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ENTRANCE EXAM

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2018
Tokyo Medical University discriminated against female applicants by lowering entrance exam scores: sources
The college was trying to avoid a shortfall it believed was caused by female doctors often resigning or take extended leave after getting married or giving birth, the sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2016
School apologizes for clerical error that led to student's suicide
The principal of a junior high school in Hiroshima Prefecture apologizes after a boy killed himself from the effects of a data entry mistake.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2015
Targeting cheaters, Kyoto University bans use of all watches in entrance exams
Kyoto University, claiming to be the first national university to address cheating via smartwatches and similar digital devices, has announced that starting next year entrance exam takers will be banned from having watches on their desks.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2014
Cram school operator Yoyogi Seminar to abolish nationwide mock tests
Struggling cram school operator Yoyogi Seminar is planning to stop offering nationwide mock tests for university entrance exams next year as part of its restructuring efforts, a company official said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 4, 2014
Robots challenged to pass Todai examination
If robots with artificial intelligence prove they can outperform humans, will most jobs currently undertaken by people be done by robots instead?
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 2, 2013
Entrance exams get failing grade
National university exams are notorious for their emphasis on book learning.
EDITORIALS
Feb 3, 2013
Entrance exam change needed
Japan's entrance exam ritual, which is once again upon us, needs substantial changes before other parts of the education system can be reformed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 20, 2009
'Exam hell' now not so hot
The annual university entrance examination season kicked off Saturday and Sunday as some 540,000 high school students and graduates nationwide took the standardized National Center Test for University Admissions.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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