Waseda University
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, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

 in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate symbolized by the motto . In particular, the School of Political Science and Economics has a significant influence on Japanese society.

The alumni include seven post-war prime ministers and prominent corporate leaders. Currently, seven of the Fortune Global 2007's CEOs are Waseda graduates. Waseda University is a member of Universitas 21
Universitas 21
Universitas 21 is an international network of universities, established as an "international reference point and resource for strategic thinking on issues of global significance." Together, there are 500,000 students and 40,000 academics and researchers associated with these universities, which...

, an international network of 21 universities that have a particular focus on research.

Institution

History and development

The university was founded by samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...

 scholar and Meiji
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...

-era politician and former prime minister Ōkuma Shigenobu
Okuma Shigenobu
Marquis ; was a statesman in the Empire of Japan and the 8th and 17th Prime Minister of Japan...

 in 1882, and was designated as a full university in 1902. It started as a college with three departments under the old Japanese system of higher education.

In 1882, the university had the department of political science and economics, law, and physical science. Along with these departments, an English language course was established, where the students of all the departments could learn English.

Three years later, the department of physical science was closed because it had too few applicants. The department of science and engineering was established in 1908.

The department of literature was established in 1890.

The department of education was established in 1903, and the department of commerce, in 1904.

Much of the campus was destroyed in the fire bombings of Tokyo during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, but the university was rebuilt and reopened by 1949. It has grown to become a comprehensive university with two senior high schools and school of art and architecture.

Origin of the name

Waseda University started its life as on October 21, 1882. Before the name 'Waseda' was selected, it was known variously as or after the location of the founder's villa in Waseda Village and the school's location in Totsuka Village respectively.

It was renamed on September 2, 1902 upon acquiring university status.

Academic cap

Ōkuma had long desired to create an academic cap so distinctive that someone wearing the cap would immediately be identified as a Waseda student. The chief tailor of Takashimaya
Takashimaya
is a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....

, Yashichiro, was called upon to design a cap in three days.
Each square cap was stamped on the inside with the student's name, his department, the school seal and the legend, "This certifies that the owner is a student of Waseda". Thus, the cap served as a form of identification, and effectively a status symbol. The cap, with its gold-braided badge, is registered as a trademark.

125th Anniversary

On October 21, 2007, Waseda University celebrated its 125th anniversary. Ōkuma often talked about the "125 years of life" theory: "The lifespan of a human being can be as long as 125 years. He will be able to live out his natural lifespan as long as he takes proper care of his health", because "physiologists say that every animal has the ability to live five times as long as its growth period. Since a man is said to require about 25 years to become fully mature, it follows that he can live up to 125 years of age." This theory propounded by Ōkuma was very popular and often referred to in the media of the time.

In commemorative events relating to Waseda University and Ōkuma, the number 125 is accorded special significance, as it marks an important epoch. The tower of Ōkuma Auditorium, completed on the university's 45th anniversary, is 125 shaku, or about 38 m high. In 1963, there were also events to mark the 125th anniversary of Ōkuma's birth.

Ōkuma, who twice served as prime minister of Japan, organized his second cabinet when he was 77 and died when he was 83. He said, "I wish I had understood this '125 years of life' theory 30 years earlier". He did, however, lead a regular life, and lived fairly long compared to other Japanese at the time.

Campuses

Waseda University's main campus is located in the Nishi-Waseda district of Shinjuku
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...

. The nearest station is , although Waseda is generally associated with on the Yamanote Line
Yamanote Line
The is commuter rail loop line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including the Yūrakuchō/Ginza area, Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro, with all but two of its...

.

Apart from the main campus in Shinjuku, there are other campuses around the country:
  • Waseda (Main) Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo (formerly known as the Nishi-Waseda Campus)
  • Toyama Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo
  • Nishi-Waseda Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo (formerly known as the Ōkubo Campus)
  • Nihonbashi Campus: Chūō-ku, Tokyo
    Tokyo
    , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

  • Higashifushimi Campus: Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
    Tokyo
    , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

  • Tokorozawa Campus: Tokorozawa
    Tokorozawa, Saitama
    is a city in Saitama, Japan. It is located in the central part of the Musashino plain, about 30 km west of downtown Tokyo. Tokorozawa can be considered part of the greater Tokyo area; its proximity to the latter and lower housing costs make it a popular bedroom community.-Location:Tokorozawa...

    , Saitama
    Saitama Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...

  • Honjō Campus: Honjō
    Honjo, Saitama
    is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 81,267, with 32,685 households and a population density of 905.89 persons per km²...

    , Saitama
    Saitama Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...

  • Kitakyūshū Campus: Kitakyūshū
    Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
    is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. It is midway between Tokyo and Shanghai.- Demographics :Kitakyūshū has a population of just under one million...

    , Fukuoka
    Fukuoka Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....


Undergraduate and Graduate Schools

Undergraduate Schools (Entrance Capacity 8880):
  • School of Political Science and Economics (900)
  • School of Law (740)
  • School of Culture, Media and Society (860)
  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences (660)
  • School of Education (960)
  • School of Commerce (900)
  • School of Fundamental Science and Engineering (535)
  • School of Creative Science and Engineering (595)
  • School of Advanced Science and Engineering (540)
  • School of Social Sciences (630)
  • School of Human Sciences (560)
  • School of Sports Sciences (400)
  • School of International Liberal Studies (600)


Graduate Schools:
  • Graduate School of Political Science
  • Graduate School of Economics
  • Graduate School of Law
  • Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences
  • Graduate School of Commerce
  • Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
  • Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering
  • Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
  • Graduate School of Education
  • Graduate School of Human Sciences
  • Graduate School of Social Sciences
  • Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies
  • Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies
  • Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics
  • Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems
  • Graduate School of Sports Sciences
  • Business School
  • The Okuma School of Public Management
  • Law School
  • Graduate School of Finance, Accounting and Law
  • Graduate School of Accountancy
  • Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering

Research institutes

  • Kagami Memorial Laboratory for Materials Science and Technology
  • Institute for Comparative Law
  • The Institute for Research in Business Administration
  • Institute for Research in Contemporary Political and Economic Affairs
  • Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences
  • Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering
  • Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
  • Global Information and Telecommunication Institute
  • Institute for Advanced Studies in Education
  • Center for Japanese Language
  • Media Network Center
  • Environmental Research Institute
  • Environmental Safety Center
  • Center for Finance Research
  • Human Service Center
  • Comprehensive Research Organization (Project Research Institute)
  • Institute for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
  • Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care
  • Information Technology Research Organization
  • Organization for Asian Studies
  • Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS)

Ōkuma Auditorium

Soon after Ōkuma's death on 10 January 1922, the planning of memorials commenced. The first decision was to construct a large auditorium, something Ōkuma had always dreamed of.

The three-story main auditorium seats 1,435, while the secondary auditorium, located underground, can accommodate 382 people. A seven-story high clock tower stands to the left of the auditorium. The height of the tower, at 125 shaku, or about 38 m, represents the theory of "life of 125 years" advocated by Ōkuma. The bells at the top of the tower were transported through the Panama Canal
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 vessels measuring a total of 309.6...

 from the MacLean Company in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

. It was the first time that four bells, large and small, had been used in Japan.

Oval-shaped transom windows on the roof represent the sun, moon, and nine planets of our solar system, and symbolize the "harmony of the universe" both inside and outside the auditorium. The auditorium opened on October 20, 1927, about five years behind schedule, after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kanto earthquake
The struck the Kantō plain on the Japanese main island of Honshū at 11:58:44 am JST on September 1, 1923. Varied accounts hold that the duration of the earthquake was between 4 and 10 minutes...

. A Memorial Hall, constructed in 1957, was used as the fencing
Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Medal summary:...

 venue for the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...

.

In April 1999, the auditorium along with the old library building were officially designated the first and second historical buildings under the newly-passed Tokyo Metropolitan Landscape Regulations, which aim to preserve buildings representative of Tokyo's history and culture.

The auditorium was designated as one of the important cultural assets of Japan by the Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
The , also known as MEXT or Monkashō, is one of the ministries of the Japanese government.The Meiji government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871....

 in 2007.

Ōkuma Garden

Ōkuma Garden
Ōkuma Garden
is a Japanese garden located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It belongs to Waseda University. The garden covers an area of about 3,000 square metres.It was previously the residence of the Ii family and Matsudaira clan. In 1884, Shigenobu Ōkuma, the founder of Waseda University, remodeled the garden into...

 is located near Ōkuma Auditorium. It is a half-Japanese, half-Western garden of Edo period feudal lord Matsudaira Sanuki's former mansion, redesigned by Shigenobu Ōkuma. After his death, the garden was donated to Waseda University. Now it is a recreation place for students.

Libraries and museums

The Waseda University Library
Waseda University Library
The library of Waseda University is one of the largest libraries in Japan. It was established in 1882, and currently holds some 4.5 million volumes and 46,000 serials.-History:...

, designed by Tachu Naitō, Kenji Imai and Kin'ichi Kiriyama, was completed in 1925. This five-story building, with a total area of 1,195 (about 3,944 square meters), was used initially as the University Library. The reading room was housed in a separate two-story building, with a seating capacity of 500. One of the prominent libraries established at the end of the Taishō period
Taisho period
The , or Taishō era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Taishō Emperor. The health of the new emperor was weak, which prompted the shift in political power from the old oligarchic group of elder statesmen to the Diet...

, it has been a symbol of Waseda University to this day, along with the Okuma Auditorium and the Theatre Museum.

