Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
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is a private university
in Mitaka, Tokyo
, Japan
. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1930, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.
Tokyo Union Theological Seminary is a theological seminary of the United Church of Christ in Japan
.
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
in Mitaka, Tokyo
Mitaka, Tokyo
is a city located in Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 November 2010, the city has an estimated population of 176,737. The total area is 16.50 km² and is about 50 – 55 meters above sea level...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1930, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.
Tokyo Union Theological Seminary is a theological seminary of the United Church of Christ in Japan
United Church of Christ in Japan
The United Church of Christ in Japan is the largest Protestant denomination in Japan. It was a union of thirty three diverse Protestant religious bodies forcibly brought together by the Japanese wartime government on June 24, 1941.The UCCJ is a member of the World Council of Churches .-Events...
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