is a Japanese diplomat and jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Japan from 2008 to 2013. Before his appointment to the court, he served as vice minister for foreign affairs from 2002 to 2005 and ambassador to Indonesia from 2001 to 2002."TAKEUCHI, Yukio ." Supreme Court of Japan. Accessed November 3, 2008.Ex-diplomat heading to top court｜The Japan Times"Justices of the Supreme Court ." Supreme Court of Japan. Accessed November 3, 2008.
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