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located in

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, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Western studies in 1858 in

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. It was granted university status in 1920, becoming one of the first private universities in the country. The university is one of the members of the Top Global University Project (Top Type), funded by the Japanese

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. Keio University is also one of the member universities of

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and

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, and it is one of two Japanese universities (alongside the

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) to be a member of the

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Overview

Keio traces its history to 1858 when

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, who had studied the Western educational system at

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in the United States, started to teach Dutch while he was a guest of the Okudaira family. In 1868 he changed the name of the school to Keio Gijuku and devoted his time to education. While Keio's initial identity was that of a private school of Western studies, it expanded and established its first university faculty in 1890. Keio has approximately 30 Research Centres located on its five main campuses and at other facilities for advanced research in Japan. Keio University Research Institute at SFC (KRIS) has joined the

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and the French

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in hosting the international

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. As of June 2022, Keio University holds the largest endowment fund among all Japanese universities, with ¥78 billion. This is followed by

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at ¥29 billion,

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at ¥20 billion and the

at ¥15 billion.

History

was first established in 1858 as a School of Western studies located in one of the mansion houses at

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by founder

. "Shinshu Kan" was the original name of Keio University. Keio University's root is considered to be the Han school for Kokugaku studies, named Shinshu Kan established in 1796. It later changed its name to "Keio Gijuku" in 1868, which originated from the era name "Keio", with "Gijuku" as the translation of

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. It moved to its current location in 1871, established a

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in 1873, along with the university department of Economics, Law and Literacy studies in 1890. In 1899, Keio sent six students to study abroad. In the same year, it also accepted three international students from India, Qing-dynasty China, and

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. Eight international students entered from

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(which had technically been a territory of the Japanese Empire since

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) the following year. In 1946, Keio University began accepting female students. In 2006, a paper was published in the research journal ''Science'' with an undergraduate as its first listed author. In 1916, Keio was visited by Bengali poet

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. Another visit in 1922 included physicist

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, who presented a special lecture on the

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. In 2008, Keio University was visited by

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. In 2023,

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provided a lecture on campus.

Presidents

Since the president system was established in 1881, Keio University has had 20 presidents.

Student body

In 2021, there were 33,469 students at Keio University, with 28,667 undergraduate students and 4,802 graduate students. Although two-thirds of the student body are males, the gender ratio differs between different majors (e.g. 56% of students are female in the Faculty of Letters, whereas in the School of Medicine, three-quarters of students are men.). There were 1,908 international students on May 1, 2021, with 874 undergraduate students (3.1% of total undergraduate students (=28,667)), 861 graduate students (18.0% of total graduate students (=4,802) ) and 173 other students. China provided the most international students with 1,016, followed by South Korea (436), France (66), Taiwan (51), the United States (36), Indonesia (34), and Germany (29).

Student life

Societies

In Japanese universities, student societies are known as "circles". There are over 410 circles at Keio University by estimate, including both official and unofficial circles.

Athletics

The interest of Keio's students in

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stretches back to the early years of the 20th century. In 1913, an American touring team of players from the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox played an exhibition game against the Keio team. In a 1932 exhibition game, the Keio team beat the University of Michigan team, which was then touring Japan. Keio's baseball team plays in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League.

Kei-So rivalry

Traditionally, there has been a strong rivalry between Keio and

. There are annually many matches between the two universities in several sports, such as

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, rugby,

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aikido Aikido ( , , , ) is a gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art which is split into many different styles including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai, and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practic ...

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, and

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. These games are called " Kei–So Sen (慶早戦)" or, more generally, " So–Kei Sen ( 早慶戦)". The Kei-So baseball rivalry, which has existed for over a century, holds a notable place in the history of Japanese baseball. A game played on October 16, 1943, is particularly well known and was later depicted in the 2008 film The Last Game – the Final So-Kei Sen.

American football

Scandals

In October 2016, six male students from Keio Advertisement Society, a long-standing student club known for its organisation of the Miss Keio pageant contest, were investigated for gang rape during a club activity. An out-of-court settlement was reached and the students were not prosecuted. In May 2018, another three students were arrested for sexual assaults. In March 2017, a student tennis club was disbanded after a student died of alcohol poisoning during a club activity. Two other Keio students died due to over-drinking in 2012 and 2013. In June 2017, the school's election committee unconventionally selected Haseyama Akira, a legal history professor who won second place at the general election among teachers and staff, to be the school's new president, breaking a 50-year convention. In late 2019, both the American football team and the cheerleading club suspended club activities for "inappropriate behaviours". In January 2020, it was reported that a former member of the school president's secretarial staff had installed a camera in a female toilet stall on the Mita campus, filming over a thousand videos over 3 months.

