46 Best universities for International Business in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in International Business. A graph of 166K citations received by 12.8K academic papers made by 46 universities in Japan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For International Business

#7 in Asia

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For International Business

#26 in Asia

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

3. Keio University

For International Business

#27 in Asia

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

4. Kobe University

For International Business

#33 in Asia

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

5. Kyoto University

For International Business

#37 in Asia

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

6. Waseda University

For International Business

#41 in Asia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

7. Tohoku University

For International Business

#60 in Asia

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For International Business

#63 in Asia

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

9. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For International Business

#83 in Asia

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

10. Nagoya University

For International Business

#84 in Asia

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

11. Osaka University

For International Business

#87 in Asia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

12. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For International Business

#93 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

13. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For International Business

#101 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For International Business

#121 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

15. Ritsumeikan University

For International Business

#149 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

16. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For International Business

#152 in Asia

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

17. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For International Business

#157 in Asia

#930 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

18. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For International Business

#184 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

19. Osaka University of Economics

For International Business

#205 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Enrollment: 7,337
Founded: 1949

20. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For International Business

#240 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 26,248
Founded: 1912

21. Aoyama Gakuin University

For International Business

#244 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

22. Gakushuin University

For International Business

#262 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

23. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For International Business

#289 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Founded: 1934

24. Nagoya City University

For International Business

#301 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

25. Hosei University

For International Business

#317 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

26. Nihon University

For International Business

#326 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Founded: 1889

27. International University of Japan

Japan | Minamiuonuma

For International Business

#333 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1982

28. Sophia University

For International Business

#366 in Asia

#1514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

29. Doshisha University

For International Business

#375 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

30. Chiba University

For International Business

#389 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

31. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For International Business

#397 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

32. Meiji University

For International Business

#413 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

33. Tokyo University of Science

For International Business

#417 in Asia

#1643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

34. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For International Business

#419 in Asia

#1648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

35. Nanzan University

For International Business

#425 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,883
Founded: 1949

36. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For International Business

#426 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

37. Osaka City University

For International Business

#435 in Asia

#1691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

38. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For International Business

#441 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

39. Kansai University

For International Business

#445 in Asia

#1714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

40. Tokai University

For International Business

#468 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

41. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For International Business

#513 in Asia

#1848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

42. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For International Business

#514 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

43. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For International Business

#543 in Asia

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

44. Aichi University

For International Business

#556 in Asia

#1930 in the World

Enrollment: 9,879
Founded: 1946

45. Toyo University

For International Business

#568 in Asia

#1950 in the World

Founded: 1887

46. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For International Business

#573 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Founded: 1949

The best cities to study International Business in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kunitachi, Kobe, and Kyoto.