Professor Inoue was born in 1949 and received LL.B. from University of Tokyo in 1971. He is now professor of law at Waseda Law School and served as Dean from 2007 to 2010. He is also professor emeritus at University of Tokyo and member of many criminal-law-related committees. Professor Inoue specializes in Criminal jurisprudence and criminal procedure. He has taught a wide range of criminal law subjects and published more than 40 books, articles and essays.

Professor Inoue will be a visiting scholar at the College of Law, National Taiwan University in March 2016. During the visit, he will teach intense course on “Criminal Justice in Japan: Tradition and Reformation”.