24 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media 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 Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 196K citations received by 6.85K academic papers made by 24 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

Japan | Tokyo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Asia

#62 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in Asia

#78 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Journalism and Digital Media

#19 in Asia

#141 in the World

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#24 in Asia

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Journalism and Digital Media

#39 in Asia

#223 in the World

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

6. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Journalism and Digital Media

#40 in Asia

#225 in the World

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

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#56 in Asia

#317 in the World

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

8. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#65 in Asia

#345 in the World

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

9. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Journalism and Digital Media

#68 in Asia

#353 in the World

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

10. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Journalism and Digital Media

#114 in Asia

#543 in the World

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

11. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#156 in Asia

#688 in the World

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

12. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Journalism and Digital Media

#163 in Asia

#703 in the World

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

13. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#182 in Asia

#767 in the World

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

14. University of Electro-Communications

Japan | Chofu

For Journalism and Digital Media

#268 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

15. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Ikoma

For Journalism and Digital Media

#274 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Journalism and Digital Media

#285 in Asia

#1055 in the World

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

17. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Nomi

For Journalism and Digital Media

#312 in Asia

#1112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

18. Kansai University

Japan | Suita

For Journalism and Digital Media

#348 in Asia

#1200 in the World

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

19. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Journalism and Digital Media

#371 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

20. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Journalism and Digital Media

#418 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

21. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Journalism and Digital Media

#465 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

22. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Journalism and Digital Media

#483 in Asia

#1478 in the World

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

23. Ritsumeikan University

Japan | Kyoto

For Journalism and Digital Media

#503 in Asia

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

24. Hosei University

Japan | Tokyo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#564 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

The best cities to study Journalism and Digital Media in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Fukuoka.