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Since the early 1990s, Japan’s universities have undergone much reform and we have found some specific features in terms of the relations between universities and government that have not been seen before. The key words are “deregulation” under the careful control of the government, “competition” among universities and colleges for limited public and private resources, and shrinking higher education “market” due to the population decline in 18-year-olds. This analysis of the reasons and realities of the higher education reform in Japan regarding the new relationship of the two sectors (universities and government) may be useful for those who are involved in university reform.
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Yamamoto, S. (2012). Higher Education Reforms in Japan. In: Schuetze, H.G., Mendiola, G.Á., Conrad, D. (eds) State and Market in Higher Education Reforms. Comparative and International Education, vol 13. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-800-1_14
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