JOSAI UNIVERSITYJOSAI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYJOSAI JUNIOR COLLEGEJOSAI UNIVERSITYEDUCATIONALCORPORATIONCONTENTS
Message from the Chancellor..........................[1]School Philosophy......................................[2 - 3]
Message from the President.......................[4 - 5]
JOSAI in Figures........................................[6 - 7]
Mid-term plan..................................................[9]Faculty and Department................................[11]Global Education...........................................[13]Regional Alliance andLifelong Education..............................[14 - 15]
Partnership between Industry
and Academia...........................................[17]Active Communication of Information.....[18 - 19]

Campus Development...................................[21]Promotion of Cultural andSports Activities........................................[23]The History of Josai.......................................[24]1st Floor, Building No.1, Tokyo Kioicho Campus
Patio highlighted by beautiful greeneryEstablished by Mikio Mizuta in 1965, Josai University
Educational Corporation consists of three institutions:
Josai University, Josai International University, and Josai
Junior College. With campuses across the Greater Tokyo
metropolitan area, including Sakado in Saitama Prefecture,Togane and Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, and Kioichoin Tokyo, we are engaged in the evolution to a new stage.
Right now, society is experiencing a period of dramatictransformation, as globalization and innovation havebrought great changes in many different areas. This hascreated many contradictions and an endless list of problems
in urgent need of solutions. They include the environment,
resources, inequality, a declining birthrate and aging
population, social security, education, morals, and ethnic
conflict.
In 2020, the novel coronavirus pandemic has a huge
impact across the entire globe, and universities have notime to waste in tackling the many challenges that this ageof living with the coronavirus will bring.
When considering our path toward solutions in the face ofsuch difficult challenges, I keep in mind both strategy andtactics, by which I mean that I grasp the overarching trendsof the times, but start with the details in my response.
For strategy, or in other words, the big picture, in myview, the major keywords that reveal the major trends of thepresent time include globalization, consumer sovereignty,
and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Fourth Industrial
Revolution is an industrial revolution based on IoT, big data,
and AI (artificial intelligence), which follows on from theFirst Industrial Revolution, which saw the mechanization offactories using hydraulic power and steam engines from theend of the 18th century, the Second Industrial Revolution,
which ushered in mass production using electricity basedon the division of labor in the early 20th century, and theThird Industrial Revolution, which brought even more
automation using electronics and information technology
PROFILEChancellor of Josai University
Educational Corporation

Message from the Chancellor

Using the Ability
to Learn toCapture theMajor Trendsof the Time

Akira Uehara

from the early 1970s. So, what should we do in responseto these trends of the times? For tactics, or in other words,
how to address the details, the answer is not that simple.
However, I believe that there are lessons to be learned fromthe experience and wisdom of our predecessors in readinessfor our challenge of venturing into new territory. Books andother artifacts left by our ancestors could therefore prove
useful. It is also important to listen to the opinions of others.
The experiences of each person as an individual are trifling;
all you have is the experience of one person out of a global
population of 7.4 billion people.
Nitobe Inazo, author of Bushido: The Soul of Japan, said that“common sense” means listening to other people’s opinions.
You can learn much through interactions with people ofdifferent cultures, values, religions, and ethnicities. It is also
important to learn from many different people, think foryourself and establish your own hypothesis, put your ideas
into action, verify the results, and then learn from your new
knowledge. I think that this process of endeavoring to grasp
something is the same in both academics and sports. That is
why I believe that the person you will be tomorrow will be
the result of what you think and do today. If you design yourown life and put your ideas into practice, the results will be
your own responsibility and form your own value.
Talking with and learning from great predecessors andpeople with different ideas from your own and experiencing
different things during your student days will be mostinvaluable and will have a great impact on the rest of yourlife.
Josai University Educational Corporation, whereinternational students come together from around the world,
is sure to offer opportunities for all kinds of encountersand learning experiences. I hope that you will foster theimportance of “the ability to learn” for surviving in the 21st
century at Josai.

Akira Uehara

Born in Tokyo in April 1941. Economics, Keio University (1966). Joined NEC Corporation (1966). Moved to Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (1977), appointed Chief Executive Officer (1982). Appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (2011). Appointed Chief Executive Officer (2013, current
position).
 Officer of non-profit organizations: Chairman of Japan Self-Medication Industry (May 1997 - April 2001), Chairman of World Self-Medication Industry (June 1999 - November 2002), Chancellor of the Uehara Memorial Foundation (May 30, 2013 - )  University affiliations: Josai University: Councilor (January 1979 - ), Executive Memberof the Board of Trustees (January 1979 - ), Chancellor (September 2017 - ); Seikei Gakuen: Councilor of School Juridical Person (March 1988 - ), Chair of Council, School
Juridical Person (March 2002 – March 2012), Trustee of Council, School Juridical Person (March 1998 - ); Keio University: Councilor (November 1990 - ), Trustee Person(November 2006 - ).

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The Founder: Mikio Mizuta
Mikio Mizuta was born in 1905 in Awa
County, Chiba Prefecture. He attended Awa
Junior High School and Mito High School,
before entering Kyoto University, where hegraduated from the Faculty of Law.
Being a young man with a burning
passion for the creation of a new society,he participated in anti-war and antimilitary movements during his years as a
student. In 1946, he was elected to the first
postwar House of Representatives. He ishighly acclaimed for his commitment to
the rebuilding and growth of the Japanese
economy in his more than 30 years in theDiet, where served one term as Minister ofInternational Trade and Industry and fiveterms as Minister of Finance.
Meanwhile, ever since his younger days
working as a teacher in elementary school,
Mizuta was also passionate about education.
He believed that the future of his country
depended on developing the talent, skills,
and character of its young people. Hence
his support for public funding of compulsory
education and educational facilities, as well
as for government aid for private schools. In
April 1965, he founded Josai University, thus
fulfilling his educational ideals.
Mikio Mizuta's motto throughout his life was"never lie, never deceive, never flatter." Hispassion was to build a brighter future for thecountry and a society not only through study
and research, but by raising people with agreat depth and breadth of character and asense of mutual respect. This dream of Mikio
Mizuta since his youth, along with Josai’s
founding philosophy of “Character Building
Through Learning,” is the cornerstone of thethree universities.

Mizuta Collection
The Mizuta Collection consists of over 200
works, mostly ukiyo-e paintings, assembled
by the politician, educationalist, and founderof Josai University Educational Corporation,
Mikio Mizuta. The Mizuta family donated thecollection to Josai in 1977. The collected
works allow the historical progression to
be traced from the early days of ukiyo-e tomodern Japanese painting. The collection
also includes nine works by Sharaku,
including rare woodblock prints.
The Mizuta Museum of Art operates facilities
at Josai University/Josai Junior College, andJosai International University, where it holds
public displays of the Mizuta Collection,
themed exhibitions, and other events, thus
serving not only as a place of learning forstudents, but also as a cultural institution to
be enjoyed by the local community.

