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43-516: Jay Rubin (born 1941) is an American translator, writer, scholar and Japanologist . He is one of the main translators of the works of the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami into English. He has also written a guide to Japanese, Making Sense of Japanese (originally titled Gone Fishin' ), and a biographical literary analysis of Murakami. Rubin was born in Washington, D.C. , in 1941. Rubin has

86-611: A PhD in Japanese literature from the University of Chicago . He taught at the University of Washington for eighteen years, and then moved on to Harvard University , which he left in 2008. In his early research career he focused on the Meiji state censorship system. More recently Rubin has concentrated his efforts on Murakami and Noh drama. His publications include Modern Japanese Writers (Scribners, 2001) and Haruki Murakami and

129-855: A biannual English-language journal affiliated with Sophia University in Tokyo, and Social Science Japan Journal , published by Oxford University Press . Scholarship on Japan is also within the purview of many organizations and publications dealing with the more general field of East Asian studies , such as the Association for Asian Studies or the Duke University publication Positions: Asia Critique . The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) maintains an online database of institutions involved in Japanese studies research worldwide, including information on 1,640 institutions of Japanese studies. The database indicates that

172-635: A college that is a great university".). On that same year, the then-Bishop of Portland, Maine in the United States, William H. O'Connell , was appointed by the Pope to serve as a special ambassador of the Vatican to Emperor Meiji in Japan. O'Connell was also tasked to survey the situation in Japan. When he was granted an audience with Emperor Meiji, he had ascertained the education policy directions of

215-457: A major event in the university. 61st and 62nd Tournaments were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic , with 63 rd being first held in 2022 after the pandemic, with Sophia winning 17-15 against Nanzan. Since 2010, Sophia University and Sogang University have held an athletic and cultural exchange event called Sogang-Sophia Festival of Exchange (SOFEX). Around 40 clubs are organized under

258-460: A part of his 2019 pastoral tour. This was the first time in 38 years that a pope visited Sophia University. Sophia's main campus at Yotsuya is urban, consisting of roughly 25 large, modern buildings in the center of Tokyo . The majority of Sophia's 10,000 undergraduate students spend nearly all their time here. The faculties of Theology, Humanities, Law, Foreign Studies, Economics, Liberal Arts, and Science and Technology have their home here, as do

301-441: A preferential admission system for high school students with sport track, however, the university supports students with excellent results in individual sports. Sophia University - Nanzan University Inter-University Athletic Tournament or " Johnan ( 上南戦 ) " has been held since 1960 to strengthen bonds between Catholic universities, with the participation from all sports clubs. Since 14th Tournament in 1974, it has been treated as

344-806: A research institution, the university established the Sophia Research Organisation (SRO) in April 2005 in order to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary and organisational research activities. The SRO possesses two research divisions: the Research Institutes Division and the Project Research Division. The university also has affiliated Research Organisations. Simultaneously, Sophia's Centre for Research Promotion and Support provides additional support to general research activities and strengthens

387-571: A total of 3 libraries and an affiliated library, possessing in total more than 1.15 million books and 12,570 journal titles. Studies Graduate School of Economics The name of the school festival is Sophia Festival ( ソフィア祭 ) and is held every year between October 31 and November 3. "Sophians Contest", where contestants are chosen for both appearance and spreading social awareness, and other events are held. In addition, volunteers from school clubs and departments make and sell curry rice , naan , and other snacks, and famous individuals are invited to

430-418: A total of seven schools. It was established in 1951. The university has nine undergraduate faculties with 29 departments as well as 10 graduate schools with 25 programmes. With over 14,021 students as of 2017, the university provides academic opportunities for students from Japan and overseas to study in Japan. Sophia also possesses a wide-variety of English-taught academic programmes such as those provided by

473-702: A variety of academic programmes and courses taught in English. The Faculty of Liberal Arts (FLA), the Green Science and Engineering courses in the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), and the Sophia Program for Sustainable Futures (SPSF). Sophia University is a comprehensive research university with 9 undergraduate faculties with 10 graduate schools located on a single campus in Chiyoda, Tokyo. As

