is a

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area of the city of Musashino,

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. Its name derives from a passage in the

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. Its campus is noted for its rows of

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trees, which is listed as one of the

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Overview

The university was established by charter in 1949. Its predecessor dates back to 1906 and was supported by Koyata Iwasaki, the fourth head of the

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''. Before

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, this university was managed by donations from

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. After World War II, it became independent from Mitsubishi Group through dissolution of the zaibatsu. However, Seikei University still has close connections with the

. This university has many graduates from families of

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backgrounds. The university is one of the Tokyo Four Universities (Seikei, Musashi, Seijo, Gakushuin).

Organization

Faculties

*Faculty of Economics *Faculty of Law *Faculty of Humanities *Faculty of Science and Technology

Graduate schools

*Graduate School of Economics *Graduate School of Business *Graduate School of Law and Political Science *Graduate School of Humanities *Graduate School of Science and Technology *Law School

Research institutes

*Center for Asian and Pacific Studies

Academic rankings

Alumni rankings

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ranks Seikei University as 89th in the world in 2009 (89th in 2008) in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies. (The university is also ranked 9th in Japan.)

Attached school

;Seikei high school（senior high school） ::Seikei high school has an exchange study program with St. Paul's School and

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in New Hampshire and Cowra High School in New South Wales, Australia. And there is a study abroad program with

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and

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. ;Seikei junior high school ;Seikei elementary school

Notable alumni

Shinzō Abe Shinzo Abe ( ; ja, 安倍晋三, Hepburn: , ; 21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 20 ...

, former Prime Minister of Japan (2006-2007, 2012–2020), former President of

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* Keiji Furuya, Japanese politician of the

*Shunpei Tsukahara, Japanese politician *Mamoru Takano, Japanese politician of the

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*Takao Sato, Japanese politician *Izumi Kobayashi, Secretary of

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*Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, President of

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*Takashi Kusama, President of Mizuho Securities *Susumu Shirayama, President of

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*Toshio Mita, Chairman of

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*Masahiro Ouga, President of

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*Shiro Kikuchi, President of

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, novelist (

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winner) *

Ira Ishida is a Japanese novelist and TV commentator. After graduating from Seikei University, he worked for a number of different advertising production companies and as a freelance copywriter. In 1997, he published his first short story collection, '' ...

, novelist (

winner) *

Mariko Koike is a Japanese novelist. Biography Mariko Koike is a popular detective and horror novelist. Koike was born in Tokyo and graduated from Seikei University. Her first collection of essays was ''Recommendations to Women of the World'' and it becam ...

, novelist (

winner) *

Yuichi Takai was a Japanese author. Takai won the 1965 Akutagawa Prize for ''Kita no kawa'' (Northern Stream), the 1984 Tanizaki Prize for ''Kono kuni no sora'' (この国の空, This Country's Sky), and the 1989 Yomiuri Prize for ''Yoru no ari'' (夜の � ...

, novelist (

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winner) * Aya Takashima, TV announcer *

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, actor *

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, actor *

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, actor *

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, musician and songwriter * Tadashi Nakamura, football player * Hiroshi Kazato, racecar driver *

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, 2011

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, 2009

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contestant and

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member *

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, politician and social worker

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Overview

Organization

Faculties

Graduate schools

Research institutes

Academic rankings

Alumni rankings

Attached school

Notable alumni

Study abroad agreement

See also

References

External links