The School of Law of Waseda University was founded in 1882, originally as the Department of Law of Tokyo Senmon Gakko, before being renamed Waseda University in 1902. Since its inception, the School provided education incorporating the innovative educational style of the newly established Harvard Law School, with the objective of fostering legal professionals. In the period of 125 years since then, our School has produced many talented individuals with high ideals and enterprising spirits, who have contributed to society in a wide range of fields including law, politics, government, industry, the media, and soon.
The Issue of the Copycat Song at
the Shanghai Expo:
The China-specific Background to Intellectual Property
The China-specific Background to Intellectual Property
The promotional song of the 2010 Shanghai Expo, “Right Here Waiting for You 2010” has recently made headline news as an alleged copycat of the hit song “Sonomama no Kimi de Ite — Stay as You Are Now” by a Japanese singer, Mayo Okamoto. As the composer of the....
KOGUCHI,
Hikota
- Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University
Establishing a new field
called Environmental Law in the
Japanese society
Environmental law is a new field of law that has been developed since the 1970s. Globally, from the Global Environmental Summit in Reo de Janeiro in 1992, and in Japan, from the Basic Environment Law in 1993, various laws related to environment have been....
Environmental law is a new field of law that has been developed since the 1970s. Globally, from the Global Environmental Summit in Reo de Janeiro in 1992, and in Japan, from the Basic Environment Law in 1993, various laws related to environment have been....
- OTSUKA, Tadashi
- Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University
Your reason for choosing the School of Law
I visited the United Nation’s office in Shinagawa, Japan, when I was 2nd year in high school. I came to know that there were many children...
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