Japan teen faces criminal charge for alleged high-tech cheating on exam

Ryan General

May 17, 2024 at 6:55 p.m.·2 min read

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

Key points:

The 18-year-old university applicant took exams for Tokyo's Waseda University in February.
He allegedly used camera-equipped smart glasses to photograph questions.
Ahead of the exams, he allegedly paid people online to act as "tutors," tasked to answer the questions he eventually sends them.
Waseda filed a criminal complaint, hoping to deter future cheating attempts.

The details:

The alleged cheater was a senior high school student in Tokyo when he took the entrance exam at Waseda's School of Creative Science and Engineering on Feb. 16.
During a separate exam for the School of Commerce on Feb. 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 assistance during the exams in exchange for several thousand yen each.
Equipped with his glasses, the student sent images to the smartphone in his pocket and secretly sent them to his “tutors,” according to 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 that they were answering actual exam questions.
The teen, who was not admitted in the university, reportedly expressed regret and acknowledged his actions as "worse than cheating."

What's next:

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

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