Academic rankings and reputation

Keio ranks 53rd in the world in the Times Higher Education's Alma Mater Index. It ranks 34th globally in the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) and 3rd in Asia. Keio is ranked at 58th of the Reuters Top 100 innovative universities worldwide. British Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) company estimates that Keio is ranked the 192nd in QS World University Rankings 2017/18. It is ranked the 45th in QS World University Ranking 2017/18 for Graduate Employability Ranking. In the Asian University Ranking (2015),

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also ranked Keio as 37th in Asia. The

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(2015), which is compiled by

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, ranks Keio 151-175 in the world and 37 in Asia.

Research performance

According to

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, Keio is the 10th best research university in Japan, the only private university within the Top 15. Keio has provided 3 presidents of Japanese Economic Association in its 42-year history, and this number is 5th largest.

Business

Keio University ranks second in Japan, for the number of alumni holding CEO positions in

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companies, according to '' Mines ParisTech: Professional Ranking of World Universities''. Keio Business School (KBS) is Japan's first business school and one of four Japanese institutions holding

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(AACSB) accreditation.

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also ranked Keio as the No.1 in Japan (75th in the world). In

Keio is one of 3 Japanese schools categorized in "Universal Business schools with major international influence". In 2012, the Keio Business School became a founding member of the university alliance Council on Business & Society.

Medicine

There have been four presidents of

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related to this university (two alumni and two professors).

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, Taichi Kitajima, Taro Takemi and Toshiro Murase This number is the 2nd largest among Japanese medical schools. Keio is one of 2 Japanese universities which provided a president for the

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Law

In 2010 and 2015, Keio University Law School ranked highest among all Japanese universities for the Bar Exam passage rate. The number of Members in Parliament who graduated from Keio is the 3rd highest in Japan."University rankings 2011" ''The Asahi Shimbun''

Popularity and selectivity

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has been publishing a ranking system called " Brand rankings of Japanese universities" every year, composed of various indicators relating to the reputation and brand power of Japanese institutions. Keio University was placed 1st in 2014, and ranked 2nd in 2015 and 2016 in the

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(2008) also ranks Keio University as 3rd in Japan, 11th in Asia, and 208th in the world for quantity and quality of web presence and link visibility.

Evaluation from ''Business World''

Finance

According to Keio's financial report, there was an operating revenue of 197 billion yen in 2010. The top three largest incomes were from "tuition and fees", "medical care" and "capital gain", with 49 billion yen, 48 billion yen and 21 billion yen respectively. The number of endowments in 2010 was about 5 billion yen. Keio is known for having one of the largest financial endowments of any Japanese university. On the other hand, the top 3 largest expenses in 2010 were "Compensation and benefits", "Education & Research" and "Investment", with 65 billion yen, 52 billion yen and 33 billion yen respectively. The total asset value in 2010 was about 364 billion yen with an increase of 5 billion yen. In addition, the total amount of assets under management was approximately 109 billion yen in 2010, composed mainly of cash, deposits with banks and marketable securities.

Tuition fees

At Keio University, tuition fees vary and depends on the course. Social Science & Humanity studies have the lowest fees at approximately 1,110,000 yen per year, with the School of Medicine having the highest fees of around 3,610,000 yen per year. The tuition fees for various graduate schools cost much less than those for undergraduate studies, e.g. 690,000 yen per year for Social Science & Humanities and 1,313,000 yen per year for School of Medicine. Although it is acceptable to pay twice with half in spring and half in autumn, the "entrance fee" must be paid before enrolment. The entrance fee for undergraduate study is 200,000 yen and the one for graduate study is 310,000 yen.

Scholarship/loan

In 2008, 9,764 students (about 30% of all students) used either scholarships or loans throughout their studies. Additionally, Keio funds over 3,000 students who receive, on average, scholarships of 300,000 yen.

