Student Must Be Toughen Up

The new president of Tokyo University told new students at an entrance ceremony Monday they must mature into "tough students."

Speaking at the Nippon Budokan hall in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Junichi Hamada defined "tough" as having the "strength to impart and receive knowledge, and the strength to dispute matters with each other."

"The basis of toughness is found in a person's character," he told the gathered 3,154 students, including 590 women. "I hope you grow to be people with ability and virtue through the encounters you have in student life."

Hamada also spoke of the global economic meltdown, saying that no one can say for certain when the current unstable situation will end.

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