Japanese Federation of Bar Associations Visiting Fellows Program

The Sho Sato Program in Japanese and U.S. Law established an exchange program in 1999 with the Japanese Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) to give Japanese attorneys engaged in public-interest activities the opportunity to study for a year in Berkeley. The JFBA also has exchange agreements with New York University and the University of Illinois. As of December 2009, 23 attorneys have studied overseas under these programs.

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