45 Best universities for International Business in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 107K citations received by 11.4K academic papers made by 45 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

#6 in Asia

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Keio University

For International Business

#20 in Asia

#257 in the World

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

3. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For International Business

#26 in Asia

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1875

4. Kobe University

For International Business

#28 in Asia

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

5. Kyoto University

For International Business

#35 in Asia

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

6. Waseda University

For International Business

#38 in Asia

#365 in the World

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

7. Tohoku University

For International Business

#56 in Asia

#516 in the World

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

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For International Business

#58 in Asia

#519 in the World

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

9. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For International Business

#68 in Asia

#589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

10. Nagoya University

For International Business

#73 in Asia

#618 in the World

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

11. Osaka University

For International Business

#77 in Asia

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

12. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For International Business

#81 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

13. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For International Business

#98 in Asia

#724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For International Business

#110 in Asia

#771 in the World

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

15. Ritsumeikan University

For International Business

#126 in Asia

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

16. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For International Business

#129 in Asia

#854 in the World

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

17. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For International Business

#139 in Asia

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

18. Osaka University of Economics

For International Business

#144 in Asia

#912 in the World

Enrollment: 7,337
Founded: 1949

19. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For International Business

#161 in Asia

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

20. Aoyama Gakuin University

For International Business

#198 in Asia

#1080 in the World

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

21. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For International Business

#233 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,254
Founded: 1912

22. Nagoya City University

For International Business

#243 in Asia

#1209 in the World

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

23. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For International Business

#249 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

24. International University of Japan

Japan | Minamiuonuma

For International Business

#253 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1982

25. Gakushuin University

For International Business

#256 in Asia

#1236 in the World

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

26. Hosei University

For International Business

#266 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

27. Nihon University

For International Business

#271 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

28. Tokyo University of Science

For International Business

#295 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

29. Sophia University

For International Business

#335 in Asia

#1434 in the World

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

30. Chiba University

For International Business

#345 in Asia

#1463 in the World

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

31. Nanzan University

For International Business

#351 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1949

32. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For International Business

#353 in Asia

#1486 in the World

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

33. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For International Business

#355 in Asia

#1489 in the World

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

34. Doshisha University

For International Business

#356 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

35. Osaka City University

For International Business

#361 in Asia

#1501 in the World

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

36. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For International Business

#368 in Asia

#1515 in the World

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

37. Kansai University

For International Business

#371 in Asia

#1524 in the World

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

38. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For International Business

#377 in Asia

#1541 in the World

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

39. Meiji University

For International Business

#386 in Asia

#1561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

40. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For International Business

#411 in Asia

#1616 in the World

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

41. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For International Business

#422 in Asia

#1645 in the World

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

42. Tokai University

For International Business

#445 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

43. Aichi University

For International Business

#454 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Enrollment: 9,600
Founded: 1946

44. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For International Business

#463 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

45. Toyo University

For International Business

#498 in Asia

#1782 in the World

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

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