Expert’s Eyes

　I studied corporate information law compliance and internal control through comparative English and American law research on information law and corporate law, and obtained a PhD in Law. He then expanded the scope of his research to important themes in corporate compliance management, such as the Whistleblower Protection Act, competition law, bribery control law, and harassment. After assuming his post at the Faculty of Social Safety Studies at Kansai University in April 2010, he expanded his research field from interdisciplinary research into the academic fields of natural disasters and organizational accidents to corporate crisis management and BCP (business continuity planning), where he continues to work to this day.
　In recent years, various corporate incidents and scandals, such as product accidents, inspection fraud, and information leaks, have occurred, threatening a safe and secure society. These issues are the subject of compliance research, but they cannot be solved by law alone; optimal solutions must be derived from interdisciplinary research that also incorporates business administration and CSR. By conducting "interdisciplinary research" with a focus on law, I am able to seek optimal solutions to these issues and propose what corporate management should be like.

Remarkable File

1. Academic Societies & Scientific Organizations:
・Japan Society for Business Ethics(JABES) / Executive Director，Crisis Management Study Group / Chairperson
・Business Ethics Research Center(BERC) /Executive Director， Senior Researcher
・Japan Risk Management Society (JARMS) / Executive Director
・Social Risk Management Society(SRM) / Executive Director
・The Information Network Law Association Japan / Auditor
・Japan Institute of Law and Information Systems(JILIS) / Participation
・Japan DPO Association / Advisor
2.Social Activities（Current Main Positions Held）:
・Aderans Co.,Ltd. / Independent Outside Director
・West Japan Railway Company / Membership of Group-Risk Management Committee, Advisor
・West Nippon Expressway Company Limited / Membership of Compliance Committee
・Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd. / Chairperson of the Management Audit Committee
・Takara Tomy Co., Ltd. / Corporate Ethics and Compliance Advisor
・Benesse Foundation for Children / Executive Director
・Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute / Member of the Research Ethics Committee
・Advisory Committee About Utilization of Administrative Data in Kobe City
3.Past Main Positions Held:
・Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. / Membership of Advisory Committee（2016～2023）
・Kansai Electric Power Company,Inc./ Membership of the Management Audit Committee（2014～2022）
・Personal Information Protection Council in Kobe City（2016～2023）
・Experts' Conference on Utilizing Administrative Data in Kobe City（2022～2024）
・Other positions include Chairman of the Product Safety Public Relations Review Committee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Membership of the QA Review Committee for the Personal Information Protection Law, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; First Chairperson of the Legal Affairs for Internet Society Study Group, Information Network Law Association, Japan.
4. Award history:
・Received the Excellent Work Prize from Japan Risk Management Society in 2008 (the award-winning work is my book "Compliance for Information Law and Internal Control"). ・In the Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (MBA) at which he serves as a visiting professor, he received the "Teaching Award" which is an award given to "teachers who receive an extremely high evaluation in class surveys and became a role model" for four consecutive years (2013 through 2016). ・Kansai University Takano Seminar received the Excellent Performance Award (second place) in the 2014 and 2017 CSR Scheme Inter-Seminar (sponsored by Japan Society for Business Ethics), and third place in 2016, 2021, 2023 and 2024. 5. Major books:
・"Introduction to Business Ethics - Aiming for Sustainable Management" edited by Japan Society for Business Ethics , 2023. ・"Verification of the COVID-19 Disaster" edited by Kansai University Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, 2022. ・"Risk Management that Generates Resilience and Happiness Management" edited by Kazuo Ueda, 2021. ・"Societal Safety Sciences for Risk Management" edited by Kansai University Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, 2015. ・"Societal Safety Sciences for Disaster Prevention and Reduction" edited by Kansai University Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, 2014. ・"New Challenges in Privacy and Personal Information Protection" edited by Masao Horibe, 2010. ・"Compliance for Information Law and Internal Control, 2nd Edition" by Kazuhiko Takano , 2008. and many others.

Brief Personal History

Mar. 2007:
Completed the Doctoral Course in International Business and Law, Chuo University Graduate School of Law (Ph.D. in Law) Nov. 1992:
Joined Fukutake Publishing Co., Ltd. (current Benesse Holdings, Inc.) (until Mar. 2010) Dec. 2007:
Part-time lecturer of the Department of Management, Graduate School of Commerce & Business, Nagoya University (concurrent) Oct. 2008:
Visiting Professor of the above Department (concurrent) Apr. 2009:
Professor of the above Department (concurrent) Apr. 2010:
Associate Professor of the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University Apr. 2012:
Professor of the above Faculty Oct. 2014:
Vice Dean & Professor of the above Faculty (until Sep. 2016) Oct. 2024:
Dean of the above Faculty