``I will strive to understand and study the social situation'' New Justice Yamamoto holds his inaugural press conference - Supreme Court

Former Deputy Chief Prosecutor Hiroshi Yamamoto (63), who was appointed as a Supreme Court judge on the 27th, held a press conference at the Supreme Court on the evening of the same day. He expressed his aspirations, saying, ``I am humbled by the extremely heavy work that I have to do.I want to not only utilize my knowledge and experience, but also to recognize the current situation and issues in society and work hard to improve my skills.''

Mr. Yamamoto becomes Supreme Court judge, replacing former deputy chief public prosecutor Mr. Miura

He passed the bar exam in 1987 while attending Hitotsubashi University. Initially, he aspired to be a lawyer, but during his practical training, he found fulfillment in the importance of the role of deciding whether to indict or not prosecute under his own authority, and in 1990 he was appointed as a prosecutor. While he was a member of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation department, he was involved in numerous tax evasion and economic cases, and as deputy chief prosecutor, he was also involved in the investigation of the murder of four members of a Shizuoka family and the Okawara Chemical Industry Incident.

He said that he has always valued the sincere exercise of authority, and emphasized, ``Although my position has changed, I will continue to carry out my duties with sincerity based on the law and evidence.''

Born in Chiba Prefecture. My hobby is reading, and I like historical novels. His motto is "Never forget your original intentions."