* The Japanese version is the authoritative version, and this English translation is intended forreference purposes only. Should any discrepancies or doubts arise between the two versions, theJapanese version will prevail.

Regulations Concerning Disciplinary Measures, etc. for Students at
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
March 27, 2012
Regulation No. 72
Revisions:
March 24, 2015, Regulation No. 61
March 1, 2019, Regulation No. 84
March 23, 2020, Regulation No. 24
February 28, 2023, Regulation No.71
Article 1 Purpose
The purpose of these regulations is to specify necessary details concerning the disciplinary measures
stipulated in Article 47 of the University Regulations of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies(“University Regulations”), which were established on April 1, 1977, and Article 38 of the Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies Graduate School Regulations (“Graduate School Regulations”), whichwere established on April 30, 1992.
Article 2 Persons Subject to Disciplinary Measures, Etc.
1. Students at the School of Language and Culture Studies, the School of International and Area
Studies, the School of Japan Studies, and the Graduate School of Global Studies (each a “School,”collectively, the “Schools”) of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (“TUFS”) shall be subject to thedisciplinary measures, etc. stipulated in these regulations.
2. These regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis to disciplinary measures for non-degree students
auditing the courses offered by the Schools, special audit students, research students, and special
research students.
Article 3 Time Period to Which Disciplinary Measures Apply
Disciplinary measures shall apply to the time period in which students are enrolled at TUFS.

