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Founded by James Curtis Hepburn in 1863.1
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Christian university in Tokyo
Meiji Gakuin University (明治学院大学, Meiji gakuin daigaku) is a private, Christian university with the main campus in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and a satellite campus in Yokohama, Kanagawa. It was established in 1863. The Rev. Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of its founders and served as the first president.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Meiji Gakuin University (明治学院大学, Meiji gakuin daigaku) is a private, Christian university with the main campus in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and a satellite campus in Yokohama, Kanagawa. It was established in 1863. The Rev. Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of its founders and served as the first president. The novelist and poet Shimazaki Toson graduated from this university and wrote the lyrics of its college song.2
Founded by James Curtis Hepburn in 1863.1
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Institute of Christian Research
International Peace Research Institute
Institute of Language and Culture
Research Institute of Industry and Economy
Institute of Sociology and Social Work
Law Research Institute
Institute of the Faculty of International Studies
Institute of Center for Liberal Art
Institute of the Faculty of Psychology
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