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School Philosophy —“Learning is not an objective per se,” said Mikio Mizuta, at a ceremonymarking the inauguration of Josai University. “Rather, it is a means to help
build the character of young people. A good society can only be createdby good people, so I have founded this university in the belief that it is my
mission in life to prepare our future generations to meet their responsibilities
to their country and their communities.”
The legacy of this mission is shared unchanged by Josai University, Josai
Junior College, and Josai International University. Josai’s aim is to nurture
self-reliant individuals and people who can contribute to society. In the 55
years since Josai opened its doors, while the world around us has changed
greatly, our mission of character building and core educational ideals has notchanged.

Main Pillars of Josai’s Educational Power (Educational Framework)
As such, with the aim of realization of the school philosophy established by
the founder, namely, “Character Building Through Learning” and “Expanding
the horizons of students’ capacity to serve society,” and sending out into theworld the kind of people that Japan and the world need in the 21st century,
Josai has established the following four “main pillars of educational power”(Framework of Education).

1 Professional Qualifications
Josai excels in the preparation of highly qualified professionals infields such as pharmacy, dietetics, social welfare, pre-school education,
psychiatric social work, health care, physical therapy, certified publicMizuta Memorial Hall (Sakado Campus, Josai University)

Founder’s Memorial Exhibition Room (Sakado Campus, Josai University)

accountancy, tax accountancy, general domestic certified
travel supervisor's license, financial planning, andsystems administration. We also develop intellectual
professionals through opportunities to study and researchat graduate school and in our various research institutes.

2 Core Skills and Practical Competencies
The education at Josai is designed to foster in ourstudents the maturity, sense of decorum and public
mindedness demanded of them in an international society,and the basic social, practical, and communication
skills they will need in their individual careers. We also
encourage participation in sport and extra-curricular
activities, to create well-rounded individuals and instillin them the will to develop a rich humanity and characterthemselves and an ambition for self-development.

3 Multi-Disciplinary and International Studies
The curriculum at Josai is designed to develop theability to function effectively at the cutting edge in arange of different fields, through diverse international
cultural experiences and a multi-disciplinary learning
program that extends across traditional academic
disciplines. In this way, we seek to foster creativity
and innovation, problem-solving skills, the ability tounderstand others and to imagine the future, intellectual
curiosity, a sense of responsibility and sense of purpose,and public mindedness, all qualities required of leaders
who respond to problems and make decisions.

School Philosophy“Character Building ThroughLearning”

4 Partnerships in Community
As an educational institution that joints the community
to meet the wishes of residents, Josai seeks to connect
with society through industry-academia-governmentprivate sector partnerships, evolve from an educational
institution for students into one for the whole of society,and to contribute to systems that educate students withinsociety and to local and regional communities as a whole.
To that end, we have developed three programs we see
as unique and essential elements of our curriculum: Field
Study, Project Education, and Career Preparation.
Through these programs, our students acquire handson working experience at Japanese and/or international
companies and public organizations, learn to cooperatewith a diverse range of people, and develop their practicalproblem-solving and communication skills, sense of
purpose, and self-development skills.

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Sakado Campus, Josai University

Cultivating
People for the
FuturePROFILE

President of Josai University

Yozo Fujino

Yozo Fujino

Obtained a Bachelor of Engineering from the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo in 1972 and proceeded to that university’s Graduate School of Civil
Engineering (MA of Engineering). Completed the doctoral program of the Graduate School of Civil Engineering, Ph. D., University of Waterloo (Canada) in 1976 (Ph.D.) Began
his career as a Research Associate at the Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, going onto positions as Research Associate and Lecturer at the Universityof Tsukuba, and Associate Professor and Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, before becoming a Distinguished Professor at Yokohama
National University in 2014. Other roles include Science Adviser for the Japan’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Member of the Japan Science Council,
Program Officer at the Japan Society of the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and Special Advisor/SIP Program Director in the Cabinet Office. Professor Emeritus, Universityof Tokyo Major Research Interests: Civil engineering, in particular, maintenance and disaster-prevention of long and large bridges 2007 Medal with Purple Ribbon from theEmperor of Japan 2019 Japan Academy Prize

Josai University was established in 1965 on a vast,
tranquil campus in the countryside of Sakado, Saitama
Prefecture, with views of the Chichibu mountain range.
It began with two faculties, Economics and Science,later adding the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Faculty of Management, and Faculty ofContemporary Policy Studies.
Josai’s school philosophy is “Character Building ThroughLearning,” as declared by its founder, Mikio Mizuta. The
Japanese word for scholarship, gakumon, consists of two
characters – gaku, meaning “to learn,” and mon, meaning“to question.” The practice of learning and questioning
for oneself, that is to have doubts, discover problems,and search for solutions to those problems, has taken oneven greater importance in an era when knowledge and4

information are so readily accessible. This act of “learningand questioning,” that is, scholarship, is something that
only humans can do. It is also something that humans
enjoy doing.
It is by learning how to enjoy scholarship that we growas people and build character. I believe that it is the roleof the university to instill in its students a custom ofscholarship in its broadest meaning, through your studies
at university and your interactions with your friends,
through international exchange and by engaging with thelocal community, and through extra-curricular activities.
The faculty and staff of Josai University pledge to
dedicate our utmost efforts to contributing to your growththrough scholarship, so you will be glad you made thedecision to study at Josai University.

Chiba Togane Campus, Josai International University

PROFILE

Kenji Sugibayashi

Kenji Sugibayashi

Message from the President

Human Resources Ingrainedwith a “Learning Attitude”
Who Spread Their Wings in
SocietyPresident of Josai International University
Completed the coursework for the Master’s Program of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Toyama. Earned Ph.D. at Gifu Pharmaceutical University. Worked as a
postdoc at the University of Michigan and the University of Utah in the US. Served as an Associate Professor before being appointed Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Josai University. Served as a Dean of the faculty and appointed Vice President of Josai University and Josai International University before
his current appointment as President of Josai International University in April 2017. Appointed as the President of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology,
Japan (APSTJ), a Vice-President at the Japanese Cosmetic Science Society, and board member of directors at the Japanese Society for Alternative to Animal Experiments(JSAAE). He has received many scientific awards; like the AFPS (Asia Federation of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Distinguished Scientist Award, the JSAAE Achievement
Award; the Shukri Distinguished Keynote Lecture Award; the APSTJ Award and so on.

