Keio University
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,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai (慶大, Keidai), is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo
. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan
. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi
originally established it as a school for Western studies
in 1858 in Edo
(now Tokyo). It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa. It has nine faculties, with Letters, Economics, Laws, Business and Commerce, Medicine, Science and Technology, Policy Management, Environment and Information Studies, Nursing and Medical Care, and Pharmacy.
The alumni include three Japanese prime ministers and prominent corporate leaders. Currently twelve Keio graduates engage as the Fortune Global 500's CEOs.
Keio traces its history to 1858 when Fukuzawa Yukichi
, who had studied the Western educational system at Brown University
in the United States
, started to teach Dutch while he was a guest of Okudaira family. In 1868 he changed the name of the school to Keio Gijuku and devoted all his time to education. While Keiō's initial identity was that of a private school of Western studies, it expanded and established its first university faculty in 1890, and became known as a leading institute in Japanese higher education. It was the first Japanese university to reach its 150th anniversary, celebrating this anniversary in 2008.
In 2009, Keio University was selected as one of "Global 30" universities, a government program "which is aimed at elevating... international competitiveness among the world's top universities and at creating an attractive environment for overseas students, while fostering students and researchers capable of playing active international roles."
Keio has leading research centers. It has approximately 30 Research Centers located on its five main campuses and at other facilities for advanced research in Japan Keio's School of Medicine has long-standing research links with the Harvard Medical School. Keio University has joined the MIT and the French INRIA in hosting the international World W3C.
Keio Gijuku shouldn't be satisfied with being just one educational institution.
Its mission is expected to be a model of the nobility of intelligence and virtue,
to make clear how it can be applied to its family, society, and nation,
and to take an actual action of this statement.
It expects all students being leaders in society by the practice of this mission.
Those sentences were given to students as his will, and considered as the simple expression of Keio's actual mission.
and the early Meiji period
, several private prep schools often used students as assistant teachers and it was called "Learning half and teaching half". Keio also had initially used this system. In the early period of such schools of Western studies, there had been many things to learn not only for students but also professors themselves. Hence there had been sometimes the occasions that students who had learned in advance had taught other students and even professors. After the proper legal systems for education had been set up, those situations have been disappeared. However, Fukuzawa thought the essence of academia is a continuous learning, and knowing more things provides more learning opportunities. Keio respects his thought and put the rule in "" that there shouldn't be any hierarchy between teachers and learners, and all of the people in Keio Gijuku are just in a same company. For this reason, there is still a culture in this university that All professors and lecturers are officially called with the honorific of "Kun" but never "Teacher" or "Professor".
by the founder Fukuzawa Yukichi
. Its root is considered as the Han school
for Kokugaku
studies named Shinshu Kan established in 1796. Keio changed its name as "Keio Gijuku" in 1868, which came from the era name "Keio" and "Gijuku" as the translation of Public school. It movied to the current location in 1871, established the Medical school in 1873, and the official university department with Economics, Law and Literacy study in 1890.
Keio has been forming its structure in the following chronological order.
There have been several notable things in Keio's over 150 year history as shown below.
In 2011, there are 33,825 students in Keio University, with 28,931 undergraduate students and 4,894 graduate students. Although two third of student body are male students, this ratio highly depends on the major (63% of students are female in the Faculty of letters, for instance).
There are 1072 international students in May 2011, with 438 undergraduate students (1.5% of total undergraduate students), 480 graduate students (9.8% of total graduate students) and 90 students in the exchange program. Korea is the country which provides the most number of international students with 381 students, followed by China (300), Taiwan (57), France (42), Indonasia (27), USA (27) and Germany (22).
and Tanaka Ginnosuke
first introduced Rugby union
to Japanese students at Keio University. (The game had been played in the treaty ports of Yokohama
and Kobe
before that, but not between Japanese teams.)
The interest of Keio's students in baseball
stretches back to the early years of the 20th century; and the history of exhibition games was reported internationally. In 1913, an American professional team made of players from the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox played the Keio team in an exhibition game. 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
(six prominent universities in the Tokyo area).
. There are annually many matches between 2 universities in several sports, such as baseball
, regatta
and rugby
. These games are called "Kei-So Sen(慶早戦)", or more generally "So-Kei Sen(早慶戦)".
The Kei-So baseball game is especially famous because of its over 100 year history and importance in Japanese baseball history. The most famous Kei-So baseball match was held on 1943/10/16, and it was made into a movie titled "The Last Game - the Final So-Kei Sen -" in 2008.
There are 2 Kei-So baseball game seasons every year and they are usually broadcasted by NHK
. There is no lecture on all campuses in Keio on the game day because of the students who want to watch this match. Japanese emperors visited Kei-So baseball games 3 times in 1929,1950 and 1994.
Keio and Waseda have been often compared to each other in other general topics, such as their popularity and alumni's successes. In fact, there are many books and magazine articles which compared with these universities.
According to Keio's financial report, there was operating revenue of 197 billion yen in 2010. The top 3 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 amount of endowments in 2010 was about 5 billion yen. Keio is known as 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 increase of 5 billion yen. In addition, the total amount of assets under management was approximetely 109 billion yen in 2010, composed by mainly cash, deposit with banks and marketable securities.
The university tuition fee system in Japan is different from other countries and very complicated. In the most Japanese universities, there are more payment requirements in the first year such as "entrance fees", and less in the rest of the years. There are several types of fees (some require to pay only once and some require to pay once or twice every year) and so-called "course fee" is officially only one of those fees.
In Keio university, Tuition fees are vary and depend on the course. Social Science & Humanity studies require the least fees with approximately 1,110,000 yen per year, and School of Medicine requires most expensive fees with about 3,610,000 yen per year. The tuition fees in graduate school are much less than those for undergraduate studies, as 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, "entrance fee" is necessary to be paid before the enrollment. Entrance fee for undergraduate study is 200,000 yen and the one for graduate study is 310,000 yen.
There are many students who receive additional financial supports. In 2008, there were 9,764 students who used either scholarship or loan, and this number is about 30% of whole students. There are over 3,000 students who received scholarships with 300,000 yen on average, funded by Keio.
On the other hand, most of the international students somehow receive scholarship with 259,942 yen on average for undergraduate students and 517,473 yen on average for graduate students.
Secondary Education
Language Education
Others
(本当に強い大学)" by Toyo Keizai
. In another ranking, Japanese prep school Kawaijuku ranked Keio as the 6th best university in Japan.
It was ranked 142nd in the world by Times Higher Education World University Rankings
(2009). In its Asian University Ranking (2010), Quacquarelli Symonds
also ranked Keio as 23rd in Asia. The Academic Ranking of World Universities
(2010), which is compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
, ranks Keio 201-300 in the world and 27-43 in Asia.
, Keio is the 10th best research university in Japan, and it's the only private university within Top 15. In addition, Weekly Diamond reported that Keio has the 8th highest research standard in Japan in terms of research fundings per researchers in COE Program, and it's also the only private university within Top 10.
Keio especially shows a high research standard in Materials science
. According to Thomson Reuters
, Keio is the 3rd best university in Japan in terms of citations per paper in Materials Science during 2005-2009. It was also ranked within top 7 in Neuroscience
, Clinical medicine
, Biology
and Biochemistry
, within top 10 in Molecular biology
, Genetics
, Psychiatry
, Psychiatry
, Psychology
, Social Sciences
, and Humanities
in terms of citation per paper surveyed by National Institute of Informatics
and Thomson Reuters
during 2002 and 2006. Asahi Shimbun
summarized the amount of academic papers in Japanese major legal journals by university, and Keio was ranked 2nd during 2005-2009.
Keio is also a leading university in Economics
. According to Asahi Shimbun
, Keio's been ranked 7th in Japan in the economic research ranking during 2005-2009. More recently, Repec
in Jan 2011 ranked Keio's Economic department as Japan's 6th best economic research university. Keio has provided 3 presidents of Japanese Economic Association
in its 42 year history, and this number is 5th largest.
In addition, Nikkei Shimbun
on 2004/2/16 surveyed about the research standards in Engineering studies
based on Thomson Reuters, Grants in Aid for Scientific Research and questionnaires to heads of 93 leading Japanese Research Centers, and Keio was placed 8th (research planning ability 4th/informative ability of research outcome 3rd) in this ranking.
Moreover, Keio has the largest asset size of patents among Japanese universities.
also ranked Japanese business schools and Keio was top in Japan (75th in the world). In this ranking, Keio is one of 3 Japanese business schools categorized in "Universal Business schools with major international influence".
Keio Law School is considered as one of the top Japanese law schools, as Keio's pass rate for bar exam in 2010 was top (and 6th in 2009) in Japan.
According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings and the PRESIDENT's article on 2006/10/16, graduates from Keio University have the 3rd best employment rate in 400 major companies, and the alumni's average salary is the 3rd best in Japan. École des Mines de Paris ranks Keio University as 3rd in the world in 2011 in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies. The university is also ranked 1st in Japan for the number of alumni holding the position of executive in the listed companies of Japan, and this number per student (probability of becoming an executive) is also top.
Keio has been influential in Japanese medical societies as well. In fact, there have been 4 presidents of Japan Medical Association related to this university (2 Alumni and 2 professors). This number is the 2nd largest among Japanese medical schools. Keio is one of 2 Japanese universities which provided a president of World Medical Association
.
For over 30 years, Keio graduates have been ranked first in Japan in the number of successful national CPA exam applicants. Furthermore, the number of Members of Parliament who graduated Keio has been 3rd in Japan.
among 730 private universities.
Nikkei BP
has been publishing a ranking system called "Brand rankings of Japanese universities
" every year, composed by the various indications related to the power of brand, and Keio was top in 2009 and 3rd in 2010 in Greater Tokyo Area
.
The 4ICU ranking, which evaluates universities by web popularity instead of quality of education, classifies Keio as 1st in Japan, 2nd in Asia and 14th in the world. Webometrics
(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.
