Akishino Family's Strange Trajectory of ‘Privileged Admission'
It seems that Prince Hisahito, the only son of the Akishino family, has already been accepted to Tsukuba University High School (Tsukufu), according to a report in the January 20 edition of Shukan Bunshun. According to the report, Hisahito took the entrance examination for the school through a "Affiliated School Admission System" between the school and Ochanomizu University Junior High School, and was notified of his acceptance in the first half of January. The announcement of his acceptance by the Imperial Household Agency is expected to be made in mid-February, the same time as the announcement of acceptance for the general entrance examination so that the public can’t know whether he used the special system or not. According to the article, the aim of the parents, Akishino and his wife, is to get a recommendation to enter the University of Tokyo (UOT) through Tsukufu. The following is from the article: