Biography

Born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1975. After attending Kanazawa Izumigaoka High School (Ishikawa Prefectural) and the Faculty of Law, Hitotsubashi University (including an exchange program at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States while enrolled), he worked at the Japan Foundation (an incorporated administrative agency). After completing Hitotsubashi University Law School, he was admitted to the bar and registered with the Tokyo Bar Association in 2009. Following experience at a law firm in Tokyo, he established Paros Law Office in 2013. He joined our firm in April 2022.

Personal website: https://uchisaiwai-law.com/n.sakura/

Publications

• "Case Studies of Internet-Related Disputes: Approaches to Dispute Resolution and Practical Responses" (co-author, Gyosei, April 2025)
• "Determining the Availability of Disclosure of Sender Information in Recent Cases" (co-author, Shin Nihon Hoki Publishing, November 2022)
• "Latest Case Law on the Provider Liability Limitation Act" (co-author, LABO, July 2016)
• "Whistleblower Protection Act and HR/Labor Q&A" (Romu Jijo, March 1, 2012 issue)
• "Energy-Saving Measures and Workplace Health and Safety Q&A" (Romu Jijo, July 15, 2011 issue)

Media Coverage

• "Online Defamation That Never Stops: Why the 'Compensation for Emotional Distress' Remains Low Even When Cases Go to Court" (Bengo4.com News, July 2021)
• "A Colleague Spreads a False Rumor at Work That You Are Having an Affair While Married with Children—Is This Defamation?" (Bengo4.com News, July 2021)
• "Relay Attacks Using Smart Keys to Steal Cars: What Crimes Are Involved?" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, September 2019)
• "[Is There a Legal Problem?] Reporting the Full Name and Photo of Crime and Accident Victims—A Lawyer Explains!" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, June 2019)
• "Setagaya Ward Staff's Inappropriate Response to Manga Artist Saho Yamamoto: A Lawyer Explains Whether Their Conduct Was Problematic" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, January 2019)
• "More and More People Are Posting '#Payslip' on Instagram—Why?" (bizSPA! Fresh, October 2018)
• "The Tsukahara Couple's Request to Weekly Bunshun for an 'Injunction Against Publication' Was Rejected—Have Such Requests Ever Been Granted?" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, October 2018)
• "Real-Name Reporting of Disaster Victims in the Western Japan Heavy Rains and Osaka Earthquake Drew Criticism—Is It Illegal? A Lawyer Explains" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, August 2018)
• "Is It a Crime to Take a 'Maple Tree' Home During Forest Bathing? A Lawyer's View" (bizSPA! Fresh, July 2018)
• "Frequently Seen in the Osaka Earthquake as Well: Do You Have to Obey a 'Work Attendance Order' During Disasters? A Lawyer Explains" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, July 2018)
• "System Failure on the First Day of Kiraboshi Bank's Launch—Can the Ordering Party Claim Damages?" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, May 2018)
• "The New Employee’s Ability Is Extremely Low! Can the Hiring Manager Be Disciplined with a Pay Cut?" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, April 2018)
• "Overtime Pay for Full-Time Homemakers Could Be 3.4 Million Yen!? What If a Homemaker Claimed Unpaid Overtime from Her Husband?" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, March 2018)
• "The Company Won't Pay Your Salary—What Should You Do?" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, February 2018)
• "An Employee Keeps Calling In Absent on the Day—Can Co-Workers Push for Dismissal?" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, February 2018)
• "The Difficult-to-Interpret Line of What Constitutes Sexual Harassment—Where Does It Start?" (Legal Consultation You Want to Share, February 2018)

Lectures

• "Protecting Your Company from Employment-Related Risks — Focusing on Amendments to the Labor Contract Act —" (Study session of the Musashino Branch, Tokyo Certified Public Tax Accountants' Association, May 14, 2013)