His PhD from Hokkaido University (2010) was on the constitution of the Japanese people through the Nationality Act and on the legal definition of Japanese nationality. His main research fields are Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Immigration and Citizenship Law. While visiting ANJeL in Australia, he will investigate the Citizenship Test introduced by the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth), and in particular, how to integrate naturalisation applicants (future Australians) into the community. Associate Professor Bando was previously an ANJeL visitor in 2012.