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| The first unified examination of admission to national universities is held (1979) | |
Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO
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| EDUCATION SOCIETY The doctrine of faith in academic background holds that one can gain happiness by graduating from a good school and entering a prestigious firm. This was behind the development of "hensachi" (where students are ranked according to standardized tests), which allow people to be conveniently measured. The future of Japan, with its "hensachi" elites, is in danger. | |