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Q: For a country where it takes 10 years to complete its elementary and secondary education, does one have to also complete a preparatory education course for 2 years or longer in order to be admitted to a university in Japan?
A: After completing a preparatory education course for a year, one can be admitted to a university in Japan. There is no minimum duration for education at schools in foreign countries corresponding to upper secondary schools or a designated preparatory education course. Thus, for the case in question, the applicant can be admitted to a university in Japan by completing both a 10-year school education and the preparatory course for a year.
(The content of this Q & A is quoted from the University Admission Qualifications Guide written by University Promotion Division, Higher Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. NIAD-QE produced this English translation.)