The Old Library and the administration building were expanded in 1934 and 1955 respectively. The Old Library stopped serving as a main library, after the New Central Library, located where the Abe Stadium used to be, was completed in 1990. It now houses Takata Sanae Memorial Research Library, the University Archives, and Aizu Yaichi Museum. Takata Sanae Memorial Research Library opened in 1994. It is named after former university president Takata Sanae. Historical and cultural materials on Waseda University are exhibited in the University Archives, and the materials related with Ōkuma Shigenobu are exhibited in the Ōkuma Memorial Room at the Archives. Aizu Yaichi Memorial Museum opened in 1998.

In the front hall, visitors are greeted by the masterpiece "Meian", which dates back to 1927. It is painted on the world's largest hand-made washi (Japanese paper), which is 4.45 meters in diameter and weighs about 12 kilograms. It was manufactured by Iwano Heisaburō, the founder of the Echizen paper works in Imadachi-cho, Fukui prefecture. The masterpiece was painted free of charge by Yokoyama Taikan
Yokoyama Taikan
was the pseudonym of a major figure in Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japanese painting. He is notable for helping create the Japanese painting technique of Nihonga. His real name was Yokoyama Hidemaro.-Early life:...

 and Shimomura Kanzan, two artists who represented the modern Japanese style of painting. President Takata Sanae asked them to paint a picture for the Library.

The library possesses a unique collection which survived the Bombing of Tokyo in World War II
Bombing of Tokyo in World War II
The bombing of Tokyo, often referred to as a "firebombing", was conducted by the United States Army Air Forces during the Pacific campaigns of World War II. The U.S. mounted a small-scale raid on Tokyo in April 1942, with large morale effects...

 unlike many of its counterparts. The collection is an important resource for the study of pre-war Japanese history and literature.

Other museums and libraries on Waseda campuses include:
  • Waseda University Library
  • Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum
    Waseda University Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum
    Commonly known as "enpaku" in Japanese, the Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University is a university museum devoted to the history of drama with facilities used for cultural performances from all over the world, named for Tsubouchi Shōyō, a writer famously known for his work with...

  • Aizu Museum

Baseball

The rivalry between Waseda and Keiō University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...

 is highlighted by the Sōkeisen in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League is an intercollegiate baseball league that features six prominent universities in the Tokyo area...

. The baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 series is held twice a year in the spring and autumn at Meiji-Jingu Stadium, and it is considered one of the most important competitions of the year by both student bodies. The Waseda University Baseball Club is the most successful team in the Big6 league in terms of winning percentage, but it has 41 league championships, which puts it second behind Hōsei University
Hosei University
is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...

.

Football (soccer)

Waseda University football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team won the Emperor's Cup
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...

, in 1964 and 1967.

Rugby union

Waseda University Rugby Football Club
Waseda University Rugby Football Club
Waseda University R.F.C. was founded in 1918. It is one of the top rugby union clubs for students in Japan, together with Kanto Gakuin University RFC, Keio University RFC and Doshisha University RFC....

 currently is the reigning university rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 champion in Japan, reaching the university championships 28 times, and winning fourteen times. Its two biggest rivals are Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...

 and Meiji University
Meiji University
is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three lawyers of the Meiji era, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Japanese universities in Tokyo, Japan....

.
  • University championship rugby
    University championship rugby
    The All-Japan University Rugby Football Championships have been held annually since 1964 to determine the top University Rugby team.In 1964 only 4 teams competed...


Karate

The Waseda University karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

 club is one of the oldest in Japan, formed in 1931 under the direction of Gichin Funakoshi
Gichin Funakoshi
was the creator of Shotokan karate, perhaps the most widely known style of karate, and is attributed as being the 'father of modern karate.' Following the teachings of Anko Itosu, he was one of the Okinawan karate masters who introduced karate to the Japanese mainland in 1921...

. Graduates of the karate club include Shigeru Egami
Shigeru Egami
was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Shōtōkai style. He was a student of Gichin Funakoshi, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate.-Early life:...

, leader of the Shotokai
Shotokai
is the organisation formed originally in 1930 by Gichin Funakoshi to teach and spread the art of karate . The organization still exists and promotes a style of karate that adheres to Funakoshi's teachings, in particular the notion that competition is contrary to the essence of karate...

 school, Kazumi Tabata
Kazumi Tabata
is an 8th degree Grand Master in Shotokan karate. Born in Japan in 1943, Master Tabata started karate at age 13 and received the rank of nidan in Shorinji as a freshman in high school...

, founder of the North American Karate-do Federation and Tsutomu Ohshima
Tsutomu Ohshima
is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Shotokan Karate of America organization. He is the Shihan of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th dan in karate, which was awarded to him by Gichin Funakoshi...

, founder of Shotokan Karate of America
Shotokan Karate of America
Shotokan Karate of America is a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach traditional karate-do in the United States. It was founded and is still led by Tsutomu Ohshima, a direct student of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of Shotokan karate...

.

Prime Ministers

  • Tanzan Ishibashi
    Tanzan Ishibashi
    was a Japanese journalist and politician. Being a member of Nichiren-shū the name Tanzan is a religious name as his profane name was Seizō . He was the 55th Prime Minister of Japan from December 23, 1956 to February 25, 1957. During the same time he was the 2nd president of the Liberal Democratic...

     (1956–1957)
  • Noboru Takeshita
    Noboru Takeshita
    was a Japanese politician and the 74th Prime Minister of Japan from November 6, 1987 to June 3, 1989.Takeshita was also the last Prime Minister during the long rule of the Emperor Shōwa.-Early years:...

     (1987–1989)
  • Toshiki Kaifu
    Toshiki Kaifu
    is a Japanese politician who was the 76th and 77th Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991.- Career :He was born in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, and was educated at Chuo University and Waseda University. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party , Kaifu ran successfully for the Diet in 1960 and...

     (1989–1991)
  • Keizō Obuchi
    Keizo Obuchi
    was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives for twelve terms, and ultimately as the 84th Prime Minister of Japan from July 30, 1998 to April 5, 2000. His political career ended when he suffered a serious and ultimately fatal stroke....

     (1998–2000)
  • Yoshirō Mori
    Yoshiro Mori
    is a Japanese politician who served as the 85th and 86th Prime Minister of Japan starting at 5 April 2000 ending 26 April 2001. Described as having "the heart of a flea and the brain of a shark," he was an unpopular prime minister mainly remembered today for his many gaffes and situationally...

     (2000–2001)
  • Yasuo Fukuda
    Yasuo Fukuda
    was the 91st Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008. He was previously the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving for three and a half years under Prime Ministers Yoshirō Mori and Junichiro Koizumi....

     (2007–2008)
  • Yoshihiko Noda
    Yoshihiko Noda
    is the current Prime Minister of Japan, a member of the Democratic Party of Japan , and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet...

     (2011-Present)

Business Leaders

  • Takeo Fukui
    Takeo Fukui
    is the former president and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. He is from Tokyo, Japan, though his mother gave birth to him in Hiroshima to escape intensifying air raids during World War II. He graduated from Waseda University with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Chemistry...

    , CEO of Honda
    Honda
    is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...

  • Norio Sasaki, CEO of Toshiba
    Toshiba
    is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...

  • Soichiro Fukutake
    Soichiro Fukutake
    is the president of Benesse Corporation, a Japanese company best known for its distance learning and test preparation schools. In 2006, Fukutake - who has a net worth of over 1.2 billion US dollars - was ranked among the top ten richest people in Japan by Forbes magazine.Fukutake's father founded...

    , president of Benesse
    Benesse
    is a Japanese company which focusses on correspondence education and publishing. Based in Okayama-City, it is the parent company of Berlitz Language Schools, which in turn is the parent company of ELS Language Centers...

  • Masaru Ibuka
    Masaru Ibuka
    Masaru Ibuka was a Japanese electronics industrialist. He co-founded what is now Sony....

    , co-founder of Sony
    Sony
    , commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

    , recipient of the Order of Culture
    Order of Culture
    The is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature or culture; recipients of the order also receive an annuity for life...

  • Nobuyuki Idei
    Nobuyuki Idei
    Nobuyuki Idei was a former Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation until the 7th March 2005. He is also a director of General Motors, Accenture, Baidu, Yoshimoto Kogyo and Nestlé...

    , ex-CEO of Sony
  • Masafumi Miyamoto
    Masafumi Miyamoto
    was the founder of Square in 1983. Initially, he was the president of the company which was a subsidiary of Denyuusha . While at the time game development was usually conducted by only one programmer, Miyamoto believed that it would be more efficient to have graphic designers, programmers and...

    , Founder of Square
    Square (company)
    was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto. It merged with Enix in 2003 and became part of Square Enix...

  • Yasujiro Tsutsumi
    Yasujiro Tsutsumi
    was a Japanese entrepreneur, politician, and business tycoon who founded a dynasty which became the wealthiest, most influential family of 20th century Japan.-Peasant farmer :...

  • Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
    Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
    Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is a Japanese businessman. During the Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s, Tsutsumi was the wealthiest person in the world for a brief period due to his extensive real estate investments through the Seibu Corporation, which he controlled...

  • Michael Kogan
    Michael Kogan
    was a Russian Jewish businessman who founded the Japanese games maker Taito Corporation. He was born in Odessa, but his family moved to Harbin, Manchuria to escape the Russian Revolution of 1917, where he later met Colonel Yasue Norihiro, a member of the Japanese Army's intelligence services and...

