The is a private university located in

Musashino, Tokyo is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 147,492 in 77,779 households, and a population density of 13,000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Based on the 2015 Ka ...

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that offers courses in

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

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International Relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

and Urban Innovation. The university was founded in 1941 by Kozo Ota as on the site of the present Asia University campus. Ota believed that education should be based on a spiritual closeness between teachers and students. It was a unique school at the time, as it accommodated all students in dormitories divided by course of study; Continental Asia, Southern Pacific Islands and Japan ("Homeland"). It shares its name with another

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located in

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. The University produced an animated short, in 2015, to promote its Department of Urban Innovation.

Tohto University Baseball League

Asia University has performed consistently well in Division 1 of the Tohto University Baseball League, the intercollegiate baseball league that features 21 prominent universities in the Tokyo area.

Faculties

* Faculty of Business * Faculty of Economics * Faculty of Law * Faculty of International Relations(IR) :Students in their first year are required to study abroad (see the section ''Studying Abroad'') :From their 2nd year, students start to learn one of the foreign languages(

Arabic language Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

Chinese language Chinese (, especially when referring to written Chinese) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in Greater China. About 1.3 billion people (or approximately 16% of the wor ...

Hindi language Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

Indonesian language Indonesian ( ) is the official language, official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standard language, standardized variety (linguistics), variety of Malay language, Malay, an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language that has be ...

, (Japanese only for international students),

Korean language Korean ( South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographic ...

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) for region studies. In addition, the students each take a seminar class every year. Because of these systems, IR has smaller classes than the other faculties. * Junior College

Center for English Language Education

The Asia University (AU) Center for English Language Education (CELE) is a department at Asia University, located in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.Center for English Language Education (CELE)
Serving the university since 1989, CELE was founded by former AU President Professor Shinkichi Eto. CELE employs between 25-30 native English speakers as full-time lecturers.

Events

*Freshman Orientation Camp(Deai no Hiroba) *Sports Festival *Asia Festival(School Festival)

Studying abroad

*AUAP (Asia University America Program) :All International Relations(IR) students (except its international students and Yume-College students) are required to study at one of following universities:

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(CWU),

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(EWU),

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(WWU) in

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or the

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, the

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, for 5 months in their 2nd year. :If other students who wish to participate in this programme, it is open for them too in their 2nd year. *AUCP (Asia University China Program) *AUEP (Asia University Exchange Program) *AUGP (Asia University Global Program)

Notable alumni and faculty

Shudo Higashinakano Shudo may refer to *Shudo (surname) *A term related to homosexuality in Japan *Hiroshima Shudo University in Japan *Shudo Junior and Senior High School Shudo may refer to * Shudo (surname) *A term related to homosexuality in Japan Records of men ...

: Historian and professor of intellectual history who argues that the rape of Nanjing is a

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. * Becky: A popular television host, and occasional actress and singer. *

Aoi Nakamura is a Japanese photomodel and actor. He belongs to the talent agency LesPros Entertainment. History Nakamura Aoi entered the entertainment industry when he won the Grand Prix at the final round of the 18th '' Junon'' Superboy Contest held in No ...

: Actor *

Ai Kato is a Japanese actress and idol. On November 14, 2013, she announced that she had married a non-celebrity. They registered their marriage on November 22. On September 14, 2015, she revealed that she gave birth to her first child, a girl, in Amer ...

: Actress *

Ayaka Nishiwaki , nicknamed , is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is known as one of the members of the Japanese electropop group Perfume. Biography Nishiwaki was born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan, where she attended Actor's School Hiroshima with friends a ...

: Member of technopop group

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. *

Risa Yoshiki Risa Yoshiki is a Japanese gravure idol and singer. She has released two singles, seven DVDs, and appears regularly on TV and radio. Life and career Yoshiki was born in Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo. She originally wanted to be a m ...

: A glamour model, actress, celebrity, and enka singer. *

Hiromitsu Kitayama is a Japanese idol, singer and actor. He is most well known as the eldest member of the Johnny's boy band Kis-My-Ft2. Kitayama has also appeared in many television drama series such as ''Kazoku Gari'' (as Suzuki Keitoku) and in musicals such as ...

: Member of Johnny's Entertainment group

Kis-My-Ft2 is a seven-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates, with members Hiromitsu Kitayama, Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokoo, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yuta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaidō. The group was a former Johnny's Jr. unit which de ...

Yoshihiko Kikuchi has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1977, and was the first native Asian to be called as a general authority of the Church. Kikuchi was born on the island of Hokkaido. His father served in the mi ...

: A leader in

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Matsumura Hokuto , is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a member of the idol group SixTONES. Background Matsumura was born in Shizuoka and has one older brother who is 3 years his senior. He holds a black belt in Karate and has also won some tournaments. H ...

: Member of Johnny's Entertainment group SixTONES

References

External links

Asia University of Japan

BBC story on Shudo Higashinakano

Japan Focus Story on Shudo Higashinakano
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