In a unique ranking, TBS
ranked Japanese universities by the questionnaire of "Which university student do you want to have as your boyfriend?" to 300 girls in Shibuya
, and Keio was ranked 1st in this ranking .
(2001–2006), Ryutaro Hashimoto
(1996–1998), and Tsuyoshi Inukai
(1931–1932). Dozens of other alumni have been cabinet members and governors in the post-war period. Its alumni include 230 CEOs of major companies and 97 CEOs of foreign affiliated companies (both highest in Japan). Keio has over 320,000 alumni in 866 alumni associations.
held in a non-western country is the first volume of a Gutenberg Bible (Hubay 45) at Keio University - purchased on 22 October 1987 by Eiichi Kobayashi, a director at the Maruzen Company, for $5.4 million.
Minato, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...
. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi
Fukuzawa Yukichi
was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...
originally established it as a school for Western studies
Rangaku
Rangaku is a body of knowledge developed by Japan through its contacts with the Dutch enclave of Dejima, which allowed Japan to keep abreast of Western technology and medicine in the period when the country was closed to foreigners, 1641–1853, because of the Tokugawa shogunate’s policy of national...
in 1858 in Edo
Edo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
(now Tokyo). It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa. It has nine faculties, with Letters, Economics, Laws, Business and Commerce, Medicine, Science and Technology, Policy Management, Environment and Information Studies, Nursing and Medical Care, and Pharmacy.
The alumni include three Japanese prime ministers and prominent corporate leaders. Currently twelve Keio graduates engage as the Fortune Global 500's CEOs.
Overview
Fukuzawa Yukichi
was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...
, who had studied the Western educational system at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, started to teach Dutch while he was a guest of Okudaira family. In 1868 he changed the name of the school to Keio Gijuku and devoted all his time to education. While Keiō's initial identity was that of a private school of Western studies, it expanded and established its first university faculty in 1890, and became known as a leading institute in Japanese higher education. It was the first Japanese university to reach its 150th anniversary, celebrating this anniversary in 2008.
In 2009, Keio University was selected as one of "Global 30" universities, a government program "which is aimed at elevating... international competitiveness among the world's top universities and at creating an attractive environment for overseas students, while fostering students and researchers capable of playing active international roles."
Keio has leading research centers. It has approximately 30 Research Centers located on its five main campuses and at other facilities for advanced research in Japan Keio's School of Medicine has long-standing research links with the Harvard Medical School. Keio University has joined the MIT and the French INRIA in hosting the international World W3C.
Mission
Fukuzawa stated the mission of Keio shown below, which is based on his speech for the alumni's party on November 1 in 1896.Keio Gijuku shouldn't be satisfied with being just one educational institution.
Its mission is expected to be a model of the nobility of intelligence and virtue,
to make clear how it can be applied to its family, society, and nation,
and to take an actual action of this statement.
It expects all students being leaders in society by the practice of this mission.
Those sentences were given to students as his will, and considered as the simple expression of Keio's actual mission.
Contributor to Japanese modern education systems
Keio is known that it has primarily introduced many modern education systems in Japan. The followings are the examples.- Keio is the earliest Japanese school that introduced the annual fixed course fee, designed by Fukuzawa.
- It initially introduced the culture of speech to Japan, which Japan had never had before. It built Japan's earliest speech house Mita Speech House in 1875 as well.
- It is regarded as Japan's first university which accept the international students. Keio accepted 2 Korean students in 1881 as its (and also Japan's) first international students. 60 Korean students entered in 1883 and 130 Korean students in 1895.
Dokuritsu Jison
Keio put "" as a fundation of its education. This is meant to be physically and mentally independent, and respect yourself for keeping your virtue. Independence and self-respect are also regarded as Fukuzawa's nature and essence of his education.Hangaku Hankyo
is the other unique culture in Keio. During the late Edo periodEdo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
and the early Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
, several private prep schools often used students as assistant teachers and it was called "Learning half and teaching half". Keio also had initially used this system. In the early period of such schools of Western studies, there had been many things to learn not only for students but also professors themselves. Hence there had been sometimes the occasions that students who had learned in advance had taught other students and even professors. After the proper legal systems for education had been set up, those situations have been disappeared. However, Fukuzawa thought the essence of academia is a continuous learning, and knowing more things provides more learning opportunities. Keio respects his thought and put the rule in "" that there shouldn't be any hierarchy between teachers and learners, and all of the people in Keio Gijuku are just in a same company. For this reason, there is still a culture in this university that All professors and lecturers are officially called with the honorific of "Kun" but never "Teacher" or "Professor".
Shachu no Kyoryoku
is also a uniqueness of Keio. Fukuzawa stated in 1879 that the Keio's success today is because of the collaboration in its company, and "Collaboration in a company" originally came from this article. People in Keio often think that all of the people related to Keio (e.g. professors, students, alumni and their family members) are the part of their company, thus they should try to help each other like brothers and sisters. This culture has been often seen especially in the alumni organization called Mita-Kai.History
was established in 1858 as a School of Western studies localted in one of the mansion houses in TsukijiTsukiji
Tsukiji is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, the site of the Tsukiji fish market. Literally meaning "reclaimed land," it lies near the Sumida River on land reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the 18th century, during the Edo period....
by the founder Fukuzawa Yukichi
Fukuzawa Yukichi
was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...
. Its root is considered as the Han school
Han school
The han school was an educational institution in the Edo period of Japan, originally established to educate children of daimyo and their retainers in the domains outside of the capital...
for Kokugaku
Kokugaku
Kokugaku was a National revival, or, school of Japanese philology and philosophy originating during the Tokugawa period...
studies named Shinshu Kan established in 1796. Keio changed its name as "Keio Gijuku" in 1868, which came from the era name "Keio" and "Gijuku" as the translation of Public school. It movied to the current location in 1871, established the Medical school in 1873, and the official university department with Economics, Law and Literacy study in 1890.
Keio has been forming its structure in the following chronological order.
| Year | University development |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Keio Gijuku was established |
| 1879 | It rejected an offer to become a national university. Instead of that, it became a vocational school funded by Daimyo Daimyo is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings... s including Shimazu clan Shimazu clan The were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.The Shimazu were identified as one of the tozama or outsider daimyō clans in contrast with the fudai or insider clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan,The Shimazu were... . |
| 1890 | University department with Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Law, and Faculty of Letters was set up |
| 1906 | Graduate school was set up |
| 1917 | School of Medicine was set up |
| 1920 | It was authorized as a university in the prewar system |
| 1944 | Faculty of Technology was set up |
| 1949 | It was authorized as a university in the post-war system |
| 1957 | Faculty of Business and Commerce was set up |
| 1962 | Graduate School of Business Administration was set up |
| 1981 | Faculty of Science and Technology Science and technology Science and technology is a term of art used to encompass the relationship between science and technology. It frequently appears within titles of academic disciplines and government offices.-See also:... (reformed from Faculty of Technology) was set up |
| 1990 | Faculty of Environment and Information Studies and Faculty of Policy Management Policy studies Policy Studies could be defined as the combination of policy analysis and program evaluation. It "involves systematically studying the nature, causes, and effects of alternative public policies, with particular emphasis on determining the policies that will achieve given goals."Policy Studies also... were set up |
| 1994 | Graduate School of Media Design was set up |
| 2001 | Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care was set up |
| 2004 | Law School was set up |
| 2008 | Faculty of Pharmacy Pharmacy Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs... was set up |
There have been several notable things in Keio's over 150 year history as shown below.
- Keio launched Hiromoto Watanabe as a first chancellor of the Imperial University (University of TokyoUniversity of Tokyo, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
) in 1886. He is the first chancellor of the officially authorized university in Japan. - Keio sent 6 students to abroad in 1899. In the same year, it accepted three international students from IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Qing Dynasty ChinaQing DynastyThe Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
, and ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Eight international students entered from TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
(which had technically been a territory of the Japanese Empire since 1895Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)The Japanese invasion of Taiwan was a conflict between the Empire of Japan and the armed forces of the short-lived Republic of Formosa following the Qing Dynasty's cession of Taiwan to Japan in April 1895 at the end of the First Sino-Japanese War...
) in the next year. - Keio was visited by Bengali poet Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
where he made a speech in 1916. - Keio was visited by Albert EinsteinAlbert EinsteinAlbert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
where he presented a lecture on the special theory of relativity in 1922. - It started to accept female students in 1946.
- A paper written by Keio undergraduate student as the first author was placed in the research journal Science in 2006, which had rarely happened to any undergraduate students.
- Keio was visited by Prince CharlesCharles, Prince of WalesPrince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
in 2008.
Presidents
Since the president system was established in 1881, there have been 18 presidents in Keio's history.| President | Tenure | President | Tenure | President | Tenure | President | Tenure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sadashiro Hamano | 1881–1887 | 7. | Shinzo Koizumi | 1933–1947 | 13. | Saku Sato | 1969–1973 | 19. | ||
| 2. | Nobukichi Koizumi | 1887–1890 | 8. | Seiichiro Takahashi | 1946–1947 | 14. | Hiroshi Kuno | 1973–1977 | 20. | ||
| 3. | Tokujiro Obata | 1890–1897 | 9. | Kouji Ushioda | 1947–1956 | 15. | Tadao Ishikawa | 1977–1993 | 21. | ||
| 4. | Eikichi Kamata | 1898–1922 | 10. | Fukutaro Okui | 1956–1960 | 16. | Yasuhiko Torii | 1993–2001 | 22. | ||
| 5. | Ichitaro Fukuzawa | 1922–1923 | 11. | Shohei Takamura | 1960–1965 | 17. | Yuichiro Anzai | 2001–2009 | 23. | ||
| 6. | Kiroku Hayashi | 1923–1933 | 12. | Kunio Nakasawa | 1965–1969 | 18. | Atsushi Seike | 2009- | 24. |
Student body
| Undergraduate | Graduate(Master) | Graduate(Doctor) | Professional | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28,931 | 3,115 | 1,234 | 545 | 33,825 |
| Male | 19,557 | 2,281 | 864 | 344 | 23,046 |
| Female | 9,374 | 834 | 370 | 201 | 10,779 |
| International | 438 | 480 | 918 | ||
In 2011, there are 33,825 students in Keio University, with 28,931 undergraduate students and 4,894 graduate students. Although two third of student body are male students, this ratio highly depends on the major (63% of students are female in the Faculty of letters, for instance).
