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Graduate School of International Relations


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About the Graduate School of International Relations

The Graduate School of International Relations provides students with the opportunity to develop an international perspective and professional expertise, both of which are essential in today’s world where global connections among people are becoming even stronger. Thus, the School’s curriculum is carefully designed to enhance students’ ability to explore issues concerning both international and local communities, an ability which can then be utilized to play an active role in their chosen fields. No less than sixty staff members of the School, which comprises the Division of International Relations and Division of Comparative Culture, closely collaborate to promote interdisciplinary learning that is individually-tailored to students.

Division of International Relations

International Politics and Development
Our program provides a wide curriculum centered on interrelated disciplines of social science, such as International Politics, International Economics, International Management and International Law in order to address the growing societal need for the comprehensive study in the field of international politics and sustainable development. Expert supervision is also available during the writing of a master thesis from the perspective of area studies on East Asia, the Middle East, the United States and Europe.
Socio-Cultural Studies of Global Issues
We emphasize a global studies approach, utilizing sociology, anthropology, and social psychology to empirically assess critical global issues involving poverty, the environment, immigration, ethnicity, and gender in combination with a communication-based approach to promoting multicultural communication and solving problems in a ubiquitous society.

Division of Comparative Culture

Japanese Culture
Our program promotes research and education on the basic fields of comparative culture such as Japanese language, literature and thought. More specifically, it includes studies on Japanese education, analysis of classical as well as contemporary Japanese, research on literature and thought of both classical and modern times. For those who are interested in teaching, we also offer a program for advanced teacher's license for Japanese.
Asian Culture
Our program aims to holistically assess and research Asian countries and regions (China, the Korean Peninsula, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Russia), utilizing various approaches such as International Relations, political science, economics, sociology, cultural anthropology, history, philosophy, and religious studies.
British and American Culture
We promote contemporary and historically oriented comparative research into a wide range of British and American fields, including new linguistic theory, history, literature, sociology, and the study of communication. We offer a formal program for those who are interested in advanced teacher’s license to teach English.
European Culture
We provide students with a big-picture for comparative studies of Europe’s regional literature, culture, history, philosophy, and society of Germany, France, and Spain. Our program also encourages the reexamination of culture from an expanded viewpoint, encompassing human sciences and exploring the continuation and changes in European society.