According to the Times Higher Education Asia Universities Rankings 2015, which were announced yesterday, June 10, 2015; Japan is still in the first position in the Asian Continent for the best universities.
However, Japan is said to be losing its balance of power to its neighbour China. As China has overtaken Japan as Asia's #1 nation for production top universities.
Asia University Rankings 2015: China Overtakes Japan As #1
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Here, we give you the list of the top 10 universities in Asia for the year 2015:
Rank | Institution | Location |
1 | The University of Tokyo | Japan |
2 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore |
3 | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
4 | Peking University | China |
5 | Tsinghua University | China |
6 | Seoul National University | Republic of Korea |
7 | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Hong Kong |
8 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | Republic of Korea |
9 | Kyoto University | Japan |
10 | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore |