TsutomuAoyagi
Tokyo
Of Counsel
Aoyagi Tsutomu
Tokyo
Of Counsel
Tsutomu Aoyagi served as a criminal judge for many years, and especially since the introduction of the saiban-in (lay judge) system, he made efforts to accomplish the trial-centered principle and the criminal justice system rooted in the citizens. In addition to general criminal cases, he was also in charge of economic cases such as embezzlement, aggravated breach of trust, and fraud, as well as tax evasion cases and bribery cases, etc. During his tenure as a councilor of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau, he engaged in the interpretation of the Constitution and Administrative Law.
