Which Japan universities are better?According 2017 USNEWS World University Rankings,Japan have 24 universities on the list.
| National Rank |
University name | National | World Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Tokyo | Japan | 31 |
| 2 | Kyoto University | Japan | 86 |
| 3 | Osaka University | Japan | 146 |
| 4 | Tohoku University | Japan | 165 |
| 5 | Nagoya University | Japan | 194 |
| 6 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | 209 |
| 7 | University of Tsukuba | Japan | 265 |
| 8 | Hokkaido University | Japan | 282 |
| 9 | Kyushu University | Japan | 291 |
| 10 | Waseda University | Japan | 295 |
| 11 | Hiroshima University | Japan | 389 |
| 12 | Keio University | Japan | 416 |
| 13 | Okayama University | Japan | 416 |
| 14 | Kobe University | Japan | 450 |
| 15 | Tokyo Metropolitan University | Japan | 463 |
| 16 | Chiba University | Japan | 522 |
| 17 | Tokyo Medical and Dental University | Japan | 585 |
| 18 | Shinshu University | Japan | 596 |
| 19 | Osaka City University | Japan | 632 |
| 20 | Kanazawa University | Japan | 678 |
| 21 | Ritsumeikan University | Japan | 696 |
| 22 | Tokyo University of Science | Japan | 731 |
| 23 | Kumamoto University | Japan | 744 |
| 24 | Niigata University | Japan | 746 |