Masao Okahara ( ja, 岡原昌男; April 1, 1909 – July 14, 1994) was the 8th

Chief Justice of Japan The is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Japan and is the head of the judicial branch of the Japanese government. The Chief Justice is ceremonially appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being nominated by the Cabinet Cabinet or The C ...

(1977–1979). He was graduate of the

University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...

. He was a recipient of the

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...

Bibliography

*山本祐司『最高裁物語（上）』（日本評論社、1994年）（講談社+α文庫、1997年） *山本祐司『最高裁物語（下）』（日本評論社、1994年）（講談社+α文庫、1997年） {{DEFAULTSORT:Okahara, Masao 1909 births 1994 deaths Chief justices of Japan Japanese prosecutors Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun University of Tokyo alumni People from Iwate Prefecture