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Learning at a university is more than simply acquiring knowledge.
It is about cultivating the ability to navigate a rapidly changing world—refining your individuality and building the strength to live with flexibility and purpose, guided by your own convictions.
At Sophia University, deep learning and lived experience are grounded in our educational spirit: “For Others, With Others.”
By respecting differences, embracing diversity, and developing perspectives, ways of thinking, and approaches to social challenges rooted in empathy for others, students build a foundation for lifelong learning.
This foundation will continue to support your way of life in every era—sustaining you, encouraging you when needed, and empowering you to shape the future.
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From a single campus in the heart of Tokyo to the global stage.
Transcending disciplines, connecting knowledge, and tackling complex challenges.
At Sophia University, all faculties, graduate schools, and research institutes are brought together on the Yotsuya Campus, where interdisciplinary research exchange across specialized fields takes place on a daily basis.
The diverse synergies of knowledge that emerge from this environment are a defining strength of Sophia. It is a research hub dedicated to integration and creation.
From a single campus in the heart of Tokyo to the global stage.
In collaboration with international organizations such as the United Nations and universities around the world, Sophia actively advances collaborative research and academic exchange addressing global challenges.
Research outcomes generated through these efforts not only contribute to the advancement of academia and society, but are also fed back into the front lines of education, ensuring that accumulated knowledge is steadily passed on to the next generation.
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- Developing long-lasting artificial joints using safer materials to contribute to medicine
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- The role of legal studies in the global environmental crisis being faced by humanity
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- Using noble metal nanoparticles to help medical care and environmental purification
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- Seeing and predicting motion in video
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- Thorough research to understand why the trauma of Japanese soldiers was not made visible
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- Searching for a new image of Sartre that goes beyond being a thought leader
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- Analyzing Latin American Law: Long-Term Ambition to Bring Japanese Law to Spanish Speaking Audiences
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- The histories and wars of border islands from a victim’s point of view
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- Symbols of Grace: The Invitation for Conversation with God, Nurturing the Depths of Our Life
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- Importance of Educating Interculturally Competent Individuals in a Globalized, AI-Driven World
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- Exploring global education for a better society on the journey from JICA to researcher
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- In an age of AI and virtual worlds, what responsibility should humans bear?
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- Using a legal perspective to ensure insurance systems function soundly and efficiently
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- Uncovering how the spatial pattern of electrons impacts solid’s properties
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- Seeking to harmonize knowledge from other academic fields on the basis of the Civil Law
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- The birth of comics around the world
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- Communicating the appeal of Romantic literature in an age of crisis
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- Understanding changing worldviews of women and the family since the modern age
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- Japanese manga are popular the world over—but how have they been translated into Spanish?
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- The reasons people with disabilities in African rainforests are full of life
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- Dada – a Wartime Art Movement Born from International Solidarity – and its Enduring Relevance
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- Living Deeply Through Philosophy to Discover Life’s Meaning and the Truth of the World
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- Exploring relationships between gender diversity and society to highlight hidden struggles
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- From paper to LCDs—Philosophy tunes the speed of language and changes in thinking
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- First step toward self-awareness of mental illness leading to medical care
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- Investigating Africa’s conflicts from the inside
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- Using mathematic formulas to deepen research into continuously changing knots
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- Comparative Education for Sustainable Futures Through Religious and Spiritual Lenses
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- Finding ways to support the learning of communicative competence for a happy society
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- Policies to improve Japan’s low position in the Global Gender Gap Index
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- Why Do Protections for Globally Itinerant Populations Vary across Receiving Countries? Cross-national Comparative Research on Domestic and Global Explanations
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- Shakespeare, social upheaval, and “forgiveness and reconciliation”
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- Analyzing Impacts of Zero Interest Rates With New Economic Models
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- Conveying the charm of German poet Hölderlin who depicted an ideal future
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- Data-driven marketing through analyzing social media and consumer behavior
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- Exploring Murakami’s Magical Realism and Literary Journalism
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- Analyzing the actions and thinking of teachers to establish practical English teaching
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- Approaching racism as a social structure rather than an individual prejudice
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- Studying Christology and the Trinity to find a way of dialogue in a divided Church
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- Corporate law’s role in securing a sustainable society and the future of the Earth
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- Unraveling disparities in peoples’ health from the perspective of health expectancy
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- Using a media history perspective to survive the post-truth era full of vague information
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- Cultivating recognition of Austrian literature in Japan: German language literature beyond Germany
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- Understanding cultural differences to twirl the Russian language like a magic wand
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- Unraveling the birth of the Meiji literature craze through the people around its authors
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- Giving computers vision and making them understand the world like humans
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- Words that support a longer period of old age in an era where death does not come easily
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- Researching education and society in hopes of establishing a rewarding educational environment
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- Structural dilemmas brought to light by undocumented migrants amid Japan’s globalization
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- A society where Brazilian children in Japan can overcome the language barrier to dream
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Learning brings new encounters, moments of uncertainty, and mutual growth. Here on Sophia University campus, the precious everyday lives of students unfold.
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- Try it out first. Change direction if not right. I’ve come a long way that way
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- Each experience makes me a better version of myself
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- If you stay true to what you love, you can soar toward your dreams
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- Try it if you’re inspired. Action leads to results!
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- Gaining an objective perspective revealed a different side of myself
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- What can I do? The challenge began with the planting of trees
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- Motivated by passion, act with no fear to reach a dream.
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