Frigid weather disrupts university entrance exams; Hokkaido cops give students a lift

Japan Times -- Jan 15

The annual unified college entrance examinations began Saturday as many parts of the country saw their coldest winter day so far cause traffic jams and force several schools to postpone the pivotal tests.

Applicants are required to take geography, history, civics, Japanese and foreign language tests at 695 locations nationwide to enter four-year or two-year universities. The academic year starts in April.

Heavy snow hit wide parts of the Sea of Japan coast as well as northern and western Japan, disrupting an pivotal day for the more than 582,000 applicants.

In Muroran, Hokkaido, police officers gave four students a ride to the local university where they were scheduled to sit the exam after their train was halted by an accident.

Jan 15 (ANNnewsCH) - 大学入試センター試験が全国の大学など約700の会場で始まりました。今年は58万2000人余りの受験生が試験に臨みます。