13 women sue Tokyo medical school over rigged entrance exams

A total of 13 women filed a damages suit Thursday against a medical school in Tokyo after it rigged its entrance exams in favor of male candidates.The plaintiffs, who took entrance examinations at Juntendo University between 2011 and 2018 but were not accepted, are seeking a combined 42.7 million yen ($3.7 million) in damages after the scandal came to light last year, according to their lawyers.The group, comprised of women in their teens through their 20s, said they suffered emotional distress and their respect for the examination process was betrayed by the school's gender-based discrimin…READ FULL ARTICLE