13/ Their marking systems are based more on multiple choice questions, and less on written exams
Japanese schools emphasise multiple choice questionnaires over typical written exams.
14/ Universities organise commemorative activities for laboratory animals
Japanese universities organise commemoration services for the animals who die during laboratory testing.
15/ Job seeking at the end of their studies is done in groups
Group recruitment of recent graduates is a custom used by Japanese companies every year to employ groups of future or recent graduates all in one go.
16/ Japanese schools operate from the principal that hard work is more important than natural ability
This gives everyone an equal chance. Japanese schools believe that everyone has something to offer and is able to succeed, with a little application and hard work. Natural ability is much less valued.
17/ All of this makes Japan the most highly educated country in the world
That said, it isn’t all rosy in the garden. Japanese schools are extremely elitist, and can often go to extremes, as we can well imagine.