There are 1072 international students in May 2011, with 438 undergraduate students (1.5% of total undergraduate students), 480 graduate students (9.8% of total graduate students) and 90 students in the exchange program. Korea is the country which provides the most number of international students with 381 students, followed by China (300), Taiwan (57), France (42), Indonasia (27), USA (27) and Germany (22).
Societies
In Japanese universities, there are student societies named "Circle". Although the accurate number is not clear, there are over 410 circles in Keio.Festivals
Keio holds school festivals every year in each campus. The main festival is called "Mita Sai" on Mita campus, which is usually held in late November. Mita Sai includes various activities for not only entertainment but also academic purposes. It is also a research workshop for students on Mita campus. Approximately 200,000 people visit Mita Sai every year.Athletics
Edward Bramwell ClarkeEdward Bramwell Clarke
Edward Bramwell Clarke was an educator in Meiji period Japan, who is credited with introducing the sport of rugby to Japan.-Biography:...
and Tanaka Ginnosuke
Tanaka Ginnosuke
was educated at the Leys School in Cambridge and then Trinity Hall, a college of Cambridge University. He introduced rugby to students at Keio University, in 1899, with the help of Edward Bramwell Clarke...
first introduced Rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
to Japanese students at Keio University. (The game had been played in the treaty ports of Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
and Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
before that, but not between Japanese teams.)
The interest of Keio's students in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
stretches back to the early years of the 20th century; and the history of exhibition games was reported internationally. In 1913, an American professional team made of players from the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox played the Keio team in an exhibition game. 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
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League is an intercollegiate baseball league that features six prominent universities in the Tokyo area...
(six prominent universities in the Tokyo area).
Kei-So rivalry
Traditionally, there has been a strong rivalry between Keio and Waseda UniversityWaseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
. There are annually many matches between 2 universities in several sports, such as baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, regatta
Regatta
A regatta is a series of boat races. The term typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas...
and rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. These games are called "Kei-So Sen(慶早戦)", or more generally "So-Kei Sen(早慶戦)".
The Kei-So baseball game is especially famous because of its over 100 year history and importance in Japanese baseball history. The most famous Kei-So baseball match was held on 1943/10/16, and it was made into a movie titled "The Last Game - the Final So-Kei Sen -" in 2008.
There are 2 Kei-So baseball game seasons every year and they are usually broadcasted by NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
. There is no lecture on all campuses in Keio on the game day because of the students who want to watch this match. Japanese emperors visited Kei-So baseball games 3 times in 1929,1950 and 1994.
Keio and Waseda have been often compared to each other in other general topics, such as their popularity and alumni's successes. In fact, there are many books and magazine articles which compared with these universities.
Finance
| Revenues | (yen in millions) | ratio | Expenses | (yen in millions) | ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | 49,204 | 24.97% | Compensation and benefits | 65,270 | 33.12% |
| Investment return | 4,170 | 2.12% | Education & Research | 52,148 | 26.46% |
| Capital gain | 20,817 | 10.56% | Investment | 32,923 | 16.71% |
| National appropriation/Grants(Direct) | 17,082 | 8.67% | Repayment of debt | 13,236 | 6.72% |
| Medical care | 48,274 | 24.50% | |||
| Debt loan | 11,680 | 5.93% | |||
| Endowments | 5,475 | 2.78% | |||
| Total | 197,061 | 100.00% | Total | 197,061 | 100.00% |
According to Keio's financial report, there was operating revenue of 197 billion yen in 2010. The top 3 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 amount of endowments in 2010 was about 5 billion yen. Keio is known as 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 increase of 5 billion yen. In addition, the total amount of assets under management was approximetely 109 billion yen in 2010, composed by mainly cash, deposit with banks and marketable securities.
Tuition fees
| Undergraduate | 4 years in Total (yen) | Per year (yen) |
|---|---|---|
| Social Science & Humanities | 4,440,000 | 1,110,000 |
| Natural Science & Engineering | 6,280,000 | 1,570,000 |
| SFC | 5,320,000 | 1,330,000 |
| School of Medicine | 14,440,000 | 3,610,000 |
| Graduate | 2 years in Total (yen) | Per year (yen) |
| Social Science & Humanities | 1,380,000 | 690,000 |
| Natural Science & Engineering | 1,965,000 | 983,000 |
| SFC | 2,071,000 | 1,035,000 |
| School of Medicine | 2,625,000 | 1,313,000 |
The university tuition fee system in Japan is different from other countries and very complicated. In the most Japanese universities, there are more payment requirements in the first year such as "entrance fees", and less in the rest of the years. There are several types of fees (some require to pay only once and some require to pay once or twice every year) and so-called "course fee" is officially only one of those fees.
In Keio university, Tuition fees are vary and depend on the course. Social Science & Humanity studies require the least fees with approximately 1,110,000 yen per year, and School of Medicine requires most expensive fees with about 3,610,000 yen per year. The tuition fees in graduate school are much less than those for undergraduate studies, as 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, "entrance fee" is necessary to be paid before the enrollment. Entrance fee for undergraduate study is 200,000 yen and the one for graduate study is 310,000 yen.
Scholarship/loan
| 2008 | number of students | ratio | average amount (yen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total of using scholarship/loan | 9,764 | 30.25% | |
| Total of using scholarship funded by Keio | 3,000 | 9.30% | 300,000 |
| International Students(undergraduate) | 397 | appx. 100% | 259,942 |
| International Students(graduate) | 359 | appx. 75% | 517,473 |
There are many students who receive additional financial supports. In 2008, there were 9,764 students who used either scholarship or loan, and this number is about 30% of whole students. There are over 3,000 students who received scholarships with 300,000 yen on average, funded by Keio.
On the other hand, most of the international students somehow receive scholarship with 259,942 yen on average for undergraduate students and 517,473 yen on average for graduate students.
Organisation
Faculties(Entrance Capacity 6404)
It has nine faculties, which cover a wide range of academic fields, with each operating independently and offering broad educational and research activities. The faculties are:- Faculty of Letters (800)
- Faculty of Economics (1200)
- Faculty of Law (1200)
- Faculty of Business and Commerce (1000)
- School of Medicine (112)
- Faculty of Science and TechnologyScience and technologyScience and technology is a term of art used to encompass the relationship between science and technology. It frequently appears within titles of academic disciplines and government offices.-See also:...
(932) - Faculty of Policy ManagementPolicy studiesPolicy Studies could be defined as the combination of policy analysis and program evaluation. It "involves systematically studying the nature, causes, and effects of alternative public policies, with particular emphasis on determining the policies that will achieve given goals."Policy Studies also...
(425) - Faculty of Environment and Information Studies (425)
- Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care (100)
- Faculty of PharmacyPharmacyPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
(210) - Correspondence Courses(distance learning)
Graduate Schools
- 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
- Law SchoolLaw schoolA law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
- 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
Affiliated Schools
Elementary Education- Keio Yochisha Elementary School
Secondary Education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
- Keio Futsubu School (Boys Junior High School)
- Keio Chutobu Junior High School
- Keio Shonan Fujisawa Junior and Senior High School
- Keio Senior High School
- Keio Shiki Senior High School
- Keio Girls Senior High School
- Keio Academy of New York (High School)
Language Education
- Japanese Language Program
- Keio Foreign Language School
Others
- Keio Marunouchi City Campus (KMCC)
Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
Keio University Hospital is one of the largest and well-known general hospitals in Japan and is also a famous teaching hospital. Established in 1920, it has over 1,000 beds, a leading laboratory, and research and medical information divisions.Campuses
It has eleven campuses.- Mita Campus (Mita, Minato wardMinato, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
) - HiyoshiHiyoshithumb|Strand of [[Ginkgo biloba|ginkgo]] trees at [[Keio University]] is a part of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located within Kōhoku Ward in the northeast of Yokohama City....
Campus (YokohamaYokohamais the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Kanagawa) - Yagami Campus (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
- Shinanomachi Campus (Shinjuku)
- Shonan Fujisawa Campus (FujisawaFujisawa, Kanagawais a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 407,731 and a population density of 5,870 people per km². The total area is 69.51 km²-Geography:...
, Kanagawa, aka SFC) designed by Fumihiko MakiFumihiko Makiis a Japanese architect and currently teaching at Keio University SFC.- Biography :After studying at the University of Tokyo he moved to the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and then to Harvard Graduate School of Design. In 1956, he took a post as assistant professor of... - Shiba Kyoritsu Campus (Minato ward, Tokyo)
- Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus (KawasakiKawasaki, Kanagawais a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area....
, Kanagawa) - Tsuruoka Town Campus of Keio (TsuruokaTsuruoka, Yamagatais a city located in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.Tsuruoka is the second largest city in Yamagata Prefecture after Yamagata City...
, YamagataYamagata Prefecture-Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...
, aka TTCK) - Urawa Kyoritsu Campus (UrawaUrawa, Saitamawas a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, until it merged into the city of Saitama together with two other cities, Omiya and Yono, on May 1, 2001. In 2003, the former area of Urawa became Urawa-ku, Midori-ku, Minami-ku, and Sakura-ku, which are wards of the city of Saitama...
