Junichi Hamada (濱田 純一, Hamada Jun'ichi , born March 14, 1950) is the 29th President of the University of Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.
He was born in Akashi in Hyōgo Prefecture, graduated from Nada High School[1] and is the first University of Tokyo President to be born after World War II.
He is also a Professor of Law, specializing in media law, constitutional law, the freedom of speech, and human rights law.
[2] He earned his Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees from the University of Tokyo.
[3] His hobby is mountain climbing.