law in Japan, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, 8. The Introduction of Law School System in Japan Workshop on Practice-Oriented Legal Education: Comparative Research on the Legal Clinic, Internship, Externship, and Continuing Education in Canada, USA, UK and Japan, Korea University, Soule, Korea, Jun, 20079. The Rehnquist Court and Federalism Comparative Law Association, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan Jun, 200710. Intellectual Property High Court Conference on New Courts in Asia University of Victoria11. Introduction of Law School in Japan, Centre for Asian Legal Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Nov, 200712. Freedom of Political Expression The Protection of Constitutional Rights in Modern Democracies: A Comparative Perspective, University of Pescara, Pescara, Italy Dec, 200713. History of the Japanese Supreme Court Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada, Jun, 200814. Development of Equal Protection Clause jurisprudence and the Affirmative Action in the United States Japanese American Society for Legal Studies Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan15. Introduction of the Citizen Judge System in Japan 16. Protection of Victims of Crime in Japan University of British Columbia17. Protection of Copyright on the Internet in Japan Ling Tung University Taiwan18. Citizen Participation in Criminal Trial in Japan, National Chung Hsing University Taiwan19. Protection of Copyright on the Internet in Japan Tunghai University Taiwan Dec, 200920. Appointment of Supreme Court Judges in Canada Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan Aug, 201021. Political Participation in Japan National Autonomous University, Mexico, World Congress of the International Association of Constitutional Law Mexico City, Mexico Nov., 201022. Change of Government and the Future of Constitutional Amendment University of British Columbia Japan Study Association of Canada Vancouver, Canada Oct, 201023. Protection of Victims in Japan University of Hawaii School of Law Apr., 201124. “Live Broadcasting of Video Play and the Copyright.” Video Game Conference, University of British Columbia Feb., 201525. The Family and the Constitution in Japan (Invited) University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law Sho Sato Conference on Family Law in Japan, University of California, Berkeley26. Anti-Terrorism Legislations and Civil Society in Japan (Invited) University of Iowa, Apr, 200827. How to Protect the Child from Sexual Offenders: The Megan's Law in the United States 28. The Protection of Copyright on the Internet in Japan (Invited) University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law Berkeley, Mar, 200929. Comments on the Constitutional Precedents Washington University School of Law, Washington University School of Law St. Louis, Sept, 201030. Why Is the Japanese Supreme Court So Conservative? Washington University School of Law St. Louis, Sept, 201031. Art of Judicial Creativity: Consumer Loans, Legislature and the Supreme Court of Japan 32. “Prostitution and the Constitution” Keio Law School Tokyo, Japan Aug. 201433. “Hate Speech Ban in Japan,” University of Washington Law School, Apr. 7, 201534. “Challenge to Multiculturalism: Hate Speech Ban in Japan,” Japanese Study Association of Canada, Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan May, 201535. “Hate Speech Ban in Japan,” Keio Law School Tokyo, Japan Aug. 201536. “Is My Number really My Number?: The National Identification Number System and the Right to Privacy in Japan, 13th ASLI Conference, May 19, 2016, University Beijing Law School, in Beijing May 19, 201637. T-Rex, Jurassic Park and Nuclear Power: Nuclear Power Plants and the Courts after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, JSAC conference October 2016, UBC38. Fundamental Human Rights and Traditional Japanese Values, 14th ASLI conference, May 28, 2017, University of Philippines, Manila 39. What Is the Family in the Constitution?, ASLI 15th annual conference, May 10-11, 2018, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea40. The Constitution of Japan: Contextual Factors, in Constitutionalism in Asian Contexts, June 13 & 14, 2018, National University of Singapore, Singapore41. Catastrophic Natural Disaster and Emergency, June 18-22, 2018, World Congress of Constitutional Law, Seoul, South Korea42. Victim Participation in the Criminal Process in Japan, Hastings Law School, Japanese law symposium, Sep. 20, 201943. Sustainable Development Goals and the Gender Equality, in 19th ASLI Conference, together with the University of Tokyo, University of Tokyo, May 202244. COVID-19 and Japanese Law, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico, commemoration of the 110 years of the Escuela Libre de Derecho, Aug. 202245. Constitutional Liberalism, the Japanese Style, in 4th German-Japanese Constitutional Discussion, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 202246. Kanada niokeru seiteki jikoketteiken [Right to Sexual Autonomy in Canada], Waseda University, April 22, 202346. John Hart Ely as a Constitutional Theorist: On Introducing Ely to Japan, in Conference on Comparative Constitutional Theory, Tokyo, Japan, April 24-25, 2023
SHIGENORI MATSUIProfessor of LawUniversity of British Columbia, Peter A. Allard School of Lawmatsui@allard.ubc.ca
I. DEGREESLL.D., Faculty of Law (2000) Kyoto UniversityJSD, School of Law (1986) Stanford Law SchoolLL.M, Faculty of Law (1980) Kyoto UniversityLL.B., Faculty of Law (1978) Kyoto University
II. WORK EXPERIENCE ENTRIESProfessor (Jan, 2006 - present) Peter A. Allard School of LawUniversity of British ColumbiaAssociate Dean (Apr, 2004 - Dec, 2005) Graduate School of LawOsaka UniversityProfessor (Apr, 1994 - Dec, 2005) Graduate School of LawOsaka UniversityAssociate Professor (Apr, 1983 - Mar, 1994) Faculty of LawOsaka UniversityResearch Assistant (Apr, 1980 - Mar, 1983) Faculty of LawKyoto University
III. VISITING SCHOLOARSHIPSUniversity of Western Australia, School of Law (Aug, 2003) visiting scholarUniversity of Washington, School of Law (Apr, 2000 - Mar, 2001) visiting scholarUniversity College, London, University of London (Jan, 1995 - Sep, 1995) visiting scholarUniversity of British Columbia, Faculty of Law (Dec, 1990 - Apr, 1991) visiting scholarUniversity of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Sep, 1989) visiting scholarUniversity of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (Jul, 1989 - Aug, 1989) visiting scholar
