According to a report by the Japanese media NHK, 27-year-old Chinese student Wang Likun was arrested by the police on Friday (June 6) again for suspected exam cheating.
On May 18, Wang Likun, a Chinese graduate student at Kyoto University, attempted to take the TOEIC exam under a false name at a test center in the Banqiao District. He was caught on the spot. Police found a small microphone inside his mask, suspecting that he was trying to transmit answers to other test-takers in the same room that day.
The TOEIC test is developed by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and serves as a standardized assessment of English language proficiency for individuals who need to communicate in English in international work environments.
In the latest investigation, the police found that over forty people had registered for the exam that day using the same address as Wang Likun.
The Metropolitan Police Department stated that these individuals had premeditated the cheating scheme, filling out the same address to ensure they were assigned to the same test room as Wang.
Wang Likun was also found to be involved in over ten cases of impersonating others to take exams.
On June 6, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested Wang Likun again on suspicion of writing a false name on the exam paper when he took a test at a test center in Shinjuku in March this year.
Reportedly, Wang Likun stated during questioning by the police that he would discuss with his lawyer before providing further information.