American attending a Japanese law school?
I plan on studying here in the US for two years and finishing my bachelor's in Italy. What requirements do I still need to be eligible to enter a Japanese law school? Thank you very much. But, what if my degree is from Italy, will that add any difficulty?
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The requirement itself is to be a college graduate or equivalent, so that won't be a problem. You have to pass a series of entrance exams, and they are all in Japanese, so you need to prepare for that. There's no special requirement for an American, but there is no extra accommodation either, so you'll be competing with Japanese students for admission. You're still eligible to apply to Japanese law school with an Italian degree. If you don't prepare to take exams in Japanese, though, the entrance exam will be impossible for you.
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You would need an excellent level of Japanese and would then need to do an entrance exam at the university. If you passed that would also allow you to apply for the student visa which should be straight forward from there. After that it would just require money :)
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I believe that Temple University School of Law might what you're looking for. They have a campus in Tokyo. Contact them and I am sure one of their staff will explain what options are available to you. http://www.tuj.ac.jp/newsite/main/law/index.html
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You need no special things, beside having a visa and speaking very good Japanese. Some point however to remember: * The Japanese legal system, and legal education is completely different than the American. So figure out what you would like to do and where in the rest of your life, and check, if such a degree help it or not. * The Japanese bar exam can extremely difficult (depending what exactly want to do), so check what you would like to do. Do know what you are after.
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A degree from Italy will be of no value in Japan. To study law in Japan you will need native level Japanese and at least $80,000+ for college costs,plus living costs.And I don't think you can finish a US BA degree in another country.
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You need as much knowledge about Japanese law as Japanese students who majored in law for four years in Japanese universities. Plus, a native-level Japanese language proficiency to be eligible to take the entrance exam to begin with.
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I agree with Left Coast... You also need to keep in mind that the entrance to Japanese law school has a higher than 99% FAILURE rate. There is actually a pretty bad lawyer shortage in Japan right now. A better plan might be to get your law degree elsewhere with a focus in international law or Japanese law and come here to practice. There are actually quite a few highly successful practicing foreign lawyers in Japan right now expressly because the Japanese exams are so rediculously impossible.
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