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITYOsaka University Law School (April 2004- Dec. 2005)Vice Dean AcademicsOsaka University Council Member (April 2005-Dec 2005)Director of Japanese Legal Studies Program, Centre for Asian Legal StudiesUniversity of British Columbia (Jan 2006-)Co-director and director of Centre for Japanese Research, Institute of Asian Research (Sept 2014-August 2018)
V. PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER SCHOLARLY OUTPUT
(1)PUBLICATION IN ENGLISH(a)BOOKS IN ENGLISH1. The Constitution of Japan: A Contextual Analysis. Constitutional Systems of the World. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2010, pp 289. 2. Disaster and Law: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Meltdown in Japan, Routledge, 2018, pp 283.3. Sex, Sexuality and the Constitution: Enshrining the Right to Sexual Autonomy in Japan, UBC Press, 2023, pp.326
(b)BOOK CHAPTERS IN ENGLISH1. "Aliens under the Japanese Constitution". Foreign Workers Problems: Japan and the U.S., in Shigenori Matsui and Susumu Noda (eds). Osaka: Center for Japan-U.S. Exchange in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1993, 85 - 116. 2. "Lochner v. New York in Japan: Protecting Economic Liberties in a Country Governed by Bureaucrats," in Law and Technology in the Pacific Communities. Boulder: Westview, 1994, 199 - 261. 3. "The protection of "fundamental human rights" in Japan," in Human Rights in Asia: A Comparative Legal Study of Twelve Asian Jurisdictions, France and the USA, Perenbloom (ed), London: Routledge, 2006, 121 - 157.4. "Business Law in Japan", in A Guide to Business Law in Asia, in Pitman Potter and Ljiljana Buikovic (eds), Karkham: Lexis-Nexis, 2008, 143 - 202. 5. "The Constitution and the Family in Japan," in Japanese Family Law in Comparative Perspective, Harry Scheiber and Laurent Mayali (eds), Berkeley: Robbins Collection Publications, 2009, 33 - 60. 6. "Intellectual High Court of Japan". New Courts in Asia. in Andrew Harding and Penelope Nicholson (eds), London: Routledge, 2010, 83 - 100. 7. “The Supreme Court of Japan and online pharmacies,” in Legal Innovations in Asia, John O. Haley & Toshiko Takenaka (eds), Edward Elgar, 2014, 123-458. “The Role of the Central Government and Local Government in Times of Crisis: Japan’s Experience after the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster”, in Central-Local Relations in Asian Constitutional Systems, edited by Andrew Harding and Mark Sidel, Oxford: Hart Publishing 2015, 125-1499. “Election Campaigning Regulation and the Supreme Court of Japan”, in Po Jen Yap (ed), Judicial Review of Elections in Asia, Routledge, 2016, 115-3510. “Independence of the Judiciary and Securing Public Trust in Japan”, in H.P. Lee & Marilyn Pittard (eds), Asia-Pacific Judiciaries, Cambridge, 2018, 209-3011. Freedom of Expression in Japan: The Constitutional Framework of Protection, in Hate Speech in Japan: The Possibility of a Non-Regulatory Approach (eds. by Shinji Higaki & Yuji Nasu, Cambridge, Cambridge U. Press 2020), pp35-5712. Judicial Review of Restrictions on Constitutional Rights in Japan: Highly Ad Hoc, Contextualized, and Deferential, in Proportionality in Asian (ed. by Po Jen Yap, Cambridge, Cambridge U. Press 2020), pp140-16813. Japan: Keeping the Death Toll to the Minimum, in Covid-19 in Asia (Victor V. Ramraj ed. Oxford University Press 2021)(together with Tomoya Ono) pp 147-16014. The Japanese Diet, in Routledge Handbook of Asian Parliaments (eds. Po Jen Yap & Rehan Aberyatne), Routledge, 202315. Article 21, in The Annotated Constitution of Japan: A Handbook (ed. Colin Jones), Japan Documents, 2023, pp86-104
(c )JOURNAL ARTICLES IN ENGLISH1. "The Reapportionment Cases in Japan: Constitutional Law, Politics, and the Japanese Supreme Court", (1986) 33 Osaka University Law Review 17 - 46. 2. "A Comment upon the Role of the Judiciary in Japan". (1988) 35 Osaka University Law Review 17 - 28. 3. "Development Note: Japan: The Supreme Court and the Separation of Church and State", (2004) 2:3 International Journal of Constitutional Law 534 - 545.4. "The Voting rights of Japanese citizens living abroad", (2007) 5:2 International Journal of Constitutional Law 332 - 342. 5. "Why Is the Japanese Supreme Court So Conservative?", (2011) 88 Washington University Law Review 1375 - 1423. 6. "Justice for the Accused or Justice for Victims?: The Protection of Victims' Rights in Japan". (2011) 13 Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal 54 - 95. 7. "Constitutional Precedents in Japan: A Comment on the Role of Precedent", (2011) 88 Washington University Law Review 1669 - 1680. 8. "Turbulence Ahead: The Future of Law Schools in Japan". (2012) 62:1 Journal of Legal Education 3 - 31. 9. "Cloudy Weather, with Occasional Sunshine: Consumer Loans, the Legislature and the Supreme Court of Japan", (2013) 22:3 Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal 555 - 598. 10. Don’t you Want to Watch the Television Programs While You are Abroad?; Broadcasting, Public Transmission and Copyright in Japan, Illinois Journal of Law, (2015) 2015 Technology & Policy 111. “Criminalization of Revenge Porn in Japan,” (2015) 24 Washington University International Law Journal 28912. “Does It Have to be a Copyright Infringement?: Live Game Streaming and Copyright”, (2016) Texas Int. Prop. L. J. 21513. “The Challenge to Multiculturalism: Hate Speech Ban in Japan”, (2016) 49 UBC L. Rev. 427 14.“Never Had a Choice and Have No Power to Alter”: Illegitimate Children and the Supreme Court of Japan, (2016) 44 Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 577-63515. “T-Rex, Jurassic Park and Nuclear Power: Nuclear Power Plants and the Courts after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident”, (2017) 42 William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review 145-19916. “Fundamental Human Rights and “Traditional Japanese Values”: Constitutional Amendment and Vision of the Japanese Society” (2018) Asian Journal of Comparative Law 1-2817. “The Principle of Separation of Powers in Japan,” (2018) 5:2 Journal of International and Comparative Law 387-41018. “Is Law Killing the Development of New Technologies?: Uber and Airbnb in Japan,” (2019) 25 B.U. J. Sci & Tech. L. 100-14419. “Victim Participation in Japan,” 1:3 Hasting Journal of Crime and Punishment 303 (2020)20. “Pandemic; COVID-19 and the Public Health Emergency,” 38 Arizona J. of Intern’l and Comp. L. 139 (2021)21. “Trashing,” 45 Keio Communication Review 5-33 (2023)
(d)BOOK REVIEWS IN ENGLISH1. Beer, Lawrence. 1986. Review of: Freedom of Expression in Japan: A Study in Comparative Law, Politics and Society. American Journal of Comparative Law. 34 (1986): pp. 583 - 587.
