Japan: Universities
Japanese Universities In Depth
Admission guides for Japan’s leading universities beyond Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka — English (SGU) and Japanese-track entry for international students.
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- Waseda University Admission Guide for International StudentsWhy Waseda for international students · Waseda's English-based undergraduate degrees · The document-based screening route
- Keio University Admission Guide for International StudentsWhy Keio and its campuses · PEARL — Economics in English (Mita) · GIGA — SFC's English degree
- Institute of Science Tokyo (Formerly Tokyo Tech) Admission Guide for International StudentsWhat is Institute of Science Tokyo? · The main route: English graduate and research programmes · Securing a supervisor first
- Tohoku University Admission Guide for International StudentsWhy Tohoku for international students · The FGL programme (the former English undergraduate route) · Gateway College — new from April 2027
- Nagoya University Admission Guide for International StudentsWhy Nagoya and G30 · What the G30 English degrees cover · The admission route: documents plus interview
- Hitotsubashi University Admission Guide for International StudentsWhy Hitotsubashi — Japan's social-sciences specialist · The faculties · Undergraduate admission and the HGP English courses
- Hokkaido, Kyushu and Tsukuba University Admission Guide for International StudentsThree national research universities at a glance · Hokkaido — MJSP and the Integrated Science Program (ISP) · Kyushu — English-taught undergraduate routes
Guides for East & Southeast Asia
7 of 7 guides in this hub are for East & Southeast Asia.
Waseda University Admission Guide for International Students
Waseda University admission guide for international students: English-taught SILS and Political Science and Economics degrees, screening routes and intakes.
Read guideKeio University Admission Guide for International Students
Keio University admission guide for international students: English-taught PEARL Economics and GIGA (SFC) degrees, their document-based screening and intakes.
Read guideInstitute of Science Tokyo (Formerly Tokyo Tech) Admission Guide for International Students
Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Tech) admission guide: English graduate and research routes, the supervisor-first process, and GSEP undergraduate.
Read guideTohoku University Admission Guide for International Students
Tohoku University admission guide for international students: the English-taught undergraduate route (the new Gateway College, replacing FGL) and graduate research.
Read guideNagoya University Admission Guide for International Students
Nagoya University admission guide for international students: the G30 International Programs' English-taught degrees and document-plus-interview admission.
Read guideHitotsubashi University Admission Guide for International Students
Hitotsubashi University admission guide for international students: its social-sciences faculties, English-taught graduate and ICS options, and routes.
Read guideHokkaido, Kyushu and Tsukuba University Admission Guide for International Students
Admission guide to the English-taught degree routes at Hokkaido, Kyushu and Tsukuba universities for international students, with each screening explained.
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