Why Meiji Gakuin University?
Meiji Gakuin University traces its origins to the Hepburn School, which was established in the closing days of the Edo era.
Over its history of more than 160 years, Meiji Gakuin University has supported the globalization of Japan by playing a pioneering role in education.
The four years you spend as an undergraduate will be the most special time in your life. What awaits you after your experiences among the 7 faculties and 17 departments of the university is your new self.
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2025.08.20
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Students
Saying “Yes” in My Own Way, Because That Makes Life More Interesting
Third-year student, Department of French Literature, Faculty of Letters
Hana Takayanagi
2025.03.28
Students
Expressing Myself Without Pretense
Third-year student, Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies
Kiwa Mugino
2025.03.27
Students
Simplicity is the Key to Communication
3rd-year student, Department of Global and Transcultural Studies, Faculty of International Studies / 1st-year student, Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies
Aidan Fire/Chihiro Fukuoka
2025.03.21
Students
First-year Student Life Experiences in Meiji Gakuin’s Faculty of Mathematical Informatics
Kyosuke Kato × Kotoko Fujii × Ako Ishio × Yuwa Sato × Kazaho higuchi
2024.10.17
Students
My long run to Hakone
4th-year student, Department of Juridical Studies, Faculty of Law
Shun Kurihara
2024.09.18
Students
“For someone else” means “For my own better life”
Third-year student Department of Education and Child Development, Faculty of Psychology
Reina Imai
2024.08.06
Students
The Piano is a Tool That Enriches My Life
Fourth-year student, Department of Current Legal Studies, Faculty of Law
Ryota Kamitsubo
2024.06.04
Students
Delighting those around me brings happiness to myself
Fourth-year student, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law
Nafiur Rahman Syed
2024.05.22
Students
Opening doors by challenging myself
Fourth-year student Department of Social Work, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work
Rio Yamaguchi
2024.03.08
Students
What’s good for ourselves is good for others
Fourth-year student Department of Sociology, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work
Yuzuki Seo
2024.01.24
Students
My final and best student life at Meiji Gakuin University
Fourth-year student, Department of Global Legal Studies, Faculty of Law
Jeremy Takeki Sugo
2023.12.14
Students
Toward a new world, driven by what I want to do
Fourth-year student Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies
Kana Endo
2023.12.07
Students／Volunteer
Accepting all incongruities
Third-year student Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies
Taichi Yasuda
2023.11.15
Students
The irreplaceable treasure I discovered through lacrosse
Fourth-year student Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics
Yukari Yamamoto
2023.09.12
Students
Being moved and always asking myself questions
Fourth-year student, Department of Social Work
hinako Iwakura
2023.08.30
Faculty
The goal I obtained by doing what I say
Third-year student, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics
Takuma Komine
2023.08.18
Faculty
Eating disorders and Postpartum Depression in the Community: detection and treatment
Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology
Aya Nishizono-Maher
2023.07.13
Faculty
Consumer law: Social infrastructure for supporting safety and security
Associate Professor, Department of Current Legal Studies, Faculty of Law
Shigehiro Fukushima
2023.06.29
Students
What holding a photo exhibition taught me
Fourth-year student Department of Art Studies, Faculty of Letters
hikaru Yamamoto
2023.03.23
Students
Succession: An importance that is hard to express in words
Fourth-year student, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law
hiroto Fujiwara
2023.03.13
Students
Aiming to be a teacher who can grow alongside children
Fourth-year student, Department of Education and Child Development, Faculty of Psychology
Chihiro Oya
2023.02.01
Students
Belief in the meaningless leads to meaning
Fourth-year student, Department of Art Studies, Faculty of Letters
Uchimi Motonobu
2023.01.25
Faculty
What’s the point of visualizing “invisible” assets?