(2) PUBLICATION IN JAPANESE(a)BOOKS IN JAPANESE1. Mass Media and Law. Tokyo: Koubundou, 1988. 344 pages. 2. American Constitutional Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1989. 325 pages. 3. Sato, Kouji and Shigenori Matsui. Translation: John Hart Ely, Democracy and Distrust. Tokyo: Seibundou, 1990. 323 pages. 4. Matsuura, Yoshiharu and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Translation: David Kairys, The Politics of Law: A Progressive Critique. Tokyo: Fukousha, 1991. 330 pages. 5. Judicial Review and Democracy. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1991. 532 pages. 6. Tonami, Kouji, Shigenori Matsui, Junji Annen and Yasuo Hasebe. Introduction to Japanese Constitution. Vol. 2 volumes. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1992. 259, 315 pages. 7. American Constitutional Law. 2nd ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1992. 331 pages. 8. Matsui, Shigenori and Susumu Noda, ed. Foreign Workers Problem: Japan and the U.S.. Osaka: Center for Japan-U.S. Exchange in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1993. 116 pages. 9. Access to the Courts and Due Process. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1993. 313 pages. 10. Mass Media Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1994. 288 pages. 11. Constitutional Double Standard. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1994. 359 pages. 12. American Constitutional Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1995. 338 pages. 13. Freedom of Information in Japan. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1996. 238 pages. 14. Munesue, Toshiyuki, Masahiro Akasaka, Shigenori Matsui, Eiji Sasada, Teruki Tsunemoto and Masato Ichikawa. Civil Rights Case Files. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1997. 240 pages. 15. Mass Media Law. 2nd edition. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1998. 288 pages. 16. Japanese Constitutional Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1999. 612 pages. 17. Takahashi, Kazuyuki and Shigenori Matsui, ed. The Internet and Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1999. 224 pages. 18. Why Publication of the Name of the Juvenile Offenders Impermissible?. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2000. 19. Noda, Susumu and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Introduction to Law through Movie Screen. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2000. 338 pages. 20. Matsui, Shigenori, Takaaki Matsumiya and Hiroo Sono. Introduction to Law. 1st edition. Tkyo: Yuhikaku, 2000. 258 pages. 21. Introduction to Freedom of Information Law. Tokyo: Iwanami, 2000. 219 pages. 22. American Constitutional Law. 4th edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2000. 23. Takahashi, Kazuyuki and Shigenori Matsui, ed. The Internet and Law. 2d ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2001. 326 pages. 24. Freedom of Information Law. 1st edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2001. 550 pages. 25. Bush v. Gore: The 2000 American Presidential Election and the Supreme Court. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2001. 270 pages. 26. The Internet and the Constitution. Tokyo: Iwanami, 2002. 368 pages. 27. Japanese Constitutional Law. 2d edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2002. 591 pages. 28. Munesue, Toshiyuki, Masahiro Akasaka, Shigenori Matsui, Eiji Sasada, Teruki Tsunemoto and Masato Ichikawa. Civil Rights Case File. 2nd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2002. 245 pages. 29. Reflections upon the Japanese Constitution. Osaka: Osaka University Press, 2003. 274 pages. 30. Mass Media Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2003. 320 pages. 31. Freedom of Information Law. 2d edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2003. 555 pages. 32. Takahashi, Kazuyuki and Shigenori Matsui, ed. The Internet and Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2004. 345 pages. 33. Noda, Susumu and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Introduction to Law through Movie Screen. 2d edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2004. 354 pages. 34. Watanabe, Takesato and Shigenori Matsui, ed. Freedom and Social Responsibility of Mass Media. Tokyo: Minerva, 2004. 331 pages. 35. American Constitutional Law. 5th edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2004. 466 pages. 36. Freedom of Expression of Mass Media. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2005. 270 pages. 37. Shiyake, Masanori, Makoto Oishi, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Takai, Tastuya Fujii, Kazumasa Doi, Tooru Mouri, Tetsuji Matsumoto, Shigeki Nakayama and Kensuke Ueda. Cases & Materials on Constitutional Law. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2005. 420, 506 pages. 38. Matsui, Shigenori, Takaaki Matsumiya and Hiroo Sono. Introduction to Law. 2d ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2006. 264 pages. 39. To Protect Children From Sexual Offenders. Tokyo: ChuouKouron Sha, 2007. 265 pages. 40. Japanese Constitutional Law. 3rd edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2007. 620 pages. 41. Shiyake, Masanori, Makoto Oishi, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Takai, Tastuya Fujii, Kazumasa Doi, Tooru Mouri, Tetsuji Matsumoto, Shigeki Nakayama and Kensuke Ueda. Cases & Materials on Constitution: Constitutional Litigation. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2007. 557 pages. 