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516-541: Is 601–800. Alumni of Sophia have good employment prospects in Japanese industries. According to the Weekly Economist 's 2010 rankings and the PRESIDENT 's article on 2006/10/16, graduates from Sophia have the eighth best employment rate in 400 major companies, and the average graduate salary is the sixth best in Japan. Admission to Sophia is highly selective and competitive. As such it is considered one of

559-460: Is a highly globalised university with international students from 77 countries and exchange agreements with 400 universities in 81 countries. The university attracts many students from across Japan and abroad. As of 2022, foreign students constituted approximately 9% of the student body. Sophia's alumni are commonly referred to as "Sophians", among whom include the 79th Prime Minister of Japan , Morihiro Hosokawa , several politicians represented in

602-509: Is a private Jesuit research university in Tokyo, Japan . Founded in 1913 by the Jesuits , it was granted university status in 1928, becoming the first Catholic university in Japan. Sophia University has 12,080 undergraduate students and 1,357 postgraduate students. The university has 9 undergraduate faculties and 10 graduate schools, with over 13,900 students in total. Sophia University

645-780: Is also based on the main Yotsuya Campus. The Shakujii ( Tokyo ) campus housed the Faculty of Theology. The Hadano campus in Kanagawa Prefecture is home to the Sophia Junior College , as well as a number of seminar halls and athletics complexes. Sophia University has international partnership agreements with 396 institutions in 81 countries. Some of Sophia's partner universities include Georgetown University , Yale University , University of Hong Kong , Sogang University , and LMU Munich . It also maintains nine overseas bases serving as liaisons between

688-565: Is ranked 18th in the nation. Sophia is the fourth largest liberal arts university in the country. According to the 2023 QS World University Rankings, Sophia University is ranked 801–1000. In the 2021 QS rankings, Sophia was 181st in Asia and the 28th in Japan. Its 2021 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking, which assesses universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs),

731-819: The Japanese Ministry of Education , and reported to officials at the Holy See regarding the possible establishment of a Catholic university in Japan. At the 25th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus in held in Rome in September 1906, Pius X issued a formal written statement to the Jesuits to establish a Catholic university in Japan. Thus, the delegates at the Congregation voted unanimously in favour of

774-545: The Japanese National Diet , several foreign statesmen including, Carlos Holmes Trujillo , Mukhriz Mahathir , Li Linsi , and a number of actors and musicians in the Japanese film and music industries. The name of the university is traced to letters of correspondence between two of the three founders of what would become Sophia University, Fr. James Rockliff, SJ and Fr. Hermann Hoffmann, SJ. The Japanese term 上智 ("higher wisdom" or "supreme wisdom", Jōchi )

817-959: The Kyocera Corporation and the National Endowment for the Humanities . The British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS), founded in 1974, is an association primarily sponsored by Toshiba and the Japan Foundation . The BAJS publishes an academic journal called Japan Forum . In Europe, the European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) is also funded by Toshiba and the Japan Foundation. It has held triennial conferences around Europe since 1973. Other academic journals dealing with Japanese studies include Monumenta Nipponica ,

860-643: The "Thousand Years of Dreams" passages by Kiyoshi Shigematsu for use in the Japanese-produced Xbox 360 game Lost Odyssey . In 2018, he edited The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories . Rubin's translation of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami won the 2003 Noma Award for the Translation of Japanese Literature and was also awarded the Japan–U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for

903-529: The Catholic Church had been responsible for establishing and administering educational institutions in Japan called Collegios and Seminarios , serving as bridges between the East and West . The establishment of the university only began to take place more than 400 years from St. Francis Xavier's arrival in Japan. In 1903, three Jesuit priests from Europe came to Japan to continue the missionary work of

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946-463: The Church and to help establish Sophia University. One of the founders, Fr. Joseph Dahlmann, SJ from Germany, who had come to Japan via India, had listened to the requests of Catholics in the country, who expressed their desires to construct a Catholic university to serve as the cultural and spiritual base of the Church's missionary operations in Japan. Dahlmann heeded the requests and sent a proposal to

