Yasuhiro Hanashi | |
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葉梨 康弘 | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 10 August 2022 – 11 November 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Yoshihisa Furukawa |
| Succeeded by | Ken Saitō |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1959 Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Yasuhiro Hanashi (葉梨 康弘, Hanashi Yasuhiro, born 1959) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Justice of Japan from August 2022 to November 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he also serves in the House of Representatives since 2003. A native of Ibaraki Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the National Police Agency in 1982. Leaving the agency in 1999, he was elected to public office for the first time in 2003, representing the 3rd District of Ibaraki prefecture, which includes the cities of Ryugasaki and Ushiku, among others.
Hanashi resigned as Justice Minister on 11 November 2022 following comments he made to a political gathering earlier in the week suggesting that his position became "a top story in daytime news programs only when stamping a seal on documents of execution."[1]
References
- ↑ "Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes about death penalty". Kyodo News. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.