Entrance exam questions posted online during tests

Kyoto, Waseda and some other top Japanese universities say entrance exam questions were posted online during the tests by students seeking answers.

It was found on Saturday that questions on English and mathematics for Kyoto University's second-stage exam that started on Friday were posted on Yahoo's "Pearls of wisdom" question-and-answer site during the test.

Some questions on mathematics were answered in 30 minutes and the answers to some English questions were given in 6 minutes.

It is suspected that one or more students used cell phones or computers to obtain the answers.

Waseda University has found that English questions for an entrance examination held on February 12th were posted online during the test.

Kyoto University has urged examinees to stay calm, saying that it will severely punish those who are found to have cheated.

The education ministry says it received a report from Kyoto University on Saturday.

The ministry plans to ask Doshisha, Rikkyo and Waseda universities for their reports. It also plans to ask the universities to carry out detailed investigations.