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The Cabinet Legislation Bureau (内閣法制局, naikakuhōseikyoku) is a Japanese government agency which advises Cabinet members on drafting legislation to be proposed to the Diet. It acts as legal counsel for the Cabinet by examining bills , orders, and treaties .
Akiba was appointed chief of the International Legal Affairs Bureau in July 2014, and chief of the Foreign Policy Bureau in October of the following year. He was promoted to deputy foreign minister for political affairs (外務審議官, Gaimu Shingikan) in June 2016. In January 2018, he was made administrative vice minister for foreign affairs.
Public Prosecutors are usually appointed from those who have passed the bar exam (司法試験, Shihō Shiken) and finished the legal apprenticeship (司法修習, Shihō Shūshū). [ 21 ] [ 22 ] As of 1 July 2019 [update] , 1,788 Public Prosecutors work for the Public Prosecutors Office, while 153 are posted to other ministries or agencies.
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.
In Japan, judicial scriveners (司法書士, shihō shoshi) are authorized to represent their clients in real estate registrations, commercial registrations (e.g. the incorporation of companies), preparation of court documents and filings with legal affairs bureaus.
The Ministries of Japan (中央省庁, Chūō shōchō, Central ministries and agencies) or Government Agencies of Japan (行政機関, Gyōsei kikan, Public administration organizations) are the most influential part of the executive branch of the Government of Japan. Each ministry is headed by a Minister of State appointed by the Prime Minister.
Japan's government said Thursday it would ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination raised questions about the group ...
1996-1998: Director of the Legal Affairs Division, Treaties Bureau (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 1998-2001: Officer in the Embassy of Japan in India; 2001: Ambassador to India; 2002-2004: Deputy Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 2004–2006, 2010-2012: Deputy Director-General of the ...