42. Shiyake, Masanori, Kouichi Yonezawa, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa and Kazumasa Doi, ed. Popular Sovereignty and Rule of Law. Vol. 2 of 2. Tokyo: Seibundou, 2008. 474, 459 pages. 43. Mass Media Law. 4th ed. Nihonhyouronsha, 2008. 373 pages. 44. American Constitutional Law. 6th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2008. 387 pages. 45. Takahashi, Kazuyuki, Shigenori Matsui and Hidemi Suzuki. The Internet and Law. 4th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2010. 375 pages. 46. Reconsidering the Japanese Constitution. 2nd ed. Osaka: Osaka University Press, 2010. 276 pages. 47. Law in Context: Kenpou (Constitution). Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2010. 388 pages. 48. Munesue, Toshiyuki, Masahiro Akasaka, Shigenori Matsui, Eiji Sasada, Teruki Tsunemoto and Masato Ichikawa. Civil Rights Case File. 4th edition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2011. 269 pages. 49. Introduction to American Constitution. 7th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2012. 475 pages. 50. Constitution of Canada. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2012. 347 pages. 51. Toshokan to hyougenno jiyu [Library and Freedom of Expression]. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2013. 260 pages. 52. Hyougenno jiyu to meiyokison [Defamation and Freedom of Expression]. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2013. 444 pages. 53. Nihonkoku kenpouwo kangaeru [Reconsidering the Japanese Constitution]. 3rd ed. Osaka: Osaka Univ. Press, 2014. 286 pages. 54. Matsumiya, Takaaki and Hiroo Sono. Hajimeteno houritsugaku [Introduction to Law]. 4th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2014. 273 pages. 55. Internet no kenpougaku [Internet and the Constitution] (new edition, Iwanami shoten 2014), pp48956. Cinema de hougaku [Introduction to Law through Movie Screen] (co-editor Susumu Noda, new edition Yuhikaku 2014) pp29757. Kihontekijinken no jikenbo [Fundamental Human Rights Case Files] (co-authors Toshiyuki Munesue et al, 5th edition Yuhikaku 2015), pp23258. Starbucks de latte wo nominagara kenpou wo kangaeru [Reflections on the Constitution] edited. Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2016, pp31259. Internet ho [Internet Law] edited Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2016, pp36960. Hajimeteno houritsugaku [Introduction to Law], 5th ed. 277 pages, co-authored with Takaaki Matsumiya and Hiroo Sono, Tokyo: Yuhikaku 201761. Hanzai kagaisha to hyougen no jiyu [Criminal Offenders and Freedom of Expression], (Tokyo: Iwanami 2018 , pp 265 62. Kihontekijinken no jikenbo [Fundamental Human Rights Case Files] (co-authors Toshiyuki Munesue et al, 6th edition Yuhikaku 2019), pp27463. Hajimeteno houritsugaku [Introduction to Law], 6th ed. 277 pages, co-authored with Takaaki Matsumiya and Hiroo Sono, Tokyo: Yuhikaku 202064. Hyougen no jiyu ni mamoru kachi wa aruka [Freedom of Expression: Is It Worth Protecting] (Tokyo, Yuhikaku 2020), 389pp65. Nihonkoku kenpouwo kangaeru [Reconsidering the Japanese Constitution]. 4th ed. Osaka: Osaka Univ. Press, 2022. 297 pages.66. Nihonkoku kenpou [Japanese Constitutional Law] (4th ed. Yuhikaku 2022), pp. 57667. Amerika Kenpo Nyumon [Introduction to American Constitutional Law] (9th ed. Yuhikaku 2023), pp.467
(b) DISSERTATIONS1. Judicial Review v. Democracy--An Inquiry into the Nature and Limits of Legitimate Constitutional Interpretation by the Judiciary. Stanford Law School. (1986).
(c)BOOK CHAPTERS IN JAPANESE1. "The Origin of the Constitutional Double Standard Doctrine in the United States". Contemporary Problems in Fundamental Human Rights. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1990. 85 - 109. 2. "Popular Sovereignty and Constitutional Law". Method of Social Sience: Law in Social Development. Vol. 6 of 12. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1993. 1 - 47. 3. "CATV and Freedom of Expression in the United States". New Media and Broadcasting and Telecommunication Law. 1993. 159 - 175. 4. "Public Access to Court Records". Jurist Supplement: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy. Ed. Masao Horibe. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1994. 66 - 70. 5. "Public Access to Administrative Information". Jurist Supplement: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy. Ed. Masao Horibe. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1994. 91 - 95. 6. "Stare Decisis in Constitutional Law". Constitutional Theory. Vol. 6. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1995. 203 - 234. 7. "Autonomy Right". Readings in Contemporary Constitution. Ed. Yasuo Hasebe. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1995. 57 - 79. 8. "Mass Media law in the United States". Mass Media Law in the World. Kyoto: Saganoshoin, 1996. 84 - 110. 9. "Constitutional Theory of Michael J. Perry". Contemporary Judicial Review. 1996. 86 - 121. 10. "Freedom of Expression in Japan". Law in Contemporary Japan. Vol. 10 of 15. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1997. 53 - 82. 11. "Freedom of Expression in Japan". Jurist Supplement: Media in Transition. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1997. 221 - 227. 12. "Fairness Doctrine in the United States". Human Rights in Modern Government. Kyoto: Houritsubunkasha, 1997. 351 - 402. 13. "Fairness Doctrine Reconsidered". Law and Information. Tokyo: Sinzansha, 1997. 305 - 339. 14. "Significance of the Process Theory". Judiciary and Contemporary Constitutionalism. Tokyo: Seirinshoin, 1998. 67 - 114. 