Ryuko Sakurai
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is a member of the Supreme Court of Japan
. She joined on September 11, 2008.
Sakurai, a former bureaucrat of the Ministry of Labor, replaced Kazuko Yokoo
, who resigned. She was the third woman to take a post in the Supreme Court of Japan.
Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan , located in Chiyoda, Tokyo is the highest court in Japan. It has ultimate judicial authority to interpret the Japanese constitution and decide questions of national law...
. She joined on September 11, 2008.
Sakurai, a former bureaucrat of the Ministry of Labor, replaced Kazuko Yokoo
Kazuko Yokoo
is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Japan. She was the second woman in history to serve in that role.She attended International Christian University and became a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Health and Welfare after graduation. She was appointed as head of Japan's social insurance system...
, who resigned. She was the third woman to take a post in the Supreme Court of Japan.