{{Short description|Japanese jurist}} {{nihongo|'''Takuya Miyama'''|深山 卓也|Miyama Takuya|extra=born September 2, 1954}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=MIYAMA Takuya {{!}} 裁判所 - Courts in Japan|url=https://www.courts.go.jp/english/about/justice/Miyama/index.html|access-date=2021-08-08|website=www.courts.go.jp}}</ref> is a Japanese jurist who previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Japan from 2018 to 2024.
== Education and career == 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.<ref name=":0" />
== Supreme Court == 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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akihito {{!}} Biography, Reign, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Akihito|access-date=2021-08-08|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> but in reality the Cabinet chooses the nominees and the Emperor's role is a formality.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Supreme Court of Japan {{!}} Japanese government|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Supreme-Court-of-Japan|access-date=2021-08-08|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":1" />
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