the Bar Association in 1948, Nakata opened an office in Tottori City in 1950 and continued her practice as a lawyer in Tottori Prefecture to become the first woman president of the Tottori Bar Association in 1969, and finished as the director of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. As her service to the Tottori Family Court, Nakata was appointed as the Head Conciliator, and in the field of gender equality, Nakata accepted the Ministry of Labor’s offer to sit on the Tottori committee for equal opportunity. Nakata died in Tottori on October 15, 2002 at the age of 91. Honors and merits 1974 Blue ribbon 1981 4th class, Gold Rays with Rosette Citations References Further reading Nihon josei horitsuka kyokai nanajisshunen no ayumi : Tanjo kara genzai soshite mirai, June 2020. Tokyo : Japan Women’s Bar Association [日本女性法律家協会], , OCLC 1191098318. Title, literally meaning . 1910 births 2002 deaths People from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese lawyers People from Tottori Prefecture Japanese women lawyers