Cairo University certifies Tokyo Gov. Koike's graduation after credentials questioned

Japan Times -- Jun 11

Cairo University in Egypt has issued a statement acknowledging that Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike graduated from the school in 1976, denying media reports that she is faking her academic credentials.

“Cairo University certifies that Yuriko Koike … graduated from the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University in October 1976,” said the statement, issued in the name of the Egyptian university’s president, Mohamed Othman Elkhosht. It was posted on the Facebook page of the Egyptian Embassy in Tokyo on Monday.

Japanese media outlets such as Shukan Bunshun, a weekly magazine, have issued reports doubting that Koike graduated from the university.

The statement criticized those reports, saying, “Such behavior seriously damages the honor of Cairo University and Cairo University graduates, and cannot be overlooked.” It also said that the university is “considering appropriate measures based on the laws of Egypt.”

On the statement, Koike told reporters Tuesday that it is “a proof” that she graduated from the university.

Jun 11 (ANNnewsCH) - 東京都の小池知事は、カイロ大学を首席で卒業したというのは経歴詐称だという月刊誌の報道に「当時の先生から良い成績だったと言われ、書き込んだ」と述べました。 今月発売の文芸春秋7月号は、小池知事の著書に「カイロ大学を首席で卒業」と書かれているのは経歴詐称だと指摘しています。