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EJU Syllabus for Examination of Japan and the World
1. Aims and Nature of the Examination
2. Syllabus
l. Politics, Economy and Society
ll. Geography
lll. History

1.Aims and Nature of the Examination
The central theme in the examination topics is to look at the contemporary world and Japan from the perspective of multicultural understanding. The aims are to determine that internationalstudents have basic knowledge of contemporary Japan deemed necessary in order to study at a higher education institution in Japan, and to evaluate how students are capable of thinking logically and critically about basic problems in modern international society.
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2.Syllabus
Topics in the examination have been chosen from three fields, primarily from Politics, Economy and Society, butalso from Geography and History. The entire scope of the topics is shown below under headings followed by related main terms in each category:
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l Politics, Economy and Society
1. Contemporary Society
Information Society, Aging society with fewer children, Multicultural understanding, Bio-ethics, Social Welfare, Compensation for inequality
2. Economy
Economic system, Priceand market, Economic fluctuation, Economic growth, Government and economic policy, National and international economy
3. Politics
Principle of democracy, Parliament and government, Elections and political participation, Constitution and human rights, Centralization and localization
4. International Society
Globalization, Regional integration, United Nations and other internationalorganizations, North-South problem, Ethnic problems, Global environment issues, International peace and international cooperation
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ll Geography
1. Geographical skills and geographical environment in the world
Globes and maps, Distance and direction, Aerial photography and satellite picture, Standard time and time difference, Geographical information, Climate, Natural features,Vegetation
2. Land and people of Japan
Land and environment, Resources and industries, Population, Traffic and communication
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lll History
1. Development of modern society and interdependence of the world
Industrial revolution, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, Formation of the nation-state, Imperialism and colonialization, Modernization of Japan and Asia
2.Japan and the world in the 20th century
World War I and the Russian Revolution, The Great Depression,
World War II and Cold War, Independence in Asia and Africa,
Oil crisis, Collapse of Cold War

3. EJU Syllabus for Examination of Mathematics
4. (with relation to MEXT* curriculum guidelines)
*Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Purpose of the ExaminationTopics
5.   1. Equations and inequalities
6.   2. Quadratic functions
7.   3. Figures and measurements
8.   4. Plane figures 
9.   5. Set theory and logic
10.   6. The number of possible outcomes and probability
  7. Expressions and proofs/Equations of higher degree
11.   8. Figures and equations
12.   9. Various functions
13. 10. The concept ofdifferentiation/integration
14. 11. Sequences (Progressions) of numbers
15. 12. Vectors
16. 13. Limits
17. 14. Differential calculus
18. 15. Integral calculus
19. 16. Matrices and their applications
20. 17. Expressions and curves
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23. Purpose of the Examination
24. The purpose of this examination is to test whether students from other countries have thebasic scholastic ability in math considered necessary for studying at the undergraduate level at a Japanese university.
There are two courses. Course 1 is for undergraduate faculties and departments for which a basic knowledge of math is considered sufficient. Course 2 is for undergraduate faculties and departments for which math is very important.
At the time of taking the examination the...