Since it opened its doors in 1992, Josai International
University has evolved alongside the communities of
Yamatake, Togane, Kujukuri and Kamogawa in Chiba
Prefecture. There are now eight undergraduate programs
and six graduate research programs, as well as special
preparatory courses for international students and a Senior
Wellness College for adults, spanning three campuses
located in Togane, Awa, and Kioicho in Tokyo. Achieving
such substantial growth over the past 28 years, Josai
International University now has the second largest student
population among universities in Chiba Prefecture.
Our university’s parent organization, Josai University
Educational Corporation, was founded by Mikio Mizuta, an
educator, politician, and leader of Japan’s economic growth
after the war. Mikio Mizuta’s motto in life was “Never lie,
never deceive, never flatter.” In keeping with his teachings,

Josai International University is not merely a place forstudy and research, but also a place for young people todevelop depth and breadth of character, and a sense of
mutual respect. Indeed, the goal is not learning itself, but todevelop depth and breadth of character, as expressed by our
founding spirit of “Character Building through Learning.”
I believe our students should become people who areingrained with a “learning attitude,” enabling them tospread their wings in society from both local and global
perspectives. My earnest hope is that, in their time at Josai
International University, our students will find enjoyment
in learning and acquiring ways of thinking that will spur
innovation. Our entire faculty and staff will focus theirefforts on providing an education that allows students togain career development skills commensurate with theiryears of study.
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JOSAI in
Student body

13,493(All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

Total number of graduates

112,358(All schools and campuses, as of March 2020)

Overseas partner schools

201 30 countries and regions(All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

International students accepted

26
countries and regions
1,176(All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

Foreign faculty members (full-time)

48 20 countries and regions(All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

Total doctorates awarded

199(All schools and campuses, as of March 2020)

Total campus area

648,900 m

2[About 14 times the size of Tokyo Dome](All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

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Number of books in library

770,000(All schools and campuses, as of March 2020)

Figures
Josai University

Established in

1965

Josai University Womenʼs Junior College (now Josai Junior College)

Established in

1983

Josai International University

Established in

1992

Sakado Campus
1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado-shi, Saitama

Chiba Togane Campus
1 Gumyo, Togane-shi, Chiba

Tokyo Kioicho Campus
3-26 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Awa Campus
1717 Futomi, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba

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In predicting what society will look like twenty
years from now, from a global perspective, the trend
toward a borderless society will accelerate with thefurther advancement of information and communication
technologies and transport networks, based on the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At thesame time, globalization and localization will co-exist andhomogenization and diversification will move forward
together side-by-side. Progress in AI technology will bring
dramatic changes to society and the way we work. Turning
to Japan, on the foundations of Society 5.0, we will facea super-aging society, a 30% decline in the populationof 18-year-olds, and the concentration of people, goods,
and information in the Greater Tokyo Area, with somedecentralization to certain regional cities. There is no

doubt that Japan will need to strengthen its international
competitiveness and develop global human resources inmany fields. It will also need to cultivate people who canidentify and solve diverse regional issues and contribute to
local communities.
The challenges of the future are the challenges of today.
In response to the various impacts that, 20 years from now,a single set of values will not be sufficient to deal with,
Josai University Educational Corporation has re-affirmed
its mission to develop self-reliant individuals who haverespect for diverse values, under the school philosophy of“Character Building Through Learning,” and establishedthe following Medium-Term Plan (April 1, 2020 to March
31, 2025) as guidelines for the management and operationof the University.

Josai University Educational Corporation Mid-term Plan (AY2020-2024)

Developing People who will
Respond to Future Challenges
and Meet the Needs of Society

Basic Directions
Josai University Educational Corporation will manage and operate the Corporation during the period of
this Plan in accordance with the following basic approaches.
To become a university that is trusted and chosen by stakeholders, including students andtheir parents and guardians, we will place learners at the center of all that we do andthoroughly educate each and every student to equip them with the ability to be self-reliant
and produce results.

Through the enhancement of educational programs that demonstrate our universities’
regional and international characteristics and the promotion of education that integrates
the humanities and the sciences, we will develop people who have a basic knowledge ofdata science and who can create new value in response to the demands of society while
overcoming challenges.

To establish an organization and financial foundations to support the individual universities’
sustainable development, we will strengthen our governance, organizational management,
and crisis management systems. We will also maintain and further strengthen our soundfinancial foundations through various measures to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
(1) Strengthen governance through the establishment and penetration of compliance systems;(2) Establish new personal evaluation systems to realize the appropriate evaluation of staff achievements
and capabilities and wages and benefits that are commensurate with that evaluation;(3) Promote information security measures and establishment of appropriate information security
systems;(4) Establish frameworks for the deployment of strategic public relations;(5) Ensure stable revenue, including payments from students, and the review and reduction of recurring
expenses.

Seiko Kaikan (Sakado Campus, Josai University)

Central Spine Enveloped by Autumn Leaves (Chiba Togane Campus, Josai International University)

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Josai consists of three affiliated universities of liberalarts and sciences - Josai University, Josai Junior College,
and Josai International University - with 19 departments
in 13 undergraduate faculties, two graduate schools with
10 advanced degree programs, and two Japanese Studies
Programs. It has a total enrolment of some 14,000 students
on its four campuses in the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area.
With the total area of the three university campuses
exceeding 648,900 m2 (about 14 times the size of Tokyo
Dome), Josai has an originality and scale that sets it apartfrom other universities in terms of physical space andacademic diversity.
In designing our faculties and departments, we looked
beyond the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines,
bringing our own point of view – as an international
institution rooted in the local community – to bear on thelatest developments in education, to produce graduates whowill meet the needs of society.
Our goal is to equip our students with specialist knowledge,
insight as members of society, and professional qualifications
to embark on specialist careers after graduation.

Establishment of Department of Physical Therapy
In April 2012, Josai International University opened theFaculty of Nursing, and in April 2016, the Department of
Physical Therapy was established within the Faculty ofSocial Work Studies. Both require overseas training in thefirst year of the course, with the aim of developing medical
professionals who have a global outlook.
The objective of the Department of Physical Therapy
is to give students the knowledge of regional welfare andskills that will allow them to contribute to the developmentof healthcare and welfare. The kind of diverse curriculumthat only a general university can offer has been prepared toequip students with the broad range of knowledge and skills
required of physical therapists. For their overseas training,
first-year students stay with a host family for a week while
attending the California State University, Long Beach, where
they receive lectures on physical therapy, undertake practicaltraining, and tour medical facilities. In the sports therapy
course, students study the basics of physical therapy for
sports injuries, learning about specific injuries in individual
sports and the physical therapy approaches to those injuries.
The students also work with the university’s sports clubs,
including the women’s ekiden (marathon relay) club andwomen’s softball club, from a sports science perspective.

Establishment of Data Science Course
A Data Science Course was established in Josai
University’s Faculty of Economics in April 2020 to meetthe needs of society, based on the school philosophy of
Carillon Road (Chiba Togane Campus, Josai International University)
The stairs of Seiko Kaikan (Sakado Campus, Josai University)“Character Building Through Learning.” The aim of thiscourse is to equip students with “economic sense” and“data analysis skills.” The Data Science Course has as its
objectives the provision of an environment for students
to acquire expert knowledge and skills in AI and big
data, to nurture students’ innate strengths and to provide
opportunities that will spur them to act with a consciousnessof their career development beyond graduation.