    , founder of Taito Corporation
    Taito Corporation
    The is a Japanese publisher of video game software and arcade hardware wholly owned by publisher Square Enix. Taito has their headquarters in the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, sharing the facility with its parent company....

  • Lee Byung-chul
    Lee Byung-chul
    Lee Byung-chull was the founder of the Samsung Group and one of South Korea's most successful businessmen. With the breakup of the Hyundai chaebol, Samsung is now South Korea's largest business groupHe was the son of a wealthy landowning family...

    *, Founder of Samsung
    Samsung
    The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...

  • Lee Kun-hee
    Lee Kun-hee
    Lee Kun-hee is Chairman of Samsung Electronics. He resigned on April 21, 2008 owing to Samsung Slush funds scandal, but returned on March 24, 2010. Lee has a degree in economics from Waseda University in Tokyo and attended an MBA course at George Washington University in the United States in 1966...

    , Current chairman of Samsung
    Samsung
    The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...

  • Kenichi Ohmae
    Kenichi Ohmae
    is a business and corporate strategist who developed the 3C's Model.For twenty-three years, Dr. Ohmae was a senior partner in McKinsey & Company, the international management consulting firm...

    , founder and ex-Senior Partner of McKinsey & Co's Japan office
  • Isao Okawa
    Isao Okawa
    was a Japanese businessman and the former Chairman of Sega.-History:Okawa was born in Osaka, Japan. As a young adult he studied at Waseda University in Tokyo. After graduating from Waseda he formed his own Computer Service Company, which later became known as CSK Holdings Corporation .-Involvement...

    , ex-chairman of Sega
    Sega
    , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...

  • Park Tae-joon, Founder and Chairman of Pohang Iron & Steels Corp, POSCO
    POSCO
    POSCO is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Pohang, South Korea. It is the world's third-largest steelmaker by market value and the most profitable Asia-based steelmaker....

  • Masamitsu Sakurai, Chairman of Ricoh
    Ricoh
    or Ricoh, is a Japanese company that was established in 1936 on February 6th, as , a company in the RIKEN zaibatsu. Its headquarters is located in Ricoh Building in Chūō, Tokyo....

    , Chairman of Japan Association of Corporate Executives
  • Mikio Sasaki
    Mikio Sasaki
    is chairman of the board of Mitsubishi Corporation.In 1960, Sasaki graduated from Waseda University with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and management. That April he went to work for Mitsubishi Corporation where he stayed ever since. From 1993 to 1994 he was president of the...

    , chairman of Mitsubishi
    Mitsubishi
    The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...

  • Shin Kyuk-Ho
    Shin Kyuk-Ho
    Shin Kyuk-Ho is the founder of Lotte group. He was born in Ulsan, South Korea, 1922 and founded Lotte in 1948, which grew from selling chewing gum to children in post-war Japan to becoming a major multinational corporation with overseas branches in dozens of countries and products shipped...

    , founder and Chairman of Lotte Group
  • Shunsaku Tamiya, chairman of Tamiya Corporation
    Tamiya Corporation
    is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio controlled cars, battery- and solar-powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints, and various modeling tools and supplies...

  • Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
    Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
    Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is a Japanese businessman. During the Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s, Tsutsumi was the wealthiest person in the world for a brief period due to his extensive real estate investments through the Seibu Corporation, which he controlled...

    , founder of Seibu Railway
    Seibu Railway
    is a conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Japan, with principal business areas in railways, tourism and real estate. Seibu Railway's operations are concentrated in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture; the name "Seibu" is an abbreviation of "west Musashi," referring to the historic name for this area...

  • Hiroshi Yamauchi
    Hiroshi Yamauchi
    is a Japanese businessman. He was the third president of Nintendo, joining the company in 1949 until stepping down on May 31, 2002, to be succeeded by Satoru Iwata. Yamauchi is credited with transforming Nintendo from a small hanafuda card-making company in Japan to today's multi-billion dollar...

    , President of Nintendo
    Nintendo
    is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

  • Tadashi Yanai
    Tadashi Yanai
    is founder and president of Fast Retailing, of which Uniqlo is subsidiary. He is routinely ranked as one of richest men in Japan, and in 2009 he was ranked 76th richest man in world according to Forbes, making him richest man in Japan with estimated net worth of $6.0 billion USD.-Biography:Yanai...

    , CEO of Fast Retailing
    Fast Retailing
    is a Japanese retail holding company. In addition to its primary subsidiary Uniqlo, it owns several other brands, including Aspesi, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Foot Park, g.u., Princess Tam-Tam and National Standard....

     and Uniqlo
    UNIQLO
    is a Japanese casual wear designer, manufacturer and retailer.The company was originally a division of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.. On November 1, 2005, it was restructured as a separate wholly owned subsidiary called Uniqlo Co., Ltd. , which is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock...

  • Jose Luis Rodriguez
    José Luis Rodríguez
    José Luis Rodríguez may refer to:*José Luis Rodríguez , , former Argentine football striker*José Luis Rodríguez González , El Puma, , Venezuelan singer and actor...

    , CEO of Global Comercio, Co. Ltd.

Academics

  • Koji Aikyo, law professor at Nagoya University
    Nagoya University
    Nagoya University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:...

  • Hitoshi Arai, mathematician
    Mathematician
    A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....

    , professor at University of Tokyo
    University of Tokyo
    , abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...

  • Kanichi Asakawa, historian, professor at Yale University
    Yale University
    Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

  • Shin Chiba, professor of political science at International Christian University
    International Christian University
    There are several rankings related to ICU, shown below.-Alumni rankings:According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings and the PRESIDENT's article on 2006/10/16, graduates from ICU have the 24th best employment rate in 400 major companies, and their average graduate salary is the 4th best in...

  • Kunio Doi, professor of radiology
    Radiology
    Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...

     at the University of Chicago
    University of Chicago
    The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...

     http://www.radiology.uchicago.edu/index.php?q=kunio-doi-phd/kunio-doi-phd
  • Hidenori Fujita, educational sociologist, former professor at University of Tokyo, currently professor at International Christian University
  • Toshio Fukuda, scholar of robotics
    Robotics
    Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...

    , professor at Nagoya University
  • Kunio Anzai
  • Tatsuo Taniguchi
  • Kazuhito Koizumi, (Medical Doctor)
  • Hideo Furuido, scholar of theatre arts, professor at University of Tokyo
  • Tatsuro Hanada, sociologist of media
    Mass media
    Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...

    , professor at University of Tokyo
    University of Tokyo
    , abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...

    , currently professor at Waseda
  • Kazuomi Hirakawa, geographer
    Geographer
    A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society.Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography...

    , professor at Hokkaido University
    Hokkaido University
    Hokkaido University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:...

  • Takehiko Kamo (1942–1996), professor of political science at Waseda University and University of Tokyo
  • Kang Sang-jung
    Kang Sang-jung
    Kang Sang-jung is a second-generation Zainichi Korean political scientist and a professor at the University of Tokyo....

    , scholar of history of political thought, professor at University of Tokyo
    University of Tokyo
    , abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...

  • Heita Kawakatsu, scholar of economic history
    Economic history
    Economic history is the study of economies or economic phenomena in the past. Analysis in economic history is undertaken using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and by applying economic theory to historical situations and institutions...

    , professor at International Research Center for Japanese Studies
    International Research Center for Japanese Studies
    The , or Nichibunken , is an inter-university research institute in Kyoto. Along with the National Institute of Japanese Literature, the National Museum of Japanese History, and the National Museum of Ethnology, it is one of the National Institutes for the Humanities...

    , President of Shizuoka University of Art and Culture
  • Toshihide Kobayashi, Chief Scientist at the RIKEN
    RIKEN
    is a large natural sciences research institute in Japan. Founded in 1917, it now has approximately 3000 scientists on seven campuses across Japan, the main one in Wako, just outside Tokyo...

     Advanced Science Institute http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/medizin_gesundheit/exploring_cholesterol_function_fighting_metabolic_131177.html
  • Hideo Kuroda, historian, professor emeritus at University of Tokyo
    University of Tokyo
    , abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...

  • Tien-Min Li (Chinese political historian)
  • Ichiro Masaki, director of the Intelligent Transportation Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...

     http://www-mtl.mit.edu/researchgroups/itrc/ITRC_people/masaki.html
  • Masako Mitamura, scholar of Japanese literature, The Tale of Genji
    The Tale of Genji
    is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early 11th century, around the peak of the Heian period. It is sometimes called the world's first novel, the first modern novel, the first psychological novel or the first novel still to be...

     expert, professor at Ferris University
  • Tsunetsugu Muraoka (1884–1946), scholar of history of Japanese philosophy, professor at Tohoku University
  • Masahiro Nei, professor of history of economic thought
    History of economic thought
    The history of economic thought deals with different thinkers and theories in the subject that became political economy and economics from the ancient world to the present day...

     at Kyoto University
    Kyoto University
    , or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...

  • Yoshio Nishi, professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University
    Stanford University
    The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

    , the 2002 IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal recipient http://www.semizone.com/advantage/faculty-bio?faculty_id=442
  • Toyohiro Nishimoto, archaeologist, professor at National Museum of Japanese History
    National Museum of Japanese History
    The is a history museum in Sakura, Chiba, Japan.-See also:* List of National Treasures of Japan *List of National Treasures of Japan...

  • Ikujiro Nonaka
    Ikujiro Nonaka
    is an influential writer and Professor Emeritus at Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy; the First Distinguished Drucker Scholar in Residence at the Drucker School and Institute, Claremont Graduate University; the Xerox Distinguished Faculty Scholar,...

