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Takushoku University

Takushoku University
拓殖 大学
Onshi Memorial Hall, Takushoku University
Former names
Taiwan Association School, Oriental Association Vocation School
TypePrivate
Established1900; 124 years ago (1900)
Location
Tokyo
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Japan
CampusBunkyō, Hachiōji
Websitewww.takushoku-u.ac.jp
english.takushoku-u.ac.jp

Takushoku University (拓殖 大学; Takushoku Daigaku, abbreviated as 拓大 Takudai) is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1900 by Prince (title for a Duke at that time) Taro Katsura (1848–1913).[1] It has two campuses: the main campus in the Bunkyō Ward and a satellite campus in Hachiōji. Takushoku University has five faculties: Commerce, Political Science and Economics, Foreign Languages, International Studies, and Engineering.[1]

Takushoku University is a leading university of security studies in Japan.[2][3] The last chancellor was a former Minister of Defense, Satoshi Morimoto. Some chancellors such as Taro Katsura and Yasuhiro Nakasone were appointed to the prime minister.

History

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Originally, Takushoku University was named the Taiwan Association School,[4] and was founded to produce graduates to contribute to the development of Taiwan. In 1907, it was renamed the Oriental Association Vocational School.[4] In 1918, it adopted its present name of Takushoku University.[4] Literally, "Takushoku" means "development and industrialization" as well as "colonization", because Japan had overseas colonies like Taiwan, South Sakhalin, and Korea and was entrusted with South Pacific Islands to industrialize at that time.

Takashoku University as a unique colonial institute made itself one of the best private universities in Japan after Imperial Universities such as Tokyo University till the end of World War II. It kept to be a peace-loving patriot, during the war by appointing General Kazushige Ugaki as its Chancellor, who was the enemy of Imperial Way Faction(military expansionist), and then Mr. Hiroshi Shimomura, who was the president of Cabinet Intelligence Bureau leading the Hirohito surrender broadcast. An affiliated judo master Tatsukuma Ushijima and his disciple Masahiko Kimura of the university even planned to assassinate the prime and military minister Hideki Tojo in 1941. After the war, Japan gave up its whole colonies, the university changed its name to Kōryō University (紅陵大学; Kōryō Daigaku) and was led by Torajiro Takagaki, the president of Japan association of monetary economics. Then it reverted to its traditional name in 1952. Many graduates went to Brazil, some to Indonesia and other South Asian countries in the 1960s and 70s. In the 1970s and 80s it enhanced its campus towards Hachioji and established two more faculties. In 2001 it celebrated its 100-year anniversary in presence of Emperor Akihito. It opened another faculty for world development and international security in Hachioji. It finds realizing SDGs (sustainable development goals) as its mission in the 21st century.

Notable facts

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Statue of Taro Katsura, founder of Takushoku University, at Onshi Memorial Hall

Organization

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Faculties

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  • Commerce
  • Political Science and Economics
  • Foreign Languages
  • International Studies
  • Engineering

Graduate schools

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  • Economics
  • Commerce
  • Engineering
  • Language Education
  • International Cooperation Studies
  • Local Government

Sports

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Takushoku University was responsible for training many of Japanese local and colonial administrators as well as overseas merchants. Several of these people who were karateka (practitioners of karate) took up administrative positions in the Japan Karate Association when it was founded in 1949.[8] The university's karate club was founded around 1924[9] and has produced many prominent karate instructors and competitors. The university also has a judo program, which produced a second-place result in a 1967 Japanese collegiate competition.[10] The athletics club was founded in 1921.[11] It has participated in the Hakone Ekiden 42 times as of 2021.[12]

Alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Takushoku University: Home (c. 2009). Retrieved on March 3, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "拓殖大学大学院 国際協力学研究科【土日・夜間】の資料・願書請求 | スタディサプリ 社会人大学・大学院".
  3. ^ a b "第4回　安全保障法制への取組み（森本敏拓殖大学教授/前防衛大臣） | 安全保障法制整備推進本部 | 政策トピックス | 政策 | 自由民主党". www.jimin.jp. Archived from the original on 2014-12-08.
  4. ^ a b c Takushoku University: History Archived 2010-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (c. 2009). Retrieved on March 4, 2010.
  5. ^ "Satoshi MORIMOTO (The Cabinet) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet".
  6. ^ "拓殖大総長に森本敏氏 民間出身初の防衛相 | 沖縄タイムス＋プラス". Archived from the original on 2016-04-08.
  7. ^ "元英国首相 マーガレット・サッチャー氏に謹んで哀悼の意を表します | その他 | ニュース | 拓殖大学情報Ｎｏｗ | ホーム".
  8. ^ Evans, J. K. (1988): "The battle for Olympic Karate recognition: WUKO vs IAKF." Black Belt, 26(2):54–58.
  9. ^ McCarthy, P. (1999): Ancient Okinawan martial arts: Koryu uchinadi – Vol. 2 (p. 49). Boston, MA: Tuttle. (ISBN 978-0-8048-3147-5)
  10. ^ Anonymous (1967): "Tenri U. wins Judo title." Black Belt, 5(10):52.
  11. ^ Athletics club
  12. ^ "42回目の箱根駅伝出場決定！ | 拓大ニュース一覧 | October 17,2020". Retrieved on August 24, 2021.
  13. ^ The Shotokan Way: Masao Kawasoe profile Retrieved on March 4, 2010.
  14. ^ SKIAF: Norio Kawasoe profile (German) Retrieved on March 23, 2015.
  15. ^ Hokubei Karate-do Shihankai: Mori, Masataka Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on March 4, 2010.
  16. ^ SKIF: Nagai, Akio Retrieved on June 10, 2008.
  17. ^ NAGAI AKIO (geb. 1942) Retrieved on June 10, 2008.
  18. ^ Japan Karate Association: Naka, Tatsuya Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on March 4, 2010.
  19. ^ Ochi Karate: Sensei Ochi (in German) Retrieved on March 4, 2010.
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