In 2022, the number of lawyers practicing in Japan amounted to roughly **** thousand people. This was the highest figure in the history of the profession in Japan, continuing its upward trajectory.
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Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (December 8, 2022). Number of attorneys practicing law in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1416839/japan-number-attorneys/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Number of attorneys practicing law in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 8, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1416839/japan-number-attorneys/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (2022). Number of attorneys practicing law in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1416839/japan-number-attorneys/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Number of Attorneys Practicing Law in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Dec 2022, /statistics/1416839/japan-number-attorneys/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Number of attorneys practicing law in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1416839/japan-number-attorneys/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Number of attorneys practicing law in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Japan Federation of Bar Associations, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1416839/japan-number-attorneys/
