Prof. Hayato Hirata, Professor at Asahi University (Faculty of Law and Graduate School of Law), received BA from Chuo University (1980), MA from Hiroshima University (1983, Master of Laws), Dr. of Laws from Meiji Gakuin University (2016, by thesis only), and Dr. of Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School (2021). He had been the Dean of Asahi University School of Law (2013–2017) and Library Director of Asahi University (2019–2021). He is the President of the Japan Association of Business Management Law (2020–present). He has received the Award of the President of Nagoya District Court (2010, as a Civil Commissioner) and 2022 Award of the President of the Aichi Prefecture Civil Mediation Federation (2022, as a Civil Conciliation). He holds doctorates in two different fields, laws and engineering, and his research is an integration of arts and sciences.