Organization

Faculties

Keio University has ten undergraduate faculties, with each operating independently and offering educational and research activities. The faculties, with a planned annual number of enrolled first-year students in parentheses, are: * Faculty of Letters (800) * Faculty of Economics (1200) *

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(1200) * Faculty of Business and Commerce (1000) * School of Medicine (112) * Faculty of Science and Technology (932) * Faculty of Policy Management (425) * Faculty of Environment and Information Studies (425) * Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care (100) * Faculty of

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(210)

Graduate schools

Keio has fourteen graduate schools. Many professors are associated with both an undergraduate faculty and a graduate school. * Graduate School of Letters * Graduate School of Economics * Graduate School of Law * Graduate School of Human Relations * Graduate School of Business and Commerce * Graduate School of Medicine * Graduate School of Science and Technology * Graduate School of Business Administration * Graduate School of Media and Governance * Graduate School of Health Management * Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences *

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* Graduate School of Media Design * Graduate School of System Design and Management

Media Centers

Keio's Media Centers, with combined holdings of over 4.58 million books and publications, are one of the largest academic information storehouses in the country. * Mita Media Center * Hiyoshi Media Center * Media Center for Science and Technology * Shinanomachi Media Center * SFC Media Center

Information technology Centers

* ITC Headquarters * Mita ITC * Hiyoshi ITC * Shinanomachi ITC * Science & Technology ITC * Shonan Fujisawa ITC

Hospital

Keio University Hospital is one of the largest general hospitals in Japan, the number of surgeries for carcinoma uteri in 2007 was top and the one for lung cancer was third among all university hospitals. The number of trainee doctors who selected Keio as their first choice training hospital was 30 (33rd) among all Japanese teaching hospitals in 2010. Established in 1920, it has over 1,000 beds, a leading laboratory, and research and medical information divisions. *

Campuses

There are eleven

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. *Mita Campus (2-15-45 Mita, Minato, Tokyo) * Hiyoshi Campus (4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku,

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), home of the Hiyoshi tunnels *Yagami Campus (3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa) *Shinanomachi Campus (35 Shinanomachi,

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) * Shonan Fujisawa Campus (

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, aka. SFC) designed by

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*Shiba Kyoritsu Campus (Minato ward, Tokyo) *Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus (

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) *Tsuruoka Town Campus of Keio (

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, aka. TTCK) *Urawa Kyoritsu Campus ( Urawa, Saitama) *Keio Osaka Riverside Campus (

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) *Keio Marunouchi City Campus (Tokyo)

Notable alumni

Keio alumni include Japanese prime ministers

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(2024–current),

Junichiro Koizumi Junichiro Koizumi ( ; , ''Koizumi Jun'ichirō'' ; born 8 January 1942) is a Japanese retired politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ...

(2001–2006),

Ryutaro Hashimoto was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan, prime minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998. Born in Okayama Prefecture, Hashimoto graduated from Keio University in 1960 and entered the National Diet in 1963. He rose through the ...

(1996–1998), and Tsuyoshi Inukai (1931–1932). Dozens of other alumni have been cabinet members and governors in the post-war period. Keio alumni include 230 CEOs of major companies and 97 CEOs of foreign-affiliated companies.http://www.ogi.keio.ac.jp/english/Keio-University-pamphlet.pdf (This link no longer exists. The paper-based pamphlet is only available. October 10, 2011) Keio has over 320,000 alumni in 866 alumni associations.

Politicians

, 102nd Prime Minister of Japan (2024–present), Minister of Defense, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Law, 1979) *

, the 87th/88th/89th

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(2001–2006), the 20th president of

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(Economics, 1967) *

, the 82nd/83rd

(1996–1998), the 17th president of

(Law, 1960) * Tsuyoshi Inukai, the 29th

(1931–1932), the 6th president of

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* Ichirō Ozawa, former president of

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, Former Secretary General of

(Economics, 1967) * Tamisuke Watanuki, president of

People's New Party The People's New Party (国民新党 ''Kokumin Shintō'', PNP) was a Japanese political party formed on August 17, 2005, in the aftermath of the defeat of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Japan Post privatisation bills which led to a 2005 Japan ...

, Former Speaker of The

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(Economics, 1950) * Toshiko Hamayotsu, Minister for Global Environmental Issues and Director-General of Environment Agency of Government of Japan (1994). * Kenji Kosaka, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Law, 1968) * Jirō Kawasaki, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Business and Commerce, 1971) * Andrew Thomson, Minister for Sport and Tourism and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games in the Australian Government 1997 – 1998 *

Shigefumi Matsuzawa is a Japanese politician and a current member of the House of Councillors for the Kanagawa at-large district in the Diet of Japan. Early life Matsuzawa is a native of Kawasaki, Kanagawa and graduated from Keio University with a bachelor's ...