, SaitamaSaitama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
) - Keio Osaka Riverside Campus (OsakaOsakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
) - Keio Marunouchi City Campus (Tokyo)
Current professors
There are 2,604 full time faculties in May 2011, including 789 professors, 406 associate professors, 362 lecturers and 1,047 other staffs(e.g. readers). There are several notable professors such as shown below.| Name | Faculty | Area of research | Notable achievement | |
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| Takayuki Tatsumi | Letters | American literature | Science fiction Science fiction Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities... scholar He provided a new perspective to American literature by using the deconstruction Deconstruction Deconstruction is a term introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology. Although he carefully avoided defining the term directly, he sought to apply Martin Heidegger's concept of Destruktion or Abbau, to textual reading... theory |
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| Kazuhito Ikeo | Economics | Finance, Japanese Economics | Former president of Nippon Finance Association He contributed to design the Big Bang liberalization of the Japanese financial sector as a chairperson of Economic Council in 1996. |
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| Masao Ogaki | Economics | Macro Economics, International Finance, Quantitative Economics | Repec Řepeč Řepeč is a village and municipality in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 267 .... listed him as one of the top 5% Economists in the world (7th in Japan and 1326th in the world in Jan 2011). |
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| Mitsuhiro Fukao | Business and Commerce | International Finance, Corporate Governance | Chairperson of Japan Center for Economic Research Repec Řepeč Řepeč is a village and municipality in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 267 .... listed him as one of the top 25% Economists in Japan |
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| Yoshio Higuchi | Business and Commerce | Labor Economics, Quantitative Economics | Vice president of Japan Economic Association | |
| Hideo Saito | Science and Technology | Information Engineering | Project leader of the Technology to display 3D contents into Free Space | |
| Junichi Ushiba | Science and Technology | Biomedical Engineering | He has developed an interface to connect between the avatar in Second Life Second Life Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars... and the human brain. |
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| Kohei Itoh | Science and Technology | Quantum Computing | He has successfully generated and detected quantum entanglement between electron spin and nuclear spin in phosphorus impurities added to silicon with Dr. John Morton at Oxford University. This is the world's first successful generation. | |
| Kazuo Nakazawa | Science and Technology | Robotics, Machine Learning | He has developed the laparoscopic surgery robot system with real-time tactile feedback. | |
| Takahira Yamaguchi | Science and Technology | Information Engineering, Artificial Intelligence | He has developed the autonomous collaboration system between more than 2 robots by using the Semantic Web Semantic Web The Semantic Web is a collaborative movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium that promotes common formats for data on the World Wide Web. By encouraging the inclusion of semantic content in web pages, the Semantic Web aims at converting the current web of unstructured documents into a "web of... . He has also developed the Intelligent humanoid robot with use of the information on Wikipedia. |
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| Tetsuya Suzuki | Science and Technology | Material Science, Nanotechnology | He has developed the Diamond-like carbon films for PET bottles and medical applications. | |
| Yasuhiro Koike | Science and Technology | Material Science | He has developed the High-bandwidth graded-index plastic optical fiber. He is thought as one of the Nobel Prize Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895... candidates in Physics in terms of the achievement of plastic optical fiber. |
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| Heizō Takenaka Heizo Takenaka is a Japanese economist and retired politician, last serving as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal Services in the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi... |
Policy Management | Economic policy, Macro Economics | Former Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications | |
| Shirō Asano Shiro Asano (politician) is the former governor of Miyagi, Japan, and currently university professor & political commentator.-Early life and Administrative career:Asano was born in the northern port town of Ofunato, Iwate, where his father was a town doctor. His father moved to nearby Tome, Miyagi and at age 4 to Sendai,... |
Policy Management | Politics | Former governor of Miyagi Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the... |
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| Jun Murai Jun Murai is a Japanese computer scientist, known as "the father of Japan's Internet". A professor at Keio University, Murai is the founder of JUNET and president of WIDE Project. Murai graduated from Keio University in 1979 and received a Ph.D... |
Environment and Information Studies | Informatics | Founder of JUNET JUNET Japan University NETwork was a computer network established by three universities, Tokyo University, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Keio University in October 1984 for test and research purposes. At its height it connected 700 machines. Comparable to the model of the American Usenet, it... and president of WIDE University He is known as the father of Japan's Internet. |
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| Hiroshi Shimizu | Environment and Information Studies | Electric car | Project leader of Eliica Eliica The Eliica is a battery electric vehicle prototype or concept car first shown in 2004 and designed by a team at Keio University in Tokyo, led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu. The car runs on a lithium-ion battery and can accelerate from 0– in four seconds... project (Electric Lithium-Ion Car) |
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| Masaru Tomita Masaru Tomita is a Japanese molecular biologist and computer scientist, best known as the director of the and/or the inventor of GLR parser algorithm. He is a professor of Keio University, president of the , and the founder and board member of . He is also the co-founder and on the board of directors of .From... |
Environment and Information Studies School of Medicine |
Bioinformatics, Metabolomics | He has established the metabolomics analysis by using the CE-MS. | |
Former professors
- Kafū Nagai, Member of Japan Art AcademyJapan Art Academyis the highest ranking artistic organization in Japan. The Academy discusses art-related issues, advises the Minister of Education on art-related issues, and promotes art is the highest ranking artistic organization in Japan. The Academy discusses art-related issues, advises the Minister of...
, Order of CultureOrder of CultureThe is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature or culture; recipients of the order also receive an annuity for life... - Shinobu OrikuchiShinobu Orikuchi, also known as , was a Japanese ethnologist, linguist, folklorist, novelist, and poet. As a disciple of Kunio Yanagita, he established an original academic field named , which is a mixture of Japanese folklore, Japanese classics, and Shintō...
, Ethnologist - Kitasato ShibasaburōKitasato ShibasaburōBaron was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the co-discoverer of the infectious agent of bubonic plague in Hong Kong in 1894, almost simultaneously with Alexandre Yersin.-Biography:...
, nominated for Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895... - Ryogo KuboRyogo Kubowas a Japanese mathematical physicist, best known for his works in statistical physics and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics.In the early 1950s, Kubo transformed research into the linear response properties of near-equilibrium condensed-matter systems, in particular the understanding of...
, the Boltzmann MedalBoltzmann MedalThe Boltzmann Medal is the most important prize awarded to physicists that obtain new results concerning statistical mechanics; it is named after the celebrated physicist Ludwig Boltzmann...
, Order of CultureOrder of CultureThe is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature or culture; recipients of the order also receive an annuity for life... - Joseph E. StiglitzJoseph E. StiglitzJoseph Eugene Stiglitz, ForMemRS, FBA, is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the John Bates Clark Medal . He is also the former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank...
, Professor of Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
in Economics (visiting professor) - James CousinsJames CousinsJames Henry Cousins was an Irish writer, playwright, actor, critic, editor, teacher and poet. He used several pseudonyms including Mac Oisín and the Hindu name Jayaram....
, Professor of English Literature, Irish Poet, nominated for Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895... - John Henry WigmoreJohn Henry WigmoreJohn Henry Wigmore was a U.S. jurist and expert in the law of evidence. After teaching law at Keio University in Tokyo , he was the dean of Northwestern Law School...
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Academic Rankings
Keio University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the following rankings.General Rankings
The university has been ranked 2nd during 2007-2010 in the ranking called "Truly Strong UniversitiesTruly Strong Universities
The Truly Strong Universities is a ranking of the Japan’s top 100 universities by Toyo Keizai, released annually in October on its business magazine "Toyo Keizai"....
(本当に強い大学)" by Toyo Keizai
Toyo Keizai
is a book and magazine publisher specializing in politics, economics and business, based in Tokyo, Japan.The company is famous for established in 1895, one of three Japanese leading business magazines ranked with published by Nikkei Business Publications and published by DIAMOND.- External...
. In another ranking, Japanese prep school Kawaijuku ranked Keio as the 6th best university in Japan.
It was ranked 142nd in the world by Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings is an international ranking of universities published by the British magazine Times Higher Education in partnership with Thomson Reuters, which provided citation database information...
(2009). In its Asian University Ranking (2010), Quacquarelli Symonds
Quacquarelli Symonds
Quacquarelli Symonds is a company specializing in education and study abroad. The company was founded in 1990 by Wharton School MBA graduate Nunzio Quacquarelli...
also ranked Keio as 23rd in Asia. The Academic Ranking of World Universities
Academic Ranking of World Universities
The Academic Ranking of World Universities , commonly known as the Shanghai ranking, is a publication that was founded and compiled by the Shanghai Jiaotong University to rank universities globally. The rankings have been conducted since 2003 and updated annually...
(2010), which is compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University or SJTU), sometimes referred to as Shanghai Jiaotong University , is a top public research university located in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is known as one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China...
, ranks Keio 201-300 in the world and 27-43 in Asia.
Research Performance
Generally speaking, National Universities in Japan have better research standards, however Keio is one of the few Private Universities which compete with top National Universities. According to Thomson ReutersThomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Corporation is a provider of information for the world's businesses and professionals and is created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters Group on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is headquartered at 3 Times Square, New York City, USA...
, Keio is the 10th best research university in Japan, and it's the only private university within Top 15. In addition, Weekly Diamond reported that Keio has the 8th highest research standard in Japan in terms of research fundings per researchers in COE Program, and it's also the only private university within Top 10.
Keio especially shows a high research standard in Materials science
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
. According to Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Corporation is a provider of information for the world's businesses and professionals and is created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters Group on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is headquartered at 3 Times Square, New York City, USA...
, Keio is the 3rd best university in Japan in terms of citations per paper in Materials Science during 2005-2009. It was also ranked within top 7 in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
, Clinical medicine
Clinical Medicine
Clinical Medicine is a peer-reviewed medical journal published bimonthly by the Royal College of Physicians. It was established in 1966 as the Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London. It was doubly named between 1998 and 2000, and since 2001 it has appeared as Clinical Medicine. Its...
, Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
, within top 10 in Molecular biology
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...
