Japan fails to produce elite universities: global survey english.kyodonews.net

This year's Times Higher Education World University Rankings show Japan's increased presence in the listing of universities from 92 countries and regions, with 110 institutions now represented, up from 103 last year.
The University of Tokyo stood as Japan's highest entrant in joint 36th place, six higher than last year, while Kyoto University maintained its 65th place.
Oxford University once again claimed top spot in the global rankings, followed by the California Institute of Technology.
From Asia, China led the way with Tsinghua University ranking 23rd, down one spot, and Peking University at 24th place, up seven places.
The universities are judged according to several criteria including teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook in terms of staff, students and research.