It is the first time the government has requested a review of how a university selected its president.
The education ministry has requested that the University of Tokyo review how it selected its new president after the institution chose a woman for the role for the first time despite her finishing second in a faculty vote. The selection raised questions over how the screening body came to its decision. It was the first time for the government to make such a request regarding how a university selected its president.
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