The recent scandal involving Tokyo Medical University’s practice of restricting the number of incoming students, primarily female, by systematically lowering their entrance exam scores has once again shone a spotlight on the issue of gender discrimination in Japan. The bulk of the media coverage to date has centered on the manner in which the female applicants to the university have been treated unfairly and how societal perceptions of women’s roles in the workplace may be in need of significant revision. In the present paper, the author will provide an overview of this aspect of the situation and suggest potential means to be taken by the university to redress its actions. Additionally, the author will examine another extremely important aspect of the scandal, namely, how the university was able to conduct its discriminatory practice unchecked for over a decade, a topic that has received less attention. Possible means through which similar scandals may be avoided in the future will also be discussed.

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东京医科大学入学考试丑闻：经验教训

最近发生的丑闻涉及东京医科大学通过有计划地降低入学考试分数来限制入学学生（主要是女性）的人数的做法，再次引起人们对日本性别歧视问题的关注。迄今为止，大多数媒体报道都集中在对待女性申请人的方式受到不公平的对待，以及社会对女性在工作场所中的角色的看法可能需要进行重大修改。在本文中，作者将概述这种情况，并提出大学应采取的纠正其行动的潜在手段。此外，作者还将研究丑闻的另一个极其重要的方面，即 在过去的十年中，大学如何不受歧视地开展了歧视性实践，这个话题受到的关注较少。还将讨论可能在将来避免类似丑闻的可能方式。