Faculties and Departments

A Global Educational Complex ofThree Universities and Four Campuses

The Junior College as a Base College
Amid a declining birth rate and the increase in thepercentage of students going onto university, the purpose of
vocational schools and junior (two-year) colleges is being
questioned, and many of junior colleges are reorganizing
into four-year institutions. Josai is bucking this trend tointentionally provide a two-year co-educational facility as a“base college.” This is because we strongly believe that weshould not hinder educational diversity by concentrating on
four-year universities as the only path to higher educationand that there should be multiple gateways for young people
who want to continue their studies.
As an institution rooted in the community, the basecollege has today, and will continue to have in the future, asignificant role in providing an option for people who wantto obtain the basic knowledge, practical skills, and wideranging education needed in society in two years and a place
for working people to re-acquire basic academic skills.

Campuses, Faculties, Departments, and Education
and Research Facilities
Josai University Educational Corporation

Tokyo Kioicho
Administration Offices

Corporation headquarters
Josai International Center for the Promotion ofArts and Sciences (JICPAS)
Information Sciences Research Center, Placement
CenterAdmissions Center, Public Relations Center

Josai University
Faculty of Contemporary Policy Studies, Facultyof Economics, Faculty of Management, Faculty of
Science (Department of Mathematics, Departmentof Chemistry), Faculty of Pharmacy andPharmaceutical Sciences (School of Pharmacy,
Sakado Campus
Tokyo Kioicho Campus Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Department of Clinical Dietetics and Human
Nutrition) (5 faculties, 8 departments)
Graduate Schools (4 programs, 8 degrees)Japanese Studies Program
Josai Junior College
Sakado Campus
Department of Business Administration
Tokyo Kioicho Campus
Josai International University
Faculty of Management & Information Sciences,
Faculty of International Humanities (Department ofInter-Cultural Studies, Department of International
Exchange Studies), Faculty of Social Work Studies(Department of Social Work Studies, Department
Chiba Togane Campusof Physical Therapy), Faculty of Pharmaceutical
Awa Campus
Sciences, Faculty of Media Studies, Faculty ofTokyo Kioicho Campus
Tourism, Faculty of Social and Environmental
Studies, Faculty of Nursing (8 faculties, 10
departments)
Graduate Schools (6 programs, 11 degrees)Japanese Studies Program for International Students

11Major Overseas Partner Schools
Masaryk University (Czech Republic)
University of Economics, Prague (Czech Republic)
Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
Université de Bourgogne (University of Burgundy) (France)
University of Cologne (Germany)
Budapest Business School (Hungary)
Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary(Hungary)
University of Debrecen (Hungary)
University of Pécs (Hungary)
University of Szeged (Hungary)
University of Limerick (Ireland)
Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania)
University of Bergen (Norway)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology (Poland)
University of Lodz (Poland)
University of Warsaw (Poland)
Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia)
Camosun College (Canada)Saint Mary's University (Canada)
University of California, Riverside (USA)
University of Hawai'i at Hilo (USA)
University of Hawai'i Leeward Community College (USA)Beijing Foreign Studies University (China)
Beijing Union University (China)
China Medical University (China)
Communication University of China (China)
Dalian Neusoft Institute of Information (China)
Dalian University of Foreign Languages (China)
Dalian University of Technology (China)
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (China)
East China Institute of Technology (China)
East China Institute of Technology Changjiang College (China)
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies South China BusinessCollege (China)
Guangzhou College of Commerce (China)
Northeastern University (China)
Liaocheng University (China)
Liaoning University (China)
Liaoning Technical University (China)
Nankai University Binhai College (China)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
Shaoguan University (China)
Shaoxing University (China)
Shenyang Normal University (China)
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University (China)
Sichuan University of Science & Engineering (China)
South China Normal University (China)
Tianjin Foreign Studies University (China)
Tianjin Polytechnic University (China)
Tianjin University of Technology (China)
Xi'an Jiaotong University City College (China)
Xi'an University (China)
Xi'an University of Technological Information (China)
Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University (China)
Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics (China)
Zhejiang University of Technology (China)
Bucheon University (Korea)
Dongseo University (Korea)
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Korea)
Hannam University (Korea)
Hanyang Women's University (Korea)
Incheon National University (Korea)
Konyang University (Korea)
Suwon Science Collge (Korea)
Aletheia University (Oxford College) (Taiwan)
Hsiuping University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
Taipei Chengshih University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
Tamkang University (Taiwan)
Petra Christian University (Indonesia)
Management and Science University (Malaysia)
University of Yangon (Myanmar)
Bangkok University (Thailand)
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education(HCMUTE) (Viet Nam)
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Cherry blossoms in full bloom beside Piano Pond (Chiba
Togane Campus, Josai International University)

Global Education

Developing People who will
Flourish in the Global Arena
Global Education— One of the Three Educational Pillars
One of the educational goals proclaimed by Josai is “thedevelopment of people who will flourish in the global
arena." One of Josai’s three pillars of education is global
education. Josai has signed academic exchange agreementswith 201 universities in 30 countries and regions. Around
800 overseas students are studying at Josai International
University, and around 400 at Josai University. In addition toshort and medium-term overseas study programs, students
who wish to study abroad can access a variety of programs,
such as the Josai Education Abroad Program (JEAP),
which provides unique opportunities for our students toattend our overseas partner universities for longer periods
without having to defer their studies at Josai and delay
their graduation. In the five years from AY2015 to AY2019,
approximately 3,000 students from Josai International
University and about 700 from Josai University went
abroad to study.

International Education Center
The International Education Center was established toembody Josai’s philosophy of nurturing people who areable to think and act with broad global perspectives. The
International Education Center is the administrative hub
for all of Josai’s activities in international educational andcultural exchange. It serves a broad range of functions,
including concluding partnership agreements with overseas
sister schools and partner universities, coordinating student
exchange programs, faculty and staff exchanges andtraining, and organizing international symposiums andseminars. These activities have come to fruition in the formof the Josai Education Abroad Program (JEAP).
The Japanese Studies Program offers a one-year course
in Japanese language and culture for international students
hoping to enter an undergraduate faculty or graduate school
and for short-term international students from our partner
universities. It also offers local students opportunities forcross-cultural experiences and language study on campus,
which can be an invaluable experience for thinking about
the world and the global community.
At Josai International University’s Faculties of Social
Work Studies and Nursing, all first-year students attend
a short-term training program in the United States. In
AY2019, 542 undergraduate students took part in some formof overseas training or internship. According to a survey
conducted by the Japan Student Services Organization(JASSO), the university ranked 18th among all universities
nationwide for the number of students traveling abroad tostudy, with 772 students across the entire university doing
so in AY2018.

