46 Best universities for International Business in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 158K citations received by 12.6K 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

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For International Business

#25 in Asia

#278 in the World

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

3. Keio University

For International Business

#26 in Asia

#283 in the World

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

4. Kobe University

For International Business

#30 in Asia

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

5. Kyoto University

For International Business

#36 in Asia

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

6. Waseda University

For International Business

#39 in Asia

#373 in the World

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

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For International Business

#58 in Asia

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

8. Tohoku University

For International Business

#59 in Asia

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

9. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For International Business

#76 in Asia

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

10. Nagoya University

For International Business

#83 in Asia

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

11. Osaka University

For International Business

#84 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

12. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For International Business

#90 in Asia

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

13. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For International Business

#95 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For International Business

#120 in Asia

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

15. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For International Business

#142 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

16. Ritsumeikan University

For International Business

#143 in Asia

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

17. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For International Business

#148 in Asia

#911 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

18. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For International Business

#178 in Asia

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

19. Osaka University of Economics

For International Business

#192 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Enrollment: 7,337
Founded: 1949

20. Aoyama Gakuin University

For International Business

#233 in Asia

#1152 in the World

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

21. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For International Business

#242 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,679
Founded: 1912

22. Gakushuin University

For International Business

#259 in Asia

#1213 in the World

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

23. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For International Business

#270 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Founded: 1934

24. Nagoya City University

For International Business

#301 in Asia

#1327 in the World

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

25. Nihon University

For International Business

#309 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Founded: 1889

26. International University of Japan

Japan | Minamiuonuma

For International Business

#312 in Asia

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1982

27. Hosei University

For International Business

#320 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

28. Sophia University

For International Business

#363 in Asia

#1493 in the World

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

29. Doshisha University

For International Business

#374 in Asia

#1556 in the World

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

30. Chiba University

For International Business

#386 in Asia

#1583 in the World

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

31. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For International Business

#388 in Asia

#1585 in the World

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

32. Tokyo University of Science

For International Business

#394 in Asia

#1597 in the World

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

33. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For International Business

#403 in Asia

#1616 in the World

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

34. Meiji University

For International Business

#405 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

35. Nanzan University

For International Business

#409 in Asia

#1629 in the World

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

36. Osaka City University

For International Business

#417 in Asia

#1646 in the World

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

37. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For International Business

#427 in Asia

#1669 in the World

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

38. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For International Business

#434 in Asia

#1688 in the World

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

39. Kansai University

For International Business

#435 in Asia

#1694 in the World

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

40. Tokai University

For International Business

#466 in Asia

#1753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

41. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For International Business

#495 in Asia

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

42. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For International Business

#505 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

43. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For International Business

#515 in Asia

#1851 in the World

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

44. Aichi University

For International Business

#534 in Asia

#1885 in the World

Enrollment: 9,879
Founded: 1946

45. Toyo University

For International Business

#550 in Asia

#1916 in the World

Founded: 1887

46. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For International Business

#551 in Asia

#1922 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.