Toru Miyoshi Explained

Toru Miyoshi
Birth Date:1927 10, df=y
Birth Place:Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Occupation:Judge
Education:Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
University of Tokyo
Office:Chief Justice of Japan
Term Start:7 October 1995
Term End:30 October 1997
Footnotes:The third president and honorary Chairman of Nippon Kaigi

Toru Miyoshi (Japanese: 三好達 Miyoshi Tōru; 31 October 1927 – 6 March 2023) was a prominent Japanese judge and political activist. He held the position of Chief Justice of Japan from 1995 to 1997.[1]

Miyoshi also served as the third president and later as honorary Chairman of Nippon Kaigi.

He passed away in Tokyo on 6 March 2023, at the age of 95.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nomura, Jiro. 2004. 日本の裁判史を読む事典. Japanese. Jiyu kokuminsha. 9784426221126.
  2. News: 14 March 2023. 元最高裁長官、三好達さん死去 95歳、昭和生まれで初の長官. Japanese. 47NEWS. 14 March 2023.