An Introduction to the Legal System: A Bridge Book (Shinzansha 2nd ed. 2010) (with Katsuhiro Musashi, Keiichi Ageishi & Hiroshi Otsuka) (in Japanese).
Contemporary Judicial System: A Textbook (Nihon Hyoronsha 5th ed. 2009) (with Yasuo Watanabe et al.) (in Japanese).
An Introduction to the Legal System: A Bridge Book (Shinzansha 2008) (with Katsuhiro Musashi, Keiichi Ageishi & Hiroshi Otsuka) (in Japanese).
Criminal Justice and Criminals in Society (Nihon Hyoronsha 2007) (editor, with Koichi Kikuta & Haruo Nishimura) (in Japanese).
Ethics and Responsibilities of Lawyers: A Problem Book, Vols. 1 & 2 (Gendai Jinbunsha 2d ed. 2007) (editor, with Eiji Tsukahara & Koji Miyakawa) (in Japanese).
Crime and Punishment (Shinzansha 2005) (editor, with Toshio Yoshida & Osamu Maruyama).
Ethics and Responsibilities of Lawyers: A Problem Book, Vols. 1 & 2 (Gendai Jinbunsha rev. ed. 2005) (editor, with Eiji Tsukahara & Koji Miyakawa) (in Japanese).
Ethics and Responsibilities of Lawyers: A Problem Book, Vols. 1 & 2 (Gendai Jinbunsha 2004) (editor, with Eiji Tsukahara & Koji Miyakawa) (in Japanese).
International Human Rights and Anglo–American Criminal Procedure (Koyo Shobo 1991) (editor, with Kiyoshi Yamashita) (in Japanese).
Legal Departments of International Business Corporations (Gakuyo Shobo 1987) (in Japanese).
The Attitudes and Behavior of Front–Line Detectives in Criminal Investigation (Seibundo 1985) (in Japanese).
Journal Articles
Globalization of Japanese Lawyers: Achievements,Challenges, and Expectations of American Law Schools, 41 Hastings Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 123 (2018). FULLTEXT
East Asian Court Reform on Trial: Introduction to the Symposium, 27 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 1 (2017). FULLTEXTURL
Introduction of Videotaping of Interrogations and the Lessons of the Imaichi Case: A Case of Conventional Criminal Justice Policy-Making in Japan, 27 Wash. Int'l L.J. 149 (2017). FULLTEXTSSRN
Preface: Hate Speech Laws in Japan in Comparative Perspectives, 45 Hastings Const. L.Q. 451 (2017). FULLTEXT
Glass Ceiling for Female Professionals, Executives, and Managerial Employees in Japan: 30th Anniversary of the EEAO and Prime Minister Abe's Womenomics– Introduction to the Symposium Issue– Introduction to the Symposium Issue, 39 Hastings Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 389 (2016).
The Role of Law and Lawyers for Disaster Victims: A UC Hastings-Waseda Symposium on the Legal Aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster – Introduction to the Symposium Issue, 16 Asian-Pac. L. & Pol’y J. 116 (2015). FULLTEXTSSRN
A Field Report from a Japanese Professor at an American Law School - Parts 3&4, NBL No.1018, pp. 70-79; No. 1020, pp. 75-84 (2014) (in Japanese). SSRN
A Field Report from a Japanese Professor at an American Law School - Parts 5&6, NBL No.1036, pp. 58-67; No. 1040, pp. 77-86 (2014) (in Japanese). SSRN
Citizen Participation in Criminal Trials in Japan: The Saiban–in System and Victim Participation in Japan in International Perspectives, 42 Int’l J.L. Crime & Just. 71 (2014). FULLTEXTSSRN
A Field Report from a Japanese Professor at an American Law School - Parts 1&2, NBL No.1012, pp. 32-38; No. 1014, pp. 62-70 (2013) (in Japanese). SSRN
Successes, Failures, and Remaining Issues of the Justice System Reform in Japan: An Introduction to the Symposium Issue, 36 Hastings Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 313 (2013). FULLTEXT
Where Are We Now and Where Should We Head for? A Reflection on the Place of East Asia on the Map of Socio–Legal Studies, 22 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 111 (2013). FULLTEXT
The Politics of Increasing Punitiveness and the Rising Populism in Japanese Criminal Justice Policies, 10 Punishment & Soc’y 47 (2008). URL
The Reform of Legal Education in East Asia, 4 Ann. Rev. L. Soc. Sci. 333 (2008) (with Kay-Wah Chan & Ilhyung Lee). URL
Will Penal Populism in Japan Decline?: A Discussion, 33 Japanese J. Soc. Criminology 122 (2008). FULLTEXT
“How Does Culture Count in Legal Change?: A Review with a Proposal from a Social Movement Perspective, 37 Mich. J. Int'l L. 917 (2006). FULLTEXT
Educating and Training of Lawyers in Japan: A Critical Analysis, 43 S. Tex. L. Rev. 491 (2002). FULLTEXT
The Politics of Judicial Reform in Japan: The Rule of Law at Last?, 1 Asian-Pac. L. & Pol’y J. 89 (2001). FULLTEXT
Legal Education and the Reproduction of the Elite in Japan, 1 Asian-Pac. L. & Pol’y J. i (2000). FULLTEXT
For the Liberal Transformation of Japanese Legal Culture, 29 Kobe Univ. L. Rev. 45 (1995) reprinted in 2 Zeitschrift für Japanisches Recht 101 (1997) . FULLTEXT