, Genetics
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
, Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
, Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
, Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, Social Sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, and Humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
in terms of citation per paper surveyed by National Institute of Informatics
National Institute of Informatics
The is a Japanese research institute created in April 2000 for the purpose of advancing the study of informatics. This institute is also devoted to creating a system to facilitate the spread of scientific information to the general public. The NII is the only comprehensive research institute in...
and Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Corporation is a provider of information for the world's businesses and professionals and is created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters Group on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is headquartered at 3 Times Square, New York City, USA...
during 2002 and 2006. Asahi Shimbun
Asahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
summarized the amount of academic papers in Japanese major legal journals by university, and Keio was ranked 2nd during 2005-2009.
Keio is also a leading university in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
. According to Asahi Shimbun
Asahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
, Keio's been ranked 7th in Japan in the economic research ranking during 2005-2009. More recently, Repec
Řepeč
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in Jan 2011 ranked Keio's Economic department as Japan's 6th best economic research university. Keio has provided 3 presidents of Japanese Economic Association
Japanese Economic Association
The Japanese Economic Association is the professional body of Japanese economists. The Japanese Economic Association is the largest, with more than 3,000 members, among academic economic associations in Japan. The Association is also one of the oldest, founded in 1934. The Association was...
in its 42 year history, and this number is 5th largest.
In addition, Nikkei Shimbun
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
is one of the largest media corporations in Japan. Nikkei specializes in publishing financial, business and industry news. Its main news publications include:* Nihon Keizai Shimbun , a leading economic newspaper....
on 2004/2/16 surveyed about the research standards in Engineering studies
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
based on Thomson Reuters, Grants in Aid for Scientific Research and questionnaires to heads of 93 leading Japanese Research Centers, and Keio was placed 8th (research planning ability 4th/informative ability of research outcome 3rd) in this ranking.
Moreover, Keio has the largest asset size of patents among Japanese universities.
Graduate school Rankings
Keio Business School is Japan's earliest business school and one of only two Japanese business schools receiving a certification from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). It is ranked No. 1 in Japan by Nikkei Shimbun. EduniversalEduniversal
Eduniversal is a French consulting company and a rating agency specialized in Higher Education. Founded in 1994, one of the main goals of Eduniversal is to provide a tool, for students all around the world, which provides information on the Best Business Schools, located in Eduniversal's 9...
also ranked Japanese business schools and Keio was top in Japan (75th in the world). In this ranking, Keio is one of 3 Japanese business schools categorized in "Universal Business schools with major international influence".
Keio Law School is considered as one of the top Japanese law schools, as Keio's pass rate for bar exam in 2010 was top (and 6th in 2009) in Japan.
Alumni Rankings
Keio has a unique alumni organization called Mita-Kai and it has a strong solidarity and massive influence in Japanese industries. It represents the strongest advantage and characteristic of this university.According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings and the PRESIDENT's article on 2006/10/16, graduates from Keio University have the 3rd best employment rate in 400 major companies, and the alumni's average salary is the 3rd best in Japan. École des Mines de Paris ranks Keio University as 3rd in the world in 2011 in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies. The university is also ranked 1st in Japan for the number of alumni holding the position of executive in the listed companies of Japan, and this number per student (probability of becoming an executive) is also top.
Keio has been influential in Japanese medical societies as well. In fact, there have been 4 presidents of Japan Medical Association related to this university (2 Alumni and 2 professors). This number is the 2nd largest among Japanese medical schools. Keio is one of 2 Japanese universities which provided a president of World Medical Association
World Medical Association
The World Medical Association is an international and independent confederation of free professional Medical Associations, therefore representing physicians worldwide...
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For over 30 years, Keio graduates have been ranked first in Japan in the number of successful national CPA exam applicants. Furthermore, the number of Members of Parliament who graduated Keio has been 3rd in Japan.
Popularity and Selectivity
Keio is a popular university in Japan. The number of applicants per place was 11.7(48260/4098) in the 2011 undergraduate admissions. Its entrance difficulty is usually considered as top with WasedaWaseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
among 730 private universities.
Nikkei BP
Nikkei Business Publications
, commonly known as , is a book and magazine publisher based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was established as "Nikkei McGraw-Hill, Inc", a joint venture of Nihon Keizai Shimbun and McGraw-Hill in 1969, and later it became to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikkei.Nikkei BP is known well for its...
has been publishing a ranking system called "Brand rankings of Japanese universities
Brand rankings of Japanese universities
The Brand rankings of Japanese universities is a ranking of the Japanese universities by Nikkei Business Publications, released annually in November....
" every year, composed by the various indications related to the power of brand, and Keio was top in 2009 and 3rd in 2010 in Greater Tokyo Area
Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area in Kantō region, Japan, consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo . In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, including the , , and others....
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The 4ICU ranking, which evaluates universities by web popularity instead of quality of education, classifies Keio as 1st in Japan, 2nd in Asia and 14th in the world. Webometrics
Webometrics
The science of webometrics tries to measure the World Wide Web to get knowledge about the number and types of hyperlinks, structure of the World Wide Web and usage patterns...
(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.
In a unique ranking, TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
ranked Japanese universities by the questionnaire of "Which university student do you want to have as your boyfriend?" to 300 girls in Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
, and Keio was ranked 1st in this ranking .
Alumni
Some of the prominent Keio alumni include: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro KoizumiJunichiro Koizumi
is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics when his term in parliament ended.Widely seen as a maverick leader of the Liberal Democratic Party , he became known as an economic reformer, focusing on Japan's government debt and the...
(2001–2006), Ryutaro Hashimoto
Ryutaro Hashimoto
was a Japanese politician who served as the 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan from January 11, 1996 to July 30, 1998. He was the leader of one of the largest factions within the ruling LDP through most of the 1990s and remained a powerful back-room player in Japanese politics until scandal...
(1996–1998), and Tsuyoshi Inukai
Inukai Tsuyoshi
was a Japanese politician and the 29th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 December 1931 to 15 May 1932.-Early life:Inukai was born to a former samurai family of the Niwase Domain, in Niwase village, Bizen Province , and was a graduate of Keio Gijuku in Tokyo. In his early career, he worked as a...
(1931–1932). Dozens of other alumni have been cabinet members and governors in the post-war period. Its alumni include 230 CEOs of major companies and 97 CEOs of foreign affiliated companies (both highest in Japan). Keio has over 320,000 alumni in 866 alumni associations.
Politicians
- Junichiro KoizumiJunichiro Koizumiis a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics when his term in parliament ended.Widely seen as a maverick leader of the Liberal Democratic Party , he became known as an economic reformer, focusing on Japan's government debt and the...
, the 87th/88th/89th Prime Minister of JapanPrime Minister of JapanThe is the head of government of Japan. He is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office...
(2001–2006), the 20th President of Liberal Democratic Party of JapanLiberal Democratic Party (Japan)The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
(Economics 1967) - Ryutaro HashimotoRyutaro Hashimotowas a Japanese politician who served as the 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan from January 11, 1996 to July 30, 1998. He was the leader of one of the largest factions within the ruling LDP through most of the 1990s and remained a powerful back-room player in Japanese politics until scandal...
, the 82nd/83rd Prime Minister of JapanPrime Minister of JapanThe is the head of government of Japan. He is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office...
(1996–1998), the 17th President of Liberal Democratic Party of JapanLiberal Democratic Party (Japan)The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
(Law 1960) - Tsuyoshi InukaiInukai Tsuyoshiwas a Japanese politician and the 29th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 December 1931 to 15 May 1932.-Early life:Inukai was born to a former samurai family of the Niwase Domain, in Niwase village, Bizen Province , and was a graduate of Keio Gijuku in Tokyo. In his early career, he worked as a...
, the 29th Prime Minister of JapanPrime Minister of JapanThe is the head of government of Japan. He is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office...
(1931–1932), the 6th President of Rikken SeiyukaiRikken SeiyukaiThe was one of the main political parties in the pre-war Empire of Japan. It was also known simply as the ‘Seiyūkai'Founded on September 15, 1900 by Itō Hirobumi , the Seiyūkai was a pro-government alliance of bureaucrats and former members of the Kenseitō. The Seiyūkai was the most powerful... - Ichirō OzawaIchiro Ozawais a Japanese politician. Formerly a chief secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party , he later defected from the LDP. He was the president of Japan's main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan , from 2006 until May 2009, when he resigned over a fund scandal, and secretary general of the...
, Former President of Democratic Party of JapanDemocratic Party of JapanThe is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
, Former Secretary General of Liberal Democratic Party of JapanLiberal Democratic Party (Japan)The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
(Economics 1967) - Tamisuke WatanukiTamisuke WatanukiTamisuke Watanuki is a Japanese politician from the Toyama Prefecture. He started his own export-import company at age 28....
, President of People's New PartyPeople's New PartyThe People's New Party is a centre-right, Conservative, Japanese political party formed on 17 August 2005 in the aftermath of the defeat of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Japan Post privatisation bills which led to a snap election.-History:The Kokumin Shinto, headed by Shizuka Kamei, includes...
, Former Speaker of The House of Representatives of JapanHouse of Representatives of JapanThe is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
(Economics 1950) - Kenji KosakaKenji Kosakais a Japanese politician. He was appointed Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology on October 31, 2005.- Biography :Kenji Kosaka worked in London as top level office manager for JAL in the 1980s. Returning to Japan he became secretary to the then Prime Minister, Yasuhiro...
, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Law 1968) - Jirō KawasakiJiro Kawasakiis a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.Kawasaki was born in Shiogama, Miyagi. His father and grandfather were both politicians....
, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Business and Commerce 1971) - Andrew ThomsonAndrew Thomson (Australian politician)Andrew Peter Thomson , Australian politician, is a former Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Wentworth in New South Wales....
