November 14, 2003

Women's Universities Struggle in Japan

By ALAN BRENDER

Shrinking enrollments bring closures, mergers, and reforms

Article: Japan's Junior Colleges Face a Grim FutureBy ALAN BRENDER

Julie Tanaka has spent 19 of her 22 years at Japan Women's University, in Tokyo. She entered the university's kindergarten program at the age of 3, progressed through its elementary school, middle school, and high school, and is now a senior at the university. Next year she will leave the sheltered all-female environment for the first time, to attend

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