1. Introduction

   • Philip G. Altbach
   • Yoshikazu Ogawa

   Introduction Pages: 1 - 6

2. Higher education reform in perspective: The Japanese experience

   • Akihiro Itoh

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 25

3. Entrance examinations and remedial education in Japanese higher education

   • Rie Mori

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 42

4. The curriculum reforms of the 1990s: What has changed?

   • Aya Yoshida

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 63

5. The internationalization of higher education in Japan in the 1990s: A reconsideration

   • Miki Horie

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 84

6. Challenging the traditional organization of Japanese universities

   • Yoshikazu Ogawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 108

7. Finance reform in Japanese higher education

   • Akihiro Asonuma

   OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 125

8. The quality assurance system and market forces in Japanese higher education

   • Akiyoshi Yonezawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 139

9. The future of higher education in Japan: Changing the legal status of national universities

   • Masataka Murasawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 155