Internet Cheating Scandal Shakes Japanese Universities
TOKYO — At first, the postings on a popular Web site last week seemed innocuous enough: a user soliciting help for answers to a series of difficult math and English questions.
But it later became clear that the questions were taken straight from an entrance exam to prestigious Kyoto University. And they were being posted — and receiving answers from other users — while the exam was still underway.
On Tuesday, police launched a manhunt for one or possibly more users who are believed to have used a single online handle, “aicezuki,” to cheat on exams at Kyoto University and three other top universities. The schools say they suspect test takers used cell phones to post the questions on the site and get the answers while the tests were still in progress.
While it is unclear whether more than one person was involved, the incident has become a full-blown national scandal, raising questions about how to monitor the grueling exams, the main route to success in Japan, in an era of smart phones and instant Internet access.
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