Masayuki Otake
Counsel
Tokyo
- Language : Japanese, English
- Mail : masayuki.otake@tkilaw.com
EXPERIENCE
- 2009-2012
- Prosecutor, district public prosecutor’s offices (Tokyo, Osaka, Yamagata)
- 2012-2014
- Attorney, Criminal Affairs Bureau (International Division), Ministry of Justice, Long-term research fellow at the National Personnel Authority (UK)
- 2013
- Training at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Geneva)
- 2014-2017
- Prosecutor, district public prosecutor’s offices (Sendai, Chiba, Tokyo)
- 2017-2019
- Head Prosecutor, Uwajima Branch, Matsuyama District Prosecutors Office
- 2019-2020
- Attorney, Criminal Affairs Bureau (International Criminal Affairs Division and Public Security Division), Ministry of Justice
- 2020-2023
- First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the UK (Legal Attaché)
- 2023-2024
- Prosecutor, Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office (Head of Serious fraud, Cybercrime and Organized Crime, Criminal Division)
- Aug. 2024
- Joined Tokyo International Law Office
QUALIFICATION
- 2023 Solicitor, England & Wales
- 2024 Japan (Daini Tokyo Bar Association)
- 2025 Certified Fraud Examiner
EDUCATION
- 2008
- LL.B., University of Tokyo
- 2013
- MA in Criminology, University of Kent (School of Social Policy, Sociology, and Social Research), UK
- 2014
- LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science (Department of Law), UK
Publication
- 2025
- Co-authered “Legal and Governance Issues regarding Agentic AI in the EU and Japan” (International Journal of Blockchain Law, vol 12, June 2025, pp 18-25)
- 2024
- “Do you have reasonable procedures in place to prevent fraud involving your organisation?: Publication of UK Government guidance on ‘offence of failure to prevent fraud’” (TKI Newsletter, December 2024)
- 2021
- Ministry of Justice of Japan, 50 years pf Criminal Justice in Japan (2021) (participated in the project).
- 2019
- “Review of a judgment on criminal practices”, Keisatsu Koron, Nov 2019, pp86-95
- 2012
- Co-authored within the Police Practices Study Group, Important judgments on police practices 2012 (Tachibana-Shobo 2012).
Seminar / Speaking Engagements
- 2025. June
- “Legal Risks and Practical Responses Arising from Ransomware Attacks” (Seminar at Financial Management Forums, June 2025)
- 2025. Feb
- “Cyberattack and Data Breach Countermeasures from the Perspective of a Former Cybercrime Prosecutor” (Webinar at FRONTEO, February 2025)