Language Education Center
The Language Education Center is the hub for language
education for the individual faculties and department.
A system of language education tailored to the curriculaof the individual faculties and departments has beendeveloped to provide students with pathways to mastering“foreign language skills they can use” in line with theirrespective abilities. Josai University supports students intheir endeavors to improve their language skills, including
providing assistance for sitting foreign language proficiency
tests and organizing a variety of speech contests. Josai
International University gives students opportunities toacquire practical language and communication skills,
including the English Café, where students can brush up
their English while enjoying conversations with native
English-speaking instructors, mixers with international
students, and other various events.

Graduate School of International Administration
Josai International University’s Graduate School ofInternational Administration is the humanities graduate
school for the new age, bringing together professional
graduate school and research graduate school programs.
With an integrated curriculum encompassing from basic
theory to career development and four specialized subject
areas - policy studies, international studies, international
corporate management, and tourism, the goal of the programis to train true global citizens who have thorough specialist
knowledge and a well-rounded general education. Thisdegree program is available in both English and Japanese.
In May 2010, Josai University Educational Corporation
established a Ph.D. course in partnership with three
Chinese universities - Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian University of Foreign Languages, and Northeastern
University.

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Awa Campus, Josai International University

Solving Problems, Contributing
to Health, Welfare, and Human
Resources Development— Serving as a Center of Community
Cooperation and Exchange with the Community
Josai has grown as an educational institution rooted in its
community, reaching out to society and responding to public
needs. We contribute to solving regional issues throughcollaboration with the community and local governments.
We are engaged in an Education and Research Partnership
Promotion Project, which aims to dramatically enhance
the quality of the university’s function as a Center ofCommunity (COC) and its education by systematizing
education and research programs to solve local issues. In
2018, Josai University participated in the Saitama Tojo
and West Area Universities Platform (TJUP), the aims ofwhich are to revitalize the region and solve the issues of thedeclining birthrate and aging population through stronger
collaborations with universities, local governments, andcompanies in the area along the Tobu-Tojo and Seibu railways
lines. Josai University was already involved in a variety ofcommunity cooperation initiatives, such as the Komagawa
Project, a project to utilize idle land, cooperation in productdevelopment based on local specialty goods, the buildingof a network with local libraries, and student internships.
Additionally, we have also concluded basic cooperative
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agreements for partnership and collaboration with the local
governments of the surrounding municipalities, such as
Sakado, Moroyama, Ogose, Tsurugashima, Hidaka, andTokigawa. The partnership with Tokigawa came out of a
Food and Nutrition Project that the Department of Clinical
Dietetics and Human Nutrition (Faculty of Pharmacy andPharmaceutical Sciences) conducted in cooperation withthe town’s healthcare center.
Josai International University is conducting a Regional
Co-Creation Project, which offers opportunities forlearning through practical activities in the communities near
campus, connecting students across faculty boundaries.
Josai International University has concluded a partnershipagreement in the tourism field with Chiba Prefecture,from which it takes on commissioned projects relating totourism. It has also been commissioned by Chiba Prefecture
to conduct vocational ability development training, andprovides management consulting for small and medium
enterprises in the city of Togane, in collaboration with theTogane Chamber of Commerce. The Faculty of Tourism
is involved in a diverse range of initiatives for tourism
development in the local municipality of Kamogawa. A mainAwa Global Village (Josai International University)

Contributing through Health and SportWe also undertake activities that contribute to the local
community and society through healthy activities andsports. Josai International University operates the Senior
Wellness College at the Chiba Togane Campus withthe aim of encouraging senior citizens to maintain their
physical wellbeing, as well as organizing a kendo and judo
tournament for high school students and a soccer tournament
for elementary school children at the Chiba ToganeCampus. These are part of our wide-ranging and deeprooted partnerships with residents, government authorities,

educational institutions, health-related businesses and otherentities. The Josai University and Josai Junior College
Sports and Health Center was established in April 2005 topromote health and welfare in the community through sport.
In April 2006, a joint project with the local community
called the Josai University Senior Wellness College waslaunched. This project is contributing to boosting levels ofactivity in the local community.

Adult Education
As a program for adult education, we offer extension
programs at our Sakado and Tokyo Kioicho campuses ina wide range of fields for the acquisition of professional
qualifications, the upgrading of career skills, and selfdevelopment through cultural and leisure pursuits at ourLifelong Learning Center. These programs are open toboth Josai students and members of the community. Since
its foundation, Josai International University has offeredcommunity college courses to the local community,and presents lectures open to the public at a number oflocations in Chiba Prefecture, as part of our outreach to
the wider community. Under an agreement on recurrent
education signed with Saitama Prefecture in 2007, Josai
University welcomes senior citizens and retirees to attend
university lectures. Josai’s wide-ranging contributions
to human resources development, including for working
adults, through the provision of education opportunities invarious forms to society and the local community, with theparticipation of current students as well, could be described
as a manifestation of its educational power.

Regional Alliance and Lifelong Education

pillar of this activity is the restoration and preservation of
the rows of cherry trees lining the Mineoka Forest Trail thattraverses the Boso Peninsula. In a collaborative project withthe roadside rest area, Kamogawa Ocean Park, the Faculty
is cooperating in the revitalization of the region throughactivities such as planning and running events. It is also
involved in activities to revitalize the local area of Yomogi
with a concept of local promotion from tourism perspectives.
In July 2019, the university concluded a comprehensive
regional partnership agreement with Minamiboso City andthe Minamiboso City Tourism Association.
At the Tokyo Kioicho Campus as well, as a university
rooted in the community, students, faculty, and staff work
together to pursue a wide range of activities to contributeto the local community, including assisting with the Hie
Shrine Festival, one of the three great festivals of Edo(Tokyo), and organizing various events in conjunction withlocal governments and companies.

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— Collaborating in a Variety of Fields
Rollout of Various Partnerships between Industry andAcademia
Josai’s goal is to nurture our students and be of service tosociety by pursuing industry-academia-government-private
sector collaborations through partnerships with businesses.
In December 2007, Josai International University reached
an agreement with ANA Strategic Research Institute Co.,
Ltd., to develop partnership and collaboration. As a result, itis promoting partnerships in human resources development
in a wide range of areas, including not only the airline
and logistics sectors, but also other areas from hotels andtourism to regional revitalization.
We have since concluded further partnerships with Nikkatsu
Corporation in June 2010, Avex Planning and Development
Inc. in January 2011, and Sun Music Production Inc. in
July 2013. These have resulted in diverse initiatives with
the Josai International University Faculty of Media Studies.
Additionally, in July 2015, we formed a partnership with
Yoshinoya Holdings Co., Ltd. in the restaurant business andwith Baroque Japan Limited in the fashion industry in April
2016, with such aims as the promotion of human resources
development. Joint initiatives have begun between thesepartners and the Josai International University Faculty ofManagement and Information Sciences and others.
In March 2018, the Faculty of Tourism signed anagreement on comprehensive community cooperation
with Tateyama Shinkin Bank and the Minamiboso Tourist
Federation. Through promotion of tourism and industry in
the Minamiboso area and development of human resourcesin tourism, we will aim for development of the local
economy and the revitalization of the local community.
We are also conducting a “Hiking from the Station”
initiative in collaboration with the East Japan Railway
Company (JR East). This initiative encourages tourists
to come to the Minamiboso area, with students touring
the region’s tourism facilities in advance and planning
touring courses. The students also serve as guides on theday, interacting with tourists as they guide them aroundthe area. This project was featured in a Japan Tourism
Agency publication (published March 2019) that presented
examples of leading-edge practical courses for securing
and developing human resources for the tourism industry
through industry-academia partnerships. Students of
the Faculty of Media Studies, in partnership with Isumi
Railway and the municipality of Otaki in Chiba Prefecture,
Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 3 (front view)

Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 3 (back view)

produced a video promoting the Isumi Railway, which canbe viewed on the Isumi Railway’s website from May 2020.
Josai University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
A range of initiatives are being carried out at Josai
University as well, with the Faculty of Pharmacy andPharmaceutical Sciences playing a central role.
In the School of Pharmacy, students can earn credits byundertaking internships at drug stores as an elective subject
in fourth year. Under a partnership with the Japan Associationof Chain Drug Stores (JACDS), students undertake work
experience for five days during summer holidays at drug
stores owned by JACDS member companies, where theylearn the importance of the job that pharmacists do.
In February 2018, in conjunction with a medical startup, Japan Mode, and the Mitsuiwa information system,
the department launched AIHS, a dietary information
service for patients taking anti-cancer drugs. The Facultyof Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is developing
databases for foods that interact with anti-cancer drugs(causing adverse reactions) and recommended foods that
do not have such interactions. This database has led to theprovision of this service for patients.
Further, in June 2020, it signed a comprehensive
collaboration agreement with Seki Yakuhin Co., Ltd.,
which operates drug stores mainly in Saitama Prefecture.
The two parties will cooperate in academic research andundertake joint projects for their mutual development,
regional promotion, and educational promotion. To mark theagreement, Seki Yakuhin established a special scholarship
scheme for students in the Faculty’s School of Pharmacy.
The Department of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition
has created a wide variety of products in collaboration withbusinesses. Together with a paste processing company, it
developed “Tane Made Yuzu Ran Jelly,” a jelly made byturning whole yuzu citrus fruit, a specialty crop of the area,
into a paste, including the peel and seeds. As well as being
distributed by a processed food manufacturer, this productwas also sold as a gift product at a local department store ina set with yuzu pound cake and fruit jelly. The men’s ekiden(marathon relay) club, which has run in the Hakone Ekiden
15 times, developed a body-care drink called “Runshot”
with Nitta Gelatin Inc. The product is sold through Nitta
Gelatin’s mail order shopping subsidiary company.

Partnership between Industry and Academia“Airlines and Logistics,”“Hotels, Tourism, andRegional Revitalization,” and“Pharmaceuticals”

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Lectures, Seminars, Symposia,
International Student
Meetings, Even Children’s
Workshops
Josai International Center for the Promotion of Arts
and Sciences (JICPAS)
Josai has implemented academic support projects andinternational exchange programs across its three institutions.
JICPAS plays a central role in these initiatives. Initiatives
pursued by JICPAS include: w promotion of global
research by the universities/graduate schools w support andassistance of exceptional education/research w acquisitionand development of external competitive funds (scientificresearch grants and other subsidies) w promotion ofindustry-academia joint projects w promotion of academic
partnerships and international exchanges w academic andcultural activities (lectures, seminars, symposia, etc.) As
part of these initiatives, the Institute for Central European
Studies was established in 2013 and the ASEAN ResearchCenter in 2015.

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V4 Events
Josai has deep ties with the Visegrád Four (Czech Republic,
Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). Every year, the Institute forCentral European Studies co-hosts a V4 + Japan Seminarwith Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Tokyo
Kioicho Campus Building No. 1 Hall. In 2019, the Ministry,
staff from various countries’ embassies, researchers fromvarious universities, members of the media, representativesof Josai, students, and experts held enthusiastic discussion
on the topic of “the future of the global economy and free
trade.” The Central Europe and Japan Student Conference,
to which students from the central European nations
are invited, is also held in the International Conference
Room of the Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 3. In
2019, students exchanged opinions on the main topic of“diversifying societies - co-existing with foreign workers.”

International Conference Room (Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 3)

In April 2019, the Tokyo Office of China’s Shanghai Jiao
Tong University Japanese Research Center was establishedin Building No. 3 of the Tokyo Kioicho Campus. The Josai
International Center for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences(JICPAS) and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Japanese
Research Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding
on Cooperation and Exchange in January 2019. Thisagreement eventually led to the establishment of theCenter’s Tokyo Office.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University is one of China’s oldest
universities. A national university under the direct controlof the Chinese Ministry of Education, it has a strong scienceand engineering tradition and has produced many prominent
politicians, scholars, and engineers.

Oishi Fossils Gallery
The Oishi Fossils Gallery of the Mizuta Memorial
Museum is located in Building No. 3 on the Tokyo KioichoCampus (photograph below). The fossils gallery houses
and exhibits around 200 fossils and scientific specimens
entrusted or donated by Dr.
Michio Oishi, a professor
emeritus of the Universityof Tokyo, and a museum forextinct plants and animals
from Liaoning, China. The
museum, which is open to
the public, runs educational
programsthatfosterintellectual curiosity about
the global environment andnatural sciences, as well asworkshops for children.

Active Communication of Information

Tokyo Office of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Japanese Research Center

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Josai is placing efforts into the expansionof its campuses with the aims of the further
enhancement of its educational facilities andthe strengthening of its international exchange
and information communication functions.

Completion of Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 3
The Tokyo Kioicho Campus in central Tokyo openedin 2005 as a link between the Sakado Campus of Josai
University and Josai Junior College and the Chiba Toganeand Awa campuses of Josai International University.
Undergraduates and graduate students from all threeschools take courses offered on this campus located in the
middle of the city. With the establishment of the Placement
Center, Josai International Center for the Promotion of Arts
and Sciences, and the Lifelong Learning Center, KioichoCampus provides students with wide-ranging support
for research activities, international exchange, and career
placement, as well as actively communicating information
through various symposia and seminars.
In April 2013, Building No. 3 was completed on theTokyo Kioicho Campus, with the aim of developing
internationally minded people who can solve problems withbroad knowledge and deep specialization, which is one of
Josai’s major undertakings. The construction of Building
No. 3 to enhance the campus in the Kioicho area, Japan’scenter of politics, culture, and global information, was animportant theme for the achievement of the goals of Josai
University Educational Corporation’s Mid-Term Plan.
The building has five floors above ground and one
basement, with a total floor area of approx. 7,700 m2. It wascompleted on April 12, 2013. Apart from its complement ofclassrooms and studios, the building has a conference roomon the fifth floor equipped for real-time, online international
conferences and global networking. The basement houses
Oishi Fossil Gallery, which is open to the local community
and the general public as well as for workshops for children.
In addition to its earthquake-resistant engineering, thebuilding was designed to function as a disaster-readinesslocation for students and local residents in the event of adisaster, with a generator and other equipment installed.
A new Building No. 2 (tentative name) will also be built
on the Tokyo Kioicho Campus, with completion scheduledfor February 2022. This building will have a floor areaof approximately 2,000 m2 on five above-ground floors.
As well as ten classrooms and a spacious student loungeon the first floor, the new building will also feature a
communication space for students on an upper floor. The
inclusion of a copse of trees and an open rooftop garden isin consideration of greenification of the campus.

