Of 13 English-taught MBAs in Japan, ten enrol in the fall — and every start falls in just four months: April, August, September or October
Asked:
“What are the universities in Japan, offering English-language MBA programs? List them with the semester start dates (some programs there start in September, others in April)”
This report covers all 13 universities and business schools identified as currently offering an MBA or EMBA that can be completed entirely in English, with their recurring annual program-start months. Starts are not limited to April and September: August and October intakes also exist, and at two schools classes begin a month after enrolment and orientation.
When each program begins
Recurring annual start months, one row per school, ordered by first start month. Hover a mark for detail.
classes beginenrolment / orientation (classes start later)month flagged for confirmation — single secondary source
Ten of the 13 schools have a fall entry (August–October); only five admit in April, and four of those offer April alongside a fall intake. admissions.apu.ac.jp
GLOBIS starts by mode: the full-time MBA in September, the part-time and online MBA in October. globis.ac.jp
At Doshisha and IUJ, September is orientation and registration; classes begin in late September or October — plan arrival accordingly. gmba.doshisha.ac.jp · iuj.ac.jp
Hitotsubashi's current MBA/EMBA start is September; an October record traced back to an older policy page. Meiji's official English-program admissions source supports September only. ics.hub.hit-u.ac.jp · meiji.ac.jp
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Method: shortlist of 13 universities in Japan offering an MBA or EMBA completable entirely in English, one row per school, checked against live web pages on 2026-09-24. Months shown are recurring annual enrolment or class-start months, not application deadlines or exact 2026 dates. Only full degrees taught in English were included; non-MBA management master's degrees and foreign branch-campus programs were excluded. HOSEI, Tsukuba and Waseda rest on a single secondary comparison page and are flagged for confirmation against the next admissions handbook. Sources span many independent university hosts plus one comparison source; no single URL backs more than half the rows. Supporting-page counts appear on hover in the chart and were cut from the table for space.