Ministry of Justice

森本次官
Name: MORIMOTO Hiroshi
Position: Vice-Minister of Justice of Japan
Biography
Mar.1990
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Nagoya University
Apr.1990
Legal Apprenticeship at the Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan
Apr.1992
Appointed as a Public Prosecutor at the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office, and then served
at several District Public Prosecutors Office, the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), the Secretarial Division, Minister’s Secretariat of the MOJ, etc.
Jan.2017
Director of the General Affairs Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
Sep.2017
Director of the Special Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
Jul.2020
Chief Prosecutor of the Tsu District Public Prosecutors Office
Jul.2021
Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
Jul.2023
Director-General of the Criminal Affairs Department, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office
Jul.2024
Director-General of the Criminal Affairs Bureau, MOJ
Jul.2025
to present Vice-Minister of Justice of Japan