Tsuda College
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is a private
women's college
in Kodaira
, Tokyo
. The college was founded in 1900 by Tsuda Umeko
as Joshi Eigaku Juku. The name was later changed to Tsuda Eigaku Juku (1933) and then Tsuda Juku Senmon Gakko and finally Tsuda Juku Daigaku (Tsuda College) in 1948.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
women's college
Women's college
Women's colleges in higher education are undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institutions, often liberal arts colleges, whose student populations are composed exclusively or almost exclusively of women...
in Kodaira
Kodaira, Tokyo
Kodaira redirects here. For the mathematician, see Kunihiko Kodaira. is a city located in the western region of Tokyo, Japan.The city has an estimated population of 180,049 with 82,179 households and a population density of 8,800.05 persons per km² as of July 1, 2011...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; 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...
. The college was founded in 1900 by Tsuda Umeko
Tsuda Umeko
was an Japanese educator, feminist and pioneer in education for women in Meiji period Japan. Originally named , with mume or ume referring to the Japanese plum, she went by the name Ume Tsuda while studying in the United States before changing her name to Umeko in 1902.- Early life :Tsuda Umeko...
as Joshi Eigaku Juku. The name was later changed to Tsuda Eigaku Juku (1933) and then Tsuda Juku Senmon Gakko and finally Tsuda Juku Daigaku (Tsuda College) in 1948.
Alumnae
- Michiko InukaiMichiko Inukaiis a Japanese Roman-Catholic author and philanthropist. She is the founder of the Michiko Inukai Foundation, which provides financial aid for refugees seeking education.- Biography :...
, author - Mitsuyo KusanoMitsuyo Kusanois a female Japanese TV presenter and news anchor.She once has served as an announcer for NHK and as one of the masters of ceremony for the annual Kohaku Uta Gassen.- External links :*...
, newscaster - Yoriko MadokaYoriko Madokais a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Yokosuka, Kanagawa and graduate of Tsudajuku University, she was elected for the first time in 1993 after an unsuccessful run in 1992.- External links :* in Japanese....
, politician - Yoko Matsuoka McClainYoko Matsuoka McClainYoko Matsuoka McClain was a Japanese-born American professor of Japanese language and literature at the University of Oregon. She was the granddaughter of Japanese novelist, Natsume Sōseki, from her maternal lineage....
, Japanese language and literature professor - Emiko Ohnuki-TierneyEmiko Ohnuki-TierneyEmiko Ohnuki-Tierney is an anthropologist who has been working on the question of power of symbols and its absence in political spaces since the mid-1980s...
, anthropologist - Natsuko TodaNatsuko Todais subtitles translator in Japan. She also serves as an interpreter when foreign stars come to Japan for publicity. Toda is on friendly terms with some famous actors and directors.-External links:* at Internet Movie Database...
, translator - Akiko YamanakaAkiko Yamanakais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iwate Prefecture and graduate of Tsuda College, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party. She later...
, politician - Noriko YuiNoriko YuiNoriko Yui is a professor of mathematics at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.-Career:A native of Japan, Yui obtained her B.S. from Tsuda College, and her Ph.D...
, mathematician