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Hiroshi Nakazato is Associate Professor of Economic Law at Waseda University Faculty of Law, Tokyo, where he has taught since April 2025 after a 27-year career with the Japan Fair Trade Commission. A leading voice on Japanese antitrust enforcement, he studies the intersection of competition law with labour regulation, digital platforms, and public procurement.
Education:
- LL.B., Waseda University School of Law (1995)
- LL.M., University of Toronto Faculty of Law (2002)
- Doctoral coursework completed, Waseda University Graduate School of Law (2020-2024)
Research interests span antitrust law, economic criminal law, freelancer-protection policy, cartel & bid-rigging offences, and platform regulation. His recent work explores how competition rules should apply to collective action by freelancers, algorithmic management by gig platforms, and sustainability-oriented cartels in fisheries and energy markets.
Publications & media impact: He authors a steady stream of refereed articles, invited commentaries and high-profile press interviews on live antitrust scandals—ranging from the Tokyo-Olympics bid-rigging case to Google advertising restrictions and electricity-sector cartels—shaping both scholarly debate and enforcement practice.
Grants & projects: He currently leads four JSPS Grants-in-Aid on (i) digital technology & new regulation, (ii) expanding antitrust enforcement, (iii) labour/competition law interface, and (iv) criminal-law responses to global market misconduct (total ≈ ¥50 m).
Public service: Chairs the Chiyoda and Taito Ward bid-monitoring committees, advises the national Freelance League, and serves as secretary of the Japan Economic Law Association, maintaining a unique bridge between academy, government and civil society.
