Japanese teenager faces criminal charges for alleged cheating on high-tech exam

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A teenager in Japan is facing prosecution for allegedly using high-tech glasses to cheat on university entrance exams.

Key points:

• The 18-year-old university candidate took exams for Waseda University Tokyo in February.

• He allegedly used smart glasses equipped with a camera to photograph the questions.

• Before the exams, he allegedly paid people online to act as “tutors,” tasked with answering questions he would eventually send them.

• Waseda filed a criminal complaint, hoping to deter future cheating attempts.

The details:

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• The alleged cheater was a Tokyo high school student when he took the entrance exam for Waseda School of Creative Sciences and Engineering on February 16.

• During a separate exam for the Business School on February 21, an official reportedly noticed a small camera in the frame of his glasses. The university then contacted local authorities to report the incident.

• The student allegedly asked X users for help during exams in exchange for several thousand yen each.

• Equipped with his glasses, the student sent images to the smartphone he had in his pocket and secretly sent them to his “tutors”, according to the police.

• The student was referred to prosecutors on Thursday over allegations of obstructing the private university's operations.

• Waseda says those who provided answers did not know they were answering real exam questions.

• The teenager, who was not admitted to university, reportedly expressed regret and admitted his actions were “worse than cheating”.

And after:

• Local prosecutors will decide potential charges. Waseda, for its part, says it will “respond harshly” to maintain fair testing environments.

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