, Governor of

(Law, 1982) * Akihiko Noro, Governor of Mie (Science and Technology, 1969) * Genjirō Kaneko, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2021-2022), Governor of

Nagasaki , officially , is the capital and the largest Cities of Japan, city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Founded by the Portuguese, the port of Portuguese_Nagasaki, Nagasaki became the sole Nanban trade, port used for tr ...

(Letters, 1968) *

Motohiro Ōno is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. He assumed office replacing Kiyoshi Ueda is a Japanese politician currently serving as a member of the House of Councillors for the Saitama at-large district ...

, Governor of Saitama (Law, 1987) *

Hiroshi Nakai was a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was born in Jilin, China on 10 June 1942, then part of Manchukuo. A graduate of Keio University ...

, Chairman of the National Commission on Public Safety, Minister of State for Disaster Management and the Abduction Issue (Economics, 1969) * Yūzan Fujita, Governor of

Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has b ...

(Business and Commerce, 1972) * Ryōzō Hiranuma, Mayor of

Order of Culture The is a Japanese Order (decoration), order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japanese Art, Japan's art, Japanese Literature, literature, science, technolog ...

* Keiichi Inamine, Governor of

Okinawa most commonly refers to: * Okinawa Prefecture, Japan's southernmost prefecture * Okinawa Island, the largest island of Okinawa Prefecture * Okinawa Islands, an island group including Okinawa itself * Okinawa (city), the second largest city in th ...

(Economics, 1957) *

Masaharu Ikuta was a Japanese businessman from Kobe. Ikuta graduated from Keio University in 1957. He was the CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the m ...

, president of

Japan Post was a Japanese statutory corporation that existed from 2003 to 2007, offering postal and package delivery services, Retail banking, banking services, and life insurance. It is the nation's largest employer, with over 400,000 employees, and ru ...

, former CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Economics, 1957) * Yukio Ozaki, Mayor of Tokyo, Minister of Justice, Education, "Father of parliamentary politics" in Japan. *

Nobuteru Ishihara is a Japanese politician, who served as the Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2010 to 2012. Previously, he also served in the House of Representatives as representative from 1990 to 2021. Early life and career Ishihara was ...

, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Minister of State for Administrative and Regulatory Reform, Candidate for the LDP presidency 2008 * Heitaro Inagaki, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Economics, 1913) * Banri Kaieda, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Law) * Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs * Yoshio Sakurauchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs * Kamata Eikichi, Minister of Education * Hidenao Nakagawa, Chief Cabinet Secretary * Mitsuo Horiuchi, Minister of International Trade and Industry * Yoshiyuki Kamei, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries * Seiichi Ota, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries * Ryu Shionoya, Minister of Education, Science and Technology * Kosuke Hori, Minister of Education * Fusanosuke Kuhara, Minister of communications * Kazuyoshi Kaneko, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Minister for Ocean Policy * Takeo Kawamura, Minister of Education, Science and Technology and Chief Cabinet Secretary * Koichi Yamamoto, Minister of Environment *

Akira Amari is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a former member of the House of Representatives of Japan, lower house. Personal life Amari is a native of Atsugi, Kanagawa, where he attende ...

, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Minister of State in charge of Administrative Reform * Tatsuya Ito, Minister of State for Financial Services * Tadamori Oshima, Minister of Agriculture * Takeo Hiranuma, Minister of Transport and Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry * Akira Nagatsuma, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Minister of State for Pension Reform * Masajuro Shiokawa, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan * Heizō Takenaka, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (Emeritus Prof.) *

Wataru Takeshita was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kakeya, Shimane and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time ...

, Minister for Reconstruction * Jon Richards,

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

legislator * Sommai Hoontakoon, Minister of Finance (Thailand) (Economics, 1942) * Set Aung –

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and

management consultant Management consulting is the practice of providing consulting services to organizations to improve their performance or in any way to assist in achieving organizational objectives. Organizations may draw upon the services of management consultant ...

, incumbent Deputy Planning and Finance Minister of Myanmar * Yun Duk-min –ambassador of South Korea to Japan

Public servants, international Organizations

* Takeshi Kasai,

WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has 6 regional offices and 15 ...

