Ryutsu Keizai University

Nittsu Gakuen Educational Corporation established Ryutsu Keizai University in 1965. At the time of its establishment, the Japanese economy was riding the rapid economic development wave 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 significant 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. However, they would have affected the quality of national life at various levels.
With the above described social situations as background, the University was established to advance research in distribution economics, which was one of the immediate critical economic issues at the time, to train knowledgeable specialists in the fields, as well to educate persons capable of contributing to the 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, has five faculties and eight departments, and offers five postgraduate courses. Our constant endeavor, founded in the principles and purposes of foundation, to identify future social needs and educate persons capable of making social contributions in various fields resulted in the University expanding in this manner. Today, Japan is becoming an aging society with a declining birthrate. Consequently, more emphasis is beginning to be placed on increased welfare coverage and sustentation of a spiritually rich lifestyle.
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 the "Selective Campus" system, whereby essentially the same undergraduate courses are offered at both campuses from the first year through the fourth year. A sufficiently advanced information environment is provided at either campus. Wi-Fi is available in almost all areas on each campus.