Ministry of Justice (Japan)

Ministry of Justice
法務省; Hōmu-shō
	; The Ministry of Justice building
Agency overview
Formed	February 15, 1948
Preceding agency	Ministry of Justice (司法省, Shihōshō) (July 9, 1871 – February 15, 1948);
Jurisdiction	Government of Japan
Headquarters	1-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Minister responsible	Keisuke Suzuki, Minister of Justice;
Deputy Minister responsible	Kotetsu Kadoyama;
Agency executives	Ryuji Kawahara, Undersecretary; Hideyuki Nakano, State Minister;
Website	https://www.moj.go.jp/EN/index.html

The Ministry of Justice (法務省, Hōmu-shō)^[1] is one of the cabinet level ministries of the Japanese government. It is responsible for the judicial system, correctional services, and household, property and corporate registrations, and immigration control. It also serves as the government's legal representatives.

At the top of the ministry is the Minister of Justice, a member of the Cabinet, who is chosen by the Prime Minister from among members of the National Diet.

History

The Ministry of Justice was established in 1871 as the Ministry of Justice (司法省, Shihōshō). It acquired its present name under the post-war Constitution of Japan in 1952. Its responsibilities include administration of Japan's judicial system and the penal system. It represents the Japanese government in litigation, and is also responsible for maintaining the official registers of households, resident aliens, real estate and corporations.

Structure

The Ministry of Justice is organized in seven bureaus:^[2]

Minister's Secretariat
The Civil Affairs Bureau
Criminal Affairs Bureau
Correction Bureau
Rehabilitation Bureau
Human Rights Bureau
Litigation Bureau

The MOJ has jurisdiction over the National Bar Examination Commission, the Public Security Examination Commission, and the Public Security Intelligence Agency. Although the Public Prosecutors Office are administratively part of the Ministry of Justice, they are independent of the authority of the Minister of Justice.^[3]

The MOJ also oversees the Immigration Services Agency.^[4]

References

Kenkyusha's New Japanese–English Dictionary, Kenkyusha Limited, Tokyo 1991, ISBN 4-7674-2015-6

Footnotes

^ "Names of Government Organizations and Positions" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
^ https://www.moj.go.jp/content/001262557.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ https://escholarship.org/content/qt63r6g7zh/qt63r6g7zh.pdf?t=n4owfv ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Bureau head Shoko Sasaki to lead upgraded Immigration Agency when it launches April 1". 2019-03-28. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2023-11-02 – via Japan Times Online.

External links

Official website (in English)
Official website (in Japanese)
Japanese Law Translation, Law/Term/context search site

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[1] "Names of Government Organizations and Positions" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat. Retrieved 2013-12-20.

[2] ttps://www.moj.go.jp/content/001262557.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[3] ttps://escholarship.org/content/qt63r6g7zh/qt63r6g7zh.pdf?t=n4owfv ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[4] "Bureau head Shoko Sasaki to lead upgraded Immigration Agency when it launches April 1". 2019-03-28. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2023-11-02 – via Japan Times Online.

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