The Asia University of Japan is a private university located in Tokyo, Japan that offers courses in Business Administration, Economics, Law and International Relations.The university was founded in 1941 by Kozo Ota as Koa Senmon Gakko on the site of the present Asia University campus. Ota believed that education should be based on a spiritual closeness between teachers and students. It was a unique school at the time, as it accommodated all students in dormitories divided by course of study; Continental Asia, Southern Pacific Islands and Japan ("Homeland").It shares its name with another university located in Taiwan.The University produced an animated short, in 2015, to promote its Department of Urban Innovation.Academic RankingSecond tier Japanese University (First tier is highest and third tier is lowest ranking)Faculties Faculty of Business Faculty of Economics Faculty of Law Faculty of International RelationsStudents in their first year are required to study abroad From their 2nd year, students start to learn one of the foreign languages for region studies. In addition, the students each take a seminar class every year. Because of these systems, IR has smaller classes than the other faculties.  Junior College