2010.11.10
Public Prosecutors Active in Government-Affiliated Agencies
~ The Work of Seconded Public Prosecutors: Through Their Experiences ~
1. Date and Time: Monday, November 29, 2010, 6:10 PM - 7:40 PM
2. Location: Mita Campus, South Building, Classroom 2B15
3. Speakers
Special Expert, attached to the Secretariat of the Japan Fair Trade Commission (concurrently with the Investigation Bureau)
Mr. Yukio Kawasaki (52nd term)
Legal Affairs Department, Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan
Supervising Investigator, Mr. Daisuke Tabuchi (52nd term)
4. Content
The work of a public prosecutor involves various fields beyond investigation and public trials. In this session, incumbent public prosecutors who are seconded to government-affiliated agencies such as the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan will talk about some aspects of the content and role of a public prosecutor's work in the government, sharing their experiences at their seconded posts.
5. Target Audience
Current students (including first-year students) and alumni
* A social gathering with the speakers is planned after the lecture (fee: approx. 3,000 yen). Those who wish to attend the lecture are requested to also inform us whether or not they will attend the social gathering by the date and time mentioned above.
* Please note that a young public prosecutor (63rd term) who is a graduate of Keio Law School will also be attending the social gathering.
[Speaker Biographies]
Mr. Yukio Kawasaki
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law. Appointed as a public prosecutor in 2000. After working at various district public prosecutors offices including Tokyo, Kyoto, Yokohama, and Nagasaki, and serving as a public prosecutor in the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, he is currently engaged in duties such as providing guidance and advice on investigations of Antimonopoly Act violations as a Special Expert attached to the Secretariat of the Japan Fair Trade Commission (concurrently with the Investigation Bureau). He has experience being dispatched to Italy (for about 5 months) for short-term overseas research for the Ministry of Justice.
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Mr. Daisuke Tabuchi
Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Law. Appointed as a public prosecutor in 2000. After working at various district public prosecutors offices including Tokyo, Osaka, Kofu, and Naha, and serving as a public prosecutor in the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, he is currently engaged in duties such as pursuing the liability of management of failed financial institutions as a Supervising Investigator in the Legal Affairs Department of the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan.