International Students Entrance Examination

International Students Entrance Examination (2026)

Number of recruits

faculty	Department	Number of recruits
Faculty of Business Administration	Department of Management	20名
	Department of Hospitality Management	A few names *
Faculty of Economics	Department of Economics	a few names
Faculty of Law	Department of Law	a few names
Faculty of International Relations	Department of International Relations	a few names
	Department of Multicultural Communication	a few names
社会学部	Contemporary Sociology	5名

*However, Faculty of Business Administration, recruits only by Method B.

Eligibility

Those who have foreign nationality and meet any of the following conditions:
*All of the conditions in (Note 1) to (Note 3) must be met.
(1) Those who have completed 12 years of school education outside of Japan, or who are scheduled to complete such education by March 31, 2026
(twenty one) Those who meet the above criteria and have passed an academic qualification examination equivalent to completing a 12-year course of study in a foreign country, or those who are expected to pass the examination by March 31, 2026 and will reach the age of 18 by March 31, 2026.
(3) Those who meet the criteria of (1) above and have completed a course of study at a school equivalent to a high school in a foreign country and have completed a preparatory course (or a course at a training facility) designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, or who are scheduled to complete such course by March 31, 2026.
(4) Those who meet the criteria of (1) above and have completed a course of study at a foreign school equivalent to a high school designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, or who are scheduled to complete such a course by March 31, 2026.
(5) Those who have obtained the International Baccalaureate, Abitur, Baccalaureate, or GCEA diploma, or those who are expected to obtain it by March 31, 2026
*This does not include those who have passed the high school graduation certification exam administered by the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
(Note 1) The total period of attendance at a Japanese primary and secondary education curriculum is two years or less during the 12-year school education curriculum, and the high school that was graduated from is a school outside Japan.
(Note 2) You have not been enrolled in a university or junior college in Japan (excluding Part-time Students, auditors, and special students).
(Note 3) During the 12-year school education curriculum, the total period during which the student has studied in a school established in Japan under an education system other than that of Japan that is equivalent to the primary and secondary education curriculum of Japan must be less than two years.
*However, for International Students Entrance Examination Type C, applicants must be residing outside Japan at the time of application.

Application period

Method A (university entrance exam)

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 to Friday, September 12, 2025 *Application documents must be postmarked by the deadline.

Method B (EJU Entrance Examination)

November 5th (Wed) - November 12th (Wed), 2025 *Application documents must be postmarked by the deadline.

Method C (Pre-arrival entrance exam)

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 to Friday, September 12, 2025 *Application documents must be postmarked by the deadline.

test day

Method A (university entrance exam)

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Method B (EJU Entrance Examination)

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Method C (Pre-arrival entrance exam)

Document review

Selection method

Method A (university entrance exam)

• Faculty of Business Administration　Department of Business Administration

(1) Japanese language (written)
(2) Interview
(3) Document screening
 

• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of International Relations Department of International Relations / Department of Multicultural Communication
• 社会学部

(1) Japanese language (written)
(2) English
(3) Interview
(4) Document screening

Method B (EJU Entrance Examination)

• Faculty of Business Administration / Department of Hospitality Management
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of International Relations Department of International Relations / Department of Multicultural Communication
• 社会学部

(1) Japanese(2) English
(3) Interview
(4) Document screening

Method C (Pre-arrival entrance exam)

• Faculty of Business Administration　Department of Business Administration
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of International Relations Department of International Relations / Department of Multicultural Communication
• 社会学部

 
(1) Japanese Use either ① or ② below(2) English Use either ① or ② below(3) Document screening

result publication

Method A (university entrance exam)

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Method B (EJU Entrance Examination)

Monday, January 19, 2026

Method C (Pre-arrival entrance exam)

Monday, October 27, 2025

Admission procedure period

Method A (university entrance exam)

First procedure: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 to Friday, December 5, 2025 Payment of admission fee, mailing of enrollment procedure documents, and registration of necessary information on "Ajibako"
Second procedure: Monday, February 16, 2026 to Friday, February 20, 2026 Payment of all fees excluding the entrance fee

Method B (EJU Entrance Examination)

First procedure: Monday, January 19, 2026 to Monday, January 26, 2026 Payment of admission fee, mailing of enrollment procedure documents, and registration of necessary information on "Ajibako"
Second procedure: Monday, February 16, 2026 to Friday, February 20, 2026 Payment of all fees excluding the entrance fee

Method C (Pre-arrival entrance exam)

Comprehensive Procedures: Monday, October 27, 2025 to Monday, November 10, 2025. Pay all fees, including the admission fee, send all enrollment documents by mail, and register the necessary information on the "Ajibako" website.

Entrance examination requirements, etc.

The 2026 entrance examination guidelines will be released in early August.