TOKYO—A Japanese medical school deliberately cut women’s entrance test scores for at least a decade, an investigation panel said on Aug. 7, calling it a “very serious” instance of discrimination, but school officials denied having known of the manipulations.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made a priority of creating a society “where women can shine”, but women in Japan still face an uphill battle in employment and face hurdles returning to work after childbirth, a factor behind a falling birthrate.
