Hiroshi Kaneko is a special advisor at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. He graduated with an LL.B. from the University of Tokyo in 1953.

Mr. Kaneko has held the following academic positions in Japan: Research Associate, Associate Professor and Professor, Law Faculty, University of Tokyo (1953-1991); Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo (1991-present); Professor, Graduate School of International Economic Law, Yokohama National University (1991-1996); Professor, Law Faculty, Gakushuin University (1996-2001); Professor, Graduate School, Toa University (2002-present); and Special Advisor to the National Tax College (2001-2010).
He has also held the following academic positions abroad: Special Student, Harvard Law School (1961-1963), Visiting Scholar, id. (1976-1977), and Specially Designated Visiting Scholar, id. (1992); Visiting Scholar, University of California Law School (Berkeley) (1979); Visiting Scholar, London University, School of Oriental and Asian Studies, Law Faculty (1985); Visiting Scholar, Munich University, Law Faculty, International Tax Law Research Institute (1985); Social Sciences Research Center of People’s Republic of China, Law Research Institute (1986); and Visiting Professor, Peking University, Tax Law Research Center (2006).
He has been involved in and is a member of the following organizations: Japanese Society for Tax Law (President, 1972-1992); Japanese American Society for Legal Studies, Japan Public Law Association, Harvard Law School Association of Japan (President, 1993-1999); International Fiscal Association (Chairman of Japan Branch, 1976-2008); and International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (member of Board of Trustees 1993-1999, member of Advisory Council 1999-present).

Beginning as a Tax Policy Committee member, Mr. Kaneko has served on various governmental and non-governmental committees as chairperson, special member, or advisory member. Presently, he serves as Chairman of the Fixed Assets Valuation Subcommittee of the Local Finance Committee, Chairman of Tax Policy Research Committie, Japan Federation of Certified Public Tax Accountants’ Associations, Special Advisor of the Japan Tax Association, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Japan Tax Research Institute and Member of the Advisory Council of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation.