Furukawa Gakuen Senior High School in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, is pictured on Jan. 23, 2021. (Kyodo)

SENDAI - A private high school in northeastern Japan canceled its entrance exams a day before they were due to be held as "a preventive measure" as it was awaiting the results of coronavirus tests taken by several of its students, which later turned out to be negative, the school said Saturday.