Preface

1. Building anInternational Standard University
   ―The Challenges facing Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

2. University Reform inJapan amidst International Competition
   ―What Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University has Learned

3. Entrance Ceremony Speech forRitsumeikan Asia Pacific University,
April 3, 2000

4.    Entrance Ceremony Speech for Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University,
April 3, 2002

5. The ‘Asia Pacific Age’ and the Mission of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

6. Youth Leadership and the Future of the Global Community

7. Global Environmental Protection and the ‘Asia Pacific Civilization’

8. Creation of a New Style ofAsiaPacific Studies

9. Transition of the Leading Region of Civilization and the ‘AsiaPacific Civilization’
― the ‘Asia Pacific Civilization’ as a Fusion of Western Civilization and Asian Civilizations