Development of Sakado Campus continues with a new
multiplex building, Building No. 23 (tentative name) andother construction.
As a project to commemorate the 50th anniversary of theuniversity, construction of the Mizuta Memorial Hall, whichhouses the Founder’s Memorial Exhibition Room, and the
new Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Building were completed in March 2017. Building No. 22,
which includes practical training rooms for the Faculty of
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, was completed in
March 2019 on the east side of the Mizuta Memorial Library.
In addition, in June 2020, construction started on Building No.
23 (tentative name), which will become the new face of Josai
University, with the aim of completion in the spring of 2022.
The Mizuta Memorial Hall, with its elegant arched roof, isa two-story building with a total floor area of approximately
1,800 m2. In addition to the Founder’s Memorial Exhibition
Room, this building also holds an auditorium and multipurpose
space, and is the location of the alumni association’s
secretariat. The new Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences Building has nine floors above ground and one
basement, with a total floor area of approximately 12,000 m2.
It is located on the southeast edge of the campus and serves asa landmark for the campus. On the laboratory floor, there are
no walls between laboratories, a novel design that encourages
interaction among students and faculty.
Building No. 22 has seven floors above ground and a floorarea of approximately 8,000 m2. The front of the building has
a tower-like design, which, combined with the high-ceilinged
atrium space of the lobby, symbolizes a sacred space of learning.
The new multiplex building, Building No. 23 (tentativename), will take over the functions of the existing Buildings
No. 1, 2, and 4 and the Experimental Laboratory Center,
will have a total floor area of approximately 21,000 m2 overseven floors. The “face of the university” leading from theuniversity’s main entrance to Seiko Kaikan, the symbol of
the campus, will undergo a major transformation. The entire
space of the first floor will be open on all four sides, giving
the building the function of a “hub” for exchanges among
students, faculty and staff, and the local community. The
Josai Hub, a single connected space under large eaves, willoffer a wide variety of study spaces, including active learningspaces, presentation spaces, a café, workshop, and groupstudy spaces, and a place for students to be on campus.
The entrance to the campus will have no gates, with the aim ofbeing a university that is literally open to the local community.

Campus Development – Becoming an “Open” University

A Hub for Exchanges
between Students,
Faculty and Staff,
and the Local Community

Artist’s impression of completed Building No. 23 (tentative name)on Josai University’s Sakado Campus
Building No. 22 entrance(Sakado Campus, Josai University)

New Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences Building (Sakado Campus, Josai University)

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— Base for information communicationand international friendship andexchange activities
Josai also focuses on culture and sporting activities. In thearea of sport, Josai University’s men’s and women’s ekiden(marathon relay) clubs, track and field club, men’s andwomen’s softball teams, regulation baseball club, and soccer
club are among the university’s most successful teams. Josai
International University has a successful regulation baseballclub, rubber-ball baseball club, women’s ekiden (marathon
relay) club, soccer club, women’s softball club, kendo club,and judo club, among others. The development of a range offacilities is supporting our students and athletes.
Mizuta Museum of Art, Josai University
The Mizuta Museum of Art at Josai University, establishedin 1979, re-opened on December 9, 2011 with a fresh,
new look in a stand-alone building. This renewal projectcommemorated the 45th anniversary of the founding of the
Josai University Educational Corporation. The two-story
building has three galleries with a total floor area of 670 m2
and exhibits the permanent collection of the university’sukiyo-e woodblock prints. It also serves as a place forthe communication of various information rooted in thecommunity, including the introduction of the university,
various special themed exhibitions, and exhibitions of
the culture of Sakado and Saitama Prefecture, where theuniversity is located.
PRINCE TAKAMADO MEMORIAL SPORTS PARK
As part of the project undertaken to mark the 20th
anniversary of Josai International University, a sports park
equipped with a regulation soccer pitch was completed
on May 22, 2012 next to the university’s Chiba ToganeCampus. The park was named the Prince Takamado
Memorial Sports Park to commemorate the achievementsof His Imperial Highness the Prince Takamado, who
passed away in 2002, in promoting sport and international
exchange, and to pass his will on to future generations.
Covering an area of 33,000 m2, the park includes facilities
such as regulation soccer pitch that can be used for official
matches, a clubhouse, and a multi-purpose lawn plaza. The
park has lights for night use and seating for spectators. The
Prince Takamado Memorial Sports Park has been used asa venue for activities to deepen international goodwill andPromotion of Cultural and Sports Activities

Facilities Supporting Students’and Athletes’ Successexchange through sport, as well as for the promotion ofsport in the local community, such as youth development
activities.
JOSAI SPORTS FIELD
Development of the Josai Sports Field is scheduled forcompletion near the Sakado Campus in September 2020.
The 55,500 m2 area includes two artificial turf soccer pitches
and a softball ground, as well as a 1-km up-down runningcourse. Josai University plans to establish a women’s soccer
club in AY2021, so there is an expectation that the Josai
Sports Field will become the home of “Josai, the soccer
university.”
A regulation baseball ground underwent renovations to lay
the artificial turf with the same specifications as that used at
Meiji Jingu Stadium. This work was completed in March
2020 (Photograph Ê)ÊThe ground at the Chiba Togane Campus was alsorenovated in August 2018, becoming a new softball groundand athletics track built. The softball has artificial turf and isringed by a 300 meter athletics track (Photograph Ë).

