Nihon University 1 Faculties and graduate schools 1.1 Colleges and departments • College of Law (1889-; Chiyoda, Tokyo & Saitama, Saitama) • Law / Political Science and Economics / Jour- nalism / Management Law / Public Adminis- tration • College of Humanities and Sciences (1901-; Setagaya, Tokyo) • Philosophy / History / Japanese Language and Literature / Chinese Language and Culture / English Literature / German Literature • Sociology / Education / Physical Education / Psychology • Geography / Geosystem Sciences / Mathemat- ics / Computer Science and System Analysis / Physics / Integrated Science in Physics and Bi- ology / Chemistry Nihon University head office • College of Economics (1904-; Chiyoda, Tokyo) • Economics (1st division / 2nd division / inter- national course) / Industrial Management / Fi- Nihon University (⽇本⼤学 Nihon Daigaku), abbre- nance and Public Economics viated as Nichidai (⽇⼤), is a private research univer- • College of Commerce (1904-; Setagaya, Tokyo) sity in Japan. Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice, founded Nihon Law School, currently the Department of • Commerce / Business Administration / Ac- Law, in October 1889. counting Most of the university's campuses are in the Kantō region, the vast majority in Tokyo or surrounding areas, although two campuses are as far away from Tokyo as Shizuoka Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture. These campuses mostly accommodate single colleges or schools (gakubu (学部) in Japanese). The university comprises a federation of colleges and institutes known for having produced numerous CEOs of Japanese companies. The College of Art (⽇芸̶ Nichigei), located right next to Ekota train station in Tokyo's Nerima ward, is well known as it produces many artists who represent Japan in photography, theater, and cinema. In addition, the university has over 20 affiliated high schools bearing its name across Japan, from which a significant number of students go on to study at the insti- Nihon University Nerima campus tution as undergraduates. 1 2 2 TEACHING STAFF • College of Art (1921-; Nerima, Tokyo & / Food Science and Technology / Agricultural Tokorozawa, Saitama) and Biological Chemistry / Applied Biologi- cal Sciences / Food Economics / International • Photography / Cinema / Fine Arts / Music / Development Studies / Veterinary Medicine Literary Arts / Drama / Broadcasting / Design • • College of International Relations (1978-; Mishima, College of Pharmacy (1952-; Narashino, Chiba) Shizuoka) • Pharmacy / Biological Pharmacy • International Relations / Intercultural Rela- tions / Global Exchange Studies / International • Correspondence Division (1948-; Chiyoda, Tokyo) Business and Information • College of Science and Technology (1920-; 1.2 Graduate schools Chiyoda, Tokyo & Funabashi, Chiba) • Civil Engineering / Transportation Engineer- • Advanced Research Institute for the Sciences and ing and Socio-Technology / Architecture / Humanities Oceanic Architecture and Engineering / Me- chanical Engineering / Precision Machinery • Graduate School of Law Engineering / Aerospace Engineering / Elec- trical Engineering / Electronics and Computer • Graduate School of Liberal Arts Science / Materials and Applied Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics • Graduate School of Science and Technology • College of Industrial Technology (1952-; • Graduate School of Integrated Basic Sciences Narashino, Chiba) • • Mechanical Engineering / Electrical and Elec- Graduate School of Economics tronic Engineering / Civil Engineering / Archi- • tecture and Architectural Engineering / Ap- Graduate School of Commerce plied Molecular Chemistry / Industrial Engi- • neering and Management / Mathematical In- Graduate School of Art formation Engineering / Liberal Arts and Ba- • sic Science Graduate School of International Relations • College of Engineering (1947-; Koriyama, • Graduate School of Industrial Technology Fukushima) • Graduate School of Engineering • Civil Engineering / Architecture / Mechanical Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engi- • Graduate School of Medicine neering / Materials Chemistry and Engineer- ing / Computer