15. "Half Century of Constitutional Decisions of the Supreme Court". Japanese Constitution: Its Half Century. Vol. 2 of 2. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 1998. 203 - 280. 16. "Defamation and Freedom of Expression". Contemporary Tort Actions: Invasion of Rights. Vol. 2 of 12. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 1998. 79 - 114. 17. "From Jurisprudence of "Just Leave Me Alone" to Jurisprudence of "Let's Join Together"". Re-Reading Japanese Constitution. Ed. Masako Kamiya. Tokyo: Nihonkeizaishinbunsha, 2000. 84 - 105. 18. "Freedom of Information and Personal Data Protection". New Systematic Studies on Court Practice: Defamation and Privacy Litigations. Tokyo: Seirinshoin, 2001. 424 - 436. 19. "Meaning of the Executive Power and the Status of Prime Minister Reconsidered". Law and Politics in Twenty-First Century. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2002. 1 - 60. 20. Matsui, Shigenori and Shigeru Takahashi. "Administrative Procedure". Dialogue on Administrative Law. Ed. Katsuya Uga, Youichi Ohashi and Shigeru Takahashi. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2003. 111 - 128. 21. "Significance of Freedom of Expression of Mass Media". Freedom and Social Responsibility of Mass Media. Tokyo: Minerva, 2004. 2 - 24. 22. Matsui, Shigenori and Noriyuki Inoue. "Constitutional Litigation and Democracy". Listening to Constitutional Scholars. Ed. Noriyuki Inoue, Go Koyama and Hajime Yamamoto. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2004. 217 - 239. 23. "Merger of UFJ Group and Mitsubishi Group and the Right of Access to the Courts". UFJ v. Sumitomo Trust v. Mitsubishi Tokyo: Legal Risks of Merger and Acquisition. Ed. Masafumi Nakahigashi. Tokyo: Nihonhyouronsha, 2005. 108 - 121. 24. "On Citizen Suit". Development and Contemporary Structure of State Governed by Law. Ed. Takenori Murakami, Akio Takahashi and Kazuhiko Matsumoto. Kyoto: Houritsubunkasha, 2007. 351 - 415. 25. "On "Populist Constitutionalism"". State and Law in Contemporary Society. Ed. Koji Sato, Tsuyoshi Hiramatsu, Masanori Shiyake and Takahiro Hattori. Tokyo: Seibundou, 2007. 353 - 376. 26. "The Rehnquist Court and Federalism". Popular Sovereignty and Rule of Law. Ed. Masanori Shiyake, Kouichi Yonezawa, Shigenori Matsui, Masato Ichikawa and kazumasa Doi. Tokyo: Seibundou, 2008. 103 - 129. 27. "Freedom of Expression on the Internet". The Internet and Law. Ed. Kazuyuki Takahashi and Hidemi Suzuki. 4th ed. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2010. 15 - 51. 28. "Meibunkonkyo wokaku kihontekijinken no hoshou [Constitutional Protection of Unenumerated Rights]". Kenpousosho no genjoubunseki [Current Problems in Constitutional Litigation]. Ed. Hidenori Tomatsu and Yasuji Nosaka. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2012. 142 - 16429. “Yasurakani shinasete hoshii: Songenshi no kenri oyobi anrakushi no kenri [Just Let Me Die Peacefully: Right to Die with Dignity and Right to an Euthanasia],” in Starbucks de latte wo nominagara kenpou wo kangaeru[Reflections on the Constitution], Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2015, p1-3130. “Internet no hattatsu to tokushoku [Development of the Internet and Its Characteristics],” in Internet ho [Internet Law], Tokyo: Yuhikaku 2015, p1-2431. “Kanada kara mita France kenpo—Quebec shu toiu dokuji no shakai [French Constitution from Canadian Perspective: Quebec as a Distinct Society], in Seiji hendo to rikkenshugi no tenkai [Political Change and Development of Constitutionalism],” edited by Miyoko Tusjimura, 183-213 (Tokyo: Shinzansha 2017)
(d) JOURNAL ARTICLES IN JAPANESE1. Sato, Kouji and Shigenori Matsui. "Diplomatic Secrecy and the Right to know". Hanrei-hyouron. 236 (1978): 116 - 128. 2. "Historical Development of Procedural Due Process in Non-Criminal Settings in the United States (5)". Hougaku-ronsou. 107.6 (1980): 20 - 43. 3. "Historical Development of Procedural Due Process in Non-Criminal Settings in the United States (4)". Hougaku-ronsou. 107.4 (1980): 62 - 92. 4. "Historical Development of Procedural Due Process in Non-Criminal Settings in the United States (3)". Hougaku-ronsou. 107.1 (1980): 72 - 100. 5. "Historical Development of Procedural Due Process in Non-Criminal Settings in the United States (2)". Hougaku-ronsou. 106.6 (1980): 44 - 77. 6. "Historical Development of Procedural Due Process in Non-Criminal Settings in the United States (1)". Hougaku-ronsou. 106.4 (1980): 21 - 56. 7. "Judicial Review and Democracy (1)". Hougaku-ronsou. 109.5 (1981): 27 - 56. 8. "Judicial Review and Democracy (3)". Hougaku-ronsou. 111.3 (1982): 44 - 87. 9. "Judicial Review and Democracy (2)". Hougaku-ronsou. 110.1 (1982): 18 - 50. 10. "Defamation and Freedom of Expression (4)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 88.1 (1983): 51 - 84. 11. "Defamation and Freedom of Expression (3)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 87.6 (1983): 825 - 854. 12. "Defamation and Freedom of Expression (2)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 87.5 (1983): 678 - 702. 13. "Defamation and Freedom of Expression (1)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 87.4 (1983): 513 - 544. 14. "American Administrative Law in Transition (3)". Handai-hougaku. 136 (1985): 29 - 76. 15. "American Administrative Law in Transition (2)". Handai-hougaku. 135 (1985): 27 - 63. 16. "American Administrative Law in Transition (1)". Handai-hougaku. 133=134 (1985): 177 - 196. 17. "Sunday School Case". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 71 (1986): 112 - 113. 