Why do ICU’s student dining halls have English menus?

With internationalism as one of the commitments declared by ICU, we expect all of our students to develop a sufficient proficiency of both Japanese and English. To achieve this, we have been consistent in our policy of bilingualism, maintaining both Japanese and English as official languages, since the university's founding. That principle has penetrated all areas of the campus, from the classrooms to the offices, and even into students' club activities. All notices posted around campus are, as a general rule, in both Japanese and English.

All departments of the university have staff with a sufficient proficiency of English or experience studying abroad. These staff are able to carry out their duties bilingually, providing support to foreign-national faculty and international students on campus.