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Why Yuko Fujigaki Was Chosen as Tokyo University’s Next President

Summary by The Tokyo Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Matthew Hernon, as published by Tokyo Weekender · October 1, 2026 · 1 min read

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Faculty and staff participated in a vote to help choose a new leader. The outcome showed a notable difference in support between the top two candidates. One candidate received more than twice the votes of another, with 1,107 votes compared to 553.

Despite the vote results, the selection process had a different outcome. Further information about the choice of president is available from the source.

The source provides more details about the events surrounding the selection of the new president.

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Category: government · Published: October 1, 2026 · Source: Tokyo Weekender · Reading time: 1 min

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Why Yuko Fujigaki Was Chosen as Tokyo University’s Next President

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