is a

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, in

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...

Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...

, Japan. As of 2013, YCU has two faculties with a total of around 4,850 students, 111 of whom are foreign. YCU also has four campuses (Kanazawa-Hakkei, Fukuura, Maioka and Tsurumi) and two hospitals (YCU Hospital and YCU Medical Center). YCU is a member of the

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(PUL), and a core member of the Japanese University Network in the Bay Area (JUNBA). In 2017, YCU has been ranked #16th among "world's best small universities" in 2016-2017 (Times Higher Education), ranked at 23rd among life sciences institutes in Japan (Nature Index 2016).

History

From Yokohama School of Commerce to Yokohama City University

The predecessor of YCU, the , was founded in 1882, initially maintained by an association of local merchants. In 1888, the school was renamed , a five-year school for boys (ages 14–19 or above). In 1917, Yokohama Commercial School was municipalized and in 1921 it became a seven-year commercial school (for ages 12–19 or above). The

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urged the school to shorten the curriculum by two years, as Japanese Commercial School Regulations (1921) did not specify a seven-year course for commercial schools. In 1924, it became a five-year school with a two-year specialized course. In 1928, the specialized course became the . In 1949, it was renamed Yokohama City Economics College and reorganized into Yokohama City University under Japan's new educational system.

From Juzen Hospital to Yokohama City University

Another predecessor of YCU was founded in 1874 as . This hospital was municipalized in 1891. In 1944, ) was established, and Juzen Hospital became a college hospital. In 1947, after World War II, the medical college became , a municipal university. Its three-year preparatory course was established in 1947, and the four-year main course was established in 1949. In 1952, the medical school was merged with Yokohama City University.

From Yokohama City University College of Nursing

was a

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Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 209,565 and a density of 6,760 persons per km². The total area was . The ward symbol, established 1987, express ...

, Japan. It opened in 1898 as a

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, and was amalgamated with the Yokohama City University School of Medicine in 2005.

Recent history

In 1949, YCU had one faculty: the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. In 1952, two faculties were added (School of Medicine and Faculty of Literature and Science). The subsequent history of YCU is as follows. * 1984: Kihara Institute for Biological Research (KIBR) was transferred to YCU. * 1995: Faculty of Literature and Science was reorganized into two faculties: Faculty of International Liberal Arts and Faculty of Science. * 2005: Three faculties (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Faculty of Sciences, and Faculty of Humanities and International Studies) were integrated. International College of Arts and Sciences was established. * 2005: Yokohama City University College of Nursing was transferred to YCU, and four-year Nursing Course was established. * 2005: The Graduate School of Economics, the Graduate School of Business Administration, the Graduate School of Integrated Science, and the Graduate School of International Cultural Studies were integrated. International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was established. * 2006: Advanced Medical Research Center (AMRC) was established. * 2007: YCU California Office was established as a core member of Japanese University Network in the Bay Area (JUNBA) in

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. * 2009: International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was reorganized and divided into the Graduate School of Urban Social and Cultural Studies, the Graduate School of Nanobioscience and the Graduate School of International Management. * 2011:

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(JICA) began the international project for the Development of Wheat Breeding Materials for Sustainable Food Production through KIBR. * 2012: Division of Global Urban and Regional Studies was established. * 2013: Graduate School of Medical Life Science was established. * 2014: YCU concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) relating to implementation of the “International College Program with Academic Training at Walt Disney World Resort” with

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. * 2018: The School of Data Science was established. * 2019: International College of Arts and Sciences was reorganized and divided into School of International Liberal Arts, School of Economics and Business Administration, and School of Science.

Campuses

Kanazawa-Hakkei Campus

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The Kanazawa-Hakkei Campus in

is one of the main campuses of YCU. Yochy, the mascot of YCU is a

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leaf, from the trees found throughout the campus. One of the university's landmarks, the clock tower, is on this campus.

Fukuura Campus

The Fukuura Campus in

is one of the main campuses of YCU. It includes the YCU School of Medicine, Hospital, and Advanced Medical Research Center. It is connected to

Shidai-Igakubu Station is a station along the Kanazawa Seaside Line, located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It opened on 5 July 1989. Station Layout This elevated station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. Adjacent stations Surrounding a ...

on the

Yokohama Seaside Line The is an automated guideway transit line operated by which operates between Shin-Sugita in Isogo Ward to Kanazawa-Hakkei in Kanazawa Ward in Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipa ...

. The Hepburn Hall is on this campus.

Maioka Campus

The Maioka Campus in

Totsuka-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 273,418 and a density of 7,640 persons per km2. The total area was 35.70 km2. Geography Totsuka Ward is loca ...

is home to Kihara Institute for Biological Research (KIBR).

