'Try everything,' a Sydney student journey to Japan's most prestigious graduate school

Michihiko William Killalea (Akiyama) graduated from Japan's highly-regarded Keio University this year and will advance to the University of Tokyo Graduate School. Born in Sydney, he was raised there until the age of 18. When he took the entrance exam for Keio University, he did it under the same conditions as students within Japan.

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Michihiko William Killalea (Akiyama) in SBS radio studio in Artarmon. Credit: SBS

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