<p>Would majoring in like Japanese, per se for example be a major viewed as different and unique?</p>
<p>It will be viewed as unusual, but not unique; there are a few other Japanese majors out there.</p>
<p>As a fluent speaker of the language, I've found that it gets a few "oohs" and "ahhs," followed by "why?" and then "why not Mandarin?"</p>
<p>Most law schools aren't going to expect you to really put a lot of Japanese to use in the Federal Circuit Courts, so I wouldn't really expect much from it.</p>
<p>It's fun though!</p>
<p>If you work for a corporation (such as the one I work for) that does a lot of business in Japan, fluency in Japanese is a plum to have on your resume. But I wouldn't study Japanese just to impress an admissions committee.</p>