Long–Term Strategies in Japanese Environmental Litigation, 18 Law & Soc. Inquiry 605 (1993) (with Robert L. Kidder). FULLTEXT
Administrative Control of Japanese Judges, 25 Kobe Univ. L. Rev. 45 (1991). URL
Learning Lessons from Japanese Experience in Policing and Crime, 24 Kobe Univ. L. Rev. 29 (1990). URL
Scandal and Hard Reform: Implications of a Wiretapping Case to the Control of Organizational Police Crime in Japan, 23 Kobe Univ. L. Rev. 13 (1989). URL
Social Movements and Contemporary Rights in Japan: Relative Success Factors in the Field of Environmental Law, 22 Kobe Univ. L. Rev. 63 (1988). URL
Taking Kawashima Seriously: A Review of Japanese Research on Japanese Legal Consciousness and Disputing Behavior, 21 Law & Soc'y Rev. 219 (1987). FULLTEXT
Legal Departments of Japanese Corporations in the United States, 20 Kobe Univ. L. Rev. 101 (1986). URL
Chapters In Books
Stratification or Diversification? 2011 Survey of Young Lawyers in JapanEast Asia’s Renewed Respect for the Rule of Law in the 21st Century 32 (Setsuo Miyazawa et al. eds., Hotei Publishing 2015) (with Atsushi Bushimata, Keiichi Ageishi, Akira Fujimoto, Rikiya Kuboyama & Kyoko Ishida). URL
Legal Culture and the State in Modern Japan: Continuity and Change, inLaw, Society, and History: Themes in the Legal Sociology and Legal History of Lawrence M. Friedman 169 (Robert W. Gordon & Morton J. Horwitz eds., Cambridge Univ. Press 2011) (with Malcolm M. Feeley). CATALOG
Japan, inEncyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives, Vol. 2 835 (Sage Publications 2007) (with David S. Clark ed.). AMAZON
Law Reform, Lawyers, and Access to Justice, inJapanese Business Law 39 (Gerald P. McAlinn ed., Kluwer Law Int’l 2007). CATALOG
The Politics of Judicial Reform in Japan: The Rule of Law at Last?, inRaising the Bar: The Emerging Legal Profession in East Asia 107 (William P. Alford et al. eds., Harv. Univ. Press 2007). CATALOG
The State, Civil Society, and the Legal Complex in Modern Japan, inFighting for Political Freedom: Comparative Studies of the Legal Complex and Political Liberalism 151 (Terence C. Halliday et al. eds., Hart Publishing 2007) (with Malcolm M. Feeley). AMAZON
Introduction: An Unbalanced Adversary System—Issues, Policies, and Practices in Japan, in Context and in Comparative Perspective, inThe Japanese Adversary System in Context: Controversies and Comparisons 1 (Malcolm M. Feeley & Setsuo Miyazawa eds., Palgrave Macmillan 2002). CATALOG
Legal Education and the Reproduction of the Elite in JapanGlobal Prescriptions: The Production, Exportation, and Importation of a New Legal Orthodoxy, in 162 (Yves Dezalay & Bryant G. Garth eds., U. Mich. Press 2002) (with Hiroshi Otsuka). CATALOG
Lawyering for the Underrepresented in the Context of Legal, Social, and National Institutions, inEducating for Justice Around the World 19 (Louise G. Trubek & Jeremy Cooper eds., Ashgate 1999). CATALOG
Policing in Japan and Individual Rights, inInternal Security in Modern Industrialized Societies 156 (Hans–Heiner Kühne & Koichi Miyazawa eds., Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft 1998).
Projects Inachevés Du Professeur Masaji Chiba Ce Qu’il Reste À Faire, inUne Introduction Aux Cultures Juridiques Non Occidentales: Autour De Masaji Chiba 151 (Takanori Kitamura, Wanda Capeller & Takanori Kitamura eds., Bruylant 1998).
The Enigma of Japan as a Testing Ground for Cross–Cultural Criminological Studies, inComparing Legal Cultures 195 (David Nelken ed., Dartmouth Pub. 1997) reprinted in 50 Int'l Annals of Criminology 154 (2012). CATALOGURL
Administrative Control of Japanese Judges, inLaw & Technology in the Pacific Community 263 (Philip S.C. Lewis ed., Westview Press 1994). CATALOG
The Role of Government and Lawyers in the Development of Semiconductor/Computer Industry in Japan, inLaw & Technology in the Pacific Community 137 (Philip S.C. Lewis ed., Westview Press 1994). CATALOG
Social Movements and Contemporary Rights in Japan, inLaws and Rights 653 (Vincenzo Ferrari ed., Dott. A. Giuffrè 1991).
The Private Sector and Law Enforcement in Japan, inPrivatization and Its Alternatives 241 (William T. Gormley ed., Univ. Wis. Press 1991). AMAZON
Book Reviews
Two Faces of Justice: A Milestone in Quantitative Cross-cultural Research, 19 Law & Soc. Inquiry 667 (1994) (reviewing V. Lee Hamilton & Joseph Sanders, Everyday Justice: Responsibility and the Individual in Japan and the United States) (with David T. Johnson). HEIN
Dissertations & Theses
Organizational Adaptation to Multiple Environments: Legal Departments of U.S. Subsidiaries of Japanese Corporations (1985) (unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Yale University).