No misconduct this year at 10 medical schools with previous admissions irregularities, ministry says
Ten medical schools were found to have not rigged entrance examinations this year, an education ministry survey revealed Tuesday. Last year, the ministry found in its emergency nationwide probe that Tokyo Medical University and eight other medical schools had been conducting inappropriate admissions practices, such ...
Women pass scandal-hit Tokyo Medical University's entrance exam at higher rate than men
The ratio for women was 20.2 percent, 0.4 percentage point higher than that of men, following revelations of years of gender-based discrimination.
33 women sue Tokyo Medical University over rigged entrance exams
Thirty-three women filed a damages suit Friday against Tokyo Medical University, claiming it rigged its entrance exams in favor of male candidates and deprived them of admission. The plaintiffs, who took entrance examinations between 2006 and 2018, are seeking a combined ¥130 million in damages ...
Evidence suggests Tokyo Medical University rigged scores for donors' relatives, panel says
A third-party panel probing admission irregularities at Tokyo Medical University strongly suspects there was a relation between donations and some score adjustments. According to an additional report released by the university on Monday, the names of 11 successful entrance exam takers were included in a ...
Government cuts off subsidies to Tokyo Medical University over entrance exam discrimination
The institution was among several found to have discriminated against female applicants in entrance examinations.
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Tokyo Medical University enrolled applicant at lawmaker's request
Tokyo Medical University enrolled an applicant in its nursing school by passing over candidates with better scores at the request of a Diet member, according to a report by an independent panel looking into the university's rigging of exam scores. Masahiko Usui, former chairman of ...
109 applicants found to be denied entrance in Tokyo Medical University exam-rigging
A third-party probe has found that a total of 109 applicants were denied entrance to Tokyo Medical University over the four years through fiscal 2016 due to its exam score-rigging, the university said Saturday. The applicants, of whom 66 were women, were denied admission even ...
In lawsuit, consumer group alleges discrimination by Tokyo Medical University
The Consumers Organization of Japan is demanding that test fees and associated costs be paid back to the impacted applicants.
The ministry will start preparing rules to ensure fairness in the entrance exams for the 2020 year and beyond.
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 demand compensation from Tokyo Medical University over rigged entrance exams
Women who applied unsuccessfully to Tokyo Medical University are demanding it pay a total of ¥7.69 million ($68,600) in compensation for manipulating entrance exam results in favor of male applicants, their lawyers said Monday. The 24 applicants, who took the medical school's entrance exams in ...