    , scholar of management, Knowledge Management
    Knowledge management
    Knowledge management comprises a range of strategies and practices used in an organization to identify, create, represent, distribute, and enable adoption of insights and experiences...

     theorist, co-author of The Knowledge-Creating Company, visiting professor at University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, Berkeley
    The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

  • Tetsuo Owada, historian, professor at Shizuoka University
    Shizuoka University
    Shizuoka University isa national university in Shizuoka, Japan.The university consists of six faculties; Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Informatics, Science, Engineering and Agriculture...

  • Shojiro Sakaguchi, law scholar, professor at Hitotsubashi University
    Hitotsubashi University
    is a national university specialised in the social sciences in Tokyo, Japan. The University has campuses in Kunitachi, Kodaira, and Kanda.Hitotsubashi is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It is ranked 25th in the world in 2011 by École des Mines de Paris.Hitotsubashi...

  • Minoru Sekishita, professor of economics at Ritsumeikan University
    Ritsumeikan University
    Ritsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...

  • Ryūsaku Tsunoda
    Ryusaku Tsunoda
    is known as the "father of Japanese studies" at Columbia University. He was directly responsible for developing the Japanese language and literature collection at Columbia's library...

     (1877–1964), lecturer of Japanese studies at Columbia University
    Columbia University
    Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...

  • Ginzo Uchida (1872–1919), scholar of economic history, professor at Kyoto University
  • Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid (Leading Malaysian Academician)
  • Saburo Yamada (1869–1965), scholar of private international law, professor at University of Tokyo
  • Tokuo Yamamoto, professor of applied marine physics at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
    Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
    The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is a college and research institute for the study of oceanography and the atmospheric sciences within the University of Miami . It is located on a 16 acre campus on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida, USA...

    , University of Miami
    University of Miami
    The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...

    ; recipient of the 2008 Alan Berman Research Publication Award http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/uomr-ap032709.php
  • Sakuji Yoshimura
    Sakuji Yoshimura
    is a Japanese Egyptologist. He currently is Director of the Institute of Egyptology, Waseda University, TokyoHe is the first president of an online college Cyber University.-References:...

     (Egyptologist) the president of Cyber University
    Cyber University
    is a private Japanese university. All of its courses are offered online, although it has a physical campus at Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. The first president of the university is archeologist Sakuji Yoshimura.-External links:*...


Authors

  • Kunikida Doppo
    Kunikida Doppo
    was a Japanese author of novels and romantic poetry during the Meiji period, noted as one of the inventors of Japanese naturalism.-Early life:Kunikida Doppo was born in Chōshi, Chiba prefecture. His real name was Kunikida Tetsuo. While some doubt exists as to his biological father, Doppo was raised...

  • Maki Fukazawa (Columnist)
  • Jun Henmi
    Jun Henmi
    , real name , was a Japanese writer and poet born in Mizuhashi , Toyama Prefecture, Japan. She was known for her works of fiction and nonfiction about people affected by World War II...

  • Masuji Ibuse
    Masuji Ibuse
    was a Japanese author.-Life and work:Ibuse was born in 1898 to a landowning family in the village of Kamo which is now part of Fukuyama, Hiroshima.At the age of 19 he started studying at Waseda University in Tokyo...

    *
  • Masahiko Katsuya
    Masahiko Katsuya
    is a Japanese columnist, photographer, and pundit. After failing the entrance exams for the University of Tokyo and the University of Tsukuba, Katsuya entered Waseda University in 1980. He started working for an editor of Bungeishunjū after graduating from the University in 1985.- External links :*...

    , columnist
  • Hakushū Kitahara*
  • Akira Kojima
    Akira Kojima
    is a manga artist from Ibaraki prefecture who works for Square Enix. He is best known for Mahoraba, which was published in Gangan WING and adapted as an anime television show broadcast on TV Tokyo. He often represented himself in Mahoraba as a monolith with eyes and limbs.-External links:...

    , manga artist
  • Lee Hoesung
    Lee Hoesung
    Lee Hoesung is a Zainichi Korean novelist in Japan. In 1972, he became the first ethnic Korean to win the Akutagawa Prize. Other representative works of his include Mihatenu Yume and Hyakunenno tabibitotachi .-Biography:Lee was born in 1935 to Korean immigrant parents in Maoka, Karafuto Prefecture...

  • Taku Miki, poet
    Poet
    A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

    , novelist, translator
  • Eto Mori
  • Manabu Miyazaki
    Manabu Miyazaki
    is a Japanese writer, social critic and public figure known for his underworld ties.While not a member of any particular yakuza syndicate, Miyazaki describes himself as a "freelance yakuza" and has the credentials to prove it. He was born in Kyoto, Japan; his father was a yakuza boss in Kyoto, and...

    *
  • Megumi Mizusawa
    Megumi Mizusawa
    is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist. Her real name is Atsuko Naruse, and her maiden name was Katou. She is best known for her manga Hime-chan no Ribon, which was published in Ribon...

     (manga artist)
  • Haruki Murakami
    Haruki Murakami
    is a Japanese writer and translator. His works of fiction and non-fiction have garnered him critical acclaim and numerous awards, including the Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize among others.He is considered an important figure in postmodern literature...

    , novelist, translator, writer, recipient of Franz Kafka Prize
    Franz Kafka Prize
    The Franz Kafka Prize is an international literary award presented in honour of Franz Kafka, the German language novelist. The prize was first awarded in 2001 and is co-sponsored by the and the city of Prague, Czech Republic. At a presentation held annually at the end of October in the Old Town...

  • Kōgo Noda
    Kogo Noda
    was a Japanese screenwriter most famous for collaborating with Yasujirō Ozu on many of the director's films.Born in Hakodate, Noda was the son of the head of the local tax bureau and younger brother to Kyūho, a Nihonga painter. He moved to Nagoya after completing elementary school and later went to...

    , screenwriter
  • Yoko Ogawa
    Yoko Ogawa
    is a Japanese writer.-Biography:Ogawa was born in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, graduated from Waseda University, and lives in Ashiya, Hyōgo, with her husband and son. Since 1988, she has published more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Professor's Beloved Equation has been...

    , novelist
  • Ichirō Ōkouchi
    Ichiro Okouchi
    is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He is a graduate of Waseda University, School of Human Sciences.In 2006, Ōkouchi collaborated with director Gorō Taniguchi for composing the story and script of the Sunrise original production, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and its sequel Code Geass:...

  • Ototake Hirotada
    Ototake Hirotada
    is a Japanese sports writer from Tokyo, Japan.Born without arms and legs due to a genetic disorder called tetra-amelia syndrome, Ototake is most notable for his 1998 memoir . Within a year of publication, the book became the third-best-selling book in Japan since World War II...

     (sports writer)
  • Edogawa Rampo
    Edogawa Rampo
    , better known by the pseudonym , was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogorō Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the .Rampo was an admirer...

  • Hisae Sawaji
  • Taneda Santoka
    Taneda Santoka
    was the pen-name of a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku.- Life :Santōka was born in a village on the southwestern tip of Honshū, Japan’s main island, to a wealthy land-owning family. At the age of eleven his mother committed suicide by throwing herself into the...

    *
  • Yoko Tawada
    Yoko Tawada
    Yōko Tawada is a Japanese writer currently living in Berlin, Germany.Tawada was born in Tokyo, received her undergraduate education at Waseda University in 1982 with a major in Russian literature, then studied at Hamburg University where she received a master's degree in contemporary German...

  • Tawara Machi
  • Shuji Terayama
    Shuji Terayama
    was an avant-garde Japanese poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. According to many critics and supporters, he was one of the most productive and provocative creative artists to come out of Japan. He was born December 10, 1935, the only son of Hachiro and Hatsu Terayama in...

    *
  • Miho Toshima
  • Yajima Teruo
    Yajima Teruo
    was a Japanese writer.He was born and raised in Tokyo, and studied French literature at Waseda University. After dropping out of university, he worked as an editor of Weekly Manga Action. As a disciple of Takaaki Yoshimoto, he wrote for Yoshimoto's magazine "Shikô ". In 1970s, his novel "Mô hitotsu...

    *
  • Yokomitsu Riichi
    Yokomitsu Riichi
    was an experimental, modernist Japanese writer.Yokomitsu began publishing in dōjinshi such as Machi and Tō after entering Waseda University in 1916. In 1923, he published Nichirin , Hae and more in the magazine Bungeishunjū, which made his name popular...

    *
  • Risa Wataya
    Risa Wataya
    is a female Japanese novelist from Kyoto.-Life:She rose to fame in 2003 upon receiving the Akutagawa Prize for her short novel Keritai Senaka , while at Waseda University. The prize was shared between Wataya and Hitomi Kanehara, another young, female author...

  • Hisashi Yamanaka
  • Hiroyuki Yoshino
    Hiroyuki Yoshino (screenwriter)
    is a Japanese screenwriter. Since beginning his career with the noted studio Sunrise, he written anime including My-HiME, My-Otome and Code Geass.-Biography:...

  • Rie Yoshiyuki

Sports

  • Norichika Aoki
    Norichika Aoki
    is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently an outfielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.Aoki is one of only four players to amass 200 or more hits in a single season in Japanese professional baseball...

     (baseball)
  • Kenichi Yazawa (baseball)
  • Hiroo Ishii (baseball)
  • Kunikazu Ogawa (baseball)
  • Akira Ejiri (baseball)
  • Soroku Yagisawa (baseball)
  • Tamotsu Kimura (baseball)
  • Tatsuro Hirooka
    Tatsuro Hirooka
    Tatsuro Hirooka is a retired Japanese professional baseball player and manager. He was awarded Central League rookie of the year award in 1954.-References:...

