My personal history
1962
Born in Tokyo
1988
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, faculty of law
1996
Registered as an attorney
1997
worked on the case of the abandonment of weapons containing poisonous gases and Nanjing Massacre as a member of the institution of lawyers for the China postwar compensation
2008
Studied on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the constitution Costa Rica in Central America
2011
Took Office As the executive of the International Human Rights Committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
2012
Entered the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo
2014
Took Office As the executive of International Association of Democratic Lawyers
2015
Worked on the declaration on the right to peace as a representative of NGO
at the United Nations Human Rights Council
2016
Took office as the secretary-general of Confederation of Lawyers of Asia and the Pacific (COLAP)
2018
Conducted the first investigation on Japanese-Filipino Children in the Philippines
2019
Joined an IADL / COLAP fact-finding mission in the Korean Peninsula and investigated on the North-South Korean Waitress Case
2020
Conducted a second investigation on Japanese-Filipino Children in the Philippines
What past clients say about me:
“Jun Sasamoto is a very kind, thoughtful man. The fact that he can communicate in English made a big difference to me. He spared no effort in consulting with lawyers from my country of origin to find a solution that could be in the best interest of myself and my children. ”
(Philippines / Woman in her Forties)
“Before I met Mr. Sasamoto I was very troubled with Japanese inheritance procedures.
My wife died and left me some land and other properties in Japan but I had no idea about how to deal with them. It was right at that time that a friend of mine introduced me to Mr Sasamoto. He collected many documents related to inheritance procedures He charged an affordable fee for this diverse and difficult work. I found him to be a great lawyer and I definitely want to introduce him to my friends ” ..
(United States of America, Male in his Fifties)
I belong to the Japan Lawyers International Solidarity Association (JALISA) and plays an active role in the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.
In addition, I have a broad global network of lawyers, located especially but not exclusively in South East Asian countries. This enables him to connect his clients to well-reputed lawyers in their countries of origin.
Professional Memberships
Japanese Lawyers International Solidarity Association (JALISA)
Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Confederation of Lawyers of Asia and the Pacific—Secretary General (COLAP)
International Association of Democratic Lawyers-bureau member (IADL)
Right to Peace Japan Committee—Secretary General
Tanggol Migrante (Save Filipino Immigrants) Committee
Media Coverage
My work has been covered by a large number of media outlets, including the University of Tokyo, the Tokyo Shinbun amongst others.