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Article 4 Acts Subject to Disciplinary Measures
1. Any of the following acts shall be subject to disciplinary measures:(1) Acts that violate regulations, notices, orders, etc. of TUFS
(2) Acts that violate criminal laws or other penal regulations(3) Harassment(4) Acts that infringe on the human rights of others(5) Acts that violate information ethics(6) Acts that violate academic ethics(7) Acts that interfere with students’ learning and research activities, instructors’ teaching andresearch activities, and other legitimate activities(8) Cheating on examinations, etc.
(9) Acts that discredit the reputation or credibility of TUFS
(10) Other inappropriate acts equivalent to the preceding items
2. If there are separate regulations, etc. concerning each of the acts stipulated in the previous
paragraph, they shall prevail.
Article 5 Effects of Disciplinary Measures
The effects of the disciplinary measures stipulated in the University Regulations and the Graduate
School Regulations shall be as follows:(1) Expulsion shall involve the revocation of the student’s status as a student. In this case, they are
not allowed to return to TUFS.
(2) Suspension shall involve not allowing the student to complete his/her course of study andextracurricular activities, etc., for a certain period of time.
(3) Admonishment shall involve confirming responsibility for the student’s actions and giving awritten warning to the student of his/her future.
Article 6 Length of Suspension
The length of suspension shall be indefinite or for a limited period of between one and six months.
Article 7 Delegation of Fact-Finding
1. When it is discovered that a student has committed an act that may be subject to disciplinary
measures (“Case”), the Dean of the School to which the student belongs (“Dean”) shallimmediately report to the President and conduct a preliminary fact-finding investigation for theCase.
2. The Dean shall delegate fact-finding for the Case to the Student Management Office when it isdetermined that the Case may fall under Article 47 of the University Regulations or Article 38 of the2Graduate School Regulations, based on the results of the preliminary fact-finding investigation forthe Case.
Article 8 Fact-Finding
1. The Student Management Office shall promptly establish an investigating committee(“Committee”) to conduct a fact-finding investigation for the Case and question the student about theCase.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the Committee cannot question thestudent for reasons such as that the student is taken into custody by authorities such as investigative
agencies, the Committee may postpone or cancel the questioning.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, a fact-finding investigation
conducted by the Harassment Investigation Committee may be substituted for the Committee andinvestigation of a Case pertaining to Article 4, Paragraph 1, Item 3, and a fact-finding investigation
conducted by the Information Collaboration Center Council for a Case pertaining to Article 4,Paragraph 1, Item 5.
4. In conducting a fact-finding investigation for the Case, the Committee may ask for cooperationfrom other relevant committees of TUFS, etc.
5. In conducting a fact-finding investigation for the Case, the Committee may interview otherstudents of TUFS, instructors, and others.
6. When the Committee questions the student concerned, the Dean may be present.
7. The Committee shall consist of full-time faculty members recommended by the Dean.
8. The Committee shall appoint a chairperson, who shall, in principle, be a member elected from theSchool to which the student belongs.
9. The Chief of the Student Management Office shall report its findings based on the Committee’s
investigation to the Dean, after deliberation by the Student Management Office.
10. The Dean shall submit his/her opinion on the disciplinary measures to the President, after
receiving the report in the preceding paragraph, and discussion by the Faculty Meeting of the School
pertaining to the necessity and details of the disciplinary measures.
Article 9 Stay at Home
1. If it is necessary to take into account certain educational considerations such as preventing
harassment, the President may order the student who has committed the act subject to disciplinary
measures to stay at home until the disciplinary measures are determined.
2. The President may restrict the student ordered to stay at home from attending courses, using
university facilities, and engaging in extracurricular activities.
3. The period of staying at home shall be included in the period of suspension.
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Article 10 Decision on Disciplinary Measures
1. The President shall determine the disciplinary measures after discussion by the Education andResearch Council (“Council”) based on the fact-finding report stipulated in Article 8, Paragraph 10.
2. Before discussing disciplinary measures, the Council must offer the student concerned an
opportunity to make a statement of opinion orally or in writing.
3. Concerning the opportunity to make a statement of opinion, which is stipulated in the previous
paragraph, if the student fails to appear in the hearing or submit a letter of explanation, the student
shall be deemed to have renounced this right.
4. After the Council completes the discussion stipulated in Paragraph 1, the President shall impose
disciplinary measures, etc. on the student.
Article 11 Notification of Disciplinary Measures
1. If the President determines to impose disciplinary measures on the student concerned, the President
must notify the student thereof.
2. The President shall issue a written notification, including the reasons for imposing disciplinary
measures, to the student. If a written notification cannot be issued, other appropriate means shall beemployed to notify the student.
3. Disciplinary measures shall be issued on the date on which the student is notified of the details of
the disciplinary measures in writing.
4. The President shall report to the guarantor of the student that disciplinary measures have beenimposed.
Article 12 Public Announcement
1. If disciplinary measures are imposed, the President shall promptly make a public announcement
thereof.
2. The information to be publicly announced shall be the School, etc. to which the student concerned
belongs, the student’s year in university, the kind of disciplinary measures imposed, and the reasonsfor disciplinary measures.
3. The period of public announcement shall be one month.
4. If the President deems that there are exceptional circumstances, the President may determine not topublicly announce some or all of the information concerned.
Article 13 Termination of Indefinite Suspension
If the President deems that there are exceptional circumstances, the President may terminate
indefinite suspension after confirming the opinions of the School to which the student concerned
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Article 14 Leave of Absence or Voluntary Withdrawal before Disciplinary Measures, etc. are
Determined
If the student who has committed the act subject to disciplinary measures requests for a leave ofabsence or voluntary withdrawal before disciplinary measures, etc. are determined, the President shallnot accept this request.
Article 15 Re-Investigation
1. The student who faces disciplinary measures may submit a written complaint, together with
documentary evidence, to the President if there are factual errors, new evidence or other legitimatereasons.
2. When the President receives the complaint stipulated in the previous paragraph, the President shallpromptly have the Council discuss whether or not re-investigation is necessary.
3. If the Council deems it necessary to conduct re-investigation of the Case, the President shall ask theDean to do so.
4. The provisions of Articles 8, 9, 10, and 11 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures for the reinvestigation.
Article 16 Strict Warnings
1. Even in cases where an act committed by a student is not subject to disciplinary measures, thePresident or the Dean may issue strict warnings verbally or in writing to the student for the purpose ofeducational guidance.
2. Strict warnings shall be issued to encourage the student to recognize the seriousness of the act andreflect on it.
Article 17 Other Matters
1. As for examinations at TUFS and course registration procedures during the period of suspension
or staying at home, the following rules shall apply:(1) Students are not allowed to take examinations during the period of suspension or staying athome.
(2) Students are allowed to register for courses during the period of suspension or staying at homeduring the course registration period set by TUFS.
2. Any matters not set forth in these regulations shall be prescribed separately as necessary after
approval is obtained from the President.