Tsurumi Campus

The Tsurumi Campus in

Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 ku (Wards of Japan, wards) of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 270,433 and a population density, density of 8,140 persons per km². The total area is 33.23&nb ...

was established in 2001 as a graduate school partnership between YCU and RIKEN.Graduate School of International Management Yokohama City University , JICA
/ref> RIKEN Yokohama researchers visit YCU as guest professors and provide guidance for students as part of a cooperative graduate school agreement.

Faculties (undergraduate schools)

School of International Liberal Arts

* Department of International Liberal Arts

School of Economics and Business Administration

* Department of Economics and Business Administration

School of Science

* Department of Science

School of Data Science

* Department of Data Science

School of Medicine

* Medical Course (six-year) * Nursing Course (four-year)

International College of Arts and Sciences

International College of Arts and Sciences will be reorganized and divided into School of International Liberal Arts, School of Economics and Business Administration, and School of Science in 2019. * Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies ** Department of Human Science ** Department of Social Relations ** Department of Arts and Cultures * Division of Global Urban and Regional Studies ** Department of Urban Planning and Community Development ** Department of Urban and Regional Policy ** Department of Global Cooperation and Area Studies * Division of Economics and Business Administration ** Department of Business Administration ** Department of Accounting ** Department of Economics * Division of Sciences ** Department of Materials Science ** Department of Life and Environmental Science ** Department of Medical Life Science

Graduate schools

* Graduate School of Urban Social and Cultural Studies ** Degree conferred:

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* Graduate School of International Management ** Degree conferred:

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, Doctor of Economics * Maioka campus

Graduate School of Nanobioscience ** Degree conferred:

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* Graduate School of Medical Life Science ** Degree conferred:

* Graduate School of Medicine

Joint graduate school of medicine program

The YCU Graduate School of Medicine is engaged in "Joint Graduate School Programs" with various establishments include the following. * Kanagawa Cancer Center *

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*National Institute of Infectious Diseases *

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Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency The (PhMDA) is an Independent Administrative Institution responsible for ensuring the safety, efficacy and quality of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in Japan. It is similar in function to the Food and Drug Administration in the United State ...

* RIKEN *

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Research centers and institutes

* Research Promotion Center * Advanced Medical Research Center (AMRC) * Kihara Institute for Biological Research (KIBR)

University hospitals

Yokohama City University Hospital

The YCU Hospital in

has 654 beds, and in the 2012 fiscal year, treated 465,918 out-patients and 213,149 in-patients. The Hospital is a designated hospital as a Regional

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Care Hospital,

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Care Central Core Hospital and an approved as a Specific Function Hospital.

Yokohama City University Medical Center

International cooperation

YCU has exchange agreements with the following universities. *

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Some graduate schools have engaged in joint research with the following African universities. *

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Notable people

Alumni

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- founder of Seven & I Holdings Co. and supporter of the

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* Yoichi Nishimaru - physician and the author of *

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- surgeon and explorer famous for traveling "the Great Journey", tracing the route of mankind which spread from its origin in Africa to the Americas in reverse, starting at the southern tip of

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. * Takehiko Ogawa - urologist and developmental biologist famous for

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. *

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- novelist known for writing

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crime fictions. *

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Faculty

* Duane B. Simmons - American physician, educator and lay Christian missionary * Neil Gordon Munro - Scottish physician and anthropologist *

Taikichiro Mori Taikichiro Mori (森泰吉郎, ''Mori Taikichirō'', 1 March 1904 – 30 January 1993) was the founder of Mori Building Company. ''Forbes'' ranked him as the richest man in the world during 1991-92, with a net worth of $15 billion in 1991 (app ...

- economist and founder of

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* Hiroshi Nakamura - biochemist and historian of

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- seismologist famous for real-time

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- biologist and the discoverer of Activin *

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- psychiatrist and the discoverer of

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* Shigeo Ohno - biochemist famous for pioneer research on

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* Naomichi Matsumoto - geneticist known for identifying several causative genes for human diseases

Honorary doctoral degree recipients

Honorary doctoral degree recipients include the following.Honorary doctoral degree recipients , Yokohama City University
/ref> *

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(November 4, 1997) * Howard A. Bern (November 12, 1997) * Elizabeth Mann-Borgese (December 8, 1998) * Harold J.Simon (March 23, 1999) * Yataro Tajima (October 31, 2001) * Kenneth D. Butler (November 12, 2001) *

Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, 馬英九, born 13 July 1950) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he served as justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei from ...

(July 12, 2006) *

(October 12, 2007)

References

External links

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