  • Suishu Tobita
  • Toshihisa Nishi
  • Motoi Onuki
  • Keijiro Matsumoto
  • Toru Mori (baseball)
  • Shizuka Arakawa
    Shizuka Arakawa
    is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...

     (figure skater, 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist)
  • Rena Inoue
    Rena Inoue
    is an American pair skater. With partner John Baldwin, she is the 2004 and 2006 U.S. National Champion. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skater and pair skater. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters to perform a throw triple axel in competition.-Personal life:Rena Inoue was...

     (pairs figure skater)
  • Kunishige Kamamoto
    Kunishige Kamamoto
    Kunishige Kamamoto is a former association football player from Japan, who won the bronze medal with the Japan national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, finishing as the tournament's top scorer with seven goals...

     (football player)
  • Saburo Kawabuchi
    Saburo Kawabuchi
    Saburō Kawabuchi is a former Japanese football player and Head coach for Japan national football team. He is the founder of the Japan Professional Soccer League. Now, he is the honorable chairman of the league. He is ex-president of the Japan Football Association between 2002 and 2008.-Early...

     (football, ex-President of Japan football association and ex-Chairman of Japan professional soccer league)
  • Katsuyuki Kiyomiya
    Katsuyuki Kiyomiya
    is a notable Japanese rugby union coach, formerly of Waseda University RFC and now of Suntory Sungoliath. Many in Japan hope he will coach the national side in the future.-Early life:...

     (rugby player and coach)
  • Yukari Nakano
    Yukari Nakano
    is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time Japanese bronze medalist.She is one of the five ladies...

     (figure skater)
  • Hajime Itoi
    Hajime Itoi
    is a retired male backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka. He competed for the Waseda University.-References:*...

     (Olympic swimmer)
  • Mikio Oda
    Mikio Oda
    was a Japanese athlete and the first Japanese Olympic gold medalist. He was the first Asian Olympic champion in an individual event.Oda's main event was triple jump, but he also competed in long jump and high jump, and participated in all three events in the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics...

     (athletics, Japan's first Olympic gold medalist)
  • Kenji Ogiwara
    Kenji Ogiwara
    is a former Japanese Nordic combined skier who won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival....

     (Nordic combined, 1992/1994 Winter Olympics gold medalist)
  • Akinobu Okada
    Akinobu Okada
    is the manager for the Orix Buffaloes baseball team in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball....

     (baseball, former manager for the Hanshin Tigers)
  • Yoriko Okamoto
    Yoriko Okamoto
    is the first Japanese athlete to become an Olympic taekwondo medalist, winning the bronze medal at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics in the 57–67 kg weight class....

     (taekwondo, 2000 Sydney Olympics bronze medalist)
  • Michito Sakaki
    Michito Sakaki
    Michito Sakaki , is an Australian rules football player from Japan.Michito has achieved recognition as currently being one of the best and most successful players to learn and play the game outside of Australia....

     (Australian rules football)
  • Jiro Sato
    Jiro Sato
    Jiro Sato was a former tennis player from Japan. He graduated from Waseda University...

     (tennis)
  • Takuma Sato
    Takuma Sato
    is a Japanese automobile racing driver and the most successful Japanese Formula One driver in history. He is currently racing for KV Racing Technology in IndyCar Series under the Lotus banner.-Junior Years:...

    * (Formula One
    Formula One
    Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

     driver)
  • Hiroaki Shukuzawa
    Hiroaki Shukuzawa
    was a successful rugby coach of the Japan national rugby union team until now. As a player, he was capped three times by Japan as a scrum-half, and he also advised the Japan Rugby Football Union. He held important posts as a banker also....

     (rugby player and coach)
  • Fumie Suguri
    Fumie Suguri
    is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...

     (figure skater)
  • Kisshomaru Ueshiba
    Kisshomaru Ueshiba
    was a prominent Japanese master of aikido. He was the son of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, and became the international leader of aikido after his father's death.-Early life:...

     (martial artist)
  • Toshihiko Seko
    Toshihiko Seko
    Toshihiko Seko is a Japanese long-distance runner, a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s...

     (marathon runner)
  • Hiroyasu Tanaka
    Hiroyasu Tanaka
    Hiroyasu Tanaka is a Japanese professional baseballer for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. He was the number 1 draft pick for the Swallows in . In he was leader in triples for the Central League.-References:...

     (baseball)
  • Takashi Toritani
    Takashi Toritani
    is a Japanese shortstop with the Hanshin Tigers.Toritani was one of the most highly coveted position players in years as a senior for Waseda University in 2003...

     (baseball)
  • Tsuyoshi Wada
    Tsuyoshi Wada
    is a left-handed starting pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.Wada pitched in the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic for the Japanese national team...

     (baseball)
  • Yoko Zetterlund
    Yoko Zetterlund
    Yoko Karin Zetterlund is a former USA national volleyball player.Zetterlund graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo and went on to play for the U.S. National team. In 1992, she won a bronze medal at the Barcelona Summer Olympics...

     (volleyball)
  • Mitsusuke Harada
    Mitsusuke Harada
    is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who introduced this martial art to Brazil and is now based in the United Kingdom. He founded the Karate-do Shotokai organisation in 1965 and is its President...

     (martial artist, Head of KDS)
  • Shigeru Egami
    Shigeru Egami
    was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Shōtōkai style. He was a student of Gichin Funakoshi, who is widely recognized as the founder of modern karate.-Early life:...

     (founder of Shōtōkai
    Shotokai
    is the organisation formed originally in 1930 by Gichin Funakoshi to teach and spread the art of karate . The organization still exists and promotes a style of karate that adheres to Funakoshi's teachings, in particular the notion that competition is contrary to the essence of karate...

     karate)
  • Tsutomu Ohshima
    Tsutomu Ohshima
    is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Shotokan Karate of America organization. He is the Shihan of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th dan in karate, which was awarded to him by Gichin Funakoshi...

     (Chief Instructor of Shotokan Karate of America
    Shotokan Karate of America
    Shotokan Karate of America is a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach traditional karate-do in the United States. It was founded and is still led by Tsutomu Ohshima, a direct student of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of Shotokan karate...

    )
  • Ai Fukuhara
    Ai Fukuhara
    is a Japanese table tennis player sponsored by All Nippon Airways.-Table tennis career:Fukuhara began playing at the age of 3 and became a professional at age 10. The following year, she became the youngest player ever to become a member of the Japanese national team. Because of her age, she has...

     (table tennis)
  • Kenji Tomiki
    Kenji Tomiki
    was a Japanese aikido and judo teacher and the founder of aikido style Shodokan.Tomiki was one of the early students of the founder of aikido Morihei Ueshiba, and also of Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo. In 1925, the year he joined Morihei Ueshiba, he obtained 5th dan in judo...

     (judo and aikido, founder of Shodokan Aikido
    Shodokan Aikido
    is the largest organized branch of the Tomiki Ryu founded by Kenji Tomiki(富木 謙治 Tomiki Kenji, 1900–1979). Tomiki Ryu is sometimes referred to as "Sport Aikido" because of its use of regular competitions, and although Tomiki used the name Shodokan without any reference to his own name, the...

    )
  • Ōnishiki Uichirō
    Onishiki Uichiro
    Ōnishiki Uichirō was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 26th Yokozuna. On November 2, 1922, he became the first yokozuna to perform Yokozuna Dohyo-iri at the Meiji Shrine.-Career:...

     (sumo, 26th yokozuna)
  • Hironori Ōtsuka* (founder of Wadō-ryū karate)
  • Yu Hirayama
    Yu Hirayama
    Yu Hirayama is a Japanese badminton player. She was born in Miyagi prefecture, in 1985, and graduated from St. Ursula High School. She is now a sophomore at the School of Social Sciences. She won the first prize of the inter-high school athletic meet when she was a second grade high school...

     (badminton)

Performing arts

  • Sharon Au
    Sharon Au
    Sharon Au is a MediaCorp actress from Singapore. She was voted one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in the annual Star Awards, an award ceremony for Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8 and Channel U for 5 year between 1999 to 2004.-Career:...

     (Singapore actress, comedian and television presenter)
  • Naohito Fujiki
    Naohito Fujiki
    is a Japanese actor and singer.- Singles :# [1999.07.07] 世界の果て ~the end of the world~# [1999.11.17] 虹 ~waiting for the rainbow~# [2000.07.19] パーフェクトワールド # [2000.11.01] コズミックライダー # [2001.04.18] 2 HEARTS# [2001.08.01] anon...

     (actor)
  • Yasuharu Hasebe
    Yasuharu Hasebe
    was a Japanese film director best known known for his movies in the "Violent pink" subgenre of the Pink film, such as Assault! Jack the Ripper , Rape! , Rape! 13th Hour and Raping!...

     (film director)
  • Mitsuhiro Hidaka (singer)
  • Ryōko Hirosue
    Ryoko Hirosue
    is a Japanese actress and pop star, best known in the West for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced Wasabi and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures. She also starred in a comedy series Yasuko to Kenji in 2008.- Early life :...

    * (actress)
  • Kohei Oguri
    Kôhei Oguri
    is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Career:Born in Gunma, Oguri first became a freelance assistant director after graduating from Waseda University. He made his directorial debut in 1981 with Muddy River, which earned him both a Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year and a citation...

