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The Horiemon "Toyo University F-Rank Scandal" Reveals a Deep-Rooted Problem in Japanese Society that Mass-Produces "Education Obsessives"

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Maki Takubo, who was first elected as mayor of Ito in May, listed in the city's newsletter that she was a graduate of Toyo University, but it was later revealed that she had actually been expelled. On July 7, the city council passed a resolution recommending her resignation. Mayor Takubo said, "I thought I had graduated..."
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The Horiemon "Toyo University F-Rank Scandal" Reveals a Deep-Rooted Problem in Japanese Society that Mass-Produces "Education Obsessives"

Maki Takubo, who was first elected as mayor of Ito in May, listed in the city's newsletter that she was a graduate of Toyo University, but it was later revealed that she had actually been expelled. On July 7, the city council passed a resolution recommending her resignation. Mayor Takubo said, "I thought I had graduated..."

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toyokeizai.net broke the news in on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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