Eiji Teruya, a third-generation Japanese-Brazilian and son of a migrant worker, has passed the bar exam and is getting ready to go to work as a lawyer in Japan, possibly the first Brazilian to do so.

Teruya's accomplishment has spread in the Brazilian community by word of mouth, providing a ray of hope among children of foreign migrants. The 26-year-old from Aichi Prefecture had to overcome financial hardships and the language barrier on his path to join the legal profession.

He says that as a lawyer he wants to protect the rights of foreign nationals in Japan and is hopeful that young foreign people can shine here.