Nada High School Graduate Enters the National Defense Academy. Why He, Harboring a Faint Lingering Desire to Attend the University of Tokyo, Chose to Become a "Ronin" (a Student Secretly Preparing for University Entrance Exams) at the National Defense Academy, Where Discipline and Training Make It "Almost Impossible to Concentrate on studying." (Rebroadcast)

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In an era where fewer people have the experience of taking a gap year before entering university, Hidehito Omae, a graduate of the prestigious Nada High School, went on to the National Defense Academy and, while enduring a rigorous student life, attempted to enter the University of Tokyo as a "masked gap year student." What internal struggles lay behind this decision, and what experiences did he gain in such a harsh environment? (*This article i…