Public Prosecutors Office (Japan)

Public Prosecutors Office
Japanese: 検察庁

Public Prosecutors Offices building in Tokyo
Agency overview
FormedMay 3, 1947 (1947-05-03)
Preceding agency
  • Prosecution Department (検事局, Kenji-kyoku) of the Courts
JurisdictionJapan
Employees11,863 (2020–21)
Minister responsible
  • Naomi Unemoto, Prosecutor-General
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Hiroshi Yamamoto, Deputy Prosecutor-General
Parent agencyMinistry of Justice (法務省, Hōmu-shō)
Websitewww.kensatsu.go.jp

The Public Prosecutors Office (検察庁, Kensatsu-chō) is the agency for conducting prosecution in Japan. It is an extraordinary organ (特別の機関, Tokubetsu no Kikan) under the Ministry of Justice (法務省, Hōmu-shō). It consists of four tiers of offices: the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office; the High Public Prosecutors Offices (8), the District Public Prosecutors Offices (50); and the Local Public Prosecutors Offices (438).

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