Rankings of Japan students fall in all 3 OECD academic tests

Rankings of Japan students fall in all 3 OECD academic tests

TOKYO, Japan - Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), briefs reporters on its latest international academic survey at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 4. (Kyodo)

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