18. "Procedural Issues in Freedom of Information". Jurist. 854 (1986): 41 - 45. 19. "New Development on Defamation Law". Hanrei-times. 598 (1986): 120. 20. "Freedom of Expression and Defamation Reconsidered". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 39.10 (1986): 47 - 56. 21. "Critical Legal Studies (2)". Houritsu-jihou. 58.10 (1986): 78 - 90. 22. "Critical Legal Studies (1)". Houritsu-jihou. 58.9 (1986): 12 - 22. 23. "The Meaning of Constitutional Interpretation". Handai-hougaku. 144 (1987): 31 - 64. 24. "The Constitution and New Libertarianism". Jurist. 884 (1987): 48 - 58. 25. "Reconsideration of Substantive Due Process". Handai-hougaku. 141=142 (1987): 297 - 327. 26. "On Critical Legal Studies". America-ho. 1987 (1987): 1 - 27. 27. "A Comment upon the Theory of Constitutional Litigation". Jurist. 880 (1987): 119 - 127. 28. "A Comment upon the Role of Judiciary in Democratic Society". Jurist. 881 (1987): 116 - 123. 29. "The Right of Privacy as the Right to Control Private Information". Hougaku-seminar. 33.8 (1988): 37 - 42. 30. "The High Court Decision for the Minoo Memorial Stone Case (3)". Hanrei-hyouron. 352 (1988): 2 - 9. 31. "The High Court Decision for the Minoo Memorial Stone Case (2)". Hanrei-hyouron. 351 (1988): 2 - 11. 32. "The High Court Decision for the Minoo Memorial Stone Case (1)". Hanrei-hyouron. 350 (1988): 2 - 10. 33. "The High Court Decision for the Courtroom Note-Taking Case". Houritsu-jihou. 60.6 (1988): 41 - 47. 34. "On Privacy". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 41.3 (1988): 27 - 45. 35. "The Right Not to Hear". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 42.6 (1989): 38 - 54. 36. "Commercial Speech and Political Speech". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 113 (1989): 28 - 33. 37. "The Supreme Court Decision for the Courtroom Note-Taking Case". Minshouhou-zasshi. 101.4 (1990): 587 - 613. 38. "Separation of Powers in the United States". Hikakuhou-kenkyu. 52 (1990): 11 - 25. 39. "Freedom of Expression in Japan". Osaka University Law Review. 38 (1991): 13 - 41. 40. "Toward a General Theory of Procedural Due Process (1)". Handai-hougaku. 42.1 (1992): 59 - 94. 41. "Regulation of Pornographic Comic (3)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 68.9 (1992): 45 - 61. 42. "Regulation of Pornographic Comic (2)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 68.8 (1992): 90 - 106. 43. "Regulation of Pornographic Comic (1)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 68.7 (1992): 67 - 79. 44. "Public Trial and Protection of Secrecy (3)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 106.6 (1992): 735 - 772. 45. "Public Trial and Protection of Secrecy (2)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 106.5 (1992): 569 - 598. 46. "Public Trial and Protection of Secrecy (1)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 106.4 (1992): 425 - 459. 47. "On the Intermediate Standard". Handai-hougaku. 42.2=3 (1992): 629 - 662. 48. "Welfare State and the Japanese Constitution". Jurist. 1022 (1993): 69 - 75. 49. "Toward a General Theory of Procedural Due Process (3)". Handai-hougaku. 43.1 (1993): 165 - 191. 50. "Toward a General Theory of Procedural Due Process (2)". Handai-hougaku. 42.4 (1993): 19 - 61. 51. "Purpose of Protecting Press Freedom". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 500 (1993): 28 - 32. 52. "Public Trial in the United States". Handai-hougaku. 43.2=3 (1993): 713 - 749. 53. "Contemporary Problems Regarding Freedom of Expression". Houritsu-no-hiroba. 46.5 (1993): 19 - 28. 54. "Supreme Court Decision and the Executive". Jurist. 1037 (1994): 97 - 102. 55. "Politicians and the Press Interview". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 511 (1994): 10 - 14. 56. "Judicial Philosophy and Constitutional Theory of Justice Scalia". America-ho. 1994.2 (1994): 263 - 286. 57. "Anti-Soundtruck Ordinance and Freedom of Expression (2)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 70.2 (1994): 64 - 76. 58. "Anti-Soundtruck Ordinance and Freedom of Expression (1)". Jichi-kenkyuu. 70.1 (1994): 48 - 61. 59. "The Constitution and Administrative Procedure". Kouhou-kenkyu. 56 (1994): 186 - 201. 60. "Right to Autonomy (2)". Handai-hougaku. 45.5 (1995): 717 - 790. 61. "Right to Autonomy (1)". Handai-hougaku. 45.2 (1995): 245 - 278. 62. "Relief against Denial of Freedom of Information Request". Hougaku-seminar. 487 (1995): 69 - 72. 63. "Fairness in Broadcasting and the Constitution". Monthly Private Broadcasting. (November, 1995): 12 - 15. 64. "Fairness Doctrine Reconsidered". Houritsu-jihou. 67.8 (1995): 10 - 15. 65. "Defamation by Opinion". Minshouhou-zasshi. 113.3 (1995): 327 - 368. 66. "Reconsideration of New York Times v. Sullivan". Minshouhou-zasshi. 115.2 (1996): 175 - 223. 67. "Procedural Due Process and Administrative Agency". Jurist. 1089 (1996): 273 - 278. 68. "Freedom of Information Act of the United States (3)". Jurist. 1093 (1996): 69 - 77. 69. "Freedom of Information Act of the United States (2)". Jurist. 1092 (1996): 43 - 51. 70. "Freedom of Information Act of the United States (1)". Jurist. 1090 (1996): 102 - 111. 71. "The Role of the Supreme Court". Jiyuu-to-seigi. 48.5 (1997): 24 - 36. 72. "Supreme Court Grand Bench Decision for Ehime Tamagushi Case". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 203 (1997): 18 - 25. 73. "Open Meeting Statutes". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 547 (1997): 69 - 72. 74. "Freedom of Information Bill". Houritsu-jihou. 