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An education ministry panel has drafted common rules clearly stipulating that any gender-based discrimination in university admission exams is inappropriate. Other inappropriate admission-related practices cited by the rules, included in the panel's interim report announced Friday, include giving preferential treatment to specific applicants without rational ...
More Japanese women are working, but many still professionally underachieve.
Tokyo Medical University to accept applicants rejected due to rigging
A total of 101 students rejected in 2017 and 2018, many of them women, will be able to attend classes from the next school year if they wish.
Women to demand compensations from Tokyo Medical University over entrance exam rigging
Women who applied unsuccessfully to Tokyo Medical University intend to demand compensation from the school for manipulating entrance exam results in favor of male applicants and hiding the discriminatory practice, their lawyers said Wednesday. A university investigative panel said Tuesday it had identified 69 people, ...
Third Japan medical school suspected of having discriminated against applicants: sources
Juntendo University is suspected of curbing female enrollment by assessing their scores against higher passing thresholds.
Choosing the best students isn't easy
In sharply unequal societies, elite universities receiving government funds can properly be expected to play a role in fostering social mobility.
Tokyo adopts ordinance banning discrimination against LGBT community
The rule is the first ordinance at the prefectural level to contain a stipulation prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people and other sexual and gender minorities.
A support group for those subject to discrimination through Tokyo Medical University's admissions policies, which favored male students, said Monday it had requested that the university's third-party investigation release the scores of students who took the exams and want to know their scores. "The first ...
In wake of bribery scandal, Tokyo Medical University taps first female president
Yukiko Hayashi, an alumnus of the school and head of pathophysiology at its School of Medicine, beat her sole rival — a male pediatrician — in an election among professors.
The convenience of contemporary style
The fashion world is responding to our current era's obsession with convenience. It's packaging products in ready-to-go servings, making fashion approachable and easy, not to mention turning shopping into a fun experience for all.
Gender discrimination: Nation's dignity is being questioned
Are the rigged entrance exams at Tokyo Medical University merely the tip of the iceberg?
