9 Japan med schools found to have rigged entrance exams: ministry

Nine out of 81 medical schools in Japan have manipulated their entrance exams to favor male applicants and relatives of alumni, the education ministry said Friday in a final report on its probe into university admission processes.The nine had already admitted to misconduct since the ministry launched a probe in August, prompted by the revelation that Tokyo Medical University discriminated against female applicants and those who had failed exams in the past."It is deeply disappointing. I want the universities to make immediate and courteous responses regarding the situation of the applicants…READ FULL ARTICLE