"Media research", also known as communication, refers to the study of the occurrence and development of human communication behavior and social relations, mainly from the more abstract theoretical aspects.

In Japan, this kind of media is generally called マスコミ (マス? コミュニケーション, mass communication), メディア(media), マスス

Japanese media studies (マスコミメディビ) originally belonged to a branch of sociology. In modern times, due to the increasing influence of the media on the society, more and more students are interested in the media, and many universities in Japan have set up a separate media discipline (マスコミメディ? discipline). It is said that the first Japanese university to set up a media department is tokyo institute of technology (the media department was established in1April, 999).

With the rapid development of network/electronic technology, some universities in Japan have also set up software development majors related to media. If you want to study the media from the perspective of science and engineering, you can search for "information engineering" and "portrait"? Audio engineering and information (コンピュータ). In addition, like the Art College of Kyushu University, they also study media studies from an artistic perspective (screen design, color application).

Osaka University, Hokkaido University, Yokohama National University, Tsukuba University and other schools. All have related professional directions.