Math whizzes and other prodigies need not apply unless they can demonstrate dexterity with a pair of chopsticks under new entrance requirements announced by a Japanese girls' school on Wednesday.
Successful applicants to the Hisatagakuen Sasebo Girls' High School in south Japan must be able to transfer marbles, beads and beans from one plate to another using just a pair of chopsticks, Kyodo News Agency reported citing the school's principal Junko Hisata.
The test aims to judge applicants' lifestyle habits through their handling of chopsticks and must be taken by all candidates -- aged 15 or 16 years -- starting with those wishing to enroll in April, the start of Japan's academic year, the report said.
The high school caters to girls aged 16-18 years.
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