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Waseda Bulletin of Comparative Law Vol.41-50

Waseda Bulletin of Comparative Law Vol.41-50

No.41-50

No.44（2026.01）

Item Title Author Pages
Article Introduction d’une nouvelle peine privative de liberté et évolution du traitement des délinquants au Japon Konishi, Tokikazu 1-9
Introduction of a new freedom-depriving punishment and developments in the treatment of offenders in Japan Konishi, Tokikazu 10-10
Comparative study of legal issues on equity crowdfunding by start-up private companies between Japan and Australia -Does Japanese Company Law need to divide private companies into crowd-sourced equity funding private companies and ordinary private companies?- Nakamura, Nobuo 11-30
Artificial Intelligence and Legal Education in the United States Bian, Ruyi 31-50
DEVELOPMENTS IN 2024 51-54
MAJOR LEGISLATION & TREATIES 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MATSUZAWA, Takuya		 55-61
2. Family Law HASHIMOTO, Yuki and
ZENG, Hao		 61-70
3. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 70-75
4. Commercial Law OGATA, Sho and
XIE, Yitian		 75-81
5. Labor/Social Security Law KIKUCHI, Yoshimi and
TSUNEMORI, Yusuke and
KOGA, Shuhei		 81-86
MAJOR JUDICIAL DECISIONSS 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MATSUZAWA, Takuya		 87-97
2. Administrative Law WATANABE, Tetsuya and
WAGATSUMA, Junko		 98-104
3. Family Law HASHIMOTO, Yuki and
ZENG, Hao		 105-109
4. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy TANAHASHI, Yohei and
TSUJIMURA, Yuichi		 109-119
5. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 119-123
6. Commercial Law OGATA, Sho and
XIE, Yitian		 123-129
7. Labor Law/Social Security Law KIKUCHI, Yoshimi and
TSUNEMORI, Yusuke and
KOGA, Shuhei		 129-133
8. International Law and Organizations TANEMURA, Yusuke and
ETO, Rinya		 133-137
ACTIVITIES OF ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MATSUZAWA, Takuya		 139-141
2. Administrative Law WATANABE, Tetsuya and
WAGATSUMA, Junko		 141-143
3. Law of Property and Obligations AOKI, Noriyuki and
MITSUI, Mizuki		 143-145
4. Family Law HASHIMOTO, Yuki and
ZENG, Hao		 145-146
5. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy TANAHASHI, Yohei and
TSUJIMURA, Yuichi		 146-147
6. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 147-150
7. Commercial Law OGATA, Sho and
XIE, Yitian		 150-152
8. Legal History HARADA, Toshihiko and
SEKI, Yuusuke		 152-153
9. Sociology of Law KURUMISAWA, Yoshiki and
IMAIZUMI, Yuko		 153-155
10. Legal Philosophy KAKU, Shun and
FUJIMAKI, Yumi		 156-158
11. Comparative Law AKIYAMA, Yasuhiro and
YOSHIKAWA, Jun		 159-166
12. International Law and Organizations TANEMURA, Yusuke and
ETO, Rinya		 167-168
TOPICS OF JAPANESE LAW 2024 Smartphone Specific Software Competition Promotion Law Rodriguez Samudio, Ruben E. 169-175
Activities of the Institute 2024 177-189