     (film director)
  • Shohei Imamura
    Shohei Imamura
    was a Japanese film director. Imamura was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards.His eldest son Daisuke Tengan is also a script writer and film director, and worked on the screenplays to Imamura's filmsThe Eel , Dr...

      film director
    Film director
    A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

    , winner of two Palme d'Or
    Palme d'Or
    The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...

     awards at the Cannes Film Festival
    Cannes Film Festival
    The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

  • Ken Utsui (Actor)
  • Bunta Sugawara (Actor)
  • Akio Jissoji
    Akio Jissoji
    was a Japanese television and film director best known outside of Japan for the 1960s TV series Ultraman and Ultra Seven, as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy , , and ....

     (film director)
  • Haruka Minowa (Comedian)
  • Eiichi Otaki (musician)
  • Jyongri
    Jyongri
    Jyongri is a Japanese pop singer of Korean ancestry currently signed with EMI Music Japan.- Background and early life :...

     (singer)
  • Go Katou (Actor)
  • Kie Nakai
    Kie Nakai
    is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival for Kanashii kibun de joke.-References:...

     (Actress)
  • Morio Kazama
    Morio Kazama
    is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival for Shiki Natsuko and Yūgure made and at the 6th and 7th Japan Academy Prizes.-Filmography:...

     (Actor)
  • Rokusuke Ei
    Rokusuke Ei
    is a Japanese lyricist, composer, author, essayist and TV personality.Ei wrote the lyrics to the song "Sukiyaki", which has been used in several English language films. He has also written the lyrics to the song "Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo" sung by Kyu Sakamoto in 1963...

     (Composer)
  • Miho Asahi (Musician)
  • Kinya Kitaoji (Actor)
  • Seiji Kameda
    Seiji Kameda
    is a Japanese music producer, arranger and bass guitarist.He is currently the bassist in Ringo Shiina's band, "Tokyo Jihen".- Biography :He was born in New York city, and went back to Japan at one year after birth....

     (composer, producer)
  • Tamaru Yamada (Musician)
  • Hifumi Kato (Shogi player)
  • Demon Kogure
    Demon Kogure
    , previously known as Demon Kogure, is a Japanese musician, entertainer, journalist and sumo commentator. He is the frontman of the heavy metal band Seikima-II, and is known for always working entirely in character....

     (singer, sumo commentator)
  • Yoshio Kojima
    Yoshio Kojima
    is a Japanese comedian famous for appearing only in a small bathing suit, during both performances and interviews. Among his well-known catchphrases are Sonna no kankei nee and Oppapī , an abbreviation of "Ocean Pacific Peace",...

     (comedian)
  • Shōji Kōkami
    Shoji Kokami
    is a Japanese playwright, director, actor, and filmmaker.-Career:Born in Niihama, Ehime, Kōkami was attending Waseda University when he founded the theatrical company Daisanbutai . Becoming "one of the prime movers in the 1980s small-scale youth theater movement in Japan", he won the Kunio Kishida...

     (playwright, director, filmmaker)
  • Tetsuya Komuro
    Tetsuya Komuro
    , also known as TK, is a Japanese keyboardist, guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer born on November 27, 1958 in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. He is recognized as being the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced dance music to the Japanese mainstream...

    * (musician)
  • Hirokazu Koreeda
    Hirokazu Koreeda
    is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. His films explore themes of memory, death, and coming to terms with loss.Koreeda originally planned to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University instead worked as an assistant director on documentaries for TV Man Union...

     (film director)
  • Tatsumi Kumashiro
    Tatsumi Kumashiro
    was a Japanese film director best known for his critically acclaimed, award-winning Roman Porno films, such as Ichijo's Wet Lust and The Woman with Red Hair...

     (film director)
  • LaSalle Ishii
    LaSalle Ishii
    , born on October 19, 1955 in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, is a Japanese tarento, comedian, actor, seiyuu, and theater director. Though his first name is meant to be "La Salle", it is instead usually romanized as Lasa-R.-TV:...

    * (comedian)
  • Matsumoto Kōshirō IX
    Matsumoto Koshiro IX
    is a Japanese kabuki actor, one of the most popular tachiyaku currently performing.Like many members of the kabuki community, he can trace his lineage back several generations, many members of his family being kabuki actors as well...

     (Kabuki actor)
  • Keisuke Minami
    Keisuke Minami
    is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Kunimitsu Tezuka in the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, of the third generation Seigaku cast...

     (stage actor, model)
  • Tetsuya Murakami (musician, member of The Gospellers)
  • Shigeru Muroi* (actress)
  • Yuichi Nakamaru (actor, singer (member of KAT-TUN
    KAT-TUN
    KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 2001. The group's name is an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name until the departure of Jin Akanishi in 2010. As of 2010, KAT-TUN stands for Kazuya KAmenashi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda,...

    ), distantly attending)
  • Kichitaro Negishi
    Kichitaro Negishi
    is a Japanese film director. Although his films are admired by critics in Japan for their intelligence, Negishi has received little international recognition for his work. He has not been credited with a distinctive style but he has been called a subtle director who often elicits strong...

     (film director)
  • Kazumasa Oda (musician, former member of Off Course
    Off Course
    Off Course was one of Japan's most influential Folk rock bands. It was formed in early 1969 by Kazumasa Oda and Yasuhiro Suzuki(鈴木康博). They broke up in 1989 after their February 26 farewell performance at Tokyo Dome....

    )
  • Kyosen Ōhashi
    Kyosen Ohashi
    is a TV host and writer. He also served briefly as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. His real name is Ōhashi Katsumi .Born in Sumida, Tokyo, he grew up in Chiba prefecture and dropped out of the Waseda University...

     (TV host and writer)
  • Masato Sakai
    Masato Sakai
    is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for Kuhio taisa and Nankyoku ryourinin and the award for best supporting actor at the 2008 Nikkan Sports Film Award, at the 33rd Hochi Film Award and at the 51st Blue Ribbon Awards...

    * (actor)
  • Yuji Sakai (musician, member of The Gospellers)
  • Sunplaza Nakano
    Sunplaza Nakano
    is a Japanese musician and writer, a dropout of Waseda University. His real name is .- References :* The original article was written based on the corresponding Japanese Wikipedia article, retrieved on 2008-04-27.- External links :*...

    * (musician)
  • Tamori
    Tamori
    is a Japanese celebrity. His real name is and the screenname Tamori is an anagram of his surname. He was born on 22 August 1945 in Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture....

    * (comedian and television presenter)
  • Yuya Tegoshi
    Yuya Tegoshi
    is a member of Japanese boy band NEWS and its subgroup Tegomass, both under Johnny & Associates.-Career:Tegoshi entered Johnny's Jimusho during December 2002. He participated in various Johnny's Junior activities for eleven months before becoming a member of NEWS in 2003...

     (actor, singer (member of NEWS
    NeWS
    NeWS was a windowing system developed by Sun Microsystems in the mid 1980s. Originally known as "SunDew", its primary authors were James Gosling and David S. H. Rosenthal...

    ), distantly attending)
  • Shinya Ueda (comedian, member of Cream Stew
    Cream Stew
    Cream stew or kurimu shitu is a popular Yōshoku dish consisting of meat, usually chicken or pork, and mixed vegetables, onion, carrot, potato and cabbage, cooked in thick white roux. The vegetables are sauteed before the meat is added with some water. The surface fats are removed by degreasing and...

    )
  • Yutaka Yasuoka (musician, member of The Gospellers)
  • Sayuri Yoshinaga (actress)
  • Toshiharu Ikeda
    Toshiharu Ikeda
    was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who worked in pink film and mainstream cinema. He won the award for Best Director at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival for Mermaid Legend.-Early career - Nikkatsu:...

     (film director)

Diplomats

  • Chiune Sugihara
    Chiune Sugihara
    was a Japanese diplomat who served as Vice-Consul for the Japanese Empire in Lithuania. During World War II, he helped several thousand Jews leave the country by issuing transit visas to Jewish refugees so that they could travel to Japan. Most of the Jews who escaped were refugees from...

    *
  • Tsuneo Koizumi
  • Katsuhiko Oku
    Katsuhiko Oku
    Katsuhiko Oku was a Japanese diplomat who played rugby for Oxford and Waseda University...

     - rugby player and diplomat, promoted posthumously to ambassador

Politics

  • Mikio Aoki*
  • Takashi Hiraoka
    Takashi Hiraoka
    was the mayor of Hiroshima from 1991 to 1999.-Early life:Was born in Osaka to Tadao Hiraoka and Chitose Hiraoka . Initially, his parents had a delivery service in Osaka, but in 1934 the family business was hit by Typhoon Muroto, and the family moved to Unggi in Korea , where his maternal...

    , former mayor of Hiroshima (in office: 1991-1999)
  • Iccho Itoh
    Iccho Itoh
    , born , was the mayor of the Japanese city of Nagasaki; he first took office in 1995. He was a graduate from Waseda University, and majored in political science.-Career:...

    , former mayor of Nagasaki (in office: 1995-2007)
  • Fumio Kishida
    Fumio Kishida
    is a Japanese politician, who served in Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet as Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Quality-of-Life Policy, and Regulatory Reform. He is a member of the House of Representatives and the Liberal Democratic Party.Born in...

  • Yohei Kono
    Yohei Kono
    is a Japanese politician and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from November 2003 until August 2009, when the LDP lost its majority in the 2009 election...

  • Li Dazhao
    Li Dazhao
    Li Dazhao was a Chinese intellectual who co-founded the Communist Party of China with Chen Duxiu in 1921.-Early life:...

