Tomoko Sasaki (佐々木 知子, Sasaki Tomoko; born 2 March 1955) is a Japanese lawyer, politician, novelist and former…
Tomoko Sasaki (佐々木 知子, Sasaki Tomoko; born 2 March 1955) is a Japanese lawyer, politician, novelist and former prosecutor. She became a prosecutor in 1983, and worked at the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders from 1993 to 1996. Elected to the House of Councillors in 1998, Sasaki was engaged in introducing the Stalker Regulation Law of 2000. She served as the director of the Women's Affairs Division of the Liberal Democratic Party. She did not run for the election in 2004, but remains a member of the Party Ethics Committee of the LDP. She is a leading advocate of capital punishment in the party. She set up a law firm in 2004 and became a professor of law at Teikyo University in 2005.
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Yuki Furuta (古田 佑紀, Furuta Yūki; April 8, 1942 – March 20, 2025) was a member of the Supreme Court of Japan. He died…
Yuki Furuta (古田 佑紀, Furuta Yūki; April 8, 1942 – March 20, 2025) was a member of the Supreme Court of Japan. He died from pneumonia on March 20, 2025, at the age of 82.
Takaharu Doi (Japanese: 土肥孝治 Doi Takaharu; 12 July 1933 – 1 August 2023) was a Japanese lawyer. He served as…
Takaharu Doi (Japanese: 土肥孝治 Doi Takaharu; 12 July 1933 – 1 August 2023) was a Japanese lawyer. He served as Prosecutor-General of Japan from 1996 to 1998. Doi died of heart failure on 1 August 2023, at the age of 90.