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The Asia University of Japan (亜細亜大学, Ajia Daigaku) is a private university located in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan that offers courses in Business Administration, Economics, Law, International Relations and Urban Innovation.
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亜細亜大学 | |
Asia University | |
| Motto | 自助協力 (Self-help and Cooperation) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1941 |
| President | Kengo Nagatsuna |
| Students | 7,006 (May 1, 2014)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 6,419 |
| Postgraduates | 100 |
| Address | 5-24-10 Sakai, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8629, Japan , , Japan |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www |
The university was founded in 1941 by Kozo Ota as Koa Senmon Gakko (Koa Professional School) on the site of the present Asia University campus. Ota believed that education should be based on a spiritual closeness between teachers and students.[2] It was a unique school at the time, as it accommodated all students in dormitories divided by course of study; Continental Asia, Southern Pacific Islands and Japan ("Homeland").
It shares its name with another university located in Taiwan.
The university produced an animated short, in 2015, to promote its Department of Urban Innovation.[3]
Asia University has performed consistently well in Division 1 of the Tohto University Baseball League, the intercollegiate baseball league that features 21 prominent universities in the Tokyo area.
The Asia University (AU) Center for English Language Education (CELE) is a department at Asia University, located in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.[4] Serving the university since 1989, CELE was founded by former AU President Professor Shinkichi Eto. CELE employs between 25 and 30 native English speakers as full-time lecturers.
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