69.1 (1997): 37 - 41. 75. "Fiction Novel and Libel and Invasion of Privacy". Houritsu-jihou. 69.6 (1997): 103 - 107. 76. "Public Access to Electronic Information". Houritsu-jihou. 70.6 (1998): 68 - 71. 77. "Freedom of Information Bill". Jurist. 1133 (1998): 136 - 142. 78. "Freedom of Expression on Crime and Criminal Proceedings". Jurist. 1136 (1998): 34 - 40. 79. "Copyright Infringement and Injunction". Houritsu-jihou. 70.11 (1998): 86 - 90. 80. "The Possibility of Importing Law Schools to Japan". Jiyuu-to-seigi. 50.12 (1999): 76 - 99. 81. "Section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act". Jurist. 1156 (1999): 45 - 54. 82. "Professor Nobuyoshi Ashibe's Contribution to Theory of Constitutional Litigation". Jurist. 1169 (1999): 57 - 66. 83. "Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection of Educational Records". International Public Policy Journal. 4.1 (1999): 37 - 58. 84. "Freedom of Information and Electronic Records". Hougaku-seminar. 44.10 (1999): 46 - 47. 85. "Freedom of Expression and Juvenile Proceedings". Minshouhou-zasshi. 120.2 (1999): 189 - 233. 86. "Electronic Freedom of Information in Local Government". Toshi-mondai. 90.9 (1999): 39 - 49. 87. "Amendment to Resident Registration Act and Its Implications". Jurist. 1168 (1999): 84 - 93. 88. "Data Protection Act and the Right to Privacy". Jurist. 1190 (2000): 40 - 51. 89. "Autobiography and Invasion of Privacy". Houritsu-jihou. 72.4 (2000): 102 - 106. 90. "Why Constitutionalism Is Justified? (2)". Houritsu-jihou. 73.8 (2001): 62 - 67. 91. "Why Constitutionalism Is Justified? (1)". Houritsu-jihou. 73.6 (2001): 88 - 93. 92. "Mass Media and Libel and Invasion of Privacy". Houritsu-jihou. 74.1 (2001): 37 - 42. 93. Takahashi, Shigeru and Shigenori Matsui. "Administrative Procedure". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 255 (2001): 87 - 103. 94. "The Right of Publicity and Freedom of Expression (2)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 127.3 (2002): 323 - 354. 95. "The Right of Publicity and Freedom of Expression (1)". Minshouhou-zasshi. 127.2 (2002): 155 - 189. 96. "The Internet and the Constitution". Kouhou-kenkyu. 64 (2002): 41 - 74. 97. "Publication of Prior Criminal Record of Prime Minister and Defamation". Houritsu-jihou. 74.4 (2002): 101. 98. "Human Rights Commission and Mass Media". Monthly Private Broadcasting. (April 2002): 22 - 27. 99. "Human Rights Bill and Freedom of Expression of Mass Media". Houritsu-jihou. 74.12 (2002): 52 - 59. 100. "Changing Libel Law and Freedom of Expression". Jurist. 1222 (2002): 77 - 92. Inoue, Noriyuki and Shigenori Matsui. "Constitutional Litigation and Democracy". Hougaku-seminar. 479 (2002): 43 - 52. 101. "The Right to Fair Trial and Freedom of Expression ". Handai-hougaku. 53.3=4 (2003): 841 - 889. 102. "The Method of Teaching in Law Schools". Houritsu-jihou. 75.3 (2003): 42 - 47. 103. "Fair Trial and Mass Media". Shinbun-kenkyuu. 624 (2003): 32 - 37. 104. "Youth Protection Bill and Freedom of Expression ". Houritsu-jihou. 76.9 (2004): 30 - 38. 105. "Political fairness and Freedom of Broadcasting". Monthly Private Broadcasting. (September 2004): 5 - 10. 106. "Electronic Municipality and Personal Data Protection". Toshi-mondai-kenkyuu. 56.11 (2004): 18 - 31. 107. "Public Safety and the Internet". Law and Computer. 23 (2005): 3 - 17. 108. "Jury System and Freedom of Expression". Houritsu-jihou. 77.4 (2005): 45 - 51. 109. "The Rehnquist Court and Freedom of Expression". Hikaku-hougaku. 39.2 (2006): 197 - 243. 110. "Personal Information Protection Act and Freedom of Expression of Mass Media". Ronza. 2006. August (2006): 214 - 223. 111. "On Megan's Law". Handai-hougaku. 55.5 (2006): 181 - 312. 112. "Civil Litigation and Newsreporter's Privilege". Hougaku-kyoushitsu. 319 (2007): 32 - 38. 113. "WikiLeaks and Freedom of Expression 2". Horitsujiho. 85.3 (2013): 66 - 71. 114. "WikiLeaks and Freedom of Expression 1". Horitsujiho. 85.2 (2013): 54 - 63. 115. Revenge porno to hyougen no jiyu [Revenge Porn and Freedom of Expression] (1)&(2), 91:3 Jichi kenkyu 52-80, 91:4 44-66 (2015)116. Canada no songenshi/anrakushiho nitsuite [On Canadian Assisted Suicide Act], 88 Horitsujiho 88:9 (2016): 82-91117. Kanada niomeru taimashoji kinsi no goukensei to taima no gouhouka [Constitutionality of Marijuana Ban and the Liberalization of Cannabis] 95:6 Jichi kenkyu 3-20, 95:7 3-17 (2019)118. Kanada no songenshi/anrakusihou no genzai [Current Situation of Canadian Assisted Suicide] 91:5 Horitsujiho 93-98 (2019)119. Songenshi oyobi anrakushi wo motomeru kennri – jurai no kenpougakusetsu no saikentou [The Right to Medically Assisted Death – Reconsideration of Constitutional Arguments in the Past], 72:4 Doshisha hogaku 565 (2020) (3)PRESENTATIONS1. The Constitution and Administrative Procedure Japan Association of Public Law Scholars, Fukuoka, Japan Oct, 19932. The Internet and the Constitution Japan Association of Public Law Scholars Public Law and the Deflection of the State, Kyoto, Japan Oct, 20013. Juvenile Justice at the Crossroad: Lessons from Japan University of British Columbia Symposium: Japan and Canada in Comparative Perspective: Social and Political Change in the New Millennium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Nov, 20024. The ISP's Liability in Japan International Institute for Advanced Studies Symposium: New Technology and Build of Law Model, Nara, Japan Dec, 20025. Public Security and Constitutional Rights on the Internet The Law and Computer Association of Japan Conference on