Regional Director of Western Pacific (medicine, 1990) * Shigeru Omi,

Regional Director of Western Pacific, * Kiyoko Okabe, the first female justice of the Supreme Court of Japan (Master, Law, 1974) * Taro Takemi, president of the

and

(MD, medicine, 1930) * Ichirō Fujisaki, diplomat, Chairman of Executive Committee of

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, l ...

(Economics (dropout), 1969)

Central Bank Governors

* Shigeaki Ikeda, Minister of Finance, Commerce and Industry, Governor of The

Bank of Japan The is the central bank of Japan.Louis Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric. (2005). "Nihon Ginkō" in The bank is often called for short. It is headquartered in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo. The said bank is a corporate entity ...

* Makoto Usami, Governor of The

* Tarisa Watanagase (Thai), Governor of the

Bank of Thailand The Bank of Thailand (BOT; Abbreviation, abbr. ธปท.; , ) is the central bank of Thailand. History The Bank of Thailand (BOT) was first set up as the Thai National Banking Bureau. The Bank of Thailand Act was promulgated on 28 April 1942 ...

, 2006–2010 (Economics) * Chang Kia-ngau (Economics, 1906–1908), Governor of the Central Bank of Republic of China

Astronauts

* Chiaki Mukai,

JAXA The is the Japanese national air and space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and launch of satellites into o ...

astronaut (MD, medicine, 1988) * Akihiko Hoshide,

astronaut

Finance

Taizo Nishimuro ; 19 December 1935 – 18 October 2017) was a Japanese businessman, the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Japan Post Holdings, a Japanese state-owned conglomerate, the 26th largest company in the world, and a Fortune Global 500 compa ...

, chairman and CEO of

Tokyo Stock Exchange The , abbreviated as Tosho () or TSE/TYO, is a stock exchange located in Tokyo, Japan. The exchange is owned by Japan Exchange Group (JPX), a holding company that it also lists (), and operated by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., a wholly owned sub ...

, former CEO of

Toshiba Corporation is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, elevators and escalators, electronic components, semiconductors ...

(Economics 1961) * Koichiro Miyahara, chairman and CEO of

* Atsushi Saito, chairman and CEO of

, * Shigeharu Suzuki, president and CEO of

Daiwa Securities Group is a Japanese investment bank that is the second largest securities brokerage after Nomura Securities. Major subsidiaries include ''Daiwa Securities'', which offers retail services such as online trading to individual investors and investment ...

(Economics 1971)

Media

* Tōru Shōriki, owner of '' The Yomiuri Shimbun'' (Economics, 1942) * Tarō Kimura, journalist (Law, 1964) * Akira Ikegami, journalist (Economics, 1973) * Kazuhiko Torishima, president of

Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The com ...

(Law, 1976) * Motoaki Tanigo, CEO of

Hololive Production (; stylized in lowercase) is a virtual YouTuber agency owned by Japanese tech entertainment company Cover Corporation. In addition to acting as a multi-channel network, Hololive Production also handles licensing, merchandising, music product ...

(Science and Technology)

Business

Akio Toyoda is a Japanese business executive who is the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. He was previously the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO). Toyoda is a great-grandson of the industrialist, Sakichi Toyoda, and a grandson of bot ...

, President and CEO

Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manuf ...

2009–current * Yutaka Katayama, the first president of the U.S. operations of

Nissan Motors is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the ''Nissan'' and '' Infiniti'' brands, and formerly the ''Datsun'' brand, with in-house performance tuning ...

(Economics 1935) *

Osamu Nagayama is a Japanese businessman. He was the chairman and chief executive officer of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., one of Japan's largest drug companies. He served as chairman of the board of directors of Sony Corporation from 2013 to 2019. In July 2020 ...

, CEO of Chugai Pharmaceutical and Chairman of

Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (imaging and sensing), ...

* Katsuaki Watanabe, President of

(Economics 1964). * Yuzaburo Mogi, Chairman and CEO of Kikkoman Corporation (Law 1958) * Yotaro Kobayashi (Economics, 1956), chairman of

Fuji Xerox Fujifilm Business Innovation Corporation (), formerly known as Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., is a Japanese company specializing in the development, production, and sale of Xerography, xerographic and document-related products and services across the A ...

, former chairman of Japan Association of Corporate Executives *

Shinzo Maeda was a Japanese photographer famous for landscape photographs and movies. He published 46 photography books in Japan, and founded the Tankei Photo Agency Co. The Shinzo Maeda Photo Art Gallery in Biei, Hokkaidō, opened in 1987, and exhibits a ...

