Focus

As a Senior Legal & Policy Researcher in ClientEarth's Tokyo office, Chika works to advance Japan's net-zero transition through private sector engagement and stakeholder capacity building. Her work focuses on advocacy related energy sector reform and on mobilising private pension capital to support climate-resilient investment and capital allocation in Japan. 

Experience

Prior to joining ClientEarth, Chika spent more than ten years at international law firms in the UK and Japan, where she worked on cross-border regulatory and compliance matters,  including merger control transactions, cartel investigations, and white-collar investigations across a range of sectors including automotive, technology, and financial services. 

Education

Chika holds a BA in politics from International Christian University (Tokyo), and an MA in Social Anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She subsequently completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Law  (PGDL) and the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the College of Law in London and qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2022.