The Sho Sato Program in Japanese and US Law established an exchange program in 1999 with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) to give Japanese attorneys engaged in public-interest activities the opportunity to spend a one-year residence of study and research at UC Berkeley. Former scholars have explored the topics of criminal law and criminal procedure in the United States; human rights protection; the cooperative relationship between private assistance organizations and lawyers for crime victims; attorney advocacy and issues of mental health care and assistance for crime victims; the practice of information disclosure; and the theory and practice of privacy.
The JFBA also has exchange agreements with New York University and the University of Illinois.
In May 2010, the Sho Sato Program and the JFBA held an invitational conference in Tokyo, Japan to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the JFBA Visiting Scholars Program. To learn more about the conference, click here.
2023-2024
Kota Hirakawa
Prevention and Resolution of Cross-Border Disputes
2022-2023
Yuri Fukui
The Effectiveness of Reporting Regulations in Influencing Corporate Behavior To Prevent Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains
2021-2022
Kentaro Furuya
The Utilization of International Mediation in Cross-Border Transactions
Masayuki Kanazaki
Climate Change Lawsuits and Related Policies in the United States
2019-2020
Yuka Kato (Hashigaya)
The Collaboration Between Attorneys and Social Workers on Cases Involving the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities in Public Law Offices
Hiroaki Yamaoka
Legal Solutions For Infringement of Rights on the Internet in the United States
Haruna Takahashi
The Interpretation and Improvement of the Issue of “Reasonable Accommodation” Under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
2018-2019
Keisuke Tomida
The “Sharing Economy” and Independent Contractors
2017-2018
Kazunori Furuya
Disclosure of State-Held Information and Discovery Used in the Judicial Review of Administrative Actions in the United States
2016-2017
Takehiko Kawame
US Correctional Treatment Systems and Practices with a Concentration on Death-Row and/Long-Term Inmates
Takuya Kawasaki
Criminal Trial Advocacy and the Practice of the Defense Counsel in the United States
2015-2016
Rie Nishida
Improving Defense Practice and Theory in Death Penalty Cases, and Developing Strategies to Achieve the Abolition of the Death Penalty
Takashi Tokushige
The Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the United States
2014-2015
Yumi Itakura
The Employment and Labor Law System for Gender Equality in the United States
Hideki Wakai
The State of Biodiversity Conservation in the United States, with a Focus on the Effectiveness and Legal Framework of Biodiversity Offset and Its Possible Application in Japan
2013-2014
Suhyon Kim
The US Immigration System: Legalizing the Stay of Undocumented Migrants in the United States
2012-2013
Takeshi Nakamura
The Eradication of Organized Crime in the United States and an Examination of the Witness Protection Program
2011-2012
Yorinobu Kunimoto
The Rights of Sick and Injured Children in Medical Institutions
2010-2011
Chiemi Nakajima
Treatment and Rehabilitation Countermeasures for Juvenile Crime in the United States
2009-2010
Yoko Kobayashi
The Cooperative Relationship Between Private Assistance Organizations and Lawyers for Crime Victims; and Attorney Advocacy and Issues of Mental Health Care Assistance for Crime Victims
2008-2009
Junichiro Makita
Information Disclosure and Privacy in the United States
2007-2008
Hiroko Yuhara
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure in the United States
2006-2007
Mika Matusmoto
Challenges to Legal Services Delivery in Rural California
2005-2006
Mayumi Ikawa
Countermeasures against Organized Crime in the United States
2004-2005
Tomoko Ikenaga
A Comparison of Legal Aid in Japan and the United States
2003-2004
Hiroshi Kawatsu
Trial Advocacy for Saiban-in System
2001-2002
Masayuki Honda
Judicial Assistance to Developing Countries and Legal Clinic
2000-2001
Azusa Shidara
Training of Defense Lawyer in Japan