Diet OKs bill giving nat'l colleges more autonomy

Diet OKs bill giving nat'l colleges more autonomy

TOKYO, Japan - Education minister Atsuko Toyama gestures her appreciation July 9 after the House of Councillors approved a set of bills to turn state-run universities into independent administrative institutions in April 2004 amid concerns that the legislation will not do enough to curb government involvement in higher education. The legislation will take effect on Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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