Lawyers issue new proposal for judicial reform in Japan

Friday 18th July, 11:40 PM JST

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thepro at 07:21 AM JST - 19th July

Any bribing going on like in the education system?
borscht at 11:11 AM JST - 19th July

Well, hey, where does Miyazaki get the information that those who passed the 2007 bar exam are not qualified? Seems to me if the increase went to law graduate schools, it stands to reason they will be a) qualified and b) more likely to pass the bar exam.
taikan at 12:35 AM JST - 21st July

After passing the bar exam, Japanese must attend what Westerners refer to as the Legal Research and Training Institute, which provides both academic and on-the-job training. At the end of that program, they must pass another exam before being allowed to become a lawyer, a prosecutor or a judge trainee. Although results of that second exam are not widely reported, Miyazaki probably based his statement on information that the percentage of people attending the LRTI who pass the second exam has dropped.