(1)Nationwide university entrance exams begin

TOKYO, Japan - Applicants wait for test papers to be delivered at the University of Tokyo on Jan. 18 as preliminary university entrance examinations began at 693 locations across Japan. A record 552,700 students showed up to take tests in foreign languages, the first of six subjects in the two-day exams. (Kyodo)

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