Attorney-in-chief of the new Attorney General Hayashi, held in the Imperial Palace for the first time in about 4 months July 16 at 16:42
Mr. Makoto Hayashi, who was appointed as Prosecutor General to succeed Mr. Nobuo Inada, who led the investigation of the case of Nissan Motor's former chairman Ghosn, and also extended the retirement age of the former prosecutor general of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office and responded to the betting Mahjong problem. Was held at the Imperial Palace on the 17th.
The certification ceremony took place at 3:00 pm in the "Matsuma" of the palace, and Prosecutor General Hayashi stepped in front of His Majesty the Emperor and received an appointment letter from Minister of Justice Mori. His Majesty the Emperor said, "Thank you for your heavy duty."
Due to the effect of the new coronavirus, the certification ceremony has been postponed since late March, and it was held on the 17th for the first time in about 4 months.
After this, the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office Attorney General Sakai and Deputy Attorney General Yoshikazu Ochiai also received a letter of appointment and were spoken in the same manner by His Majesty the Emperor.