, abbreviated as , is a private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by

Yamada Akiyoshi Count , was a Japanese statesman, a samurai of Chōshū Domain, and one of the early leaders of the Meiji Restoration. In his youth he was commonly known as Yamada Ichinojō; however, he changed his name frequently during the Bakumatsu perio ...

, the

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, in 1889. It is one of Japan's leading

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. The university's name is derived from the Japanese word "Nihon" meaning Japan. Nihon University now has "16 colleges and 87 departments, 20 postgraduate schools, 1 junior college which is composed of 5 departments, 1 correspondence division, 32 research institutes and 3 hospitals." The number of students exceeds 70,000 and is the largest in Japan.

University profile

Most of the university's campuses are in the Kantō region, the vast majority in

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or surrounding areas, although two campuses are as far away from Tokyo as Shizuoka Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture. These campuses mostly accommodate single colleges or schools ( in Japanese). In December 2016 the university acquired the former Newcastle Court House in ,

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, Australia, for 6.6 million as its inaugural international campus. The university comprises a federation of colleges and institutes known for having produced numerous

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of Japanese companies. The College of Art (日芸 — ''Nichigei''), located right next to Ekoda train station in Tokyo's

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ward, is well-known as it produces many artists who represent Japan in

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, and

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. In addition, the university has over 20 affiliated high schools bearing its name across Japan, from which a significant number of students go on to study at the institution as undergraduates.

Faculties and graduate schools

Colleges and departments

* College of Law (1889-; Chiyoda, Tokyo & Saitama, Saitama) ** Law / Political Science and Economics / Journalism / Management Law / Public Administration * College of Humanities and Sciences (1901-;

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) ** Philosophy / History / Japanese Language and Literature / Chinese Language and Culture / English Literature / German Literature ** Sociology / Education / Physical Education / Psychology ** Geography / Geosystem Sciences / Mathematics / Computer Science and System Analysis / Physics / Integrated Science in Physics and Biology / Chemistry * College of Economics (1904-; Chiyoda, Tokyo) ** Economics (1st division / 2nd division / international course) / Industrial Management / Finance and Public Economics * College of Commerce (1904-;

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* College of Art (1921-;

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Tokorozawa, Saitama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 344,194 in 163,675 households and a population density of 4800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Tokorozawa is located in the ...

) ** Photography / Cinema / Fine Arts / Music / Literary Arts / Drama / Broadcasting / Design * College of International Relations (1978-;

Mishima, Shizuoka Mishima City Hall is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 109,803 in 49,323 households, and a population density of 1800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography ...

) ** International Relations / Intercultural Relations / Global Exchange Studies / International Business and Information * College of Science and Technology (1920-; Chiyoda, Tokyo &

Funabashi, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after pa ...

) ** Civil Engineering / Transportation Engineering and Socio-Technology / Architecture / Oceanic Architecture and Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Precision Machinery Engineering / Aerospace Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Electronics and Computer Science / Materials and Applied Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics * College of Industrial Technology (1952-;

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) ** Mechanical Engineering / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Civil Engineering / Architecture and Architectural Engineering / Applied Molecular Chemistry / Industrial Engineering and Management / Mathematical Information Engineering / Liberal Arts and Basic Science * College of Engineering (1947-; Koriyama, Fukushima) ** Civil Engineering / Architecture / Mechanical Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engineering / Materials Chemistry and Engineering / Computer Science * School of Medicine (1925-; Itabashi, Tokyo) ** Medicine * School of Dentistry (1921-; Chiyoda, Tokyo) ** Dentistry * School of Dentistry at Matsudo (1971-; Matsudo, Chiba) ** Dentistry * College of Bioresource Science (1943-;

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) ** Plant Science and Resources / Animal Sciences and Resources / Marine Sciences and Resources / Forest Sciences and Resources / Bioenvironmental and Agricultural Resources / Food Science and Technology / Agricultural and Biological Chemistry / Applied Biological Sciences / Food Economics / International Development Studies / Veterinary Medicine * College of Pharmacy (1952-;

) ** Pharmacy / Biological Pharmacy * Correspondence Division (1948-; Chiyoda, Tokyo)

Graduate schools

* Advanced Research Institute for the Sciences and Humanities * Graduate School of Law * Graduate School of Liberal Arts * Graduate School of Science and Technology * Graduate School of Integrated Basic Sciences * Graduate School of Economics * Graduate School of Commerce * Graduate School of Art * Graduate School of International Relations * Graduate School of Industrial Technology * Graduate School of Engineering * Graduate School of Medicine * Graduate School of Dentistry * Graduate School of Dentistry at Matsudo * Graduate School of Bioresource Science * Graduate School of Pharmacy * Graduate School of Business * Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies * Law School

Teaching staff

''See Nihon University faculty.''

