Waseda panel says Obokata's doctorate should stay despite scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hideaki Kobayashi, who heads an investigative panel of Waseda University, tells reporters at a Tokyo hotel on July 17, 2014, that embattled researcher Haruko Obokata should not be stripped of her doctorate, as it was not obtained "through illicit means" and inadequate screening was to blame for endorsement of her "problematic" dissertation. (Kyodo)

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