Nobuhiro Matsuo had been engaged in the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases at various local prosecutor's offices since 2005. From 2015 to 2017, he worked as an instructor at the International Cooperation Department (ICD) of the Ministry of Justice, where he was involved in providing legal system development support to Asian countries, such as training programs for legal and judicial personnel from target countries in Japan, as well as planning and operation of high-level official invitation programs for legal and judicial institutions. From 2017, Nobuhiro participated in the Vietnam Legal and Judicial Support Project of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and dispatched to Vietnam as a long-term expert for two years. Working alongside local legal and judicial institutions, he was involved in planning and implementation of seminars and workshops to share knowledge and experience of Japan's legal system. In September 2019, he received the "Prosecution Contribution Commemorative Medal" from the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam, one of the counterparts of the same project. Since 2019, Nobuhiro has been engaged in investigation and prosecution of criminal cases at various local prosecutor's offices again, where he applies his experience and skills in thorough and efficient collection of evidence, including interviews with related parties, and in making accurate claims and evidence in disputes, as well as experience in legal system development support work to support cross-border legal services in Asian countries and beyond.

Publications and Articles:

  • "Overview of Vietnam's 2015 Criminal Procedure Law", ICD NEWS No. 79, International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Justice's Legal Training and Research Institute, June 2019
  • "Overview of Vietnam's 2015 Criminal Law and Others", ICD NEWS No. 80, September 2019
  • Revised and supplemented translation of Vietnam's 2015 Criminal Law (after the 2017 revision and supplementation), the Ministry of Justice's website
  • Revised and supplemented translation of Vietnam's 2015 Criminal Procedure Law (same as above)
  • "Bank transfer fraud cases : Successfully conducted investigation through the use of related laws and regulations to establish the facts of the crime and to successively secure the custody of the suspects for pushing-up investigations", Sousa Kenkyu, Tokyo Horei Publishing, June 2011
  • "Intention is Embodied in Action - From Two Common Cases", Sousa Kenkyu. Tokyo Horei Publishing, October 2013

Work History:

  • 2004   Judicial apprentice at the Supreme Court
  • 2005-2015   Prosecutor, local prosecutor's offices (Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima, Chiba, Yokohama, Okayama)
  • 2015-2017   Instructor, the International Cooperation Department (ICD) of the Ministry of Justice's Legal Training and Research Institute
  • 2017-2019   Long-term expert in Vietnam, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  • 2019-2023   Prosecutor, local prosecutor's offices (Tokyo, Mito, Chiba)
  • 2023   Registered with the Tokyo Bar Association and joined GI&T Law Office

Education and Admission:

  • Nobuhiro received his LLB from Kyoto University. He is a member of the Tokyo Bar Association and the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.

Languages:

  • Japanese, English, Vietnamese