SOKENDAI offers three- and five-year doctoral programs. Both programs provide an ideal educational environment for study and research. Students have access to large-scale experimental and observational equipment as well as special experimental equipment of the Japan’s global leading research institutions. As an international research center, SOKENDAI provides opportunities for daily interaction with numerous research groups. With a favorable staff-to-student ratio (2.5 faculty per student), the program offers a rich educational environment.

Showa Women’s University (SWU) offers a wide range of programs and courses that will allow students to develop both intellectually and ethically. Students learn through a variety of experiences to become sophisticated women who will be actively involved in society. SWU has two graduate schools with 10 departments, and four undergraduate faculties with 12 departments. SWU also offers the "Intensive Japanese Language Program" for nondegree international students who wish to improve their Japanese language skills.

Founded in the international city of Yokohama in 1928, Kanagawa University (KU) is a comprehensive university with seven undergraduate faculties and nine graduate schools, spread over two campuses in Yokohama and Shonan Hiratsuka. Enrollment is approximately 18,000 undergraduate and 600 graduate students, making KU 16th among the 780 national, public, and private universities in Japan.KU alumni number approximately 200,000, and KU has a strong reputation for international exchange, academic research, and intervarsity competitions.

Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS), founded in 1987, is a private university dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in international studies, particularly in foreign languages, intercultural communication, Japanese culture, linguistics, and global studies. There are four departments on campus: English, Asian Languages (Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Thai), Spanish and Portuguese, and International Communication.The university also has a graduate school program and a Japanese language and culture program for foreign students.

Kinki University, founded in 1925 with its principle mission to conduct research and provide education relevant to the real world, is comprised of 13 faculties and 11 graduate schools, including a Law School and a Faculty of Medicine with three teaching hospitals. Today with more than 30,000 students on six campuses, Kinki University is one of Japan’s leading comprehensive institutions, expanding its academic programs and facilities to meet the needs of today’s fast-paced society.

Kansai University is one of the largest and most prestigious private universities in western Japan. With 13 faculties, 12 graduate schools, and three professional graduate schools on four campuses located in Osaka, there is no limit to the fields of study and research that can be conducted for the 30,000 KU students. KU offers various programs for international students and provides its students and scholars with study and research abroad programs.

In keeping with its open cosmopolitan surroundings ever since its foundation in 1902, Kobe University provides education that heightens one’s humanity, creativity, internationality, and expertise and also promotes advanced interdisciplinary research. The university has been actively promoting academic exchanges with educational and research institutions abroad with 249 overseas partner institutions in 53 countries.

Keio University is a private, comprehensive higher education institution located on six campuses spread across the Greater Tokyo area. It offers an environment of academic and research excellence in a wide range of fields, including a university hospital. Founded in 1858, it is Japan’s first modern institution of higher learning, and in 150 years it has established itself as a leader in Japan through its continued commitment to education, research, and medicine.

Kwansei Gakuin University (KGU) is a comprehensive private university located between Kobe and Osaka, offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in more than 35 different disciplines to a student body of more than 24,000, including approximately 700 international students. Founded in 1889, KGU maintains academic standards that rank among the highest of all Japanese universities and colleges, and was selected as member of the 37 Top Global University Project by the Japanese Ministry of Education.

Kyorin University, founded in 1966, is a comprehensive university consisting of faculties of Medicine, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, and Foreign Studies. Kyorin University has two campuses with an attached hospital, located in Tokyo where around 5,000 students (undergraduate and graduate level) study in various fields. Kyorin University’s goal is to nurture individuals with an international outlook who can contribute to every area of society through such activities as education, research, and health care.