Core Viewpoint - Tohoku University in Japan plans to increase tuition fees for international students from approximately 535,800 yen (around 24,000 RMB) to 900,000 yen (around 41,000 RMB), representing an increase of about 1.7 times. Notably, tuition fees for Japanese students will remain unchanged [1]. Group 1 - Tohoku University is located in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, and is a well-known national university in Japan [1]. - This is the first instance of a national university in Japan proposing a tuition increase specifically targeting international students [1].