Takuya Miyama

Miyama was born on September 2, 1954, in Japan. He attended the University of Tokyo and graduated with a degree in Law in 1979. He served as a judge in lower courts and as an officer in the Ministry of Justice for nearly 40 years before his appointment to the Supreme Court.^[1]

On January 9, 2018, Miyama was appointed to the Supreme Court of Japan. In Japan, justices are formally nominated by the Emperor (at that time, Akihito)^[2] but in reality the Cabinet chooses the nominees and the Emperor's role is a formality.^[3]

Miyama's term ended on September 1, 2024 (one day before he turns 70). This is because all members of the court have a mandatory retirement age of 70.^[3]