Dean, Faculty of Economics, Professor, Department of International Business
Akiko Fujita
2022.12.21
Students
The unlimited possibilities that data weaves
Third-year student, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics
Yurie Ishitobi
2022.12.09
Students
“For others” is my driving force
Fourth-year student, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law
Yui Ishii
2022.11.24
Faculty
Exploring rapid changes in Nepal through phenomena due to tourism and mobilities
Professor, Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies
Izumi Morimoto
2022.11.16
Students／Volunteer
Coming to know what you don’t know: Knowledge is a tool for expanding your world
Department of French Literature, Faculty of Letters
Tomoka Futami
2022.11.10
Students
Student life is more interesting when you raise your hand on your own
Fourth-year student, Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies
Ayuka Yamashita
2022.09.14
Students
Team-building is the practice of “Do for Others”
Fourth-year student Department of Juridical Studies, Faculty of Law
Yutaro Gido
2022.09.12
Faculty
Searching for the atmosphere of Baudelaire’s 19th century Paris: Enthusiastically pursuing research to bring its buried history to light
Professor, Department of French Literature, Faculty of Letters
Toru hatakeyama
2022.08.05
Students／Volunteer
Worrying, but continuing to think, is the person I am
Fourth-year student, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Sociology
Moe Takeda
2022.06.23
Faculty
International welfare today needs a “glocal” approach
Professor, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work
Rumiko Akashi
2022.03.22
Students／Volunteer
Volunteering through Thai cuisine! Days spent learning with my irreplaceable friends
Second-year student, Department of Global Legal Studies
Riku Suzuki
2022.03.22
Students／Volunteer
A global approach to mental health care: Aiming at a future as a Certified Public Psychologist
Fourth-year student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology
Makiko hibi
2022.02.18
Faculty
Brexit signals a new era: Political science deals with questions that have multiple answers
Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law
Daisuke Ikemoto
2022.02.16
Keeping the legacy of their predecessors alive, students in the Junko Association will continue to support children in developing countries
2022.02.09
Students／Volunteer
If you always honestly face your interests, your future will reveal itself
Fourth-year student, Department of English, Faculty of Letters
Nanami Kanatsuna
2021.12.22
Faculty
What is a return to creative roots that goes beyond “identity” to grow a brand?
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics
Mitsutoshi Otake
2021.12.22
Students
Why I Want to Learn - The World I Found after Overcoming Cancer
Fourth-year student, Faculty of Psychology, Department of Education and Child Development
Kotono Matsuoka
2021.12.22
Students
What is a campus life that opens the door to curiosity?
Third-year student, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics
Sora Onishi
2021.12.01
Students／Volunteer
The importance of decision-making now, not “eventually”: Becoming the welfare worker I really want to be
Second year student, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Sociology & Social Work
Ayaka Takaku
2021.12.01
Faculty
Searching for our blue birds of happiness: Opening the door to the rich world of theater through research of Maurice Maeterlinck
Theater and Performance Studies CourseDepartment of Art StudiesFaculty of Letters
Mariko Anazawa
2021.11.18
Faculty
Building marital and family relationships based on mutual respect
Dean, Faculty of Psychology Professor, Department of Psychology
Takeyoshi Nozue
2021.11.12
Students
Making a life as a singer
Fourth-year student, Department of Art Studies, Faculty of Letters
Aiki Azukizawa
2021.10.29
Students／Volunteer
Emotional support and searching for homes: What I learned from the lives of foreign workers in Japan
Fourth-year student, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics
Moe Amano
2021.10.22
Students／Volunteer
Doing all I can do, even if I can’t go overseas
Third-year student, Department of French Literature, Faculty of Letters
Hiroki Konno
2021.10.18
Faculty
Quantitative easing, negative interest rates, and exchange fluctuations: The significance of disseminating information to the world as a researcher and educator
Professor of Economics, Dean of the Faculty of Economics
Yuri Sasaki
2021.10.01
Faculty
Global and local: the world of wine law
Professor, Department of Global Legal Studies, Faculty of Law
Kensuke Ebihara
2021.09.10
Students
Wanting to be an ally for women: My dreams for entering the legal profession
Third-year student, Department of Juridical Studies, Faculty of Law
Nana Kurashima
2021.09.07
Students
Becoming a teacher who is close to children’s hearts
Fourth-year student, Department of Education and Child Development, Faculty of Psychology
Maho Suda
2021.08.18
Faculty
How do advanced medical technologies such as assisted reproductive technology and noninvasive prenatal genetic testing change our way of life today?
