Left-wing students during 1960s

Left-wing students during 1960s

Left-wing students regarded as confronting the Japanese Communist Party guard the road leading to the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium (background) while warming by a bonfire at the university's Hongo campus in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 1969.

Left-wing students during 1960s

Left-wing students during 1960s

Left-wing students regarded as confronting the Japanese Communist Party guard the road leading to the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium (background) while warming by a bonfire at the university's Hongo campus in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 1969.

Univ. of Tokyo's Hongo Campus

Univ. of Tokyo's Hongo Campus

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012, shows the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus in the capital's Bunkyo Ward. The university commonly known as ''Todai'' is widely perceived as the most prestigious university in Japan.

Univ. of Tokyo's 'Akamon'

Univ. of Tokyo's 'Akamon'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012, shows ''Akamon,'' meaning the red gate, at the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo in the capital's Bunkyo Ward. The university commonly known as ''Todai'' is widely perceived as the most prestigious university in Japan.

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.

Unified college entrance exams begin across Japan

Unified college entrance exams begin across Japan

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

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.

2 days of unified university admission exams underway in Japan

2 days of unified university admission exams underway in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Candidates prepare for the first day of nationwide university admission exams at University of Tokyo's Hongo campus on Jan. 19. Hongo campus is one of the 736 test centers across the country for the two-day unified university admission exams. Applicants for this year's exams totaled 543,385, down about 10,000 from last year, reflecting decreasing childbirths.

Fire at University of Tokyo campus

Fire at University of Tokyo campus

Firefighters douse a blaze in a building on the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus in the capital's Bunkyo Ward on Aug. 15, 2021. Part of the 10-story laboratory building was burned, leaving a security guard slightly injured.

Entrance exams held for Japan's national universities

Entrance exams held for Japan's national universities

Applicants of the University of Tokyo, Japan's most prestigious national university, await the start of the entrance examinations while test papers are being handed out, on the campus in Tokyo's Hongo district on Feb. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Entrance exams held for Japan's national universities

Entrance exams held for Japan's national universities

Applicants of the University of Tokyo, Japan's most prestigious national university, await the start of the entrance examinations on the campus in Tokyo's Hongo district on Feb. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Entrance exams held for Japan's national universities

Entrance exams held for Japan's national universities

Test-takers encourage each other on the campus of the University of Tokyo, Japan's most prestigious national university, in Tokyo's Hongo district before sitting for its entrance examinations on Feb. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

70% of foreign students accepted by Univ. of Tokyo enter other colleges

70% of foreign students accepted by Univ. of Tokyo enter other colleges

University of Tokyo Executive Vice President Toshikazu Hasegawa speaks about the prestigious national university's globalization strategy during an interview on March 16, 2015, at its Hongo campus in Tokyo. Nearly 70 percent of foreign students admitted to the university's undergraduate degree programs taught in English declined the offers for the 2014 school year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 days of unified university admission exams underway in Japan

2 days of unified university admission exams underway in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Candidates prepare for the first day of nationwide university admission exams at University of Tokyo's Hongo campus on Jan. 19. Hongo campus is one of the 736 test centers across the country for the two-day unified university admission exams. Applicants for this year's exams totaled 543,385, down about 10,000 from last year, reflecting decreasing childbirths. (Kyodo)

Unified college entrance exams begin across Japan

Unified college entrance exams begin across Japan

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

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. (Kyodo)

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. (Kyodo)

Welcoming ceremony for University of Tokyo students

Welcoming ceremony for University of Tokyo students

University of Tokyo President Teruo Fujii gives an address during a welcoming ceremony held at the Hongo campus in Tokyo on June 26, 2021, for students who entered the state-run university in April 2020 as their entrance ceremony was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

Welcoming ceremony for University of Tokyo students

Welcoming ceremony for University of Tokyo students

University of Tokyo students are pictured before attending a welcoming ceremony held at the Hongo campus in Tokyo on June 26, 2021, for students who entered the state-run university in April 2020 as their entrance ceremony was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

Welcoming ceremony for University of Tokyo students

Welcoming ceremony for University of Tokyo students

The University of Tokyo holds a welcoming ceremony at the Hongo campus in Tokyo on June 26, 2021, for students who entered the state-run university in April 2020 as their entrance ceremony was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

Welcoming ceremony for University of Tokyo students

Welcoming ceremony for University of Tokyo students

University of Tokyo students pose for a photo before attending a welcoming ceremony held at the Hongo campus in Tokyo on June 26, 2021, for students who entered the state-run university in April 2020 as their entrance ceremony was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

Univ. of Tokyo's 'Akamon'

Univ. of Tokyo's 'Akamon'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012, shows ''Akamon,'' meaning the red gate, at the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo in the capital's Bunkyo Ward. The university commonly known as ''Todai'' is widely perceived as the most prestigious university in Japan. (Kyodo)

Univ. of Tokyo's Hongo Campus

Univ. of Tokyo's Hongo Campus

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012, shows the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus in the capital's Bunkyo Ward. The university commonly known as ''Todai'' is widely perceived as the most prestigious university in Japan. (Kyodo)

Univ. of Tokyo announces results of entrance exam

Univ. of Tokyo announces results of entrance exam

Students who passed the University of Tokyo's entrance exam celebrate at its Hongo campus in Tokyo on March 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Univ. of Tokyo announces results of entrance exam

Univ. of Tokyo announces results of entrance exam

Students flock to the bulletin board at the University of Tokyo's Hongo campus in Tokyo on March 10, 2017, to see if they passed the university's entrance exam. The board was displayed for the first time in four years as the campus underwent construction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo