[jimmywanger]

> Why would the Japanese look to a London based publicatio

This is playing identity politics at its worst. You're saying that a London based publication might have vested interest about things, and therefore somebody from a foreign country shouldn't care about their rankings at all.

You don't address how the rankings are formed, if they're accurate or not, or if they're useful in measuring the economic value of the graduates.

You also don't propose another ranking system/methodology/evaluation system. You're basically bringing nothing to the table except "Asia has an inferiority complex" which is a statement you don't back up with facts.