  • Hideo Higashikokubaru, governor of Miyazaki
  • Peng Pai
    Peng Pai
    Peng Pai born in Haifeng County , Guangdong Province, China, was a pioneerIn the Preface, the author called Peng Pai "the father of Chinese rural communism"...

  • Soichi Usui
  • Hidehiko Noda
  • Ichiro Kohno
  • Bukichi Miki
  • Hirohide Ishida
    Hirohide Ishida
    was a Japanese politician.-Early life:Born in Noshiro, Akita, Ishida entered Waseda University, where he majored in political science and economics. After graduating in 1939, he joined Chugai Shogyo Shimpo and was appointed as its chief correspondent in Shanghai.-Political career:In 1947, Ishida...

  • Taro Hatoyama
  • Kazumasa Okajima
  • Fukushiro Nukaga
    Fukushiro Nukaga
    is a Japanese politician and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1983 and represents Ibaraki's 2nd district. He was Minister of Finance from 2007 to 2008....

  • Masahide Ota
    Masahide Ota
    Masahide Ota is a Ryukyuan academic and politician who served as governor of Okinawa prefecture in the 1990s.Ota was educated at Waseda University, Tokyo, and Syracuse University, New York...

  • Hiroshige Seko
    Hiroshige Seko
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and received a master's degree in corporate communications from Boston University. He was elected to the House of...

  • Mosaburo Suzuki
    Suzuki Mosaburo
    was a Japanese journalist, essayist, and socialist leader.He was born in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, to a family descended from medieval hatamoto; however, his father had lost the family's fortune, and as a result Suzuki was forced to work his way through school. He attended Waseda University and...

  • Tsutomu Takebe
    Tsutomu Takebe
    was secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from 2004 to 2006. He was succeeded by Hidenao Nakagawa.-References:...

  • Makiko Tanaka
    Makiko Tanaka
    is a Japanese politician, the daughter of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.Tanaka attended high school at Germantown Friends School in the United States and graduated from Waseda University...

  • Kisaburo Tokai
    Kisaburo Tokai
    is a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008. Tokai, like Fukuda, attended Waseda University.-External links:*...

  • Kiyomi Tsujimoto
    Kiyomi Tsujimoto
    is a Japanese politician from the Social Democratic Party , formerly the Japan Socialist Party.- Early career :Born in the city of Nara, Nara, Tsujimoto graduated from the Department of Education at Waseda University in Tokyo....

  • Kozo Watanabe
    Kozo Watanabe
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tajima, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1959 and then to the House of...

  • Yoshimi Watanabe
    Yoshimi Watanabe
    is a Japanese politician, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party and currently of the President of Your Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet...

  • Yuji Yamamoto
    Yuji Yamamoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kochi Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the assembly of Kōchi Prefecture in 1985 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in...

  • Taku Yamasaki
    Taku Yamasaki
    is a Japanese politician, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan. Born in Dalian, Manchukuo, he is a graduate of Waseda University. He worked at Bridgestone.He lost his vision in one eye in childhood....


Others

  • Eiko Onuki
  • Indra Surya Susantio (Runner-up winner of the 2009 APEC Essay Writing Contest, 2009)
  • Nancy Andrew
    Nancy Andrew
    Linda Nancy Andrew was the English-language translator of Japanese author Ryū Murakami's highly-acclaimed novel, Almost Transparent Blue, which had won the Akutagawa Prize in 1976....

     (translator, junior year, 1967–1968)
  • Yuji Horii
    Yuji Horii
    is a Japanese video game designer and scenario writer best known as the creator of the Dragon Quest series of console role-playing games, as well as the visual novel adventure game Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken.-History:Dragon Quest is recognized as the first role-playing game to posit the idea...

     (video game designer)
  • Yoshio Shirai
    Yoshio Shirai
    Yoshio Shirai was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He won the world flyweight title in 1952, becoming the first Japanese boxer to win a world title.- Childhood and Early Career :...

  • Masato Koizumi (Minister)
  • Tensai Okamura (director)
  • Thomas P. Logan
    Thomas P. Logan
    Thomas P. Logan トーマス・P・ローガン is an American-born businessman, venture capitalist, Rotary International Fellow , former space journalist and staff member for a United States Congressman...

     (businessman-venture capitalist, 1982–84)
  • Tomonobu Itagaki
    Tomonobu Itagaki
    is a Japanese video game designer who created the Dead or Alive fighting game and beach sport simulation series and also revived the Ninja Gaiden franchise in 2004...

     (video game designer, School of Law, 1985–92)
  • Shizuo Tsuji
  • Masuhiro Yamamoto
  • Masuhiro Yamamoto

Sports

  • Yuki Saitō
    Yuki Saito (baseball)
    is a Japanese pitcher for Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.Saito rose to national stardom as a senior for Waseda Jitsugyo High School when he led the team to a title in the 88th National High School Baseball Championship in...

     (baseball)
  • Masumi Kuwata (baseball)

Performing Arts

  • Jyongri
    Jyongri
    Jyongri is a Japanese pop singer of Korean ancestry currently signed with EMI Music Japan.- Background and early life :...

     (singer)
  • Nakamaru Yuchi (idol singer, member of KAT-TUN
    KAT-TUN
    KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 2001. The group's name is an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name until the departure of Jin Akanishi in 2010. As of 2010, KAT-TUN stands for Kazuya KAmenashi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda,...

    )
  • Natsuki Sato
    Natsuki Sato
    , is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She is an original Team K member and debuted on April 1, 2006. She was regrouped to the New Team B at the final Budokan Concert in August, 2009....

     (idol singer, member of AKB48
    AKB48
    AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart...

    )
  • Shiori Nakamata (idol singer, member of AKB48
    AKB48
    AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart...

    )

Notable faculty

Professors who are also Waseda alumni are listed in italics.
  • Yaichi Aizu, poet, scholar of ancient Chinese and Japanese art, and namesake of Aizu Museum
  • Tameyuki Amano
    Tameyuki Amano
    -External links:* at Find-a-Grave...

    , economics scholar and educator
  • Yasunobu Fujiwara, scholar of political science
    Political science
    Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

  • Lafcadio Hearn
    Lafcadio Hearn
    Patrick Lafcadio Hearn , known also by the Japanese name , was an international writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things...

    , novelist, literary scholar, professor of English literature
    English literature
    English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....

  • Smimasa Idditti (Sumimasa Idichi ), professor of English
  • Kenji Imai
    Kenji Imai
    Kenji Imai was a Japanese architect and professor.-Life:Kenji Imai went to Waseda University in Tokyo and graduated with a degree in Architecture. He travelled to the USSR, Scandinavia, Italy and Spain in 1926...

    , architect
  • Tokio Kimura, historian
  • Kunitake Kume
    Kume Kunitake
    was a historian in Meiji and Taishō period Japan. He had a son, Kume Keiichirō, who was a noted painter.-Biography:Kume was born in Saga Domain, Hizen , and was active in attempting to assist the administrative reform of Saga domain during the Bakumatsu period.After the Meiji Restoration, he was...

    , historian
  • Tachu Naito
    Tachu Naito
    was a Japanese architect, engineer, and professor from Yamanashi Prefecture, Minami-Alps, Yamanashi. He was a father of earthquake-proof design and built many broadcasting and observation towers, including the Tokyo Tower.- Biography :...

    , architect
  • Naoyoshi Nakamura, historian
    Historian
    A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...

  • Haruo Nishihara, law professor, former President
  • Takayasu Okushima, law professor, former President
  • Hajime Ōnishi, philosopher
  • Ikuo Ōyama, scholar of political science
  • Yaso Saijo, poet
  • Masasada Shiozawa, scholar of economics, former President
  • Sanae Takata, scholar of political science, former President
  • Ōdō Tanaka, philosopher
  • Shoyo Tsubouchi, playwright
    Playwright
    A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...

    , critic
    Critic
    A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...

    , translator, educator, professor
    Professor
    A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...

     of English literature, and namesake of Tsubouchi Memorial Theater Museum
  • Sokichi Tsuda, historian, recipient of the Order of Culture
    Order of Culture
    The is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature or culture; recipients of the order also receive an annuity for life...

  • Kazutami Ukita, scholar of political science
  • Shujiro Urata, economist
  • Yoshio Yamanouchi, translator, scholar of French literature
    French literature
    French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...

  • Akira Yonekura, law professor
  • Takamasa Yoshizaka
    Takamasa Yoshizaka
    , family name also romanized as Yosizaka, was a Japanese architect and former president of the Architectural Institute of Japan and a keen mountaineer....

    , architect

Principals

  • Hidemaro Ōkuma, 1882–1886
  • Hisoka Maejima
    Maejima Hisoka
    Baron was a Japanese statesman, politician, and businessman in Meiji period Japan, who founded the Japanese postal service.- Early life :Maejima was born as Ueno Fusagorō, in the village of Shimoikebe, Echigo Province . In 1866 he was adopted into the Maejima family. He was sent to Edo to study...

    , 1886–1890
  • Kazuo Hatoyama
    Kazuo Hatoyama
    was the patriarchal head of the prominent Japanese Hatoyama political family which has been called "Japan's Kennedy family."Kazuo was a graduate of Yale University.-Family:...

