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What was the name of the University of Tokyo during World War II?
Before the war, it was called Imperial University of Tokyo. After the defeat, it was renamed the University of Tokyo.

Nine national comprehensive universities established in Japan before the war were all named Imperial University. They were located in Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku (Sendai), Kyushu (Fukuoka), Hokkaido (Sapporo), Osaka, Nagoya (now Seoul), the capital of South Korea, and Taipei, China (then).

"Taipei State" Taipei City, which is now Taipei City, Taiwan Province Province, China). They are Imperial University of Tokyo (founded in 1877), Imperial University of Kyoto (founded in 1897) and Imperial University of Northeast China.

(established in 1907), Imperial University of Kyushu (established in191), Imperial University of Hokkaido (established in 19 18) and Imperial University of Beijing (established in18)

After the war, the imperial title of 1946 was completely abolished, and the old university academic system of 1949 was abolished, becoming an internationally accepted three-level academic system. At this point, Imperial University officially died.

Imperial University of Tokyo (now University of Tokyo)

Imperial University of Kyoto (now Kyoto University)

Tohoku Imperial University (now Tohoku University, Japan)

Kyushu Imperial University (now Kyushu University)

Imperial University of Hokkaido (now Hokkaido University)

Imperial University of Beijing (now Seoul National University). )

Imperial University of Taipei (founded at 1928) is now a "national" Taiwan Province provincial university in Taiwan Province Province, China. )

Imperial University of Osaka (founded in 193 1, now Osaka University)

Imperial University of Nagoya (founded at 1939, now Nagoya University)

Except Seoul National University and Taiwan Province Provincial University, the other seven universities are still among the first-class universities in Japan and are still called "Seven Emperors" by the Japanese.