No.43（2025.01）

Item Title Author Pages
Article Consent in Smart Societies Rodriguez Samudio, Ruben E. 1-22
De facto director’s liability to a company under case law in Japan. Nakamura, Nobuo 23-39
DEVELOPMENTS IN 2023 41-44
MAJOR LEGISLATION & TREATIES 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MOCHIZUKI, Hotaka		 45-48
2. Family Law HASHIMOTO, Yuki and
FUKUZONO, Seiya		 48-53
3. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy TANAHASHI, Yohei and
TSUJIMURA, Yuichi		 54-57
4. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 58-62
5. Labor/Social Security Law KIKUCHI, Yoshimi and
TSUNEMORI, Yusuke,
KOGA, Shuhei		 63-66
6. International Law and Organizations TANEMURA, Yusuke and
LIU, Xingyan		 66-68
MAJOR JUDICIAL DECISIONSS 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MOCHIZUKI, Hotaka		 69-76
2. Administrative Law WATANABE, Tetsuya and
WAGATSUMA, Junko		 77-85
3. Family Law HASHIMOTO, Yuki and
FUKUZONO, Seiya		 85-94
4. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy TANAHASHI, Yohei and
TSUJIMURA, Yuichi		 95-99
5. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 100-103
6. Commercial Law OGATA, Sho and
XIE, Yitian		 103-107
7. Labor Law/Social Security Law KIKUCHI, Yoshimi and TSUNEMORI, Yusuke and
KOGA, Shuhei		 107-112
8. International Law and Organizations TANEMURA, Yusuke and
LIU, Xingyan		 112-121
ACTIVITIES OF ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MOCHIZUKI, Hotaka		 123-124
2. Administrative Law WATANABE, Tetsuya and
WAGATSUMA, Junko		 125-127
3. Law of Property and Obligations AOKI, Noriyuki and
MITSUI, Mizuki		 127-128
4. Family Law HASHIMOTO, Yuki and
FUKUZONO, Seiya		 129-129
5. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy TANAHASHI, Yohei and
TSUJIMURA, Yuichi		 130-131
6. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 131-133
7. Commercial Law OGATA, Sho and
XIE, Yitian		 134-135
8. Legal History HARADA, Toshihiko and
SEKI, Yuusuke,
KURUMISAWA, Yoshiki,
IMAIZUMI, Yuko		 135-137
9. Sociology of Law KURUMISAWA, Yoshiki and
IMAIZUMI, Yuko		 137-138
10. Philosophy of Law  KAKU, Shun and
FUJIMAKI, Yumi		 139-141
11. Comparative Law AKIYAMA, Yasuhiro and
YOSHIKAWA, Jun		 141-148
12. International Law and Organizations TANEMURA, Yusuke and
LIU, Xingyan		 149-153
Activities of the Institute 2023 155-166

No.42（2024.01）

Item Title Author Pages
Article Freedom of Speech in Japan: An Inquiry into Media Ownership and Control Hasebe, Yasuo 1-8
Comparative study on legal solutions for possible risks to be incurred by the dual class share structure used by listed companies. Nakamura, Nobuo 9-28
DEVELOPMENTS IN 2022 29-32
MAJOR LEGISLATION & TREATIES 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MOCHIZUKI, Hotaka		 33-36
2. Family Law TANAMURA, Masayuki and
TAKAHASHI, Yuki		 36-39
3. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy TANAHASHI, Yohei and
TSUJIMURA, Yuichi		 39-44
4. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 44-49
5. Labor/Social Security Law KIKUCHI, Yoshimi and
TSUNEMORI, Yusuke,
HAYASHI, Kentaro		 50-53
6. International Law and Organizations BANZAI, Hiroyuki and
LIU Xingyan		 54-55
MAJOR JUDICIAL DECISIONSS 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MOCHIZUKI, Hotaka		 57-64
2. Administrative Law WATANABE, Tetsuya and
WAGATSUMA, Junko		 64-72
3. Family Law TANAMURA, Masayuki and
TAKAHASHI, Yuki		 72-75
4. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy TANAHASHI, Yohei and
TSUJIMURA, Yuichi		 76-80
5. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 80-83
6. Commercial Law OGATA, Sho and
XIE,Yitian		 84-88
7. Labor Law/Social Security Law KIKUCHI, Yoshimi and
TSUNEMORI, Yusuke,
HAYASHI, Kentaro		 89-96
8. International Law and Organizations BANZAI, Hiroyuki and
LIU Xingyan		 96-104
ACTIVITIES OF ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MOCHIZUKI, Hotaka		 105-107
2. Administrative Law WATANABE, Tetsuya and
WAGATSUMA, Junko		 107-108
3. Law of Property and Obligations AOKI, Noriyuki and
MITSUI, Mizuki		 108-109
4. Family Law TANAMURA, Masayuki and
TAKAHASHI, Yuki		 109-111
5. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy TANAHASHI, Yohei and
TSUJIMURA, Yuichi		 111-112
6. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 112-114
7. Commercial Law OGATA, Sho and
XIE,Yitian		 115-116
8. Legal History HARADA, Toshihiko and
SEKI, Yuusuke		 116-117
9. Sociology of Law KURUMISAWA, Yoshiki and
IMAIZUMI, Yuko		 118-120
10. Philosophy of Law  KAKU, Shun and
FUJIMAKI, Yumi		 120-123
11. Comparative Law AKIYAMA, Yasuhiro and
YOSHIKAWA，Jun		 123-131
12. International Law and Organizations BANZAI, Hiroyuki and
LIU Xingyan		 132-135
Topics of Japanese Law 2022
Recent Trends in Japanese Law regarding Same-sex Marriage Rodriguez Samudio, Ruben E. 139-146
Abortion and Spousal Consent in Japan Shundo, Yu 147-151
Japanese Law and Social Media Rodriguez Samudio, Ruben E. 152-158
Activities of the Institute 2022 159-173