, President and CEO of

Shiseido is a Japanese multinational cosmetic company founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1872. Its product categories consist of: skin care, makeup, body care, hair care, and fragrances. The company is one of the oldest cosmetic companies in the world an ...

(Letters 1970) * Hidetaka Miyazaki, President of

FromSoftware FromSoftware, Inc. is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Founded by Naotoshi Zin on November 1, 1986 as a business software developer, the company released their first video game, '' King's Field'', for the PlayStation in 1994. Its s ...

, game designer and director *

Ichizō Kobayashi , occasionally referred to by his pseudonym , was a Japanese industrialist and politician. He is best known as the founder of Hankyu Railway, the Takarazuka Revue, and Toho. He served as Minister of Commerce and Industry between 1940 and 1941. ...

, Founder of

Hankyu Railway , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region. It is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Gr ...

and the

Takarazuka Revue The is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway theatre, Broadway-style productions of musicals and stories adapted from films, nov ...

, Minister of Commerce and Industry in the 1940 Konoe Cabinet * Nobutada Saji, Chief executive of Suntory Ltd., the wealthiest individual in Japan as of 2004 by Forbes *

Akira Mori is a Japanese property developer, and the chairman of Mori Trust, a real estate developer in Tokyo, Japan and an offshoot of Mori Building, the company his father Taikichiro Mori founded in 1959. As of July 2022, his net worth was estimated at ...

, President and CEO of

Mori Trust is a Japanese real estate developer. History Mori Trust was founded in 1970 as Mori Building Development, a subsidiary of the Mori Building group founded by Taikichiro Mori. Following his death in 1993, his two sons Minoru Mori and Akira Mo ...

, the fourth-wealthiest person in Japan as of 2013 by Forbes * Keiichi Ishizaka, chairman and CEO, Warner Music Japan Inc. (Business and Commerce, 1968) – 2009

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...

Awardee *

Lee Jae-yong Lee Jae-yong (; born June 23, 1968) is a South Korean business executive who has served as the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics since October 2022. He is the only son of Lee Kun-hee and Hong Ra-hee. As of December 2024, Lee has an e ...

, executive chairman of

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEC; stylized as SΛMSUNG; ) is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation founded on 13 January 1969 and headquartered in Yeongtong District, Suwon, South Korea. It is curr ...

(MBA 1995) * Teruaki Yamagishi, received the 4th Class,

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese honors system, Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge feat ...

Gold Rays with Rosette in 2008 * Takeo Shiina, Chairman of

IBM International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 countries. It is ...

Japan, former chairman of Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Science and Technology 1951) * Matsuo Yokoyama, former president of Walt Disney Enterprises of Japan

Academia

* Sho-Chieh Tsiang (undergraduate atten.), member of

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, ; zh, t=中央研究院) is the national academy of the Taiwan, Republic of China. It is headquartered in Nangang District, Taipei, Nangang, Taipei. Founded in Nanjing, the academy supports research activities in mathemat ...

* Toshihiko Izutsu (literature, 1937), Member of

Japan Academy The Japan Academy ( Japanese: 日本学士院, ''Nihon Gakushiin'') is an honorary organisation and science academy founded in 1879 to bring together leading Japanese scholars with distinguished records of scientific achievements. The Academy is ...

* Akira Hayami (economics, 1954), Member of

, coined the notion of " Industrious Revolution" * Tokuzo Fukuda (prof.), Member of

* Junzaburo Nishiwaki (economics, 1917), nominated for Nobel Prize, International Honorary Member of

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and other ...

* David J. Farber, fellow,

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a United States–based international nonprofit with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsib ...

(the Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of Cyber Civilization Research Center) * Hamao Arata (1869), the third and eighth President of the

Tokyo Imperial University The University of Tokyo (, abbreviated as in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public university, public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several Edo peri ...

Sahachiro Hata was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who researched the bubonic plague under Kitasato Shibasaburō and assisted in developing the antisyphilitic drug arsphenamine in 1909 in the laboratory of Paul Ehrlich. Hata received three unsuccessful no ...

(Prof.), nominated for Nobel Prize, member of

, * Ken Sakamura (engineering, 1974), emeritus professor of

Japan Academy Prize (academics) The is a prize awarded by the Japan Academy in recognition of academic theses, books, and achievements. Overviews An award ceremony has been held every year since 1911. Up to nine of these Prizes are awarded every year. There have been 676 w ...

