About Waseda

Waseda University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in Tokyo, Japan. The founding of Waseda University dates back to the year 1882, when Shigenobu Okuma, one of Japan's foremost statesmen, founded Tokyo Semmon Gakko , the predecessor of the present University. As a result of increasing academic prestige and expanding student enrollment, the institution acquired the status of university in 1902, and its name was changed to Waseda University.

There are eleven undergraduate schools offering courses leading to Bachelor's degrees; fourteen graduate schools for Master's and Doctor's degrees; numerous research institutes and other affiliated institutions. Japan Study is part of the new undergraduate School of International Liberal Studies.