Yamamoto Mona on playing up her femininity to survive 1990s TV
The former announcer, who passed the bar exam at 50, recalls a 20s spent fitting in and the career turn that came at 29.
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At 50, a trainee lawyer and former TV presenter says she has dropped her guard
Mona Yamamoto left television at 35 to marry and have children. She passed the bar exam in her 40s and is now training as a judicial apprentice.
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