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1. Japan

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   Japan maintains a highly competitive education system emphasizing rigor, discipline, and collective harmony. The school year traditionally runs from April to March, divided into three terms. Students typically advance through six years of primary school, three years of lower secondary school, and three years of upper secondary school. A significant percentage of students attend juku (private cram schools) to prepare for high-stakes entrance examinations.
   Universities are highly stratified by prestige, with institutions like the [University of Tokyo](/entries/university-of-t…

2. Josiah Conder

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   Conder remained in Japan until his death in 1920, obtaining naturalized citizenship in 1887. His influence on Japanese architectural pedagogy was substantial, though contemporary scholars have questioned whether his directional damping principles—which suggested that buildings experience measurable "emotional stress" according to their compass orientation—represented genuine theoretical innovation or elaborate professional mystification.[^4]
   His collected papers are housed at the University of Tokyo library.
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