Chuo University

The Chuo University (中央 大学jap Chūō Daigaku ) is a private university in Tokyo, which is known for its law school.

It was founded in 1885 as the English School of Law (イギリス 法律 学校Igirisu Hōritsu Gakko ) in Kanda - Nishiki. After a name change to the Tokyo College of Law ( Tōkyō Hōgakuin ) in 1889 was 1903, the appreciation of the Tokyo University School of Law ( Tōkyō Hōgakuin Daigaku ) before the Academy finally in 1905, renamed in step with its enlargement to include a business faculty in Chūō University.

Today the Chūō has six faculties: law, economics, commerce, science, engineering, literature and political science. The student population is without students in the Master's courses (大 学院Daigakuin ) 25,137 (as of 2006). The Chūō belongs to the top universities of Waseda and Keio alongside a handful of other universities of the most prestigious private universities in Japan.

The main campus ( Tama Campus ) is located in Hachioji. In addition, there are the locations Kōrakuen ( Bunkyō ) and Ichigaya ( Shinjuku ). To Chūō except the University includes three high schools.

Known graduates ( selection)

  • Dejima Takeharu ( b. 1974 ), Sumotori
  • Hiroshi Abe, actor
  • Fujio Mitarai (* 1935), top management / CEO Nippon Keidanren
  • Hwang Jang- yop (1923-2010), North Korean politician
  • Kazuo Koike ( b. 1936 ), author
  • Ken Akamatsu (* 1968), mangaka
  • Kiyoshi Atsumi (1928-1996), actor
  • Makoto Shinkai (born 1973 ), director
  • Masaaki Kanda ( born 1951 ), Governor
  • Masahiko Komura ( b. 1942 ), Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Masahiro Fukuda (born 1966 ), football player
  • Masashi Ueda (* 1947), mangaka
  • Okiharu Yasuoka ( b. 1939 ), Minister of Justice
  • Osamu Suzuki, top managers
  • Shinji Sumai (1948-2001), Director
  • Shozo Sasahara ( born 1929 ), wrestler and Olympic Champion
  • Takao Sakurai (1941-2012), boxer and Olympic gold medalist
  • Tetsuro Tamba (1922-2006), actor
  • Toshihiro Nikai ( b. 1939 ), Minister of Economic Affairs
  • Toshiki Kaifu ( born 1931 ), Prime Minister
  • Yoshie Wada (1906-1977), author
  • Yorikane Masumoto ( b. 1941 ), Mayor of Kyoto ( 1996-2008 )
  • Yoshimi Watanabe ( born 1952 ), Minister of Finance
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