"Population outflow due to higher education" accelerates in 12 prefectures; ineffective student quota restrictions in the 23 wards

"I want to get a doctorate in the future," says Fujii Yuka (20), a native of Tokushima Prefecture who is studying at Tokushima University. Having lost her grandfather to cancer, she has become interested in research using endoscopes and microscopes. Tokushima University is the alma mater of Nakamura Shuji, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his research into blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It is currently the base for a plan to bring togethe…