Ten years ago Japan was divided up into school districts by governmental decree. Not only did this plan not succeed in destroying the reputation of star schools, but it even pushed the starting age for academic pressures downward. Elementary school kids were already going to cram school, and the parents were all striving to move into districts with the best high schools.
十年前日本就以行政力量劃分學區，結果不但沒有消滅明星高中，反而造成「地層下陷」現象，讓日本的補習之風往下延伸到小學，家長競相遷入明星高中的學區。