5Supplemental Provisions
1. These regulations shall take effect on April 1, 2012.
2. As for students enrolled at the Faculty of Foreign Studies as of March 31, 2012 (“Faculty ofForeign Studies Students”), students entering TUFS on or after April 1, 2012 with the same student
classifications as the Faculty of Foreign Studies Students, and students enrolled at the Graduate
School of Area and Culture Studies as of March 31, 2012, these regulations shall apply during theperiod in which they are enrolled.
3. The Arrangement concerning Disciplinary Measures, etc. for Students at Tokyo University ofForeign Studies (which was established by the Council on January 31, 2002) shall be abolished.
Supplemental Provisions
1. These regulations shall take effect on April 1, 2015.
2. As for students enrolled at the Faculty of Foreign Studies or the Graduate School of Area andCulture Studies as of March 31, 2015, the revised Regulations concerning Disciplinary Measures forStudents at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies shall apply during the period in which they areenrolled.
Supplemental Provisions
These regulations shall take effect on April 1, 2019.
Supplemental Provisions
These regulations shall take effect on April 1, 2020.
Supplemental Provisions
These regulations shall take effect on April 1, 2023.
Appendix 1 (Related to Article 10)
Examples of Standard Disciplinary Measures
ActionType ofdisciplinarymeasures

Serious criminal acts such as murder, robbery, forcible sexual intercourse

Expulsion(including quasi-forcible sexual intercourse, etc.), kidnapping, arson
Assault, injury, theft, embezzlement, shoplifting, fraud, destruction of property

Expulsion orsuspension

Acts which violate laws and regulations pertaining to controlled substances

Expulsion orsuch as marijuana, poisons, deleterious substances, stimulants, psychotropicsuspension

drugs, etc.
6Gambling

Expulsion,suspension oradmonishment

Forcible indecency (including quasi-forcible indecency, etc.), indecent acts

Expulsion,(public indecency, distribution of obscene objects), molestation (including

suspension or

violation of ordinances such as peeping or voyeuristic filming, etc.), and lewd

admonishment

acts
In the event of personal injury resulting in the death due to malicious violations

Expulsionof traffic laws and regulations, such as unlicensed driving, drunken driving(including aiding and abetting), reckless driving, hit-and-run accidents, etc.
In the event of non-fatal bodily injury due to malicious violations of traffic laws

Expulsion orand regulations, such as unlicensed driving, drunken driving (including aiding

suspension

and abetting), reckless driving, hit-and-run accidents, etc.
Violations of traffic laws and regulations, such as unlicensed driving, drunkenExpulsion,driving (including aiding and abetting), reckless driving, hit-and-run accidents,

suspension oretc.

admonishment

Stalking, harassment, inciting discrimination or violation of human rights

Expulsion,*Acts of harassment shall be in accordance with the Harassment Prevention

suspension or

Guidelines for Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

admonishment

Forcing someone to drink alcohol, inciting someone to chug alcohol, or other

Expulsion or

actions that result in a serious situationsuspension

Forcing a person to drink alcohol even after he or she has refused to do so, orExpulsion,

forcing a person under 20 years of age to drink alcohol

suspension oradmonishment

Malicious computer or network abuse

Expulsion or*Restrictions on ICC use are subject to separate rulessuspension

Inappropriate use of computers or networks

Suspension or*Restrictions on ICC use are subject to separate rules

admonishment

Plagiarism of papers

Expulsion,
suspension oradmonishment

Intentional loss of the intellectual property of TUFS

Expulsion orsuspension

Illegal entry or unauthorized use or occupation of buildings managed by TUFS

Expulsion,
suspension oradmonishment

7Destruction, defacement, or unauthorized alteration of buildings or property

Suspension orunder the management of TUFS

admonishment

Violent acts, threats, detentions, restraints, etc. against members of TUFS

Expulsion,suspension oradmonishment

Violent acts that significantly interfere with the education, research, orExpulsion,

administration of TUFS

suspension oradmonishment

Fraudulent acts (cheating) in examinations administered by TUFS

Suspension or*Credit handling in the School shall be in accordance with Tokyo University ofadmonishment

Foreign Studies General Rules for Undergraduate Schools or Graduate School
Regulations of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
Fire damage (with serious consequences)

Suspension oradmonishment

Acts which damage the reputation or credibility of TUFS

Expulsion,
suspension oradmonishment

Notes
(1)

The descriptions of the acts are standard examples, and depending on the content and frequency
of individual Cases, the standard disciplinary measures specified in Appendix 1 may be adjusted
accordingly.

(2)

Even in cases of misconduct not listed in the standard examples in Appendix 1, appropriate
disciplinary measures may be taken based on the judgment in reference to the said standard
examples.

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