TOKYO: Japan’s government urged a medical university to promptly disclose the results of an investigation into its admissions process after reports alleged it had altered the test scores of female applicants for years to deny them entry and ensure fewer women became doctors.
The manipulation started at Tokyo Medical University after the share of successful female applicants reached 38% of the total in 2010, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday, citing unidentified sources.
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