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New leader for bar federation
By - 03-19-2010 04:10 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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Mr. Kenji Utsunomiya, a lawyer known for his expertise in the area of multiple debt, has been elected the new president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, winning out over Mr. Takeji Yamamoto, a mainstream faction candidate. The contest was decided in a runoff the first held since the current election system was introduced in 1975.
To become federation president, one must win more votes from the nation's some 28,800 lawyers than any other candidate, and have the support of more than one-third of the nation's 52 bar associations. In the March 10 runoff, Mr. Utsunomiya received a majority of votes and won the support of 46 bar associations.
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The Japan Times Online
By - 03-19-2010 04:10 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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Mr. Kenji Utsunomiya, a lawyer known for his expertise in the area of multiple debt, has been elected the new president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, winning out over Mr. Takeji Yamamoto, a mainstream faction candidate. The contest was decided in a runoff the first held since the current election system was introduced in 1975.
To become federation president, one must win more votes from the nation's some 28,800 lawyers than any other candidate, and have the support of more than one-third of the nation's 52 bar associations. In the March 10 runoff, Mr. Utsunomiya received a majority of votes and won the support of 46 bar associations.
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The Japan Times Online
