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The Supreme Court of Japan, located in Hayabusacho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, is the highest court in Japan. It holds ultimate judicial authority to interpret the Japanese constitution and decide questions of national law, and it exercises the power of judicial review, allowing it to determine the constitutionality of any law or official act.

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