Supreme Court of Japan

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

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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 Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan
surface form: Chiyoda, Tokyo
mandatoryRetirementAge 70
nativeName Supreme Court of Japan self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Takamatsu High Court decisionCanBeAppealedTo Supreme Court of Japan
Saikō-Saibansho officialName Supreme Court of Japan
Taishin-in replacedBy Supreme Court of Japan
Taishin-in succeededBy Supreme Court of Japan
Second Petty Bench partOf Supreme Court of Japan
Second Petty Bench supervisedBy Supreme Court of Japan
this entity surface form: Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan
Administrative Case Litigation Act enforcedIn Supreme Court of Japan
Article 9 interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan
subject surface form: Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
Grand Bench partOf Supreme Court of Japan
Supreme Court of Japan Building occupant Supreme Court of Japan
Judicial Conference of the Supreme Court of Japan reportsTo Supreme Court of Japan
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Japan as an institution
Tadahiko Mibuchi employer Supreme Court of Japan
Article 43 of the Constitution of Japan citedBy Supreme Court of Japan
Tokyo District Court adjacentTo Supreme Court of Japan
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan contains Supreme Court of Japan
Constitution of Japan Article 81 grantsPowerTo Supreme Court of Japan
Nagasaki Branch of Fukuoka High Court supervisedBy Supreme Court of Japan
Nagasaki Branch of Fukuoka High Court appealTo Supreme Court of Japan
Oita Branch of Fukuoka High Court appealsTo Supreme Court of Japan
Sapporo District Court subjectTo Supreme Court of Japan
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Japan (judicial administration)
Chiyoda contains Supreme Court of Japan
Third Small Bench partOf Supreme Court of Japan
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan partOf Supreme Court of Japan
Daisan Shōhōtei partOf Supreme Court of Japan
Daisan Shōhōtei parentOrganization Supreme Court of Japan
Daisan Shōhōtei subsidiaryOf Supreme Court of Japan
Prime Minister's Office of Japan nearby Supreme Court of Japan
Peace Clause interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan
Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan partOf Supreme Court of Japan
Prosecutor-General of Japan relatedTo Supreme Court of Japan
Japanese constitutional law interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan
Fukuoka Kōsai supervisedBy Supreme Court of Japan
National politics of Japan judicialBranch Supreme Court of Japan
court of last resort hasExample Supreme Court of Japan
Constitution of Japan Article 76 appliesTo Supreme Court of Japan
Constitution of Japan Article 76 interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan