2023/3/30

The graduation ceremony for AY 2022 (Reiwa 4) was held at the Morita Memorial Hall. There were 982 University students, 8 students of the Japanese Studies Center for International Students, and 71 Junior College students who graduated this academic year. Their guardians viewed a video relay of the ceremony in a different room. The ceremony was also livestreamed on a specially launched website.

The ceremony was divided into morning and afternoon sessions, where certificates were handed from President Takahiro Ono to the valedictorian. In his commencement address, President Ono said, “I would like to congratulate you all for overcoming a difficult period of our lives with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus over the past three years,” first addressing the students and their guardians for having experienced a large impact due to the pandemic. He also encouraged the graduates, saying, “Our school motto shows us that we can achieve mutual understanding through language in the case of conflicts, whether they be international disputes or everyday irrationalities between individuals. As you live your next chapter of life starting tomorrow, remember our school motto as you overcome your obstacles.”

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