Ryutsu Keizai University

Ryutsu Keizai University was established by Nittsu Gakuen Educational Corporation in 1965. At the time of its establishment, Japanese economy was riding the wave of rapid economic development and at the dawn of the age of mass production and mass consumption. Yet, distribution and logistics systems were under-developed and still immature, which became a major deficiency issue in terms of economic development. The situation was of grave concern, as leaving these problems unresolved would have not only seriously affected the pace of economic development, but would have affected the quality of national life at various levels.

With the above described social situations as background, the University was established for the purposes of advancing research in distribution economics, which was one of the immediate key economic issues at the time, to train knowledgeable specialists in the fields, as well as well to educate persons capable of contributing to betterment of social welfare at large.

The University started as a single-department university with only the Economics Department of the Faculty of Economics. In 2006, the Department of Sports Science and Health was opened. Currently, the University has expanded into a medium-sized institution, having 5 faculties and 8 departments, as well as offering 5 postgraduate courses. Our continued endeavor, founded in the principles and purposes of foundation, to identify direction of future social needs and educate persons capable of making social contributions in various fields resulted the University expanding in this manner. Today, Japan is becoming an aging society with declining birthrate. Consequently, more emphasis is beginning to be placed on increased coverage in welfare and sustentation of spiritually rich lifestyle. The University will continue to educate and conduct research along its educational principles to train persons that can meet the needs of the society.

Ryutsu Keizai University has two campuses located not too far from Tokyo: one in Ryugasaki City in Ibaraki prefecture and the other in Matsudo City in Chiba prefecture. Except for the Department of Sports Science and Health and the postgraduate courses, the University operates on what is known as "Selective Campus" system, whereby essentially the same undergraduate courses are offered at both campuses from the first year through the fourth year. Sufficiently advanced information environment is provided at either campus. Wi-Fi is available in almost all areas in each campus.