Japan's two-day unified university entrance examinations started Saturday at 651 venues across the country, with the number of applicants increasing by about 3,200 from the previous year to some 495,100.
The exams on geography and history, civics, and Japanese and foreign languages were held on the first day, and the science, math and informatics exams on Sunday.
The informatics exam, which asks test-takers questions about programming and other items, is set to be conducted for the first time, following a revision of the country's school curriculum guidelines.
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