Top 10 Universities in Japan

1. University of Tokyo
Asian Rankings (2009) = 03
Asian Rankings (2008) = 19 (09 Engineering & IT + 28 Arts & Humanities + 10 Natural Sciences + 21 Social Sciences + 15 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

2. Kyoto University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 05
Asian Rankings (2008) = 25 (22 Engineering & IT + 37 Arts & Humanities + 13 Natural Sciences + 42 Social Sciences + 24 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

3. OSAKA University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 06
Asian Rankings (2008) = 44 (49 Engineering & IT + 154 Arts & Humanities + 40 Natural Sciences + 146 Social Sciences + 36 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

4. TOKYO Institute of Technology
Asian Rankings (2009) = 09
Asian Rankings (2008) = 61 (21 Engineering & IT + 252 Arts & Humanities + 57 Natural Sciences + 229 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

5. Nagoya University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 12
Asian Rankings (2008) = 120 (122 Engineering & IT + 111 Natural Sciences + 218 Social Sciences + 190 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

6. Tohoku University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 13
Asian Rankings (2008) = 122 (98 Engineering & IT + 68 Natural Sciences + 180 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

7. Kyushu University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 19
Asian Rankings (2008) = 158 (171 Engineering & IT + 180 Arts & Humanities + 135 Natural Sciences + 178 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

8. University of Tsukuba
Asian Rankings (2009) = 20
Asian Rankings (2008) = 216 (201 Engineering & IT + 143 Natural Sciences + 293 Social Sciences + 271 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

9. Keio University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 20
Asian Rankings (2008) = 214 (162 Engineering & IT + 186 Arts & Humanities + 252 Natural Sciences + 117 Social Sciences + 165 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

10. Kobe University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 22
Asian Rankings (2008) = 199 (157 Engineering & IT + 208 Natural Sciences + 133 Social Sciences + 169 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)