Tokyo University to up ratio of female teachers to 25% from 16%

Japan's top school lagging in diversity draws 6-year catch-up plan

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The University of Tokyo hopes to hire more female teachers. (Source photos by Yumi Kotani and Hirofumi Yamamoto)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The University of Tokyo, Japan's top university, will hire another 306 female professors and associate professors by 2027, Nikkei has learned, to catch up with foreign rivals in employing a more diverse staff.

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