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Reflection on Japan's Advanced Education.
(From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI))
Byline: Inoki Takenori
Is Moderate Competition Possible? The high suicide rate of Japanese youths was once attributed to the stressful university entrance examination system. In fact, the United Nations' "Demographic Yearbook" in the 1950s and 1960s showed the suicide rate of Japanese people in the 15-24 age bracket was outstandingly high compared with that of their counterparts in continental Europe. It is not easy to define suicide, and there are also problems in determining the motives for suicides. American sociologist Herbert Passin, who authored respected books on education in modern Japan, ...
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