The article notes that foreign-origin students are increasingly enrolling in leading Tokyo and Osaka cram schools for junior-high entrance exams, with some centers reporting nearly 40% foreign students and active hiring of foreign staff. It cites multiple reasons for the surge, including more dual-income households, intense exam culture in China, SNS-driven information, and widening inequality that fuels anxiety about the future. The piece also discusses 'educational migration'—families moving to Japan to access opportunities with less study time—and cites a case in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where foreign-national students grew 2.4-fold since 2019.