While the number of applicants for this year's bar examination is the lowest ever, the number of successful applicants is 1,403, the lowest since the introduction of the current examination system, and has fallen short of the government's target of 1,500 for the third consecutive year. I was.
The examinee numbers of those who passed the bar examination were posted on the Ministry of Justice website on the 6th.
According to the Ministry of Justice, 1403 people passed the bar exam this year, 18 fewer than last year, the lowest number since 2006 when the current exam system was introduced.
This is the third year in a row that the number has fallen short of the government's target of 1,500.
In addition, the number of applicants was 3,082, down by more than 300 from last year, which was the lowest ever.
In connection with this, Minister of Justice Harashi said at a press conference after the cabinet meeting, "We take seriously the fact that the number of examinees is declining. We need to send it out," he said.