The Life of Yoshiko Mibuchi, the Model for "Wings on a Tiger" - Japan's First Female Lawyer "Worked and Lived to the Best of Her Ability"

The 2024 morning drama "Tora ni Wings" that Sari Ito plays the lead role has become a hot topic. The model for Torako, who she plays, is Mibuchi Yoshiko, one of the first female lawyers in Japan, a female judge, and the head of the family court. She passed the bar exam in 1940 (Showa 15) before the war. She helped young boys and girls while facing many difficulties due to being a woman, and continued to run on the path to help the female legal p…