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Josai University opened in 1965 in Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture. Since winning a seat in the Lower House of Parliament in 1946 under the new constitution of Japan, Mikio Mizuta dedicated his life to the postwar reconstruction of Japan and occupied the position of Finance Minister five times, working hard for his country's economic revival. He knew well that Japan's reconstruction cannot be achieved nor maintained without educating Japan's future leaders. Realizing fully the need for such leadership education, he founded Josai University in 1965. "Character building through Learning" provided the basic guideline of this new university as well as the educational principle of what was to become three universities and four campuses: Josai University, Girls Junior College (1985), which, in 2000, became Josai Junior College and Josai International University (1992). When, in 2005, we celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the foundation of Josai University, three more universities with four campuses had been added, all of which were placed under a central administration established in 2005 in Tokyo's Kioi-cho district.

Josai University and Josai International University are international liberal arts universities consisting of undergraduate and graduate schools, research centers covering a wide range of academic fields and disciplines and offering a broad, comprehensive education.

Josai University, Josai Junior College and Josai International University pursue the goal Mikio Mizuta has set from the start, namely, "educate the future leaders of society through the sciences" in order to train the kind of leaders needed in twenty-first-century Japan and the world. In this spirit, the three universities promulgated their Four Pillars of Education, which are as follows:

1. High-level knowledge and skill
2. Putting this high-level knowledge and skill into practice to benefit society
3. Future leaders able to think globally and to act decisively on the international stage
4. High talent able to contribute to local industry and culture

With these goals in mind, we have established the following Three Educational Programs to apply to all our three universities:

1. Special Educational Projects
2. Career-oriented Education
3. Field Work

Educational Projects are aimed at providing specialized education offered by the instructor in his office. Career-oriented Education tries to prepare the student for his or her specific career goals and Field Work implies to prepare the student for work inside and outside Japan in commercial enterprises and other institutions and engaging the student in our joint projects with our sister universities abroad. All these programs aim at enabling the student to learn early on in his or her academic formation how to solve problems and acquire the decision-making and communication skills necessary for future leadership. They also aim at allowing the student to grow personally and intellectually.

In order to educate future national and international leaders, Josai University has made important curricular changes. Its JEAP (Josai Education Abroad Program) allows many students to engage in short- and long-term study projects abroad, language programs and company internships. In order to encourage students to take advantage of such projects, Josai University has opened an English Cafe and English Weekends and invites numerous teachers and researchers from abroad. It also organizes international conferences and symposia, providing the necessary international atmosphere for these projects to succeed. The Double-Degree Program serves to diversify education and to recognize at home the studies pursued abroad.

Josai University offers a wide range of sports activities, including male and female relay races. Our students excel in baseball, archery and in many surfing competitions. They have won in eleven events in Kujukuri and the Southern Boso Peninsula. There are various clubs available to students serving their cultural skills and interests.

Looking towards the next fifty years, Josai University aims at improving and diversifying its course offerings. On the basis of an up-to-date international educational policy, all three universities will collaborate closely in educating the kind of leaders able to confront the challenges of the future.