989-528: The Course of Midwifery, commute to Mejiro Seibo campus at Shinjuku . Mejiro Seibo campus was originally the campus of Seibo College , before it merged with Sophia University, and the department has retained connection to the nearby Seibo Hospital. The Tokyo office of the Council on International Educational Exchange , the student exchange organisation , which oversees roughly half of the international students,

1032-761: The Evangelization of Peoples later issued the Pluries Instanterque in 1936, which encouraged Catholics to attend Shinto shrines as a patriotic gesture; the Vatican re-issued this document after the war in 1951. Hermann Heuvers served as the university's second president from 1937 until 1941. Sophia University continued to grow as it increased the number of academic departments, faculty members and students, in addition to advancing its international focus by establishing an exchange program. Many of its students studied at Georgetown University in

1075-628: The Faculty of Liberal Arts (FLA). English programmes are also provided by the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) through two programmes and the Green Science Program, provided by the Department of Materials and Life Sciences, and the Green Engineering Program, provided by the Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences. In addition to most courses of study taught almost entirely in Japanese, Sophia has

1118-629: The Music of Words (Harvill, 2002; Vintage, 2005). His translation of 18 stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa appeared as a Penguin Classics in 2006. His debut novel , The Sun Gods , was released in May 2015 (Chin Music Press) and explores the relationship between a Japanese mother, Mitsuko, and her adopted, American son, Billy, as they face American internment during World War II . Rubin also translated

1161-457: The Pope's commands, and the first concrete steps were taken to prepare a university institution in the East. Sophia University was founded by Jesuits in 1913. It opened with departments of German Literature, Philosophy and Commerce, headed by its founder Fr. Hermann Hoffmann, SJ (1864–1937) as its first official president. In 1932, a small group of Sophia University students refused to salute

1204-632: The Sophia School Corporation and overseas localities. Established in 1911, the Sophia School Corporation (学校法人上智学院, Gakko Hojin Jochi Gakuin ) is a public interest corporation established under the Private School Act (Act no. 270 of 1945) for the purpose of establishing a private school. The Sophia School Corporation serves as the operator of Sophia University and other Jesuit-affiliated schools in Japan, managing

1247-911: The Sophia University Athletic Association. Those include: Baseball, Junko Baseball, Women's Baseball, American Football, Ground Hockey, Soccer, Rugby, Lacrosse, and Track and Field Clubs practice on the Sanadabori field adjacent to the Yotsuya campus. However, the field is owned and managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and is open to the public on weekends and holidays, which means Sophian clubs do not have priority use rights. Sophia University has student housing options and dormitories scattered throughout Tokyo. Events and various programmes are also organised by students and housing staff for

1290-565: The Translation of Japanese Literature in 1999. Japanologist The historical roots of Western Japanese studies may be traced back to the Dutch traders based at Dejima , Nagasaki during the Edo period (1603–1867). The foundation of the Asiatic Society of Japan at Yokohama in 1872 by Western scholars such as Ernest Satow and Frederick Victor Dickins was an important event in

1333-500: The United States as early as 1935. Sophia's junior college was established in 1973, followed by the opening of Sophia Community College in 1976. With the founding of the Faculty of Liberal Arts in 2006, Sophia University presently holds 27 departments in its eight faculties. Its current president is Yoshiaki Terumichi. Toshiaki Koso serves as head of its board of directors. Since 2008, the Global Leadership Program

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1376-401: The a three-way collaboration initiative among industries, government, and academia. The Intellectual Property Rights Committee, established in 2005, ensures smooth collaborative support among the three individual groups and examines the inventions and intellectual properties of the researchers affiliated with Sophia University. To assist with academic research and learning, Sophia currently has

1419-520: The benefit of the housing community all year round. List of Student Dormitories: Sophia University has a group of designated and recommended dormitories, which are owned and operated by various private housing companies. List of Designated Dormitories Owned by Private Companies: There are several rankings below related to Sophia University. According to the Times Higher Education 2021 Japan University Rankings, Sophia University

