Akira Mikazuki
Akira Mikazuki | |
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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 (三ヶ月 章, Mikazuki Akira, 1921 - 14 November 2010)[1][2] was a former justice minister of Japan and Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University.[3] He was 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]
Mikazuki was also one of the Japanese politicians who fervently denied the perpetration of the massacre of Nanking by the Japanese Imperial Military during World War II.
Awards[]
Mikazuki received the Order of Culture award in Tokyo on 7 November 2007.[15]
Death[]
Mikazuki died on 14 November 2010.[2]
References[]
- ^ Rei Shiratori (1996). "Description of Japanese Politics in 1995". European Journal of Political Research. 30. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Obituary Notice". The Japan Academy. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Lord Mustill Lectures in Japan" (Newsletter). The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association. February 1997.
- ^ Daniel H. Foote (2007). Law in Japan: A Turning Point. University of Washington Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-295-98731-6.
- ^ Zentaro Kitagawa; Karl Riesenhuber (2007). The Identity of German and Japanese Civil Law in Comparative Perspectives. Walter de Gruyter. p. 95. ISBN 978-3-11-091915-8.
- ^ Jump up to: a b P. Schmidt (2002). Capital Punishment in Japan. BRILL. p. 68. ISBN 978-90-04-12421-9.
- ^ Yasunobu Sato (2001). Commercial Dispute Processing and Japan. Kluwer Law International. p. 386. ISBN 978-90-411-1668-0.
- ^ Tomohito Shinoda (2000). Leading Japan: The Role of the Prime Minister. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-275-96994-3.
- ^ Terry McCarthy (10 August 1993). "Hosokawa plays safe with cabinet". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Justice Ministers of Japan". Rulers. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Cabinet". Kolombus. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Henrik Schmiegelow (2006). "Why Legal Transformation Assistance from Germany and Japan to Former East-Bloc Countries?" (PDF). Journal of Japan Law (22).
- ^ Obara Mika. "Capital Punishment in Japan: Unpacking Key Actors at the Governmental Level" (PDF). International Christian University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ Dana Domikova-Hashimoto (1996). "Japan and capital punishment". Human Affairs. 6 (1): 77–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Kyogen actor, four others chosen for culture awards". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- 20th-century Japanese politicians
- 20th-century scholars
- 1921 births
- 2010 deaths
- Japanese academics
- Ministers of Justice of Japan
- Recipients of the Order of Culture
- University of Tokyo faculty