Hitotsubashi University
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Motto Captains of Industry
Established 1920 (Origins 1875)
Type Public (National)
Academic staff 630
Undergraduates 4,500
Postgraduates 2,100
Location Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan
Colors Crimson Red
Hitotsubashi University is a national university specialised in the social sciences in Tokyo, Japan. The University has campuses in Kunitachi, Kodaira, and Kanda.
Hitotsubashi is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It is ranked 25th in the world in 2011 by École des Mines de Paris. Hitotsubashi has strong relationships with overseas universities. There are about 590 international students and 450 researchers from abroad under academic exchange agreements with 83 universities and research institutions, including University of Chicago, the University of Oxford and the University of California. The university's symbol is inspired by Mercury, Greek mythology's god of commerce.
When founded by Arinori Mori in 1875, Hitotsubashi was called the Institute for Business Training, where nurtured the businessmen to modernize Japan after the collapse of the feudal Tokugawa Shōgunate. There were talks about a merger with The University of Tokyo, but alumni and students objected—the merger was not fulfilled. This is known as the "Rouzyou Episode".
一橋大学
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一橋大学は、東京都国立市中2丁目1番地に本部を置く日本の国立大学である。1920年に設置された。大学の略称は一橋大（ひとつばしだい）または一橋（ひとつばし）。
大学全体
一橋大学は森有礼と福澤諭吉が1875年（明治8年）に開いた商法講習所を源流とする日本で最も古い社会科学の総合大学である。第二次世界大戦前には商学専門の官立大学（旧制東京商科大学）として開設されていた。森有礼は、幕末期にロンドン大学に学び、のち初代米国代理公使としてワシントンに滞在した。英米両国では実業家が官僚や政治家に劣らず活動していること、国家独立の基礎は経済の富強にあって、そのためには経済人の育成が急務だと痛感したこと、それらが学校設立の端緒となっている。
Famous alumni
Over Hitotsubashi University's long history the school has had many famous alumni in politics, business, the arts, academics and public service.
Politicians
Shōzō Murata: Ex-Minister of Railways of Japan, Ex-Minister of Communications of Japan
Baek Du-jin: Ex-Prime Minister of South Korea, Ex-Speaker of National Assembly of South Korea
Wu San-lien: first Mayor of Taipei, Taiwan
Masayoshi Ōhira: 68th and 69th Prime Minister of Japan
Koji Omi: Ex-Minister of Finance (Japan)
Yasuo Tanaka: Author and former Governor of Nagano Prefecture
Takashi Kawamura: cuurent Mayor of Nagoya City
Diplomats
Saburō Kurusu: Imperial Japan's Ambassador to Germany
Katsuji Debuchi: Imperial Japan's Ambassador to the United States
Tokichi Tanaka: Imperial Japan's first Ambassador to Soviet Union
Toshikazu Kase: Japan's first Ambassador to the United Nations
Kōichirō Asakai: Ex-Japan's Ambassador to the United States
Yoshinori Katori: current Japan's Ambassador to ASEAN
Haruhisa Takeuchi: current Japan's Ambassador to Israel
Wataru Nishigahiro: current Japan's Ambassador to Libya
Toshiyuki Taga: current Japan's Ambassador to Tunisia
Kazuhiko Nishikawa: current Japan's Ambassador to Angola
Ichirō Komatsu: current Japan's Ambassador to Switzerland
Yoichi Otabe: current Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Chikao Kawai: current Deputy Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Judges, bureaucrats
Masao Matsumoto: Ex-Supreme Court Justice of Japan
Harumi Takahashi: current governor of Hokkaidō Prefecture
Takafumi Sato: Ex-Commissioner of Financial Services Agency of Japan
Akira Goto: current Commissioner of Japan Fair Trade Commission
Tomokatsu Tsukahara: Ex-President of Intellectual Property High Court of Japan
Hiroshi Obayashi: current Prosecutor General of Japan, Ex-Vice Ministor of Justice of Japan
Industry
Risaburo Toyota: first CEO of Toyota Motor
Otogo Kataoka: first President of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Kunio Egashira: Ex-Chairman of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Taikichiro Mori: founder of Mori Building (Forbes ranked him as the richest man in the world in 1991 and 1992.)
Hirokazu Toda: current President of Hakuhodo DY Holdings Incorporated
Hiroshi Mikitani: current CEO of Rakuten, Inc.
Takayuki Sasaki: current President of West Japan Railway Company
Tsuneo Ishiwata: current President of Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd.
Tsuyoshi Okamoto: current President of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Okitane Usui: current COO of Sega Corp.
Takeshi Kamigochi: current President Unilever Japan
Tatsumi Kimishima: former CEO and Chairman of Nintendo of America
John Chan: current Vice President of JP Morgan Chase Bank
Academics
Sotarō Takase: Former Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan, Former Minister of Education of Japan
Ichiro Nakayama: Economist, President of the Tokyo College of Commerce, the first Chairman of The Tax Commission of Japan
Heizō Takenaka: Economist, former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy of Japan, Professor at Keio University
Keizō Nagatani: Economist, Professor, University of British Columbia and Kobe University
Liu Deqiang: Economist, Professor of Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University
Tomofumi Amano: Economist, Associate Professor of Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
Takayuki Shiibashi: Vice-President of Chuo University, Professor of Law School
Ichiro Kasuga: Professor of Keio University Law School
Satoshi Amako: Professor of Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Norihiko Suzuki: President of International Christian University (ICU)
Others
Seiichiro Kashio: Athlete, Silver Medalist of men's tennis doubles in 1920 Summer Olympics
Masaji Kiyokawa: Athlete, Gold Medalist of backstroke in 1936 Summer Olympics, Ex-Vice Chairman of International Olympic Committee, Ex-CEO of Kanematsu Corp.
Zenzo Shimizu: Athlete, tennis player
Kichimatsu Kishi: "Baron Kishi", oil developer in the U.S.
Kafū Nagai: Author
Saburō Shiroyama: Author
Wataru Yoshizumi: Manga artist
Iō Kuroda: Manga artist
Ken Ishii: musician
Itō Sei: translator and novelist
Ichiro Yoshizawa: Mountaineer
Yoshiharu Sekino: Explorer