Keio University, abbreviated as Keio (慶應) or Keidai (慶大), is a private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Sophia University, is a private research university in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1913, Sophia is one of the three Sōkeijōchi (早慶上智) universities, a prestigious grouping which consists of the top three private universities in Japan alongside Keio University and Waseda University. Founded by the Jesuits, the university is affiliated with the Catholic Church. As of 2023, the University has 12,080 undergraduate students and 1,357 postgraduate students. The university has 9 undergraduate faculties and 10 graduate schools, with over 13,900 students in total. Sophia University has consistently ranked as the top Catholic university in Asia.
Kenjiro Shoda was a Japanese mathematician.
Tokyo University of Science, formerly "Science University of Tokyo" or TUS, informally Rikadai (理科大) or simply Ridai (理大) is a private research university located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Kozo Uno was a Japanese economist and is considered one of the most important theorists on the field of Marx's theory of value.
Ichimatsu Tanaka was a Japanese academic, art historian, curator, editor, and sometime public servant who specialized in the history of Japanese art.
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific is a triannual, peer-reviewed, academic journal, established in 2001, and published by the Oxford University Press on behalf of the Japan Association of International Relations, and assisted by HighWire Press.
The Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (公益財団法人がん研究会) (JFCR) is a non-profit cancer research organization based in Ariake, Tokyo. The JFCR was founded in 1908 as the first Japanese organization specializing in cancer by Katsusaburō Yamagiwa and his supporters. The Cancer Institute and its attached hospital of JFCR were set up in 1934. The JFCR became a full member of the Union for International Cancer Control in 1968.
The Japanese Cancer Association (JCA) is the oldest professional association related to cancer research in Japan. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, it focuses on all aspects of cancer research, including basic, clinical and translational research into the etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Founded in 1941, the JCA has more than 16,000 members.
Takashi Sugimura was a Japanese biochemist, famous for research on chemical carcinogens. He received the Japan Prize for the contribution to establishment of fundamental concept on causes of cancer. He was elected as President of the Japan Academy on October 15, 2013, serving till 2016 and was replaced with Hiroshi Shiono.
Hoshū jugyō kō (補習授業校), or hoshūkō (補習校), are supplementary Japanese schools located in foreign countries for students living abroad with their families. Hoshū jugyō kō educate Japanese-born children who attend local day schools. They generally operate on weekends, after school, and other times not during the hours of operation of the day schools.
Nippon Kaigi is Japan's largest ultraconservative and ultranationalist far-right non-governmental organization and lobbying group. It was established in 1997 and has approximately 38,000 to 40,000 members as of 2020.
This article discusses Japanese Americans and Japanese citizens in Houston and Greater Houston.
The Philosophical Association of Japan is the largest learned society for philosophy in Japan. The purpose of the association is to "promote the study of philosophy and active interaction among researchers from philosophy, working as a forum to discuss on research, education and the role of philosophy in the modern world." The association was founded by Japanese philosophers in 1949, with Amano Teiyū being elected its first president. Since 1952, the association has published the journal Philosophy annually, with Volume 69 releasing in April 2018.
The Japan Medical Association, is the largest professional association of licensed physicians in Japan. The JMA has been a member of the World Medical Association since 1951 and participates at all levels of the WMA. National headquarters are located in Honkomagome, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, supplemented by prefectural branch offices and member associations in local communities.
John C. Maher is an Irish-British linguist, academic and author, professor of linguistics at International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan.
The Japanese Association of Medical Sciences is a suborganization of the Japan Medical Association (日本医師会) devoted to the development and promotion of science and research in medicine. The Japanese Association of Medical Sciences was founded independently of the Japan Medical Association in 1902 as a collaboration between 16 medical societies in Japan. Since their founding, they have held a general assembly called the Japan Medical Congress every four years except in 1947 when it was postponed for a year due to the Second World War. In 1948, they held their twelfth assembly at which point they merged with the Japan Medical Association, which has remained their parent organization since. Rather than individuals, the Japanese Association of Medical Sciences has member societies. As of 2019, they have 132 member societies.
The Japan Medical Library Association (JMLA) is a professional organization for medical libraries in Japan. The primary goal of the association is to provide training for medical librarians and to facilitate interlibrary loans.
Sherry Moi Meng Ling is a Malaysian virologist, currently serving as a professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo. Her research focuses on innate immune system to mosquito-borne virus infection and field epidemiology.
The Japan Muslim Association (JMA) is the first Muslim congregation in Japan. Founded in 1952 by 47 members, it was chartered as a religious corporation in June 1968. It aims to create a path for the Muslim minority to practice the doctrines of Islam while in harmony with Japanese society. Since its inception, the Association has dispatched its members to Islamic countries as exchange students, and the number has reached 60.
