Akira Mikazuki

Akira Mikazuki
Minister of Justice
In office
9 August 1993 – 28 April 1994
Prime Minister Hosokawa Morihiro
Preceded by Masaharu Gotoda
Succeeded by Shigeto Nagano
Personal details
Born 1921
Died 14 November 2010 (aged 88–89)
Political party Non-affiliated

Akira Mikazuki (1921 - 14 November 2010)[1][2] was former justice minister of Japan and Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University.[3] He is a leading figure in civil procedure scholarship.[4][5]

Career

Mikazuki was an attorney and law professor.[6] He was a member of the Arbitration Law Study Group who drafted the arbitration law in 1989.[7]

He was appointed justice minister under the non-Liberal Democratic Party Hosokawa Morihiro cabinet, although he was not a politician.[8][9] He replaced Masaharu Gotoda as justice minister.[10] He was in office from 9 August 1993 to 28 April 1994.[11][12] His successor was Shigeto Nagano.[10]

Mikazuki reported that anyone who had plans to abolish capital punishment could not accept an appointment as justice minister.[6] He approved executions for four death row inmates and believed in the deterrent effect of capital punishment.[13] Four executions were carried out during his term in Autumn 1993.[14]

Awards

Mikazuki received the Order of Culture award in Tokyo on 7 November 2007.[15]

Death

Mikazuki died on 14 November 2010.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Shiratori, Rei (1996). "Description of Japanese Politics in1995". European Journal of Political Research 30. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary Notice". The Japan Academy. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lord Mustill Lectures in Japan" (Newsletter). The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association. February 1997.
  4. ↑ Daniel H. Foote (2007). Law in Japan: A Turning Point. University of Washington Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-295-98731-6. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Zentaro Kitagawa; Karl Riesenhuber (1 January 2007). The Identity of German and Japanese Civil Law in Comparative Perspectives. Walter de Gruyter. p. 95. ISBN 978-3-11-091915-8. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  6. 1 2 P. Schmidt (2002). Capital Punishment in Japan. BRILL. p. 68. ISBN 978-90-04-12421-9. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Yasunobu Sato (2001). Commercial Dispute Processing and Japan. Kluwer Law International. p. 386. ISBN 978-90-411-1668-0. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Tomohito Shinoda (2000). Leading Japan: The Role of the Prime Minister. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-275-96994-3. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  9. ↑ McCarthy, Terry (10 August 1993). "Hosokawa plays safe with cabinet". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Justice Ministers of Japan". Rulers. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Cabinet". Kolombus. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  12. ↑ Henrik Schmiegelow (2006). "Why Legal Transformation Assistance from Germany and Japan to Former East-Bloc Countries ?" (PDF). Journal of Japan Law (22). Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  13. ↑ Mika, Obara. "Capital Punishment in Japan: Unpacking Key Actors at the Governmental Level" (PDF). International Christian University. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  14. ↑ Domikova-Hashimoto, Dana (1996). "Japan and capital punishment" (PDF). Human Affairs 6 (1): 77–93. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Kyogen actor, four others chosen for culture awards". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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