Science • Graduate School of Dentistry • School of Medicine (1925-; Itabashi, Tokyo) • Graduate School of Dentistry at Matsudo • Medicine • Graduate School of Bioresource Science • School of Dentistry (1921-; Chiyoda, Tokyo) • • Dentistry Graduate School of Pharmacy • School of Dentistry at Matsudo (1971-; Matsudo, • Graduate School of Business Chiba) • Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies • Dentistry • • College of Bioresource Science (1943-; Fujisawa, Law School Kanagawa) • Plant Science and Resources / Animal Sci- ences and Resources / Marine Sciences and 2 Teaching staff Resources / Forest Sciences and Resources / Bioenvironmental and Agricultural Resources See Nihon University faculty. 3 3 Alumni • Yutaka Takanashi, photographer • Jōkōryū Takayuki, sumo wrestler • Shuji Abe, President and CEO of Yoshinoya • Makoto Takimoto, judo wrestler • Maximo Blanco, wrestler; professional Mixed Mar- tial Artist in the UFC's Featherweight Division*[2] • Kyuichi Tokuda, lawyer, politician, leader of the Communist Party of Japan (1945-1950) • Ian Buruma, writer • Yoshiyuki Tomino, animator • Ken Domon, photographer* • Hitoshi Uchiyama, CEO of Yomiuri Shimbun • Tomoyuki Furumaya, film director • Hiroshi Watanabe, photographer • Akira Gomi, photographer • Hiroshi Yamazaki, photographer • Koichi Hamada, statesman • Yoshisada Yonezuka, 9th Dan (Kudan) Judo In- • Tetsuya Ichimura, photographer* structor • Kōtarō Iizawa, photographic critic • Yoshikazu Tanaka, CEO and Founder of GREE Inc. • Makoto Koga, statesman • Banana Yoshimoto, writer • Jun Konno, judo wrestler • Yutaka Yaguchi, 9th Dan Shotokan Karate Master • Junya Koizumi, statesman * Did not graduate. • Motoko Komiyama, statesman • Satoyama Kōsaku, sumo wrestler 4 See also • Yuu Kuroda, statesman • Casals Hall, a chamber music venue owned by Ni- • Miyako Matsumoto, actress and professional hon University wrestler • Masato Matsuura, CEO of Avex Group 5 References • Shoji Meguro, video game music composer*[3] • Hiroko Mima, Miss Japan Universe and 15th [1] http://www.nihon-u.ac.jp/en/about_nu/president/ runner-up for Miss Universe [2] “Maximo Blanco UFC Profile”. Retrieved 2014. • Akio Mori, physiologist and writer [3] Greening, Chris. “Shoji Meguro Profile”. Game Music Online. • Sido Nakamura, actor* [4] Profile of Ōishi, Nikon Corp. Accessed 2010-11-03. • Yoshinobu Nishizaki, animator [5] 相撲部遠藤聖⼤選⼿⾓界⼊⾨記者会⾒ (in • C. W. Nicol, environmentalist Japanese). Nihon University. 14 February 2013. Re- trieved 24 July 2015. • Yoshino Ōishi, photojournalist*[4] [6] Profiles of Nikkor Club consultants, Nikon. (Japanese) • Daisuke Ono, voice actor Accessed 27 November 2010. • Ichiro Ozawa, statesman* • Takashi Sasano, actor* 6 External links • Tsutomu Sato, statesman • Official website (English portal) • Kishin Shinoyama, photographer • Endō Shōta, sumo wrestler*[5] • Yasuhiro Sonoda, statesman • Hiroshi Suga, photographer*[6] 4 7 TEXT AND IMAGE SOURCES, CONTRIBUTORS, AND LICENSES 7 Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses 7.1 Text • Nihon University Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_University?oldid=713923615 Contributors: Docu, Dysprosia, Sekicho, D3, Kusunose, Asbestos, D6, Bendono, NetBot, Grutness, Hoary, Nuker~enwiki, Woohookitty, Thebogusman, ElKevbo, MChew, Ian Pitchford, Chobot, DanMS, Badagnani, DAJF, Bobak, Rick lay95, Mtcedar, SpLoT, Nihonjoe, Dwanyewest, Cassivs, CmdrObot, Cy- debot, JamesAM, MRU, Jllm06, The Anomebot2, Anaxial, Johnpacklambert, Aboutmovies, ACSE, Kaiketsu, Haidok, WereSpielChe- quers, FabianEng, Lightmouse, Martarius, Ribbon Salminen, Alexbot, Old good days..., XLinkBot, Addbot, C3Fighter, Luckas-bot, Any- podetos, Isko1901, Materialscientist, XIIIfromTOKYO, Klehvas, Michitaro, EmausBot, Shyguy1991, Hazhazhaz, Thecrusades, Heart- warming, CrazyAces489, Maculosae tegmine lyncis, BG19bot, HIDECCHI001, Kokorobike, ChrisGualtieri, Dissident93, Gilbert n samuel, Monkbot, Spring-wave, KasparBot, まめしばくん, HigherEducationExpert, FujiSamurai and Anonymous: 40 7.2 Images • File:Commons-logo.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 Contribu- tors: ? 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