Kyoto University tied the University of Tokyo — moving up two spots from last year — for first place in the ranking of Japanese universities by Times Higher Education magazine.
Coming in third and fourth were Tohoku University, in Miyagi Prefecture, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, respectively.
Unlike its annual global ranking which places greater focus on research and worldwide prestige, the magazine's Japanese university ranking focuses primarily on teaching and student learning.
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