Hidetaka Mihara
Senior Counsel
Tokyo
- Language : Japanese, English
- Mail : hidetaka.mihara@tkilaw.com
Hidetaka Mihara, or “Hide Mihara”, is a Senior Counsel at TKI. Prior to joining TKI, he was a partner of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, one of the largest Japanese law firms in Tokyo, where he advised on the Corporate Governance, M&A, financial regulations, equity and other financing transactions and all other kinds of corporate advice and practices.
Recognition
2026
Listed in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2027, Capital Markets
2020 - 2026
Senior Statesperson (Capital markets, J-REITs) in Chambers
2024, 2025
Selected as Distinguished Practitioner (Capital markets) in asialaw
2024, 2025
Selected as Highly regarded (Capital markets : Equity) in IFLR1000
2025
Listed in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026, Capital Markets
EXPERIENCE
- Apr. 1986
- Admitted as a lawyer in Japan
- Oct. 1987
- Blakemore & Mitsuki (Tsunematsu Yanase & Sekine)
- Jul. 1990 – Mar. 1991
- Seconded to Nomura International plc (London)
- Apr. 1991 – Sep. 1991
- Seconded to Slaughter and May (London)
- Jan. 1993
- Partner at Tsunematsu Yanase & Sekine
- Jan. 2000
- Partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Apr. 2016
- Vice President of the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association (until Mar. 31, 2017)
- Apr. 2021
- Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Association (until Mar. 31, 2022)
- Apr. 2021
- President of the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association (until Mar. 31, 2022)
- Apr. 2021
- Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (until Mar. 31, 2022)
- Jun. 2024
- Retired from Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Jul. 2024
- Joined Tokyo International Law Office
QUALIFICATION
- 1986 Japan (Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
EDUCATION
- Mar. 1981
- LL.B., Nihon University
- Jun. 1990
- LL.M., University of Cambridge
- Sep. 2020
- Ph.D. in Law, University of Tokyo
OTHER
- (Government Agencies)
- Dec. 2001 Member of the Study Group in Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on the Disclosure Function of Venture Companies
- Apr. 2004 Member of the UNIDROIT (Intermediated Securities) Study Group jointly administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice
- Jun. 2007 Member of the Vienna Convention Study Group jointly administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice
- Oct. 2009 Examiner for the new bar examination (Commercial Law) in the Ministry of Justice
- Apr. 2010 Deputy member of the Legislative Reform Council of the Ministry of Justice (Company Law Section)
- Oct. 2010 Examiner for the preliminary bar examination (Commercial Law) in the Ministry of Justice
- Oct. 2011 Examiner for the bar examination (Commercial Law) in the Ministry of Justice
- Sep. 2017 Expert Member of the Special Committee on Land Policy, Land Policy Subcommittee, National Land Council, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Issue of Land with Unknown Owners)
- From Sep.2025 Committee Member, Kanto Regional Council on National Property, Kanto Local Finance Bureau of Ministry of Finance of Japan
- Sep. 2025 Member of the Kanto Local Council on National Property, Kanto Local Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance
- (Private Organizations)
- Jun. 2018 Outside Director of TACHI-S CO., LTD. (current)
- Feb. 2025 Outside Director, Ryochi Inc. (current)
- Jun. 2025 Substitute Outside Director, Mitsui E&S Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2026 Executive Director, Japan Law Foundation
- Jun. 2026 Director, Center for Housing Renovation and Dispute Settlement Support
Publication
- Aug. 2019
- Kodomo Roppo (Co-supervisor) (KOUBUNDOU Publishers Inc.)
