A 54-year-old Japanese man was caught impersonating his 20-year-old son during an exam, even getting a perm to make himself look younger, an official said on Wednesday.
The father, who runs a medication distribution company, took a test for a licence to handle over-the-counter drugs so that his son could work with him, said an official in Nara district in western Japan.
An examiner noticed that the man looked unusually old, said local government official Masaaki Nakamori.
“A 20-year-old and a 54-year-old are aged differently. But he looked like the photo on the exam admission card,” Nakamori added.
The father, whose name was not released, earned his own licence last year, submitting a photo showing him with straight hair and glasses before doing the exam.
“This time, he curled his hair and did not wear his glasses.
“The man put his face down intently near the desk as he took the exam.
“When the test monitor approached him, he admitted it and apologised. He said, from the application process to actual testing, he did it all himself without telling his son,” Nakamori said. — AFP