ËPrince Takamado Memorial Sports Park
(Chiba Togane Campus, Josai International University)
Mizuta Museum of Art (Sakado Campus,
Josai University)

Mizuta Memorial Library (Chiba Togane Campus,
Josai International University)

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The History of Josai
1965

1.25

Founding of Josai University Educational Corporation is approved (First
Chancellor: Mikio Mizuta)

4.1

Josai University (JU) opens with the Department of Economics in
the Faculty of Economics, and Department of Mathematics and theDepartment of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science. (First JU President:
Mikio Mizuta)

2005

1971

4.1

Department of Business Administration in the Faculty of Economics ofJosai University opens

		

1973

4.1

Josai University: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Departmentof Pharmaceutical Technochemistry in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical
Sciences opens

Josai University: MA in Medical Nutrition (Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences) is established		Josai International University: Department of Management Science(Faculty of Management and Information Sciences) is reorganized1976

12.27 Seiko Mizuta is appointed second chancellor of the Corporation

		

1977

4.1

Josai University: MA degree program is established in the Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Department of Media and Information (Faculty of Media Studies) isestablished

		

1978

4.1

Josai University: MA degree in Economic Policy is established in the
Graduate School of Economics

Business Design Program (Graduate School of Business Design) andSocial Studies Program (Graduate School of Social Work Studies) areestablished

1979

3.25

Josai University: Mizuta Museum of Art opens

4.1

Josai University: PhD program is established in Pharmaceutical Sciences

1983

4.1

Josai Women's Junior College opens (Majors in Administration and
Secretarial Services in the Department of Business Administration, and inJapanese Literature and English & American Literature in the Departmentof Literature)

1985

4.1

Center for Inter-Cultural Studies and Education established

1987

4.1

Major courses in Japanese Literature and English and American
Literature are established at the JU Women's Junior College

1989

4.1

Major courses in Administration and in Secretarial Services are
established at the JU Women's Junior College

1990

4.1

Josai University: Affiliated Preparatory Course is established (Major
courses in Japanese Culture and Japanese Language)

1992

4.1

Josai International University opens (Department of Management &Information Sciences in the Faculty of Management & Information
Sciences and Department of Inter-Cultural Studies in the Faculty of
Humanities)

Noriko Mizuta takes office as chancellor of Josai University Educational
Corporation

1.21

Josai University Educational Corporation: Tokyo Kioicho Campus
Building is completed

4.1

International Center for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences (JICPAS) isestablished

4.19

Josai University Educational Corporation: Josai International University
Medicinal Herb Garden is established2006 4.1

Josai University: Department of Social and Economic Systems (Facultyof Contemporary Policy Studies) is established		Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences six-year and four-year programs(Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) are established		Josai Base College: Department of Business Studies is established		Josai International University: Department of Wellness Tourism (Facultyof Tourism) is established		Department of Medical Pharmacy six-year program (Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences) is inaugurated

2007

Josai International University: Department of Social Work Studies(Faculty of Social Work Studies) is reorganized

4.1

10.25 Josai University Educational Corporation Tokyo Kioicho Campus
Building No. 2 opens
2008 4.1

Josai International University: Department of Welfare and Culture
and Department of International Exchange Studies in the Faculty of
Humanities open

Josai International University: Department of Inter-Cultural Studies andDepartment of International Exchange Studies opens in the Faculty ofInternational Humanities

2009

6.30

		

Josai International University: MA degree programs in Inter-Cultural
Studies and in Women's Studies are established in the Graduate School of
Humanities

Documents are submitted notifying the opening of the Department
of Social and Environmental Studies in the Faculty of Social andEnvironmental Studies

2010 4.1

Josai International University: Department of Social and Environmental
Studies is established in the Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies

1998

Josai International University: PhD in Comparative Culture, (Graduate
School of Humanities), MBA in Management of Entrepreneurial
Ventures (Graduate School of Management and Information Sciences),and Affiliated Preparatory Courses in Japanese Culture and Japanese
Language (Japanese Studies Program) are established4.16

Ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of the founding of Josai
University Educational Corporation

4.1

Josai International University : Course in Visual Arts is established in the
Faculty of Media Study

12.9

Josai University Mizuta Museum of Art (premises) opens

1996

4.1

4.1

		

Josai University: MA in Mathematics (Graduate School of Sciences) andMS in Medical Pharmacy (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)are established

1999

4.1

Josai International University: Department of International Management
Studies and Department of Information for Welfare and Environment are
established in the Faculty of Management and Information Sciences

2000

4.1

Josai International University: PhD in Management of Entrepreneurial
Ventures (Graduate School of Management and Information Sciences) isestablished

2001

4.1

Josai International University: Department of Service Management
Systems (Faculty of Management and Information Sciences), Departmentof Media & Culture Studies (Faculty of Humanities), AffiliatedPreparatory Course for Overseas Students in Business and Information
Science, and Department of Medical Nutrition (Faculty of Pharmaceutical
Sciences) are established		Josai Women's Junior College: Departments of Management andInformation Administration and of Contemporary Culture open
(reorganization)

2002

4.1

Josai International University: MA in Welfare and Social Studies(Graduate School of Humanities), MBA in International Administration
are established

2003

1.25

Completion ceremony for the restoration of Mikio Mizuta’s birthplace asa project to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of Josai
University

2004

4.1

Josai University: MBA in Business Innovation (Graduate School ofBusiness Administration) is established4.1

Josai University: Department of Management Studies (Faculty ofBusiness Administration) established		Josai University: MA in Material Science (Graduate School of Sciences)is established		Josai International University: Department of Medical Pharmacy (Facultyof Pharmaceutical Sciences) and Departments of Culture and Social
Work Studies and of Management and Social Work Studies (Faculty ofSocial Work Studies) are established

4.19

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5.27

Josai Awa Learning Center is completed

20112012 4.1

Josai University: Pharmacy Specialty (doctoral and master programs) isestablished in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences		

Josai International University: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (doctoral
course) is established		Josai International University Faculty of Nursing Department of Nursing
is established4.28

Ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of Josai
International University

5.22

Josai International University Prince Takamado Memorial Sports Park
completed2013 4.1

Josai International University: Master’s degree program in International
Administration established in the Graduate School of International
Administration, and master’s degree program in Global Communications
established in the Graduate School of Humanities

4.12

Josai University Educational Corporation Tokyo Kioicho Campus
Building No. 3 opens

2.12

Josai University Educational Corporation Tokyo Kioicho Campus
Building No. 5 opens

2015

10.31 Ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Josai
University Educational Corporation
2016

4.2

Josai International University’s 25th Anniversary Commemorative
Entrance Ceremony and ceremony to mark the opening of the Faculty ofSocial Work Studies Department of Physical Therapy

2017

3.28

Josai University: Mikio Mizuta Memorial Hall and new School of
Pharmacy building are completed

9.11

Akira Uehara takes office as chancellor of Josai University Educational
Corporation

4.1

Josai International University: Department of Wellness Tourism changes
name to Department of Tourism (Faculty of Tourism)

4.24

China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University Japanese Research Centerestablishes Tokyo Office in Building No. 3 of Josai University
Educational Corporation’s Tokyo Kioicho Campus

2019

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Sakado Campus
1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado-shi, Saitama 350-0295, Japan
TEL +81-49-286-2233

Josai International University
H P https://www.jiu.ac.jp/

Chiba Togane Campus
1 Gumyo, Togane-shi, Chiba, 283-8555, Japan
TEL +81-475-55-8800

Awa Campus
1717 Futomi, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, 299-2862, Japan
TEL +81-4-7098-2800

There is a stone engraved with a poem by the founder, Mikio Mizuta,in the forecourt of Building No. 1 of the Tokyo Kioicho Campus.