Security, Private Autonomy, and Procedural Justice, 6. Amending the Constitution or Enacting a New Constitution?: The Japanese Constitution at the Crossroad, University of British Columbia, Center for Japanese Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Nov, 20067. Internet Law in Japan, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, 8. The Introduction of Law School System in Japan Workshop on Practice-Oriented Legal Education: Comparative Research on the Legal Clinic, Internship, Externship, and Continuing Education in Canada, USA, UK and Japan, Korea University, Soule, Korea, Jun, 20079. The Rehnquist Court and Federalism Comparative Law Association, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan Jun, 200710. Intellectual Property High Court Conference on New Courts in Asia University of Victoria11. Introduction of Law School in Japan, Centre for Asian Legal Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Nov, 200712. Freedom of Political Expression The Protection of Constitutional Rights in Modern Democracies: A Comparative Perspective, University of Pescara, Pescara, Italy Dec, 200713. History of the Japanese Supreme Court Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada, Jun, 200814. Development of Equal Protection Clause jurisprudence and the Affirmative Action in the United States Japanese American Society for Legal Studies Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan15. Introduction of the Citizen Judge System in Japan 16. Protection of Victims of Crime in Japan University of British Columbia17. Protection of Copyright on the Internet in Japan Ling Tung University Taiwan18. Citizen Participation in Criminal Trial in Japan, National Chung Hsing University Taiwan19. Protection of Copyright on the Internet in Japan Tunghai University Taiwan Dec, 200920. Appointment of Supreme Court Judges in Canada Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan Aug, 201021. Political Participation in Japan National Autonomous University, Mexico, World Congress of the International Association of Constitutional Law Mexico City, Mexico Nov., 201022. Change of Government and the Future of Constitutional Amendment University of British Columbia Japan Study Association of Canada Vancouver, Canada Oct, 201023. Protection of Victims in Japan University of Hawaii School of Law Apr., 201124. “Live Broadcasting of Video Play and the Copyright.” Video Game Conference, University of British Columbia Feb., 201525. The Family and the Constitution in Japan (Invited) University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law Sho Sato Conference on Family Law in Japan, University of California, Berkeley26. Anti-Terrorism Legislations and Civil Society in Japan (Invited) University of Iowa, Apr, 200827. How to Protect the Child from Sexual Offenders: The Megan's Law in the United States 28. The Protection of Copyright on the Internet in Japan (Invited) University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law Berkeley, Mar, 200929. Comments on the Constitutional Precedents Washington University School of Law, Washington University School of Law St. Louis, Sept, 201030. Why Is the Japanese Supreme Court So Conservative? Washington University School of Law St. Louis, Sept, 201031. Art of Judicial Creativity: Consumer Loans, Legislature and the Supreme Court of Japan 32. “Prostitution and the Constitution” Keio Law School Tokyo, Japan Aug. 201433. “Hate Speech Ban in Japan,” University of Washington Law School, Apr. 7, 201534. “Challenge to Multiculturalism: Hate Speech Ban in Japan,” Japanese Study Association of Canada, Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan May, 201535. “Hate Speech Ban in Japan,” Keio Law School Tokyo, Japan Aug. 201536. “Is My Number really My Number?: The National Identification Number System and the Right to Privacy in Japan, 13th ASLI Conference, May 19, 2016, University Beijing Law School, in Beijing May 19, 201637. T-Rex, Jurassic Park and Nuclear Power: Nuclear Power Plants and the Courts after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, JSAC conference October 2016, UBC38. Fundamental Human Rights and Traditional Japanese Values, 14th ASLI conference, May 28, 2017, University of Philippines, Manila 39. What Is the Family in the Constitution?, ASLI 15th annual conference, May 10-11, 2018, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea40. The Constitution of Japan: Contextual Factors, in Constitutionalism in Asian Contexts, June 13 & 14, 2018, National University of Singapore, Singapore41. Catastrophic Natural Disaster and Emergency, June 18-22, 2018, World Congress of Constitutional Law, Seoul, South Korea42. Victim Participation in the Criminal Process in Japan, Hastings Law School, Japanese law symposium, Sep. 20, 201943. Sustainable Development Goals and the Gender Equality, in 19th ASLI Conference, together with the University of Tokyo, University of Tokyo, May 202244. COVID-19 and Japanese Law, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico, commemoration of the 110 years of the Escuela Libre de Derecho, Aug. 202245. Constitutional Liberalism, the Japanese Style, in 4th German-Japanese Constitutional Discussion, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 202246. Kanada niokeru seiteki jikoketteiken [Right to Sexual Autonomy in Canada], Waseda University, April 22, 202346. John Hart Ely as a Constitutional Theorist: On Introducing Ely to Japan, in Conference on Comparative Constitutional Theory, Tokyo, Japan, April 24-25, 2023