Vice President (Professor, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work)
Azumi Tsuge
2021.08.17
Students
Keep jumping, keep growing: The importance of being yourself
Fourth-year student, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Sociology & Social Work
Yuna Yanai
2021.08.02
Faculty
Learning about humanity through civil law
Professor and Dean, Faculty of Law
Makoto Imao
2021.07.20
Students／Volunteer
How I see fashion
Fourth year student, Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies
Minami Higashinaka
2021.07.19
Faculty
Words have a heart: Developing English capabilities for intercultural communication
Professor, Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies
Keiko Tanaka
2021.07.16
Students
Understanding others starts with them having understanding and empathy for you
Fourth-year student, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics
Taiki Imai
2021.07.05
Faculty
Society is not something external to you: Toward a sociology that learns and practices social inclusion
Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Sociology & Social Work
Midori Sakaguchi
2021.07.01
Faculty
Cultivating the thinking skills required to adapt to the changing natural and social environments and the ability to contribute to building a sustainable society as a global citizen
Professor, Center for Liberal Arts
Sadao Kurokawa
2021.06.28
Faculty
Peace does not mean compromising and shutting up; it begins with nonviolent transformation of conflict for mutual benefit
Professor, Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies
Takao Takahara
2021.02.17
Students
Hearts and places united through volunteers: Continued face-to-face support
Third-year student Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology
Yuki Oide
2021.02.10
Students／Volunteer
Learning the importance of understanding and respecting others
Third-year student, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Sociology & Social Work Department of Social Work
Ryo Takeuchi
2021.02.02
Students
Understanding others starts with understanding yourself: What I learned on the other side of the world
Third-year student, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics
Paula Airi Kobayashi
2020.12.23
Students
Lessons from a student life spent following the path of kendama
Fourth-year student in the International Business Department, Faculty of Economics
Daisuke Koyama
2020.12.23
Students
MGU offers irreplaceable experiences born of human warmth and relationships
Third- year student in the International Studies Department, Faculty of International Studies
Sae Oya
2020.12.23
Students
The importance of relying on others: The study abroad life I’d longed for, and what I learned from the pandemic
Fourth-year student in the Business Administration Department, Faculty of Economics
Yukiko Uchikawa
2020.12.18
Faculty
Investing the relationship between human mind and society through economic experiments and pursuing innovation to improve our future
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics
Keigo Inukai
2020.12.13
Students／Volunteer
A passion for the endless task of learning, aiming to eliminate inequalities arising from the accident of birth
Second-year student in International Studies Department, Faculty of International Studies
hayato Tamaki
2020.10.26
Faculty
To college students for whom things aren’t going your way: Is a trouble-free life truly happiness?
Professor, International Studies Department, Faculty of International Studies
Tetsuya Sukegawa
2020.05.15
Alumni
Music connects people with people. The joy of playing for someone
Graduated 2006, Faculty of Letters, Department of Art Studies
Kaoru Oyamada
2019.12.23
Alumni
Life is a series of decisions You set your own limits
Graduated 2014, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science
Ryoma Ogawa
2019.11.13
Students
My Disney Experience
3rd year, Faculty of Economics, Department of International Business
Kengo Takeuchi
2019.10.29
Alumni
Study abroad knowing the value of diversity, and working for a US company
Graduated 2007, Faculty of Letters, Department of English
Rie Furuta
2019.08.02
Alumni
The “hospitality that will be remembered” required by a Japanese airline company
Graduated 2015, Faculty of Letters, Department of English
Eri Nagami
2018.07.24
Alumni
Seizing victory with calm judgment and without giving up Backgammon is life itself
Graduated 2003, Faculty of Law, Department of Juridical Studies
Akiko Yazawa
2017.06.29
Notable connections
The tea master and ambitious industrialist who cautioned against being tempted by short term gains
1848-1938
Takashi Masuda
2017.06.29
Notable connections
Toson Shimazaki, a member of the first graduating class
1872-1943
Toson Shimazaki
2017.06.29
Notable connections
English training at Yokohama’s Hepburn Academy
1854-1936
Korekiyo Takahashi
2017.06.29
Notable connections
Translator of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1883 - 1964
Kuni Sasaki
2015.09.04
Notable connections
A comrade-in-arms of Yae Yamamoto at Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle
1854 - 1940
Kajinosuke Ibuka