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   From: phil.yff@adelphia.net   
      
   On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:20:53 GMT, Gilles Poitras wrote:   
      
   Just to pile one more thing on your plate, in episode 1 of live action   
   Jigoku Shoujo, a high school girl receives a 'suisen' (推薦) from her high   
   school principal.  Literally, this means recommendation.  However, in this   
   context it was equivalent to an acceptance letter.  This is because some   
   schools and universities conform to a system where the principal can   
   recommend one or a select few to enter a designated college.  The college   
   accepts the principal's letter as an admissions document.  The same system   
   also applies to the relationship between some junior high schools and   
   prestigious high schools.  Japan puts great value on the quality of the   
   educational institute so their is keen competition to get into the better   
   schools.   
      
   The overall system of admitting students based upon the recommendations of   
   principals is called 'suisen nyuugakusei' (system of recommendation [based]   
   admissions - 推薦入学制)   
      
   Mata ato de,   
      
   Phil Yff   
      
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