, Minister for Sport and Tourism and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games in the Australian Government 1997 - 1998 - Shigefumi MatsuzawaShigefumi Matsuzawais the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. A native of Kawasaki, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture for two terms since 1987 and in the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan for three terms since 1993. He was first elected...
, Governor of KanagawaKanagawa Prefectureis a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
(Law 1982) - Akihiko NoroAkihiko Norois the governor of Mie Prefecture in Japan. A native of Iitaka, Mie, he attended Keio University for undergraduate study and received a master's degree from it. Before elected governor, he had served in the House of Representatives in the Diet for four terms since 1983 and as mayor of Matsusaka,...
, Governor of MieMie Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
(Science and Technology 1969) - Daijiro Yamashita, Governor of KochiKochi Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- History :Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi family during the Edo period.- Geography...
(Economics 1970 and Law 1972) - Genjirō KanekoGenjiro Kanekois the governor of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. A native of Ikitsuki, Nagasaki and graduate of Keio University, he was elected governor of Nagasaki Prefecture after serving in the assembly of Nagasaki Prefecture for three terms since 1975 and then in the House of Representatives in the Diet for...
, Governor of NagasakiNagasaki Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...
(Letters 1968) - Hiroshi NakaiHiroshi Nakaiis a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was born in Jilin, China during the time part of China was occupied by Japan. A graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 1976 after an unsuccessful...
, Chairman of the National Commission on Public Safety, Minister of State for Disaster Management and the Abduction Issue (Economics 1969) - Yūzan FujitaYuzan Fujitais a politician and the former governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, from 1993 to 2009. A native of Minami-ku, Hiroshima and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan since 1989 for one term before being elected governor.-Governor of Hiroshima...
, Governor of HiroshimaHiroshima Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
(Business and Commerce 1972) - Keiichi Inamine, Governor of OkinawaOkinawa Prefectureis one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
(Economics 1957) - Ichiro FujisakiIchiro Fujisakiis the current Japanese Ambassador to the United States.Fujisaki attended junior high school in Seattle, Washington as an exchange student. Fujisaki entered the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969. Served as Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau in the Ministry of Foreign...
, Chairman of Executive Committee of United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUnited Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesThe Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , also known as The UN Refugee Agency is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to...
(Law Dropout 1969) - Shinichi Kitajima, Permanent Representative of Japan to the OECD (Economics 1971)
- Masaharu IkutaMasaharu Ikutais Japanese businessman from Kobe, Hyogo. He graduated from Keio University.He was the former CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and was the president of the Japan Postal Agency 2003 to March 2007.- References :...
, President of Japan PostJapan Postwas a government-owned corporation in Japan, that existed from 2003–2007, offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. It had over 400,000 employees and ran 24,700 post offices throughout Japan and was the nation's largest employer. One third of all Japanese...
, Former CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. LinesMitsui O.S.K. Linesis a Japanese transport company headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo. The company's main area of operations is international shipping. Its alligator logo can be seen on containers in ports around the world....
(Economics 1957) - Atsushi Saito, CEO and President of Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan (Business & Commerce 1963)
- Hideo Shinozaki, Director General of National Institute of Public Health (Medicine)
- Toru Kawajiri, President of The National Institute for Defense Studies (Economics 1973)
- Yukio OzakiYukio Ozakiwas a liberal Japanese politician, born in modern-day Sagamihara, Kanagawa. Ozaki served in the House of Representatives of the Japanese Diet for 63 years, from 1890-1953...
, "Father of parliamentary politics" in Japan. - Nobuteru IshiharaNobuteru Ishiharais a Japanese politician.He was born in Zushi, Kanagawa, the son of author Shintaro Ishihara . He attended Keio Gijuku High School and graduated from the literature faculty of Keio University in 1981...
, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Minister of State for Administrative and Regulatory Reform, Candidate for the LDP presidency 2008 - Hirofumi NakasoneHirofumi Nakasoneis a Japanese politician from Takasaki, Gunma, who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs until September 2009. He was Minister of Education under Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori. He is former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's son....
, Minister for Foreign Affairs - Masajūrō ShiokawaMasajuro Shiokawais a Japanese politician.Born in Fuse City , Osaka Prefecture, he graduated from the economics faculty of Keio University in 1944 and founded the Mitsuaki Corporation in 1946....
, Minister of Finances, Minister of Education and Chief Cabinet Secretary - Hidenao NakagawaHidenao Nakagawais a Japanese politician who is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and the House of Representatives of the Diet . He served Yoshirō Mori as Chief Cabinet Secretary from July 2000 to October 2000. In 2006 he was appointed secretary-general of the party.-References:...
, Chief Cabinet Secretary - Mitsuo HoriuchiMitsuo Horiuchiis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Misaka, Yamanashi and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1976.- External links :* in Japanese....
, Minister of International Trade and Industry - Yoshiyuki KameiYoshiyuki Kameiwas a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives of Japan representing Kanagawa Prefecture. Keio University graduation.He was Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi, before being replaced by Yoshinobu Shimamura.-References:*...
, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Ryu ShionoyaRyu Shionoyais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and the current Minister of Education, Science and Technology. A native of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka and graduate of Ambassador College and Keio University, he was elected to the House of...
, Minister of Education, Science and Technology - Shigeru IshibaShigeru IshibaShigeru Ishiba is a Japanese politician. He was Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008 and was also Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries....
, Minister of Defense, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Kazuyoshi KanekoKazuyoshi Kanekois a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Takayama, Gifu and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1986. His father is former Minister of Finance Ippei Kaneko.- External links :* in...
, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Minister for Ocean Policy - Takeo KawamuraTakeo Kawamura (politician)is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hagi, Yamaguchi and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Seibu Oil from 1967 to 1976...
, Minister of Education, Science and Technology and Chief Cabinet Secretary - Akira AmariAkira Amariis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the lower house. He was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2006 to 2008 and is currently Minister of State in charge of Administrative Reform....
, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Minister of State in charge of Administrative Reform - Tatsuya ItoTatsuya Itois the Minister of State for Financial Services in Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet.Born in Tokyo, Ito graduated from Faculty of Law, Keio-Gijuku University and joined Matsushita Institute of Government and Management in 1984...
, Minister of State for Financial Services - Tadamori OshimaTadamori Oshimais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the national newspaper Mainichi Shimbun from 1970 to 1974 and was elected to the assembly of Aomori Prefecture...
, Minister of Agriculture - Takeo HiranumaTakeo HiranumaTakeo Hiranuma is a Japanese politician. He advocates historical revisionism regarding the Nanking Massacre.- Basic biography :...
, Minister of Transport and Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry - Akira NagatsumaAkira Nagatsumais a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet . He came to prominence when he reported missing records of public pension plans...
, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Minister of State for Pension Reform - Masajuro ShiokawaMasajuro Shiokawais a Japanese politician.Born in Fuse City , Osaka Prefecture, he graduated from the economics faculty of Keio University in 1944 and founded the Mitsuaki Corporation in 1946....
, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan
Finance
- Taizo Nishimuro, Chairman and CEO of Tokyo Stock ExchangeTokyo Stock ExchangeThe , called or TSE for short, is located in Tokyo, Japan and is the third largest stock exchange in the world by aggregate market capitalization of its listed companies...
, Former CEO of Toshiba Corporation (Economics 1961) - Toshio Ando, Chairman of Japan Securities Dealers Association, Chairman of Nomura Asset Management (Law 1974)
- Shigeharu Suzuki, President and CEO of Daiwa Securities GroupDaiwa Securities Groupis Japan's second largest securities brokerage after Nomura Securities Co..Major group members include Daiwa Securities Co.Ltd., which offers retail services such as online trading to individual investors and Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co.Ltd...
(Economics 1971) - Junichi Arimura, President and CEO of Nikko Cordial Corporation (Business and Commerce 1973)
- Toshiaki Ito, CEO and President of JAFCOJafcoJafco Co. is a defunct chain of catalog showroom retail stores founded by Sidney Jaffe in 1957 in Seattle, Washington. Jafco was acquired by Modern Merchandising in 1972, then Best Products acquired all 17 stores in Washington and Oregon in 1982. By 1986 all the Jafco stores were converted to...
(Law 1971) - Masanori Mochida, President of Goldman SachsGoldman SachsThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
Japan (Economics) - Kensuke Hotta, Chairman of Morgan StanleyMorgan StanleyMorgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
Japan (Economics) - Haruyasu Asakura, Managing Director and Head of Japan Growth Capital team of Carlyle GroupCarlyle GroupThe Carlyle Group is an American-based global asset management firm, specializing in private equity, based in Washington, D.C. The Carlyle Group operates in four business areas: corporate private equity, real assets, market strategies and fund-of-funds, through its AlpInvest subsidiary...
(Science and Technology) - Taisuke Sasanuma, Founder and Representative Partner of Advantage Partners (Law, MBA)
- Shigetoshi Yoshihara, Governor of the Bank of Japan
- Shigeharu Suzkui, President and CEO of Daiwa Securities Group
Media
- Shoichi Ueno, owner of The Asahi ShimbunAsahi ShimbunThe is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
(Law 1958) - Tōru ShōrikiToru Shorikiwas a Japanese businessman and the owner of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings. He was the eldest son of Matsutarō Shōriki.In 1942, he received his degree from the Faculty of Economics at Keio University....
, owner of The Yomiuri ShimbunYomiuri ShimbunThe is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...
(Economics 1942) - Takuo Takihana, president of The Yomiuri ShimbunYomiuri ShimbunThe is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...
(Law 1963) - Takehiko Kiyohara, chairman of The Sankei ShimbunSankei Shimbunis a daily newspaper in Japan published by the . It has the sixth highest circulation for a newspaper in Japan, and is considered as one of the five "national" newspapers...
(Law 1962) - Nagayoshi Sumida, president of The Sankei ShimbunSankei Shimbunis a daily newspaper in Japan published by the . It has the sixth highest circulation for a newspaper in Japan, and is considered as one of the five "national" newspapers...
