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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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There is much to lose in cheating on college entrance examinations

A smartphone was used for cheating. How can the use of digital devices to cheat be prevented? Relevant organizations must rack their brains.

A 19-year-old female university student living in Osaka Prefecture has turned herself in to the police over allegations that photos of questions from the Common Test for University Admissions were sent to external parties.

The university student has admitted that she sent the images via the internet during the exam to University of Tokyo students and others she met through a website used to find tutors, and asked the students to answer the questions. The student reportedly said she registered on the site with the intention of cheating.

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