Musashi University
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Tokyo
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, Japan
Japan
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. It was founded by leading businessman Kaichiro Nezu in 1922 as Musashi High School.
It has faculties of economics
Economics
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, humanities
Humanities
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, and sociology
Sociology
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, as well as three graduate schools.
The university is a member of the Tokyo Four Universities.(Musashi,Seikei,Seijo,Gakushuin)