(Economics 1969) - Michisada Hirose, chairman of The National Association of Commercial Broadcasting in Japan, Chairman of the Board of TV Asahi CorporationTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
(Law 1958) - Shintaro Kubo, president of Nippon Television Network (Economics 1968)
- Yukio Sunahara, chairman and CEO of Tokyo Broadcasting SystemTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
(Letters 1961)
Other business people
- Akio ToyodaAkio Toyodais the president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation.He received his MBA from Babson College.- Career :Akio Toyoda joined Toyota in 1984. In 2000 he joined Toyota's board of directors. In 2005 he was promoted to executive vice president....
President and CEO Toyota Motor CorporationToyota Motor Corporation, , , commonly known simply as Toyota and abbreviated as TMC, is a multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2010, Toyota Motor Corporation employed 317,734 people worldwide, and was the world's largest automobile manufacturer by production.The company was founded by...
2009-current - Yutaka Asoh, later to be known as Yutaka KatayamaYutaka KatayamaYutaka Katayama , also known as Mr K, is a former Japanese automotive executive who was employed by Nissan and served as the first president of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A...
, the first president of the U.S. operations of Nissan MotorsNissan Motors, usually shortened to Nissan , is a multinational automaker headquartered in Japan. It was a core member of the Nissan Group, but has become more independent after its restructuring under Carlos Ghosn ....
(Economics 1935) - Kakutaro Kitashiro, Leader of Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Chairman of IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
Japan (Science and Technology 1967) - Katsuaki WatanabeKatsuaki Watanabeis vice chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. He was president and CEO of the company before Akio Toyoda assumed those positions on June 23, 2009.Watanabe, who earned a degree in economics from Tokyo's Keio University, joined Toyota upon graduating from that university in 1964.He has gained...
, President of Toyota Motor CorporationToyota Motor Corporation, , , commonly known simply as Toyota and abbreviated as TMC, is a multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2010, Toyota Motor Corporation employed 317,734 people worldwide, and was the world's largest automobile manufacturer by production.The company was founded by...
(Economics 1964). - Yuzaburo MogiYuzaburo Mogi-Early life and career:Mogi obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Keio University in 1958 and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School. In the 1950s, Mogi helped introduce Soy Sauce to the American public by hiring chefs to create recipes that included the sauce...
, Chairman and CEO of Kikkoman Corporation (Law 1958) - Takashi Ushiku, President and COO of Kikkoman Corporation (Economics 1963)
- Shinzo MaedaShinzo Maedawas a Japanese photographer famous for landscape photographs and movies.He published 46 photography books in Japan, and founded the Tankei Photo Agency Co...
, President and CEO of ShiseidoShiseidois a major Japanese hair care and cosmetics producer. It is the oldest cosmetics company in the world and the fourth largest cosmetics company in the world.-History:...
(Letters 1970) - Kazuyasu Kato, President of Kirin Brewery (Business and Commerce 1968)
- Yoji Ohashi, Chairman of the Board of All Nippon AirwaysAll Nippon Airways, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
(Law 1964) - Shinji Yamamoto, Partner and Head of Bain and Company Japan (Economics 1982)
- Yoshiaki Sakito, President of Apple ComputerApple ComputerApple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
Japan (Master Science and Technology 1983) - Yoshio Nakamura, Acting Director General of Japan Business Federation
- Ichizō KobayashiIchizo Kobayashi, occasionally referred to by his pseudonym Itsuō , was a Japanese industrialist. He is best known as the founder of Hankyu Railway and Takarazuka Revue. He was a supporter of right-wing doctrine and represented Japanese capital in government.-Career:...
, Founder of Hankyu RailwayHankyu Railwayis a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...
and the Takarazuka RevueTakarazuka RevueThe Takarazuka Revue is a Japanese all-female musical theater troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals, and sometimes stories adapted from shōjo manga and Japanese folktales. The troupe takes its name...
, Minister of Commerce and Industry in the 1940 Konoe Cabinet - Fusanosuke KuharaFusanosuke Kuharawas a businessman and politician of Japan.He was a syndicalist, zaibatsu member, and mining industrialist, later becoming a right-wing supporter in wartime Japan....
- Nobutada SajiNobutada Sajiis a Japanese businessman, chief executive of Suntory Ltd, Japan's fourth-largest brewer and food manufacturer. He was the wealthiest individual in Japan as of 2004, with a net worth of $6.9 billion; however, a Forbes survey in June 2006 downgraded him to the fourth-richest, with a net worth of $5...
, Chief executive of Suntory Ltd. - Toshio KagamiToshio Kagamiis the Secretary General of The Oriental Land Company.Kagami is also a ceremonial, non-payroll employee of The Walt Disney Company as president of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan...
, CEO of Oriental Land Company - Ikuo Nakagawa, CEO of Konica Minolta Danka Imaging
- Takao Kusakari, Chairman, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)
- Yoshiharu Fukuhara, Honorary Chairman of ShiseidoShiseidois a major Japanese hair care and cosmetics producer. It is the oldest cosmetics company in the world and the fourth largest cosmetics company in the world.-History:...
Co., Ltd., and Director of Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography - Masamichi Toyama, Chairman of Smiles Co., Ltd.
- Yoshitoshi Kitajima, President of Dai Nippon Printing Company, Ltd.
Entertainment
- Nakata Atsuhiko, comedian/actor, (Economics)
- Tokumitsu Shuhei, (aka Mitsu Mangrove) TV Personality
- Ryo FukawaRyo Fukawais a Japanese comedian. He belongs to Watanabe Entertainment. On television he generally takes minor roles and is characterized by his child-like temperament and boyish looks. He is also a member of the owarai group, No Plan....
, comedian (Economics) - Yo HitotoYo Hitotois a Japanese pop singer. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Taiwanese. She can speak three languages: Japanese, English, and Mandarin. Tae Hitoto is her older sister. Her name Hitoto is not her real surname, it is her mother's maiden name. She changed her name when she came to Japan...
, singer (Environmental Studies) - Ichikawa Ennosuke IIIIchikawa Ennosuke IIIis a Japanese Kabuki actor, famous for his love of keren . He is considered the king of chūnori; he has flown out over the audience, held aloft on strings, over 5000 times....
, kabuki actor - Yujiro IshiharaYujiro Ishiharawas a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe. His elder brother, Shintaro Ishihara, is an author, politician, and the current Governor of Tokyo. Yujiro debuted in 1956 in "Season of the Sun," based on a novel written by his brother...
, actor (Dropout) - Koji Ishizaka, actor
- Koide Keisuke, actor, (Literature)
- Takahiro KonagawaTakahiro Konagawais a Japanese guitarist, singer, and musical composer from Kashiwa, Chiba. He came out as a guitarist of Charcoal Filter in November 1999. While he is around as the leader of the band, he has also performed as a solo singer since December 2003...
, musician, member of band, Charcoal FilterCharcoal FilterFor the method of water and air purification, see Carbon filtering., also known as Charcofil or to their fans, is a Japanese male rock band. Its members are Takahiro Konagawa, Yuzo Otsuka, Yuki Yasui, and Shintaro Takano. They met each other and formed Charcoal Filter in their high school days....
(Dropout) - Asami KonnoAsami Konno, born May 7, 1987, is a Japanese pop singer, best known as former fifth generation member of the all-girl Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined the group in the August 2001, along with fellow fifth generation members Ai Takahashi, Makoto Ogawa, and Risa Niigaki.- Biography :Konno joined...
, singer, former member of group, Morning MusumeMorning Musume, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
(Currently attending), (Environmental Studies, admission office) - Misako KonnoMisako KonnoMisako Konno , born Misako Shinoda is a Japanese actress and essayist.Her maiden name is Misako Satō .-External links:* *...
, actress, Ambassadress of United Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Development ProgrammeThe United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to... - KrevaKreva (rapper)is a hip hop MC and record producer under the Burger Inn Records and Pony Canyon's Knife Edge labels. He is a solo artist as well as a member of various hip hop groups, including Kick the Can Crew, By Phar the Dopest with fellow MC, Cuezero, and a large ensemble of other Japanese hip hop groups in...
, singer, member of Kick the Can CrewKick the Can CrewKick the Can Crew is a mainstream pop and hip hop group from Tokyo, Japan, consisting of members Kreva, MCU, and Little.Formed in 1998, the group enjoyed popularity for their top singles "Good Music" and "Sayonara Sayonara"... - Takashi Matsumoto, lyricist, former member of Happy End
- Masataka Matsutoya, music producer
- Hiro Mizushima, actor (majoring Policy)
- Hiroshi ŌnogiHiroshi Onogiis a Japanese screenwriter and novelist focusing on anime productions.Ōnogi attended Keio University in the same years as Macross character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto and creator Shōji Kawamori, both of whom he would first collaborate with in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross.- Filmography :*...
, a screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and novelist focused on animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
productions - Haruhiko MikimotoHaruhiko Mikimotois a Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and manga artist. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to promience and is considered one of the top character designers of his time....
an animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
character designer, illustratorIllustratorAn Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and manga artist - Yusuke Miyazaki, musician (keyboardist/pianist)
- Kōyū OharaKoyu Oharais a Japanese film director best known known for his popular Roman Porno films, Fairy in a Cage and the Pink Tush Girl series...
, film director - Sho SakuraiSho Sakuraiis a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, newscaster, host and former radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi....
, singer, actor, newscaster, member of group ArashiArashiis a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...
(Economics) - Koide Keisuke, actor (majoring in Literature)
- Hiromi Sakimoto, actor, singer, entertainment (Law)
- Koji SuzukiKoji SuzukiKoji Suzuki is a Japanese writer, who was born in Hamamatsu and currently lives in Tokyo. Suzuki is the author of the Ring cycle of novels, which has been adapted into a manga series. He has written several books on the subject of fatherhood...