1462-434: The campus to hold lectures. Many clubs are active under Cultural/Academic Alliance, Music Activities Committee, Theatrical Activities Committee, and Hobby Club Alliance. Those include 19 cultural clubs, 10 musical clubs, and 8 theatrical clubs. In addition, there are many unorganized groups, including Catholic organizations, such as Catholic Student Association, SAfro FAmily, Sophia Choir, etc. Sophia University does not have

1505-708: The country with the most institutions of Japanese studies outside the United States and Japan is China (121), while other countries containing a significant number of institutions include South Korea (85), England (69), Germany (64), Canada (61), Australia (54), and France (54). Since the declaration of 2010 as the "Japan Year" in Turkey , a yearly Japan Studies Conference has been held in Turkey. [REDACTED] Media related to Japanology at Wikimedia Commons Sophia University Sophia University, ( Japanese : 上智大学, Jōchi Daigaku ; Latin : Universitas Sedis Sapientiae )

1548-479: The development of Japanese studies as an academic discipline . In the United States, the Society for Japanese Studies has published the Journal of Japanese Studies (JJS) since 1974. This is a biannual academic journal dealing with research on Japan in the United States. JJS is supported by grants from the Japan Foundation , Georgetown University , and the University of Washington in addition to endowments from

1591-521: The main library, cafeteria, gymnasium, chapel, bookstore, and offices. In April 2006, the Faculty of Comparative Culture, which had been located at the smaller Ichigaya campus, moved to the main Yotsuya campus and changed its name to the Faculty of Liberal Arts. Nearly all of Sophia's foreign exchange and most of international students study at the FLA. Students of Department of Nursing, Faculty of Human Sciences, starting from their second year, and students of

1634-465: The students had proposed that the school be known as Sophia University. Fr. Hoffmann, SJ, who was serving as University President at that time, initially opposed the proposal. However, he soon accepted the idea and submitted the proposal to Rome for the approval. The English-language, peer-reviewed academic journal Monumenta Nipponica , which was first published in 1938, identified itself as being published by Sophia University. The use of Sophia as

1677-608: The then- Bishop of Rome , Pope Pius X , at the Holy See in Rome. In 1905, Dahlmann was granted a private audience with the Pope, who promised to assign the Society of Jesus to create and administer a Catholic university in Japan. In Dahlmann's Latin memoirs regarding the encounter with Pius, he recounted that he spoke as follows: " Habebitis collegium in Japonica, magnam universitatem (in English: "You (plural) will have in Japan

1720-428: The university name then became firmly established in Japan and overseas. The origins of Sophia University could be traced to 1549 when Saint Francis Xavier , a prominent member and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, arrived in Japan to spread Christianity. In his letters to his fellow Jesuits, he had expressed hopes of establishing a university in Japan. During the so-called Kirishitan period of Japanese history,

1763-600: The war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in the presence of a Japanese military attache, saying it violated their religious beliefs . The military attache was withdrawn from Sophia as a result of this incident, damaging the university's reputation in the eyes of the government of the Japanese Empire . The Archbishop of Tokyo intervened in the standoff by permitting Catholic students to salute the war dead, after which many Sophia students, as well as Hermann Hoffmann himself, participated in rites at Yasukuni. The Congregation for

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1806-981: Was started for students from four Jesuit universities in East Asia : Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan , Sogang University in South Korea , and Sophia University in Japan. In 2016 the university reached out to the four Jesuit junior-senior high schools in Japan, joining them in the Sophia College Corporation to help them pass on the Jesuit charism to their lay faculty through workshops and other assistance. These schools are Sophia-Fukuoka , Eiko Gakuen , Hiroshima Gakuin , and Rokko School . In 2019, Pope Francis visited Sophia University as

1849-652: Was the equivalent of the Latin word sapientia, which means wisdom. According to Catholic Church tradition, the term sapientia refers to one of the Church's devotional titles for the Blessed Virgin Mary , "the Seat of Wisdom ". When Joseph Eylenbosch, SJ began teaching Greek at the university in April 1924, he thought that the Japanese term jōchi was the equivalent of the Greek term σοφία ( sofia ). Afterwards,

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