Yokohama National University (横浜国立大学, Yokohama Kokuritsu Daigaku?), or Yokokoku (横国?) is a national university in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It offers Ph.D. degrees in Economics, Business Administration and Engineering. It also offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Chiba University.
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