Supreme Court of Japan

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constitutional court court of last resort judicial body supreme court

The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.

Aliases (7)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional court → court of last resort → judicial body → supreme court →
abbreviation	SCJ →
appointmentOfAssociateJustices	by the Cabinet of Japan →
appointmentOfChiefJustice	by the Emperor of Japan → on the advice of the Cabinet of Japan →
branchOf	Judiciary of Japan →
buildingLocation	Hayabusachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo →
buildingName	Supreme Court of Japan Building →
city	Tokyo →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of Japan →
country	Japan →
dateFormed	May 3, 1947 →
established	1947 →
hasAuthority	constitutional review → final appeal in administrative cases → final appeal in civil cases → final appeal in criminal cases → judicial review →
hasDivision	First Petty Bench → Grand Bench → Second Petty Bench → Third Petty Bench →
headOfCourt	Chief Justice of Japan →
includesPosition	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan → Chief Justice of Japan →
jurisdiction	Japan →
languageOfProceedings	Japanese →
legalSystem	civil law system →
location	Chiyoda, Tokyo →
mandatoryRetirementAge	70 →
nativeName	最高裁判所 →
nativeNameLanguage	Japanese →
numberOfAssociateJustices	14 →
numberOfGrandBenchJustices	15 →
numberOfJustices	15 →
numberOfPettyBenches	3 →
partOf	Government of Japan →
predecessor	Taishin-in →
quorumGrandBench	at least two-thirds of all justices →
quorumPettyBench	5 justices →
reviewsConstitutionalityOf	laws → official acts → orders → regulations →
shortName	Saikō-Saibansho →
termLength	until mandatory retirement →

Referenced by (90)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Article 45 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 47 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 72 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan → Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan → Renunciation of War → Supplementary Provisions (Constitution of Japan) →	interpretedBy
Daisan Shōhōtei → First Petty Bench → Grand Bench → Judicial Conference of the Supreme Court of Japan → Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan → Second Petty Bench → Third Petty Bench → Third Small Bench →	partOf
Fukuoka High Court → Nagoya High Court → Osaka High Court → Sapporo High Court → Sendai High Court → Takamatsu High Court →	higherCourt
Nagasaki Branch of Fukuoka High Court → Second Petty Bench ("Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan") → Tokyo High Court → district courts of Japan → family courts of Japan →	supervisedBy
Daisan Shōhōtei → Intellectual Property High Court → Legal Training and Research Institute → Supreme Court Secretariat →	parentOrganization
Chiyoda → Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan → Hayabusachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo →	contains
Oita Branch of Fukuoka High Court → Tokyo High Court →	appealsTo
Nagasaki Branch of Fukuoka High Court → Nagoya High Court →	appealTo
High Courts of Japan → Hiroshima High Court →	below
First Petty Bench ("Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan") → Third Petty Bench ("Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan") →	canReferCasesTo
Supreme Court of Japan ("最高裁判所") → Supreme Court of Japan ("最高裁判所") →	nativeName
Kagoshima Branch of Fukuoka High Court → Kumamoto Branch of Fukuoka High Court →	subjectToReviewBy
Supreme Court Secretariat → Third Petty Bench ("Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan") →	subordinateTo
Tokyo District Court →	adjacentTo
High Courts of Japan →	administrativeOversight
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan →	appliesToInstitution
Hiroshima High Court →	canBeAppealedTo
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan →	citedBy
Japan Federation of Bar Associations →	cooperatesWith
Takamatsu High Court →	decisionCanBeAppealedTo
Constitution of Japan →	definesJudiciary
Tadahiko Mibuchi →	employer
Administrative Case Litigation Act →	enforcedIn
Legal Training and Research Institute →	establishedBy
Nihon-koku Kenpō →	establishesInstitution
High Courts of Japan →	finalAppealTo
Constitution of Japan Article 81 →	grantsPowerTo
Chief Justice of Japan ("Supreme Court justices of Japan") →	hasAuthorityOver
Supreme Court and lower courts (Japan) →	hasComponent
summary courts of Japan →	hasCounterpart
Judiciary of Japan →	hasCourt
Judiciary of Japan →	hasLevel
Judiciary of Japan →	headCourt
Supreme Court and lower courts (Japan) →	headedBy
Chief Justice of Japan →	headOf
Government of Japan →	highestCourt
Article 53 of the Constitution of Japan →	isInterpretedBy
Meiji Constitution ("Supreme Court of Judicature of Japan") →	judicialBody
Supreme Court Secretariat →	jurisdiction
Chief Justice of Japan →	memberOf
National Diet Building →	nearby
Supreme Court of Japan Building →	occupant
Saikō-Saibansho →	officialName
Legal Training and Research Institute →	operatedBy
Third Petty Bench →	parentCourt
Taishin-in →	replacedBy
Judicial Conference of the Supreme Court of Japan ("Supreme Court of Japan as an institution") →	reportsTo
SCJ →	standsFor
Sapporo District Court ("Supreme Court of Japan (judicial administration)") →	subjectTo
Daisan Shōhōtei →	subsidiaryOf
Taishin-in →	succeededBy
Legal Training and Research Institute ("Judicial Conference of the Supreme Court of Japan") →	supervisingAuthority
Kagoshima Branch of Fukuoka High Court →	underAuthorityOf