Foreign students outnumber high school slots in Tokyo, 3 prefs.

Applications for special admission quotas at public high schools for students with foreign backgrounds exceeded the numbers available this year in Tokyo and the prefectures of Kanagawa, Osaka and Hyogo, a Kyodo News survey showed Thursday.The findings come amid a continuing lack of capacity at public high schools, particularly in urban areas, to accommodate the growing number of students from overseas or of foreign descent.Local governments also cited difficulties providing basic Japanese-language teaching and other support after enrollment.The survey, conducted from early to mid-August, co…READ FULL ARTICLE