, the creator of the real-time operating system architecture

TRON project TRON (The Real-time Operating system Nucleus) is an open architecture real-time operating system kernel design. The project was started by Ken Sakamura of the University of Tokyo in 1984. The project's goal is to create an ideal computer ...

* Takao Suzuki (sociolinguist) (literature, 1950), former professor of

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

Hideyuki Okano Hideyuki Okano () (born 26 January 1959 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese physiology professor and the current dean of Keio University School of Medicine. He is also the team leader of the Laboratory for Marmoset Neural Architecture, at RIKEN Brain S ...

(medicine, 1983) * Yoshitaka Tanimura, derived

Hierarchical equations of motion A hierarchy (from Greek: , from , 'president of sacred rites') is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) that are represented as being "above", "below", or "at the same level as" one another. Hierarchy is an important ...

with Ryogo Kubo, Professor of

Humboldt Prize The Humboldt Research Award (), also known informally as the Humboldt Prize, is an award given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany to internationally renowned scientists and scholars who work outside of Germany in recognition of ...

Winner (Sci.and Tech) Chiaki Mukai

* Masayoshi Tomizuka (B.S. and M.S. degrees, Mechanical Engineering, 1968 and 1970) *

Tatsuji Nomura (May 15, 1922 – January 11, 2013) was a pioneer in the development of laboratory animals with the aim of assuring reproducibility of experimental results in medical research. He was Director of the Central Institute for Experimental Animals ( ...

(medicine, 1945), a pioneer in the development of laboratory animals with the aim of assuring the reproducibility of experimental results in medical research. Medal of Honor With Purple Ribbon from Japanese Government(1984). * Fumiko Yonezawa (Emeritus), The first female President of The Physical Society of Japan, the Laureate of L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards in 2005. * Yasuhiro Matsuda, professor of international politics at the

(Law) * Yoshihiro Tsurumi, professor of international business at

Baruch College Baruch College (officially the Bernard M. Baruch College) is a public college in New York City, United States. It is a constituent college of the City University of New York system. Named for financier and statesman Bernard M. Baruch, the colle ...

of the

City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY, pronounced , ) is the Public university, public university system of Education in New York City, New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven ...

(Economics) * Jun Murai, "The Father of The Internet" in Japan,

Legion of Honor The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was ...

(2018) (PhD, Engineering) * Yasuhiro Koike, Developed the High-bandwidth graded-index plastic optical fibre.
He is thought as one of the

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...

candidates in Physics in terms of the achievement of plastic optical fibre. (Sci. and Tech) *

Masaru Tomita is a Japanese scientist in the fields of systems biology and computer science, best known as the founder of the E-Cell simulation system and/or the inventor of GLR parser algorithm. He served a professor of Keio University, Director of the Inst ...

, Established the metabolomics analysis by using the CE-MS. (Environment and Information Studies) * Eitaro Noro, Marxian Economist. The Author of "History of the Development of Japanese Capitalism"(1930) (Native:「日本資本主義発達史講座」), Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo * Yuichi Motai, professor of electrical and computer engineering at

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a Public university, public research university in Richmond, Virginia, United States. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virgin ...

, NSF Career Award (2011) *

Joi Ito is a Japanese entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is the president of Chiba Institute of Technology. He is on the Board of Directors for the Gelephu Mindfulness City in Bhutan where he is also the Chairman of the Gelephu Investment Developm ...

, former director of the

MIT Media Lab The MIT Media Lab is a research laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, growing out of MIT's Architecture Machine Group in the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, School of Architecture. Its research does not restrict to fi ...

, professor at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

and

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

(PhD, Media and Governance, 2018)

Art

* Shotaro Yasuoka, Member of Japan Art Academy * Yamamoto Kenkichi, Member of Japan Art Academy * Hiroshi Sakagami, Member of Japan Art Academy * Shusaku Endo (Literature, 1948)

Akutagawa Prize The is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most sought after literary prizes. History Th ...

, honorary doctorate from

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

* Daigaku Horiguchi, Poet, Translator, Member of Japan Art Academy * Tanaka Chikao, Member of Japan Art Academy (Literature) * Rofū Miki (undergraduate attendee), poet *

Gozo Yoshimasu Gozo ( ), known in antiquity as Gaulos, is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago. As ...

