Toru Miyoshi

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

Toru Miyoshi
Chief Justice of Japan
In office 7 October 1995 – 30 October 1997
Preceded by	Ryohachi Kusaba [ja]
Succeeded by	Shigeru Yamaguchi [ja]
Personal details
Born	(1927-10-31)31 October 1927 Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died	6 March 2023(2023-03-06) (aged 95) Tokyo, Japan
Education	Imperial Japanese Naval Academy University of Tokyo
Occupation	Jurist
The third president and honorary Chairman of Nippon Kaigi

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]

References

1. Nomura, Jiro (2004). 日本の裁判史を読む事典 (in Japanese). Jiyu kokuminsha. ISBN 9784426221126.
2. "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". 47NEWS (in Japanese). 14 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.