Dr. Antonis Karaiskos, Professor of Civil Law and Consumer Law at the Faculty of Law at Ryukoku University, Japan, was hosted today on the program “Take Your Time” with Prokopis Agelopoulos.
Mr. Karaiskos was born in Greece to a Greek father and a Japanese mother and moved to Japan in 2006, where he pursued a distinguished academic career and started his family. He mentioned that he received a mixed education, attending a Greek school while speaking Japanese at home with his mother. At the age of 19, while he was a student, he worked as an official interpreter for the Japanese embassy in Athens.
He also stated that Kyoto University, where he served as an associate professor in the Faculty of Law for seven years, is the second-best university in Japan. However, he asserted that he returned to a private university due to better conditions. When asked about life in Japan, he emphasized that the country is excellent for anyone who wants to work, enjoys organization, and seeks a predictable life. He added that strict formality prevails, and citizens feel social pressure before any actions are taken. However, he pointed out that a significant exception occurs when someone has consumed alcohol, where the rules may not apply, and there is greater understanding than in Greece.
Mr. Karaiskos has taught at various universities in Japan, including Kansai University (Osaka), Rissho University (Tokyo), and Kyoto Gakuen University (Kyoto), as well as abroad at Thammasat University (Thailand), Suor Orsola University (Italy), and Ho Chi Minh City Law University (Vietnam). He studied at the University of Athens and continued with a Master’s program in Civil Law at the same institution.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Japanese Association of Consumer Law and the Kansai Consumer Support Organization (a Special Consumer Organization Certified by the Prime Minister of Japan), as well as a member of the scientific council of the Mediterranea International Center for Human Rights (Italy) and the scientific committee of the European Journal of Privacy Law and Technology (Italy). He is also a fellow of the European Institute of Law (Austria) and a member of the Asian Association of Law and Society (Japan) and the Japanese Association of Private Law (Japan).