The YLP in Law oﬀers a diverse curriculum covering themajor ﬁelds of law. The program has been designed to
expose students to both theoretical and practical perspectives on a wide range of contemporary legal issues. As
such, the program aims to provide students with the necessary skills for pursuing a law-related career in an increasingly complex global legal environment.
For an up-to-date curriculum:
https://www.law.kyushu-u.ac.jp/programsinenglish/

Students are obliged to complete a minimum of 10 courses
and write a Master’s thesis.
The following is an indicative list of courses oﬀered in recent
years within the framework of the YLP in Law:
・Legal Research Methodology and Writing
・Basic and Current Debates in Japanese Law
・Business Law in a Networked Age・Comparative Corporate Law
・Comparative Perspectives on Corporate and Business Law
・Contemporary Issues in Competition Law
・Creative Economy and Cultural Diversity
・Creative Thinking
・Deals and Transactions
・EU Law
・Fundamental Issues in IP Law
・International Economic Law and Practice・International Environmental Law
・International Financial Law and Regulation
・Information Technology Law
・International Law in Today's World・International Maritime Law
・International Commercial Arbitration
・IP and Private International Law
・IP Dispute Resolutions in International Matters
・Japanese Constitutional & Administrative Law

・Japanese Intellectual Property Law Practice・Law and Development
・Legal Negotiation
・Mediation and Other Conﬂict Management Approaches
・Transnational Commercial Law and Foreign Investment Law
・White Collar and Corporate Crime
・World Trade Law

Each YLP student will be assigned to a Fukuoka-based law ﬁrm
for around 2 weeks (in February - March) to experience legal
practice in Japan. The interns will attend court hearings andaccompany the lawyers for consultations with clients. Duringthe internship students will visit other law-related institutions
and will engage in discussions with serving judges.
Students are also provided with various summer internshipopportunities at Tokyo based law ﬁrms and/or large
corporations.
These internships provide students with the unique
opportunity to experience international commerce and legal
practice in Japan.

Further details on Kyushu University and the Graduate Schoolof Law:
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp
https://www.law.kyushu-u.ac.jp/programsinenglish/

Anonymous (India)“Payodhi-jala” 1980
23.5×13.2 (cm)Collection: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum2023
YOUNG LEADERS’ PROGRAM
IN LAW

The Young Leaders’ Program (YLP) was established in 2001 as
a one-year Master’s program by the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
Currently, ﬁve diﬀerent programs are oﬀered in the ﬁelds ofGovernment, Local Governance, Healthcare Administration,
Business Administration, and the Law.
The YLP program aims to contribute to the fostering of futurenational leaders in Asian countries. In addition, while
deepening the participants’ understanding about Japan, it aimsto form a network of national leaders who will play a key rolein establishing friendly relations and improved policy planning
among Asian countries, including Japan.
The Graduate School of Law, Kyushu University administers
the “Young Leaders’ Program in Law” under the framework ofthe MEXT’s scholarship system.
In 2022, Kyushu University has invited 9 international students
from 6 countries, namely Bangladesh, Cambodia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.

Kyushu University was founded in 1911 as one of the seven
imperial universities in Japan. Today, Kyushu University
consists of twelve Faculties with 18,560 students including
2,361 international students and 2,143 faculty members.
The Faculty of Law, with its outstanding staﬀ and library, is
one of the leading research and educational institutions of law
and political science in Japan. The faculty is well known for thehistorical and comparative research in which its members haveengaged, aided in part by one of the largest collections ofinternational and foreign-language materials for politicalscience and social science in Japan. It has also taken an active
theoretical interest in legal or political problems appropriate toits geographical location; i.e., those of Western Japan, especially
Kyushu, and of East and Southeast Asian countries.

In 1994, we established Japan’s ﬁrst Master’s program taught
entirely in English, the LL.M. Program in International
Economic and Business Law. In 1999, the LL.D. Program inInternational Economic and Business Law and a MA Programin Comparative Studies of Politics and Administration in Asia
(CSPA) were also started. As a result of the success of these
programs and the prestige of the Faculty of Law, Kyushu
University was selected to host the Young Leaders’ Program inLaw.

A minimum TOEFL-ITP score of 550,
TOEFL-iBT score of 80 or equivalent. Applicants are required
to have the ability to join discussions and write papers in
English without any supplementary English lessons.

Kyushu University is located in Fukuoka, which is the major
center of politics and commerce on the island of Kyushu in thesouthwestern part of Japan. Fukuoka is an international citywith a long history of mutual relationships with other Asiancountries.

In 2022, ¥242,000 per month (thisﬁgure will be adjusted in 2023 according to the approved
budget.)There will be about 15 students
accepted by Kyushu University in 2023.
Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Korea, Lao
P.D.R., Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines,Vietnam, Singapore, India, South Africa, Turkey and Bangladesh.
Applicants must, in principle, be under 40 years of age
as of October 1, 2023 (i.e. born on or after October 2, 1983)

Applicants must have obtained a Bachelor’s degreefrom an accredited university, and at least 4 years of work
experience from the time of graduating to the time of application. The work experience must be in the applicant’s homecountry in a law oﬃce or in the legal section of a company or
government department. The work experience must also befull-time and after graduation from university.

1) Military personnel and military civilian employees registeredon the active list are not eligible to receive the YLP
scholarship.
2) An applicant who is already enrolled at a Japanese
university is not eligible to apply for admission.
3) The scholarship may be cancelled if the grantee fails toarrive in Japan by the appointed date.

September 2024.

One year from October 2023 toA tourist class air ticket to/from Japan.
Participants will be exempted from university
fees for entrance, matriculation and tuition.

accommodation fee.

The above monthly allowance includes theStudents receive medical insurance.

Based on the recommendation of our counterpart institutions in
the participating countries, Kyushu University will select initial
candidates from among applicants by means of a review of thesubmitted documents, a short essay and an interview.
Those who have been selected by Kyushu University will be
put forward to a committee of experts, established by theMEXT, for the ﬁnal selection.

More detailed information on application procedures isavailable at the Embassy of Japan in those countries thatparticipate in this program.