, horror author, author of RingRing (film)is a 1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel Ring by Kōji Suzuki, which in turn draws on the Japanese folk tale Banchō Sarayashiki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Rikiya Ōtaka as members of a divorced family... - Mariya TakeuchiMariya Takeuchiis a Japanese singer-songwriter.Takeuchi was born in Taisha city in the Hikawa district of Shimane Prefecture. She spent a year studying in the United States while she was at high school. Her musical career started in 1978 while she was studying at Keio University, with the single "Modotte-Oide,...
, musician (Literature, Dropout) - TigarahTigarahTigarah , is a Japanese Baile Funk emcee whose music contains elements of Grime, Crunk, and Baltimore Club. She performs both in English and Japanese, and has a growing following in both Japan and the United States. She currently splits her time between her home in Tokyo and Los Angeles, California...
, Baile FunkFunk cariocaFunk carioca , favela funk and, elsewhere in the world, baile funk, is a type of dance music from Rio de Janeiro, derived from Miami bass....
emcee - Kajirō YamamotoKajirō Yamamotowas a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor who was known for his war films and comedies and as the mentor of Akira Kurosawa.-Early life:Born in Tokyo, Yamamoto attended Keio University where he helped form a film appreciation society...
, film director - Fumi YoshinagaFumi Yoshinagais a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works.-Personal:Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She attended the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo....
, manga artistMangakais the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese... - Yujiro, actor, television entertainer, Comedian
- Yukana, voice actress and singer (Law)
Art
- Rei KawakuboRei Kawakubois a Japanese fashion designer, founder of Comme des Garçons.She is untrained as a fashion designer, but studied fine arts and literature at Keio University. After graduation, Kawakubo worked in a textile company and began working as a freelance stylist in 1967....
, designer (founder of Comme des Garcons label) - Yohji YamamotoYohji YamamotoYōji Yamamoto , is an award winning Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Yohji is considered to be among the master tailors whose work is thought to be of fashion genius and he has been described by Julie Gilhart, fashion director for Barney's New York as probably the only designer...
, Fashion Designer. - Shusaku EndoShusaku EndoShūsaku Endō was a 20th-century Japanese author who wrote from the unusual perspective of being both Japanese and Catholic...
, Akutagawa PrizeAkutagawa PrizeThe is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually. It was established in 1935 by Kan Kikuchi, then-editor of Bungeishunjū magazine, in memory of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa...
, Order of CultureOrder of CultureThe is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature or culture; recipients of the order also receive an annuity for life...
(Literature) - Daigaku Horiguchi, Poet, Translator, Member of Japan Art AcademyJapan Art Academyis the highest ranking artistic organization in Japan. The Academy discusses art-related issues, advises the Minister of Education on art-related issues, and promotes art is the highest ranking artistic organization in Japan. The Academy discusses art-related issues, advises the Minister of...
- Etō JunJun Etowas a Japanese literary critic, active in the Shōwa and early Heisei period Japan.- Early life :Etō was born in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo; his father was a banker, and his grandfather was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. His mother died when he was four years old, and always sickly...
, literary critic - Hiroshi AramataHiroshi Aramatais a Japanese author, translator, and screenplay writer, as well as a specialist in natural history and cartography.His most popular novel was Teito Monogatari , which has sold over 3.5 million copies in Japan alone. He also wrote Alexander Senki, a novel which eventually evolved into the anime...
, Professor of Nihon UniversityNihon UniversityNihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889.... - Sakutarō HagiwaraSakutarō Hagiwarawas a Japanese writer of free-style verse, active in the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. He liberated Japanese free verse from the grip of traditional rules, and he is considered the “father of modern colloquial poetry in Japan”...
, Poet - Yumeno KyūsakuYumeno Kyusakuwas the pen name of the early Shōwa period Japanese author Sugiyama Taidō. The pen name literally means "a person who always dreams." He wrote detective novels and is known for his avant-gardism and his surrealistic, wildly imaginative and fantastic, even bizarre narratives...
, Surrealistic detective novelist - Kazuki KaneshiroKazuki Kaneshirois 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 school. Afterwards his father switched his affiliation...
, Zainichi Korean novelist
Thailand
- Tarisa WatanagaseTarisa WatanagaseTarisa Watanagase is currently the governor of the Bank of Thailand . She succeeded Pridiyathorn Devakula, who was appointed finance minister in the interim government. Tarisa was an assistant governor of the BoT and is the first female governor in the bank's 64-year history.An economist, Tarisa...
(Thai), Governor of the Bank of Thailand, 2006–2010 (Economics) - Lernchai Marakarn (Thai), Governor of the Bank of Thailand, 1996-1997 (Money and Banking)
- Sommai Hoontrakool (Thai), Minister of Finance of Thailand, 1982-1986 (Economics)
Others
- Yusuke Amimori, gamer (Economics)
- Takeshi Fukuzawa, Executive Counsel, Mitsubishi Real Estate (Law)
- Akihiko HoshideAkihiko Hoshideis a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut.He was born in 1968 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, but grew up in New Jersey. He received an International Baccalaureate Diploma from the United World College of South East Asia in 1987, a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Keio University in...
, JAXA astronaut - Shichiro Ishikawa, president of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
- Chiaki MukaiChiaki Mukaiis a Japanese doctor, and JAXA astronaut. She was the first Japanese woman in space, and was the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights. Both were Space Shuttle missions; her first was STS-65 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1994, which was a Spacelab mission. Her second spaceflight...
, surgeon and astronaut - Zheng Nanning, president of Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an Jiaotong University , also known as Xi'an Chiao Tung University, is a top Chinese university located in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. Xi'an Jiaotong University is located in Xi'an, the ancient capital of China...
, China (PhD, Engineering) - Theodor Holm "Ted" NelsonTed NelsonTheodor Holm Nelson is an American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology. He coined the terms "hypertext" and "hypermedia" in 1963 and published it in 1965...
, Computer architect, visionary, and contrarian (PhD, Media and Governance, 2002) - Isao ObataIsao Obatawas a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He was a senior student of Gichin Funakoshi, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate, and was a key figure in the establishment of the Japan Karate Association under Funakoshi in 1949...
, Shotokan karate master - Ken SakamuraKen Sakamurais a Japanese professor in Information science at the University of Tokyo. He is the creator of the real-time operating system architecture TRON.In 2001, he shared the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Well-Being with Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds....
, professor of University of TokyoUniversity of Tokyo, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
, creator of TRONTron-Film:*Tron , a franchise that began in 1982 with the Walt Disney Pictures film Tron** Tron , a 1982 science fiction film by Disney, starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, Dan Shor and David Warner...
, Takeda Award (Engineering) - Sosuke SumitaniSosuke SumitaniSōsuke Sumitani is a Japanese announcer for Nippon Television. He was known for his good looks and was the sports announcer on various shows, slowly becoming a household name...
, announcer (Economics) - Tsunekazu Takeda, chairman of Japanese Olympic Committee (Law 1970)
- Taro TakemiTaro Takemiwas a pioneering medical researcher, educator, inventor, and scientist who served as the president of the Japan Medical Association from 1957 – 1982. He also served as the president of the World Medical Association from 1975–1976...
, president of the World Medical Association and Japan Medical Association - Yoshio TaniguchiYoshio TaniguchiYoshio Taniguchi is a Japanese architect best known for his redesign of the Museum of Modern Art in New York which was reopened November 20, 2004.- Biography :...
, architect (Mechanical Engineering) - Hiromoto Watanabe, first president of the Imperial University (now The University of Tokyo)
See also
- Keio Medical Science PrizeKeio Medical Science PrizeThe Keio Medical Science Prize , is a distinguished Japanese prize in medical sciences.-Introduction:The prize is awarded to scientists who made significant contributions to the field of medical sciences or life sciences...
- Keio Media Centers (Libraries)Keio Media Centers (Libraries)Keio Media Centers is the English name used by Keio University to describe its library system.The Media Centers on the various Keio campuses are important information resources for students, faculty, and researchers...
- EliicaEliicaThe Eliica is a battery electric vehicle prototype or concept car first shown in 2004 and designed by a team at Keio University in Tokyo, led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu. The car runs on a lithium-ion battery and can accelerate from 0– in four seconds...
- Auto-ID LabsAuto-ID LabsThe Auto-ID Labs network is a research group in the field of networked radio-frequency identification and emerging sensing technologies. The labs consist of seven research universities located on four different continents. These institutions were chosen by the former Auto-ID Center to design the...
- Keio University Shonan Fujisawa CampusKeio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus, also known as “Keio SFC” is a research-oriented campus of Keio University located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The campus currently offers three undergraduate courses, two postgraduate courses and incorporates one high school and several research institutes...
- Keio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior & Senior High SchoolKeio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior & Senior High Schoolis located on the Shonan Fujisawa Campus of Keio University in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Since its founding in 1992, the school has been commonly known as Keio SFC, or simply SFC....
- Sakura TsushinSakura Diariesis a 12 episode OVA series based on the manga of the same name by renowned hentai manga artist U-Jin about romance, love triangles, and the struggle to get into a prestigious university.-Plot:...
("Sakura Diaries"), a mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series by U-jinU-Jinis a Japanese manga artist specializing in lewd and pornographic manga. U-Jin has created many manga over his career and is well known for his portrayals of cute pneumatic female figures.-Works:* Angel...
which prominently features Keio University. - Japanese University Ranking
- List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts-others)
Gutenberg Bible
The only copy of a Gutenberg BibleGutenberg Bible
The Gutenberg Bible was the first major book printed with a movable type printing press, and marked the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution" and the age of the printed book. Widely praised for its high aesthetic and artistic qualities, the book has an iconic status...
held in a non-western country is the first volume of a Gutenberg Bible (Hubay 45) at Keio University - purchased on 22 October 1987 by Eiichi Kobayashi, a director at the Maruzen Company, for $5.4 million.