The problems facing contemporary society today are complex and multi-faceted. Increasingly, an interdisciplinary approach is required to deal with such problems as global environmental issues, regional in developing Asian economies, administration issues for Japan at the national and local level, corporate management strategy, and the stimulation of local trade. The Department of Policy Studies takes a broad approach to such complex problems and aims to cultivate in its students the ability to conceive and devise policies that are solution-oriented. As well as its focus on the broader application of social science theory in devising rational policy, the Department also incorporates civilization theory as a core element of its curriculum. This approach is based on the understanding that in order to solve the respective problems of individual countries and regions, it is necessary to appreciate the cultural background in terms of the historical, religious, and social factors present. In this way, we seek a balance in our analysis between the universal and the particular.

Features of the Department

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