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Brief introduction of Waseda University in Japan
Waseda University, referred to as Zaoda University, is a world-class university with a high reputation in Japan, and its headquarters is located in Shinjuku District, Tokyo, Japan. Waseda University 1882 was born in Tokyo, accompanied by the declaration of "learning to be independent". Today, Waseda University, which was founded in 134, has developed into a world-famous university. Waseda University, as a Class A top university in Japan, is a core member of the RU 1 1 Academic Research Forum in Japan. He is also a founding member of Asia-Pacific International Education Association (APAIE), one of five Japanese member schools of the Pacific Rim University Association, a top research university organization, and a member of six university baseball leagues in Tokyo. Its graduates are full of talents and have a wide influence in the world [2]? . Seven Japanese prime ministers all graduated from Waseda University, and nearly one-third of the members of Parliament are from Waseda University. The founders and presidents of many famous companies such as Sony, Casio, Samsung, Toshiba, Lotte, Nintendo, Panasonic and Sanyo were born in Waseda University. Up to now, 30 alumni have won the Akutagawa Prize, the highest prize in Japanese literature, ranking first in Japan.

In cutting-edge scientific research, Waseda University's robot research and development technology has always been at the forefront of the world. The world's first biped walking robot was first developed by Waseda University in 1969. At present, the biped robot that walks closest to human beings is still the WABIAN series robot developed by Chunfu Laboratory of Gao Qiao University. The second search engine in Japan was also developed by Waseda University.

Waseda University has a strong strength, and its graduates rank among the top ten in the world. The number of alumni serving as the CEO of the world's top 500 is far ahead of universities around the world.