Tuition hike for foreigners at famed Tokyo art university draws backlash

A decision by a famous private art university in Tokyo to take the rare step of hiking fees just for its foreign students has caused a backlash, with some of them taking to the streets to protest what they view as a discriminatory step.Musashino Art University said in July that it will charge foreign students an extra levy of 363,000 yen ($2,500), the equivalent of around 20 percent of existing tuition fees, per year from next April, while keeping charges for domestic students unchanged.While the university described the levy as a step to help improve the study environment for foreign stude…READ FULL ARTICLE