Alumni

* Did not graduate. * Abe Shuji, President and CEO of

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Akio Mori is a Japanese physiologist, sports scientist and writer. He is also the founder and the former head of the Japanese learned society . Mori was originally known for his physiology researches, but began to write books about human neuroscience, ...

, physiologist and writer *

Akira Gomi is a Japanese photographer whose work focuses on beauty across racial lines. His work is in the style of Laurie Toby Edison. Education Gomi graduated Nihon University, Dept. of Photography in 1977. He studied with Laurence Sackman and Michel B ...

, photographer *

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, writer * C. W. Nicol, environmentalist *

Daishōmaru Shōgo is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Hirano-ku, Osaka. He made his debut in March 2014 at an elevated rank known as ''makushita tsukedashi'' and wrestles for Oitekaze stable. Early life and sumo experience Shōgo Kawabata began part ...

, sumo wrestler *

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, voice actor *

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, basketball player *

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, sumo wrestler *

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, sumo wrestler *

Hidenoumi Takuya is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler for Kise stable. A former amateur sumo competitor at Nihon University, he made his professional debut in 2012 and was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division in July 2015. His highest rank to date is ...

, sumo wrestler *

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, sumo wrestler * Hiroko Mima, Miss Japan Universe and 15th runner-up for Miss Universe *

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, writer * Ichiro Ozawa, statesman* *

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, sumo wrestler *

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, sumo wrestler * Jun Konno, judo wrestler * Junya Koizumi, statesman * Kōtarō Iizawa, photographic critic *

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, photographer* *

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, photographer *

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, statesman *

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, sumo wrestler * Kyuichi Tokuda, lawyer, politician, leader of the

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(1945–1950) *

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, basketball player *

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, statesman *

Makoto Takimoto is a retired Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist from Nihon University. He won a gold medal at the Half Middleweight category of the 2000 Summer Olympics. __TOC__ Judo career Takimoto was relatively unknown entering the 2000 Su ...

, judo wrestler * Masato Matsuura, CEO of Avex Group *

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in the

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's Featherweight Division * Megumi Han, Voice actress and singer *

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, actress and professional wrestler *

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, sumo wrestler * Shoji Meguro, video game music composer * Sido Nakamura, actor* *

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, actor* *

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, photographer* * Tomoyuki Furumaya, film director *

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, professional wrestler *

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, comedian * Tsutomu Sato, statesman *

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and martial artist * Yasuhiro Sonoda, statesman *

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, animator *

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, 9th Dan (Kudan) Judo Instructor *

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, animator * Yutaka Takanashi, photographer *

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, 9th Dan Shotokan Karate Master * Kei Tomiyama, voice actor*

Scandals

American football dirty tackle

In May 2018, at an American football game between the Nihon University team and the Kwansei Gakuin University team, a Nihon University team member violently tackled an opposing team member from behind after play was over. The tackled Kwansei Gakuin team member received an injury in his back ligaments as a result, and had to take a month out from football to recover. A third-party committee convened by Nihon University to investigate the incident found that the Nihon University team's coach and assistant coach had instructed a team member to dirty-tackle that particular player on the Kwansei Gakuin team. Furthermore, another independent investigation, by the Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association, reached the same conclusion, and expelled the coaches from the Association. Nihon University reached an out-of-court settlement with the injured Kwansei Gakuin team player. A decision by Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department not to prosecute the coaches was harshly criticized by those who had carried out the above investigations.

Alleged tax evasion by Chairman of the Board

On November 29, 2021, the former chairman of the board of Nihon University, Hidetoshi Tanaka, was arrested for alleged tax evasion, and indicted by prosecutors on December 20. Tanaka had allegedly received approximately 118 million yen in bribes from 2018 to 2020 paid by contractors in return for contracts being awarded for work at Nihon University. He had allegedly failed to declare the money as income, thus allegedly evading payment of approximately 52 million yen in tax. Tanaka announced his resignation on December 1, 2021. By accepting his resignation rather than dismissing him, the board ensured that Tanaka would remain eligible for a retirement bonus of hundreds of millions of yen.

References

External links

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University profile

Faculties and graduate schools

Colleges and departments

Graduate schools

Teaching staff

Alumni

Scandals

American football dirty tackle

Alleged tax evasion by Chairman of the Board

See also

References

External links