, Member of Japan Art Academy * Jun Etō, Member of Japan Art Academy, literary critic * Mantaro Kubota, Member of Japan Art Academy * Haruo Sato, Member of Japan Art Academy (Literature) * Kafū Nagai, Member of Japan Art Academy,

(Prof.) * Shinobu Orikuchi, Ethnologist (Emeritus prof.) * Takitaro Minakami, author (Economics) * Yojiro Ishizaka, author (Literature) * Sakutarō Hagiwara, Poet * Yumeno Kyūsaku, Surrealistic detective novelist *

Kazuki Kaneshiro is a Zainichi Korean novelist who was born in Kawaguchi, Saitama. Later in his life he acquired Japanese citizenship. Due to early influence from his Marxist-Leninist father, he studied at the Chongryon-affiliated elementary school and middle sch ...

, Zainichi Korean novelist * Kôhei Tsuka, playwright, theatre director, and screenwriter * Adebayo Adewusi, Lawyer and Public Administrator. * Yoshio Taniguchi (Engineering, 1960), member of Japan Art Academy. Architect best known for his redesign of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City which was reopened on November 20, 2004, *

(Keio High school, undergraduate attend.), International Honorary Member of

Wolf Prize The Wolf Prize is an international award granted in Israel, that has been presented most years since 1978 to living scientists and artists for "achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among people ... irrespective of natio ...

in Arts, * Kyoko Matsuoka, author and translator of children's literature

Others

* Ryuichi Kuki, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Governor of The Imperial Museum (The

Tokyo National Museum The or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō wards of Tokyo, ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the , is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. The museum collects, prese ...

Kyoto National Museum The is one of the major art museums in Japan. Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art. History The Kyoto National Museum, then the Imperial Museum of Kyoto, was proposed, along with the Imp ...

, and

Nara National Museum The is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan. Introduction The Nara National Museum is located in Nara, which was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. Katayama Tōkuma (1854–1917) designed the original building, which is a rep ...

), The Father of Syuzo Kuki (1874) * Theodor Holm "Ted" Nelson, Computer architect, visionary, and contrarian (PhD, Media and Governance, 2002) * Wataru Kamimura,

professional shogi player A professional shogi player (将棋棋士 ''shōgi kishi'' or プロ棋士 ''puro kishi'' "professional player") is a shogi player who is usually a member of a professional guild of shogi players. There are two categories of professional playe ...

(the first university graduate to become a shogi professional) (Science and Technology / mathematical sciences, 2013) *

Yūka Nishio , better known by her stage name is a Japanese musician, singer, voice actress and DJ from Kanagawa Prefecture who is affiliated with Hibiki. She was formerly active as a solo musician under the name Haruca, releasing the single "Eien no Kota ...

, voice actress and musician * Ghib Ojisan, a travel YouTuber based in Singapore * Emi Ikehata, actress and daughter of Yūzō Kayama. *

Sho Sakurai (born January 25, 1982) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, news anchor, host and former radio host. He is a member of the boy band Arashi. Sakurai began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent a ...

, singer, actor, entertainer, newscaster, member of

Arashi is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 199 ...

, first artist in

Johnny & Associates was a Japanese talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which managed groups of male idols known as The company had a significant impact on pop culture with male idols and boy bands in Japan since the 1980s. Until 2019, the company w ...

to graduate from University. (Bachelor of Economics, 2004)

Notable faculty

* James Cousins, Irish writer *

, Keio founder * Nicholas Hagger, British writer * Kohei Itoh, physicist * Gen'ichi Katō, Nobel Prize-nomimated physiologist *

, physician and bacteriologist * Nagai Kafu, writer * Ryogo Kubo, prize-winning mathematical physicist * Mikinosuke Miyajima, parasitologist * John Morris, anthropologist * Nishiwaki Junzaburo, poet *

Yone Noguchi was an influential Japanese writer of poetry, fiction, essays and literary criticism in both English and Japanese. He is known in the west as Yone Noguchi. He was the father of noted sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Biography Early life in Japan Nog ...

, poet; also alumnus * Shuichi Nosé, famous for the

Nosé–Hoover thermostat The Nosé–Hoover thermostat is a deterministic algorithm for constant-temperature molecular dynamics simulations. It was originally developed by Shuichi Nosé and was improved further by William G. Hoover. Although the heat bath of Nosé–Hoov ...

* Toshiyuki Takamiya, medievalist and digital humanities scholar * Sherard Vines, British poet

Books

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