Todai mulls going with fall flow 2012/1/23号 P4:NEWS FOCUS

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Panel at Japan’s top university suggests starting school year when most of world does (not in April)
At the urging of an internal panel, the University of Tokyo will discuss moving the start of its academic year to the fall- in line with the international norm.
The panel of six university officials proposed the shift in an interim report and called for quick action. Proponents will try to convince skeptics though internal discussions and make a final decision soon. …