No.41（2023.01）

Item Title Author Pages
Article A Study on Grandparents’ Rights to Petition for Child Visitation in Japan TANAMURA, Masayuki and
BIAN, Ruyi		 1-13
Challenges to Legal Education in the 21st Century in Japan and the United States JOY, Peter A. 15-40
Same-sex Marriage Litigation in Japan AKIBA, Takeshi 41-53
Analysis of recent high-profile cases regarding legal actions for suspension of defensive measures against hostile takeovers in Japan NAKAMURA, Nobuo 55-76
Towards a Smooth Dissemination of Digital Contents -Comparative Study of the Exhaustion Doctrine from the Perspective of Copyright Law, Consumer Contract and Competition Order- ZHOU, Hongqian 77-95
DEVELOPMENTS IN 2021 97-100
MAJOR LEGISLATION & TREATIES 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MOCHIZUKI, Hotaka		 101-103
2. Family Law TANAMURA, Masayuki and
TAKAHASHI, Yuki		 104-107
3. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 107-112
4. Commercial Law OSAKI, Yasuhiro and
XIE, Yitian		 112-119
5. Labor/Social Security Law KIKUCHI, Yoshimi and
TSUNEMORI, Yusuke,
HAYASHI, Kentaro		 120-123
6. International Law and Organizations BANZAI, Hiroyuki and
LIU Xingyan		 124-126
MAJOR JUDICIAL DECISIONS 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MOCHIZUKI, Hotaka		 127-133
2. Administrative Law WATANABE, Tetsuya and
WAGATSUMA, Junko		 134-143
3. Family Law TANAMURA, Masayuki and
TAKAHASHI, Yuki		 144-149
4. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy TANAHASHI, Yohei and
TSUJIMURA, Yuichi		 150-155
5. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 155-158
6. Commercial Law OSAKI, Yasuhiro and
XIE, Yitian		 158-162
7. International Law and Organizations BANZAI, Hiroyuki and
LIU Xingyan		 162-170
ACTIVITIES OF ACADEMIC SOCIETIES 1. Constitutional Law KANAZAWA, Takashi and
MOCHIZUKI, Hotaka		 171-173
2. Administrative Law WATANABE, Tetsuya and
WAGATSUMA, Junko		 173-174
3. Law of Property and Obligations AOKI, Noriyuki and
KOJIMA, Yosuke		 174-177
4. Family Law TANAMURA, Masayuki and
TAKAHASHI, Yuki		 177-179
5. Law of Civil Procedure and Bankruptcy TANAHASHI, Yohei and
TSUJIMURA, Yuichi		 179-180
6. Criminal Law and Procedure KONISHI, Tokikazu and
ISHIDA, Sakiko		 180-184
7. Commercial Law OSAKI, Yasuhiro and
XIE, Yitian		 184-185
8. Legal History HARADA, Toshihiko and
SEKI, Yuusuke		 185-187
9. Sociology of Law KURUMISAWA, Yoshiki and
IMAIZUMI, Yuko		 187-189
10. Philosophy of Law  KAKU, Shun and
FUJIMAKI, Yumi		 189-192
11. Comparative Law AKIYAMA, Yasuhiro and
KOBA, Shuji		 193-202
12. International Law and Organizations BANZAI, Hiroyuki and
LIU Xingyan		 202-206
Topics of Japanese Law 2021
On the Revision of Japanese Personal Information Protection System in 2021 Okada M., Katakami H., Ragassi Inoue A. C. T. 209-212
Activities of the Institute 2021 213-225

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