Japan's top bar organization elects 1st female chief

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations on Friday elected its first female chief since its establishment in 1949.Reiko Fuchigami, 69, will succeed Motoji Kobayashi, 72, effective April 1 after the organization's election committee formalizes the result later this month. She will be the first female head of any of the country's three judicial bodies of lawyers, prosecutors and judges."While recognizing the weight of my responsibility in the post, I will make all-out efforts as a figure that can embody this federation's gender equality principle," Fuchigami told a press conference.Fuchigami,…READ FULL ARTICLE