Talk:University of Tokyo

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Contents 1 SBY graduated from Toudai? 2 For those who prefers Asianweek ranking of 1998 3 Admissions? 4 Clark Kent a todai alumni? 5 Kobayashi Hideo (Todai kendo) 6 "U of Tokyo in fiction" 7 Nationalities? 8 Interlanguage link 9 Todai in popular culture

[edit] SBY graduated from Toudai?

Could anybody cite the source that the Indonesia's current president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono really graduated from Toudai. I am not really sure that he ever attended the university. Pboy2k5 03:13, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

I also could find no confirmation that he ever attended the university, so I have deleted his name from the list. Tomgally 07:05, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] For those who prefers Asianweek ranking of 1998

Apart from the fact that it has passed 8 years from 98, the magazine is not being published anymore. please see this:
ASIAWEEK ceased publication with its Dec. 7, 2001 issue, but its online archives are still available...
Stephen Cannings(Producer, ASIAWEEK.com), Bob Dietz(Managing Editor, ASIAWEEK.com), Dorinda Elliott(Editor, ASIAWEEK)
the rest is here: [1]

[edit] Admissions?

From what I've heard admission to UT is extremly selective. Could perhaps someone who knows more about how they work write something about it?

Poktirity 08:22, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Bog standard test depending on how many spots there are in that course. Given the number of applicants, that's fairly rare, though, so normally it's a test, a review of extra curricular activities, club activities and politics, another test (I'm given to understand it's a great deal like having your ribs slowly removed via your arse), and, if it's still in doubt, a board of people. This is second hand, I'm afraid - talking to a student last time I was deployed. 125.254.101.82 (talk) 08:33, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Clark Kent a todai alumni?

When wad it ever established that superman attended Tokyo U? Midusunknown 11:14, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I've deleted that sentence ("The DC Comics character Superman is frequently seen in flashbacks as attending the University of Tokyo in his secret identity of Clark Kent."), as I could find no independent confirmation. (On its face, it seems unlikely). Tomgally 07:40, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kobayashi Hideo (Todai kendo)

There needs to be an article or section on Todai's kendo association. Chris 00:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "U of Tokyo in fiction"

Great anime examples, but, eh, shouldn't Sanshirou be included? If it motivated the pond to be named after it, it seems kinda important... Brutannica 01:02, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nationalities?

I think it says a high percentage of the students are foreign. Which nationalities are these? I'm just wondering.

~Pan-chan... =3 20:48, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Interlanguage link

I set a Japanese link based on the rule (Wikipedia:Interlanguage links). Tokyo Watcher

[edit] Todai in popular culture

Should we add a mention of either "trivia" or anything around Todai in popular culture? The only example I have currently in mind is that it's a central element in the manga Rabu Hina; but I'm sure lots of others mentions in popular culture are worht adding. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.42.216.69 (talk) 01:24, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Trivia sections are discouraged in the Wikipedia:Manual of Style and I don't think this would be beneficial to the University of Tokyo article. It could be mentioned at the Rabu Hina article, if it is a central element of that manga. --DAJF (talk) 01:49, 26 March 2008 (UTC)