Global Initiatives
Meet the Chuo Community
Meet our Alumni
See the World! You’ll never know what you’re going to get without being a minority in a cross-cultural environment. Jump out to the world to interact with people from different nationalities, races, lifestyles, and values!
Hideharu Tachibana
Director General, Secretariat of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers
Graduated in 1994 from the Department of International Economics, Faculty of Economics
Interview with International Students
Placing myself in different cultures and languages, Accumulating bonding experiences at Chuo Absolutely a valuable asset for my future!
Le Thi Van Anh
2nd year at the Faculty of Global Management
International Student from Vietnam
Scheduled period of studying at Chuo: April 2023 – March 2027
Meet our Students
Historical First in Kido-kai Shogi Club; Two Female Shogi Players Enroll
Saki Miyazawa, Aya Uchiyama
“I want to win women’s titles” : Saki Miyazawa (4th year, Faculty of Law)
“I want to move forward step by step”: Aya Uchiyama (1st year, Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Meet our Alumni
Goodbye to being extremely local; Now delivering news to the world!! Receiving the baton from Chuo’s alumni and providing access to information for people with hearing impairment
Yoshio Shinoda
OHK Okayama Broadcasting Co., Ltd. / Announcer
“Talking about Welfare in Sign Languages” Host in charge
Announcement Office, Manager
Head of Information Accessibility Promotion Office
Graduated in 2005 from the Department of International Economics, the Faculty of Economics
Meet our Alumni
COVID-19 changed my career plan after graduating from university. To a new world from a graduate school in the UK
Kazuma Shimizu
The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh College of Art, MSc Urban Strategies and Design
Graduated in March 2021 from the Department of English Studies, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Letters
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After working on the different global stages, I arrived at the idea: “I want to help people who are facing difficulties” at the grassroots level
Yoshiteru Tsuji
Section Chief, Disaster Prevention Affairs, Rescue and Welfare Department, Operations Sector, Japanese Red Cross Society
Graduated in 1992 from the Department of Law, the Faculty of Law
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If you wish to work at NGO, start out in the work world first
Yuki Sakurai
Non-Governmental Organizations, Association for Aid and Relief (AAR), Program Operation
“I want to support refugees”
It dates back to my junior high years when I started to yearn to engage in international cooperation
Now I am an adult who have a family of my own
Now I face with global and domestic issues as a member of NGO, my longed-profession
With some bumps and detours, I finally became what I am
“Act as soon as you think about it, be mentally prepared, these are what counts”
My belief is not wrong.
He is now making his dream from young adulthood comes true as if to attest his belief
Meet our Alumni
Accepting Different Cultures and People’s Diversity Broadens Your World View
Megumi ASAOKA
Freelance Photographer
Superintendence of Atelier Megnum Photography
Graduated from the Department of French Studies, Faculty of Letters, in 1987
Meet our Alumni
Believe in yourself, keep taking on challenges, and set goals higher than others
Yoshio Sasaki
Chairperson of Fukusaya Co., Ltd.
Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Chuo University
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Making full use of everything: my research at the seminar and work experience. To the field of international cooperation
Masayoshi Asaba
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, Community Development
Graduated from the Faculty of Economics in 2012
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Skills for global Japanese
Masahiko Itoi
Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers Co., Ltd. (PwC) and Representative of Japanese Enterprise Section of Russia and CIS
Graduate of the Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University
Meet our Alumni
Know your negotiating partner
Osamu Inoue
General Counsel, Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd.
Attorney at Law in New York State
Ian Francis Carillo Dueñas
Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Letters (exchange student from September 2009 to March 2017)
Kana Ichikawa
4th year Faculty of Letters, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of French Studies
Wataru Shiraishi
Toyota Tsusho Corporation (currently dispatched to Toyota Tsusho Insurance Management Corporation)
Meet our Students
To make people in all areas of the world happy
Kana Wakaumi
3rd year Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Pursuing what I like opened the door to realizing my dream
Mako Kawaguchi
Japanese Teacher at the Bhutan Centre for Japanese Studies
4th year Faculty of Policy Studies, Department of Cross-Cultural Studies
Meet our Alumni
Realizing the desire to make someone else's life better
Yukie Kurosawa
Legal Counsel in Japan and California
Graduated from Faculty of Law, 2000
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Stronger self-identity by seeing the world
Okuto Suzuki
2nd year Faculty of Economics, Department of International Economics
Meet our Alumni
Osamu Suzuki
Representative Director and Chairman & CEO of SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
Vice President of Nanko Club
Meet our Alumni
Skills for the global battlefield
George Itagoshi
International Management Consultant,
International Expansion and Venture Producer,
President and CEO of IS Group, Inc.
Meet our Alumni
Being the strongest player
Yuko Onizawa
Graduate of the Faculty of Law, Chuo University
Student at the University of Hawaii (Communication major)
Raphael Languillon
Faculty of Policy Studies (exchange program from April 2012 to January 2013)
Tian Yi Wang
Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese Literature (exchange program from April to September 2013)
Interview with International Students
Studying abroad is a journey to understand yourself and enjoy growth! Discovering my goal and a vector of my career
Turtuvshin Anandaa
4th year, Department of Global Management, Faculty of Global Management
Period of studying at Chuo： April, 2020 to March, 2024
International Student from Mongolia
Interviewed in October, 2023
Interview with International Students
Quest for a “New Me” Through Cross-Cultural Experiences, Studies at University, and an Attitude to Keep Challenging
Chen Qianhui
3rd year of Department of International Economics, Faculty of Economics
International Student from China
Scheduled Period of studying at Chuo：April, 2021 to March, 2025
January 23rd, 2024
Three Types of Global Individuals- for Undergraduates
Chuo University fosters Global Generalists, Global Leaders, and Global Specialists equipped with the expertise and language abilities necessary to succeed globally using practical skills and awareness of diversity.
