Kyoritsu Women's University
Kyoritsu Women's University (共立女子学園, Kyōritsu joshi gakuen) is a private women's college in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1949.
History
The predecessor of the school, a vocational school, was founded in 1886.[1] The name "Kyoritsu", meaning "standing together" in Japanese, came from the fact that 34 people were involved in the foundation of the school; among them were educator Haruko Hatoyama, Kyuichiro Nagai (the father of writer Kafu Nagai) and educator Seiichi Tejima.
Mission
The founding of Kyoritsu marked the very beginning of women's higher education in Japan. To recognize the need to "educate modern women in knowledge and skills, and to elevate the position of women in society."[2]
The university has established exchange-links with international institutions of higher education—for example, the University of Pennsylvania[3]
Notable faculty
Kaoru Hatoyama was a schoolmaster at the university founded by her mother-in-law, Haruko. Kaoru is well known as the wife of a politician, as the spouse of Ichirō Hatoyama, who was the 52nd, 53rd and 54th Prime Minister of Japan, serving terms from December 10, 1954 through December 23, 1956.[4]
In 2006-2008, Eiko Ikui of Kyoritsu Women's University was an Executive Director of the Japanese Association for American Studies.[5]
Notable alumni
- Noriko Iriyama, an actress
- Makiko Kuno, an actress
- Yoko Moriguchi, an actress
Notes
- ^ Japan Student Services Organization (JSSO): Kyoritsu U.
- ^ Directory Database of Research and Development Activities (READ): Kyoritsu U.
- ^ De Mejía, Anne-Marie. (2002). Power, Prestige, and Bilingualism: International Perspectives on Elite Bilingual Education, pp. 7-8.
- ^ "55. Museum Review: Hatoyama Kaikan (Bunkyo-ku)," November 18, 2008.
- ^ Japanese Association for American Studies.
References
- De Mejía, Anne-Marie. (2002). Power, Prestige, and Bilingualism: International Perspectives on Elite Bilingual Education. Buffalo, New York: Multilingual Matters. 10-ISBN 185359590X; 13-ISBN 9781853595905; OCLC 123123518
- Kobayashi, Kei, Tetsurō Kitamura, Noriyuki Ito and Maki Tamada. (1992). American antique quilt collection (アメリカン・アンティークキルトコレクション, Amerikan anteikū kiruto korekuskiyon). Tokyo : Nihon Vogue. OCLC 28872477
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