Justices of the Supreme Court

Justice
MIYAMA, Takuya
Date of Birth: September 2, 1954

image:MIYAMA Takuya

Career

Education:

Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law in 1979

Qualification:

Appointed as a legal apprentice in 1980

Professional Career:

1982
Appointed as a Judge, and then, assigned to Tokyo District Court, Hakodate District/Family Court, Secretariat of Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission, Naha District/Family Court
1992
Judge, Naha District/Family Court
1994
Judge, Tokyo District Court
1996
Counselor, Civil Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
2001
Counselor, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Justice
2002
Director of the Legislative Division, Civil Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
2003
Acting Assistant Vice-Minister of Justice, Ministry of Justice
2004
Assistant Vice-Minister of Justice, Ministry of Justice
2008
Director-General of the Judicial System Department, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Justice
2010
Judge, Tokyo High Court
2011
Presiding Judge, Tokyo District Court
2012
Director-General of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
2015
Presiding Judge, Tokyo High Court
2016
Chief Judge, Saitama District Court
2017
President, Tokyo High Court
2018
January 9, 2018 Justice of the Supreme Court

Motto, hobbies, etc.

Things to Keep in Mind as a Justice

As many cases in the Supreme Court involve complicated legal problems and/or issues on which different people make different subjective judgments, it is difficult for the Court to deal with the cases. I will strive to play an active role when the Supreme Court seeks a proper and appropriate interpretation and application of the law in each case as the highest court that primarily judges questions of law.

Books that Left an Impression on Me

I read many books across all genres. Among those I have read in recent years, the most interesting book that stands out in my memory is “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” written by Yuval Noah Harari, which became a world bestseller.

Hobbies

I cook various dishes, Japanese, western, Chinese and ethnic, in daily life and also like reading books on cooking.

  1. About the Supreme Court
    1. Access to the Supreme Court
    2. Organization Chart of the Supreme Court
    3. Justices of the supreme court
      1. TOKURA Saburo
      2. MIYAMA Takuya
      3. MIURA Mamoru
      4. KUSANO Koichi
      5. UGA Katsuya
      6. HAYASHI Michiharu
      7. OKAMURA Kazumi
      8. NAGAMINE Yasumasa
      9. YASUNAMI Ryosuke
      10. WATANABE Eriko
      11. OKA Masaaki
      12. SAKAI Toru
      13. IMASAKI Yukihiko
      14. OJIMA Akira
      15. MIYAGAWA Mitsuko
      16. Former Justices
    4. Topics
      1. Message on the 25th anniversary of Japan becoming an observer to the CoE
      2. FY2020 Study Meeting on Foreign Judiciary Practices
      3. Online Lecture by Former Senior Judge of the Court of Protection in the U.K.
      4. FY2021 Study Meeting on Foreign Judiciary Practices
      5. Online lecture meeting with the director of École nationale des greffes
      6. Online meeting between the judiciaries of the UK and Japan
      7. Japan-France Online Judicial Meeting
      8. Notice on Measures against COVID-19
      9. Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      10. The former Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      11. The President of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Thailand Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      12. The Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      13. The Judge of the European Court of Human Rights Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      14. Judges from Germany, U.K. and U.S. Visit the Supreme Court of Japan
      15. Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam visits the
      16. The Minister of Justice of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      17. The Attorney General of the Ministry of Justice of Israel Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      18. The Attorney General of Malaysia Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      19. Chief Justice of Canada Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      20. The President of the German-Japanese Association of Jurists Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      21. The Head of Division, Administrative, Finance and Social Courts, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection of Germany Visits the Supreme Court of Japan
      22. Participants of “Japan-France Law Conference” Visit the Supreme Court of Japan
      23. Participants of “Japan-Germany Constitutional Conversation” Visit the Supreme Court of Japan
      24. Judges who speak in JSIP2019 Visit the Supreme Court of Japan
      25. Errata in Court Decisions Posted on the Japanese Version of the Court Website and in the Supreme Court Civil and Criminal Case Law Report
      26. Online Seminar between the Court of Cassation, France, and the Supreme Court, Japan
      27. Online lecture meeting with Master of the Rolls in England and Wales
      28. The Honorary President of the German-Japanese Association of Jurists Visited the Supreme Court of Japan
      29. Online Judicial Meeting with Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
      30. Outline of the Press Conference by Chief Justice TOKURA on Constitution Memorial Day (2023.5)
      31. Outline of the Press Conference by Chief Justice Tokura on 24 June, 2022
      32. Online lecture was held by the President of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Germany.
      33. Chief Justice TOKURA and Justice NAGAMINE received British Ambassador to Japan at the Supreme Court
      34. Online Judicial Meeting with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
      35. Online Judicial Meeting with President of the European Court of Human Rights
      36. Justices of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Thailand visited the Supreme Court of Japan(2023.2)
      37. Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Johannes Masing, former Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, visited the Supreme Court of Japan
      38. President of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic visited the Supreme Court of Japan
      39. Vice-President of the Supreme Administrative Court of the Kingdom of Thailand visited the Supreme Court of Japan
      40. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Thailand visited the Supreme Court of Japan
      41. Chief Justice of the Supreme People‘s Court of Vietnam visited the Supreme Court of Japan
      42. Online Judicial Meeting with the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
      43. Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia visited the Supreme Court of Japan
      44. President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia visited the Supreme Court of Japan
      45. President of the Supreme Court of Iceland visited the Supreme Court of Japan
      46. A delegation of the German-Japanese Association of Jurists visited the Supreme Court of Japan.
      47. The Supreme Court of Japan invited The Right Hon The Lord Reed of Allermuir, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
    5. Committees