    , 1890–1907

De facto presidents (1907–1923)

  • Sanae Takata, 1907–1915
  • Tameyuki Amano, 1915–1917
  • Yoshiro Hiranuma, 1918–1921
  • Masasada Shiozawa, 1921–1923

Presidents

  • Shigenobu Ōkuma, 1907–1922
  • Masasada Shiozawa, 1923
  • Sanae Takata, 1923–1931
  • Hodumi Tanaka, 1931–1944
  • Tomio Nakano, 1944–1946
  • Koichi Shimada, 1946–1954
  • Nobumoto Ōhama, 1954–1966
  • Kenichi Abe, 1966–1968
  • Tsunesaburo Tokikoyama, 1968–1970
  • Sukenaga Murai, 1970–1978
  • Tsukasa Shimizu, 1978–1982
  • Haruo Nishihara, 1982–1990
  • Chūmaru Koyama, 1990–1994
  • Takayasu Okushima, 1994–2002
  • Katsuhiko Shirai, 2002–present

Academic Rankings

Waseda University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It is proved by the following rankings.

General Rankings

The university has been ranked 5th in 2008-2009 and 6th in 2010 in the ranking called "Truly Strong Universities
Truly Strong Universities
The Truly Strong Universities is a ranking of the Japan’s top 100 universities by Toyo Keizai, released annually in October on its business magazine "Toyo Keizai"....

 (本当に強い大学)" by Toyo Keizai
Toyo Keizai
is a book and magazine publisher specializing in politics, economics and business, based in Tokyo, Japan.The company is famous for established in 1895, one of three Japanese leading business magazines ranked with published by Nikkei Business Publications and published by DIAMOND.- External...

. In another ranking, Japanese prep school Kawaijuku ranked Waseda as the 13th best university in Japan.

In 2010 QS World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004....

 ranked Waseda University 182nd in the world, making it the tenth highest ranked university in Japan. Its individual subject rankings were: 76th in Arts & Humanities, 117th in Engineering & IT, 222nd in Life Sciences & Biomedicine, 204th in Natural Sciences, and 88th in Social Sciences.

Research Performance

Generally speaking, National Universities in Japan have better research standards, however Waseda is one of the few Private Universities which compete with top National Universities. According to Weekly Diamond, Waseda has the 12th highest research standard in Japan in terms of research fundings per researchers in COE Program, and it's one of only 2 private universities within Top 15.

Nikkei Shimbun
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
is one of the largest media corporations in Japan. Nikkei specializes in publishing financial, business and industry news. Its main news publications include:* Nihon Keizai Shimbun , a leading economic newspaper....

 on 2004/2/16 surveyed about the research standards in Engineering studies
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...

 based on Thomson Reuters, Grants in Aid for Scientific Research and questionnaires to heads of 93 leading Japanese Research Centers, and Waseda was placed 5th (research planning ability 7th/ability of business-academia collaboration 1st) in this ranking. Waseda is the only private university ranked in the top 5.

Asahi Shimbun
Asahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...

 summarized the amount of academic papers in Japanese major legal journals by university, and Waseda was ranked 3rd during 2005-2009.

Graduate school Rankings

According to the Asia Top MBA Business Schools Ranking by Asiaweek
Asiaweek
Asiaweek, the English edition, was a news magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited, a subsidiary of Time Inc. Based in Hong Kong, it was established in 1975, and ceased publication with its December 7, 2001 issue due to a "downturn in the advertising market," according to...

, Waseda Business School is ranked 2nd in Japan. Eduniversal
Eduniversal
Eduniversal is a French consulting company and a rating agency specialized in Higher Education. Founded in 1994, one of the main goals of Eduniversal is to provide a tool, for students all around the world, which provides information on the Best Business Schools, located in Eduniversal's 9...

 also ranked Japanese business schools and Waseda is 2rd in Japan (93rd in the world). In this ranking, Waseda is one of only 3 Japanese business schools categorized in "Universal Business schools with major international influence".

Waseda Law School is considered as one of the top Japanese law schools, as Waseda's successful candidates for bar examination
Bar examination
A bar examination is an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction.-Brazil:...

 was 5th in 2009 and 2010 in Japan.

Alumni Rankings

Alumni of Waseda enjoy their good success in Japanese industries such as shown below.

According to the Weekly Diamond on 2006/2/18, Waseda got the highest score from the directors of human resource departments in Greater Tokyo
Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area in Kantō region, Japan, consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo . In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, including the , , and others....

. This ranking is titled "Useful University Rankings (役に立つ大学ランキング)". Waseda in Social Science was ranked 1st and Waseda in Natural Science and Engineering was ranked 2nd among all Japanese Universities. According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings and the PRESIDENT's article on 2006/10/16, graduates from Waseda have the 11th best employment rate in 400 major companies and the alumni average salary is the 7th best in Japan.

École des Mines de Paris ranks Waseda University as 4th in the world in 2010 (8th in 2011) in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies. The university is also ranked 2nd in Japan for the number of alumni holding the position of executive in the listed companies of Japan.

The number of lawers who graduated Waseda has been ranked 3rd in Japan since 1949. Furthermore, Waseda alumni have been the 2nd largest group in the Japanese Parliament
Diet of Japan
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...

.

Popularity and Selectivity

Waseda is a popular university in Japan. The number of applicants per place was 20.5(115515/5630) in the 2011 undergraduate admissions. This number of applicants was 2nd largest in Japan. its entrance difficulty is usually considered as top with Keio
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...

 among 730 private universities.

Nikkei BP
Nikkei Business Publications
, commonly known as , is a book and magazine publisher based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was established as "Nikkei McGraw-Hill, Inc", a joint venture of Nihon Keizai Shimbun and McGraw-Hill in 1969, and later it became to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikkei.Nikkei BP is known well for its...

 has been publishing a ranking system called "Brand rankings of Japanese universities
Brand rankings of Japanese universities
The Brand rankings of Japanese universities is a ranking of the Japanese universities by Nikkei Business Publications, released annually in November....

" every year, composed by the various indications related to the power of brand, and Waseda was top in 2010 and 3rd in 2009 in Greater Tokyo Area
Greater Tokyo Area
The Greater Tokyo Area is a large metropolitan area in Kantō region, Japan, consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo . In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, including the , , and others....

.

Trustees

  • Ryuhoku Narushima, poet, journalist, and one of the first trustees of Waseda
  • Azusa Ono (1852–1886), law scholar and one of the first trustees of Waseda

Benefactors

Waseda University has had numerous benefactors, including:
  • Eiichi Shibusawa
    Eiichi Shibusawa
    ' was a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". He spearheaded the introduction of Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many reforms including use of double entry accounting, joint stock corporations and modern note-issuing...

    , businessman and philanthropist
    Philanthropist
    A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...

  • Ichizaemon Morimura, businessman
  • Koichiro Kagami, businessman
  • Kenkichi Kodera, presenter of over thirty-six thousand foreign books to the Library
    Waseda University Library
    The library of Waseda University is one of the largest libraries in Japan. It was established in 1882, and currently holds some 4.5 million volumes and 46,000 serials.-History:...

  • Kisaku Maekawa, businessman and philanthropist
  • Masaru Ibuka
    Masaru Ibuka
    Masaru Ibuka was a Japanese electronics industrialist. He co-founded what is now Sony....

    , after whom Masaru Ibuka Auditorium (Hall) is named.
  • Robert J. Shillman, founder & CEO of Cognex Corporation
    Cognex Corporation
    Cognex Corporation is a manufacturer of machine vision systems, software and sensors used in automated manufacturing to inspect and identify parts, detect defects, verify product assembly, and guide assembly robots. Cognex is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA...

    , namesake of Robert Shillman Hall

Nonfiction


Fiction

  • In the novel Norwegian Wood
    Norwegian Wood (novel)
    is a 1987 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.The novel is a nostalgic story of loss and sexuality. The story's protagonist and narrator is Toru Watanabe, who looks back on his days as a college student living in Tokyo...

    , written by Haruki Murakami
    Haruki Murakami
    is a Japanese writer and translator. His works of fiction and non-fiction have garnered him critical acclaim and numerous awards, including the Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize among others.He is considered an important figure in postmodern literature...

    , the main character goes to a university modeled after Waseda.
  • In the manga
    Manga
    Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

     series Great Teacher Onizuka
    Great Teacher Onizuka
    , officially abbreviated as GTO, is a Japanese shōnen manga written and illustrated by Tohru Fujisawa. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 1997 to April 2002. The story focuses on 22-year-old ex-bōsōzoku member Eikichi Onizuka, who becomes a teacher at a private high...

     by Tooru Fujisawa
    Tooru Fujisawa
    is a Japanese manga author. His name is romanized as Tohru Fujisawa on the Tokyopop English-language Great Teacher Onizuka books and as Toru Fujisawa on the Kodansha bilingual releases. His first serialized work was Adesugata Junjou Boy, published from 1989 in Weekly Shonen Magazine...

    , the heroine Azusa Fuyutsuki is a graduate of Waseda University.
  • In the video game Tomb Raider: Legend, a piece of the legendary sword Excaliber
    Excalibur
    Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain. Sometimes Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone are said to be the same weapon, but in most versions they are considered separate. The sword was...

     is in the care of Waseda University until it is stolen.

Scandals

Super Free
Super Free
or its shortened form was an inter-university rave event club, mainly comprising students of Waseda University, The leader of the club along with various students from Waseda and other universities in Tokyo was arrested and convicted for rape and subsequently, the club was dubbed by several...

was a registered Waseda University school club organized by Shinichirō Wada, a student at Waseda University. The club organized parties in order to rape unsuspecting women. The appeal of the these parties was the chance to associate with Waseda University students. After Wada's arrest, the club was disbanded.

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