National bar exam successful applicants

National bar exam successful applicants

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in front of boards posting the numbers of successful applicants in the 2014 national bar examination in front of the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2014. The ministry said there were 1,810 successful applicants, or 22.6 percent of the total applicants.

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