The number of lawyers in Japan estimated at 32,000 versus estimated 1.2 million in the USA

"...the number of lawyers in Japan (about 32,000) and the United States (1.2 million and counting).."

Source:Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012

THE ZEIT GIST

A guide to navigating Japan's exotic legal-eagle menagerie

By COLIN P. A. JONES

Japan Times

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