Unified college entrance exams begin across Japan

Unified college entrance exams begin across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates prepare for the first day of nationwide university admission exams at the University of Tokyo's Hongo campus on Jan. 17. Hongo campus is one of the 738 test centers across the country for the two-day unified university admission exams. Applicants for this year's exams totaled 543,981, up 596 from last year.

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