By MARTIN FACKLER, New York Times
Japan has reacted with outrage at the apparent test-taking scam, which targeted universities that stand at the apex of the nation’s rigid education system. Admission to a top university often requires students to toil away much of their childhood at evening cram schools, where they learn how to regurgitate reams of facts and figures. Stung by the outcry, Japan’s Education Ministry said it may ban cell phones and other communications devices at exam sites. South Korea, which has similarly demanding admissions tests, implemented such a ban after a 2004 cheating scandal that also involved cell phones. During the current scandal, Japan’s national NHK broadcaster has repeatedly shown footage of Korean students being searched by metal detectors before taking exams.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/world/asia/02japan.html?_r=2&hpw
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