A University Responding to Society's Needs

Center for Social Outreach and Collaboration

Starting in April 2025, the Center for Continuing Education will expand its activities and be reorganized as the Center for Social Outreach and Collaboration. In addition to offering the current open lectures, the Center will be responsible for coordinating the university's social research, conducting surveys, and will be collaborating with government agencies and other organizations. In Japan, the Fundamental Law on Education recognizes life-long learning as enriching to people's lives. After a busy time at work or home, it is beneficial for people to spend time doing something for themselves that is rewarding and fulfilling. With the same goal in mind, the Center for Social Outreach and Collaboration will continue and expand the work of the Center for Continuing Education at Toyo Eiwa University. In the 26 years since its establishment, it has continued to grow and has increased its offerings, providing a wide array of courses to the general public. Through these courses, participants have made lasting friendships and have had significant encounters with other students, teachers, and learning materials. In 2024, as in 2023, most of the courses were held face to face. However, to take advantage of the convenience of online and hybrid courses for some learners, the number of online courses also increased, and they have attracted participants from a wide range of areas. In order to create a better future for the local community and society, courses at our university's new Center for Social Outreach and Collaboration will focus on not only culture and education, but will also include collaboration with government agencies and other organizations to carry out activities rooted in the community.

Toyo Eiwa Counseling and Psychotherapy Center

Toyo Eiwa Counseling and Psychotherapy Center is located at our Roppongi Campus and offers services to the general public. We have interview rooms and play rooms, so counseling is provided for all individuals. The center also serves as the training institute for Graduate School's Program in Clinical Psychology. Students provide consultation services, working under the guidance of professors and other specialists. Our methods include psychotherapy, play therapy and sandplay therapy. Psychological assessment is also conducted as necessary.

Institute for Life and Death Studies

Toyo Eiwa University was established in 1989, and when it started its graduate program in human sciences in 1993, it set up a post for a faculty member who specializes in the study of life and death. In 2003, an affiliated research institute, the Institute for Life and Death Studies, was established. Since then, the Institute has organized several series of open lectures to the public every year, and in addition, starting in 2005, it has published its Annuals through the publishing house, Lithon

Institute of International Relations

The mission of the Institute of International Relations (IIR) is to advance interdisciplinary approaches to international affairs and facilitate intellectual exchanges to contribute to world peace and sustainable global society. The IIR is committed to enriching the academic community by sponsoring public lectures and symposia, and by publishing the annual academic journal Kokusai Kankei Kenkyu (Journal of International Relations) and Toyo Eiwa-The World Commentary, a think-piece on current affairs.
Please visit the IIR website for more information: https://www.gendaishikenkyu.net/

Institute of Early Childhood Education and Care (The Center for Children and Their Families)

The Institute of Early Childhood Education and Care, known as "The Center for Children and Their Families" was established in 2007 so as to serve the local community and society in promoting high-quality practice and teacher education programs based upon the spirit of Christianity which has endured over 100 years at Toyo Eiwa. The mission of the Center is to offer both practical service and research to improve practice and inform theory in child and family development and care.

Institute of Media and Communication Studies

Contemporary society has been rapidly changed by evolving Computer- Mediated Communication (CMC). Online public opinion and online stock trading influence current political and economic mechanisms. Moreover, family life and interpersonal relationships are changing, too. At this Institute, the rapid change in contemporary society brought on by the new media environment is considered from the perspectives of the humanities and social sciences. Furthermore, the Institute aims to contribute to research and education concerning media and communications.

Institute of Applied Human and Social Sciences

The Institute of Applied Human and Social Sciences was established from are search project under the direct control of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology that began in 2000, and has been conducting applied research in the social sciences and humanities that is useful to society. Former President Yoichiro Murakami and Professor Emeritus Koichi Okamoto have been involved in the direct control project since its inception, conducting psychological research on the JOC criticality accident in Tokai-mura, Ibaraki Prefecture, and on approaches using brief therapy and psychophysiological measurements for trauma, including power harassment.
In the fiscal year 2024, we restructured our organization and launched a new research project, "Research on AI and New Technologies." This project focuses on studying the impacts and challenges of the GNR (Genetic Engineering, Nanotechnology, and Robotics) revolution in the 21st century, with a particular emphasis on AI.