A third-year student from Keio girls' high school has remarkably passed the highly rigorous Japanese Bar Examination. Her achievement is exceptional not only due to her tender age but also because she achieved this while balancing normal high school studies. Her success is motivating a profound discussion about nurturing young talent and rejuvenating the Japanese legal sector.

In Japan, passing the Bar exam is viewed as monumental due to its notorious difficulty—it is one of the hardest in the world with an average pass rate of merely 2 to 3 percent. Plus, it is generally taken after extensive university and law school education. Therefore, a high school student passing the bar exam is an extraordinary feat, generating immense interest and awe in Japanese society.

In the US or EU, the legal education system usually requires individuals to graduate college and law school before attempting their respective Bar exams. The age of this Japanese high school student's achievement is extraordinary and rarely paralleled in these regions.