Meijo University
Encyclopedia
is a private university
in Japan. Its main campus is in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya
, Aichi
and it has a satellite campus in Kani, Gifu
.
form of .
The predecessor of the school was founded in ; it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is the largest university in the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area
.
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
in Japan. Its main campus is in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya
Tempaku-ku, Nagoya
is one of the wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan....
, Aichi
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
and it has a satellite campus in Kani, Gifu
Kani, Gifu
is a city located in Gifu, Japan.As of July 2011, the city has an estimated population of 97,435. The total area is 87.60 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1982 when the gained city status. The town of Kani was formed in 1955 by a merger of 7 towns and villages in the western part of Kani...
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History
The name Meijō derives itself from the abbreviated kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
form of .
The predecessor of the school was founded in ; it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is the largest university in the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area
Chukyo Metropolitan Area
, sometimes called the Chūkyō region , is the name of a major metropolitan area in Japan that is centered on the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture. The area makes up the most urban part of the Tōkai region...
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Notable Graduates
- Yoshihiro SatoYoshihiro Satois a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight . He is the former world champion of Muay Thai in WKA and WPKC, and he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 twice in 2006 and 2007. His official nickname is "Mugen Sniper" which means Infinite Sniper.- Amateur era :He was born in...
, boxer - Tatsutoshi GotoTatsutoshi Gotois a Japanese professional wrestler. He competed primarily in WAR and New Japan Pro Wrestling using the name "T2000 Machine". He also briefly competed in WCW as part of the nWo Japan.-Career:...
, professional wrestler - Takuya KirimotoTakuya Kirimotois a Japanese voice actor and actor. He is a graduate of Meijo University.-Anime:* Bleach as Saito Eikichiro* Darker than Black as Amagiri* Death Note as Aiber* Eyeshield 21 as Agon Kongo* Kamisama Dolls as Kyousuke Karahari...
, actor
Notable Faculty
- Fumitada ItakuraFumitada Itakurais a Japanese scientist who did pioneering work in statistical signal processing and its application to speech analysis and synthesis.Itakura was born in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Nagoya University in 1963 and 1965, respectively. In 1968,...
, scientist - Sumio IijimaSumio IijimaSumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist, often cited as the discoverer of carbon nanotubes. Although carbon nanotubes had been observed prior to his "discovery", Iijima's 1991 paper generated unprecedented interest in the carbon nanostructures and has since fueled intense research in the area of...
, scientist - Isamu AkasakiIsamu Akasakiis a Japanese scientist, best known for inventing p-n junction blue LEDs using gallium nitride as early as 1989.-Blue LEDs:Akasaki was born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1929, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1952 from Kyoto University. He received his PhD degree in Electronics from...
, scientist - Katsuyoshi Kato, Lawyer