NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Kyodo) –
Kei Komuro, the husband of Japanese former princess Mako Komuro, has passed his New York state bar examination on his third attempt, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.
Kei Komuro, the husband of Japanese former princess Mako Komuro, has passed his New York state bar examination on his third attempt, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.
The 31-year-old had retaken the state bar exam in July after failing on two previous attempts, once in July last year and again in February.
According to the exam’s organizer, 9,609 people sat the bar exam and 6,350, or 66 percent, passed it.
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Japan’s badminton association apologizes for wrongdoings
NHK – Oct 22
Japan’s badminton governing body has apologized for a series of scandals and improper conduct involving staff members and published reprimands of its senior officials. But there was no announcement of resignations.
Man injures 3 junior high school children with bamboo sword
Japan Today – Oct 20
Police in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 37-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of assault and trespassing after he entered the grounds of a junior high school and injured three students with a bamboo sword.
Yen slumps to 150 to the dollar
NHK – Oct 20
The Japanese yen weakened to the 150 level against the US dollar at one point during Tokyo trading on Thursday. It is the first time the currency has dropped to this level in 32 years.
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