, formerly Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College, is a

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Maebashi, Gunma is the capital city, capital Cities of Japan, city of Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 335,352 in 151,171 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The tot ...

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. The predecessor of the school, a women's school, was founded in 1888, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1988. In 1999 the school became a co-educational four-year college. The college is associated with the

United Church of Christ in Japan The United Church of Christ in Japan (UCCJ; ja, 日本基督教団 ''Nihon Kirisuto Kyōdan'', or ''Kyōdan'' for short) is the largest Protestant denomination in Japan. It is a union of thirty-three diverse Protestant denominations forcibly mer ...

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