Certificate Issuance Service
After applying for the issuance of the required certificate online, you can make the payment using a credit card, convenience store cash payment, carrier payment, or multi-payment. The certificate can then be obtained using the following methods.
Current students can use this service to apply in advance for various necessary certificates, which can then be printed out using the on-campus issuing machines. (8:30-17:00 / Weekdays only）
Please refer to the details here.
[Notice of Unavailability of Certificate Issuance Service]
Due to maintenance the certificate issuance service will be suspended during the following period.
Service Suspension Periods:
① March 27, 2025 (Thu) 9:00 – 10:00 (Scheduled)
② April 1, 2025 (Tue) 0:00 – April 2, 2025 (Wed) 12:00
■To Certificate Recipients (Corporate Recruiters)
Certificates that are issuable at convenience stores make use of POPITA *technology to protect against counterfeiting.
If you receive a certificate issued by the university via a convenience store, you can verify the authenticity of the certificate using the POPITA technology.
*POPITA is a registered trademark of NTT Advanced Technology Corporation.
To Certificate Recipients (How to verify authenticity)
For those who have received the certificate via online delivery, please refer to this.
You can download the certificate within three months from the date of receiving the email.
How to Receive Certificates Sent Online
■Printing of digital watermarks
The certificates cannot be copied and used.
There have been cases of certificates issued from on-campus issuing machines and convenience stores not being accepted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not accept certificates featuring POPITA (digital watermark) output from these locations.
(*Reference:https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/toko/todoke/shomei/index.html）*From the relevant page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website
Please be aware that it may take some time to issue a certificate that is not watermarked.
■Issuable certificates
Current students: Certificate of Enrollment, Academic Transcript, Statement on the Expected Date of Graduation (Completion), Health Checkup Result, etc.
Graduates: Certificate of Graduation (Completion) and Academic Transcript, etc.
For details, please refer to the “For Current Students” and “For Graduates” pages.
■Available application fee payment methods
Payment can be made by credit card / cash at a convenience store (7-Eleven, FamilyMart, Lawson) / Pay-easy / mobile carrier billing (Docomo payment / au kantan payment / Softbank collective payment) / PayPay / Apple Pay.
■ How to Obtain the Certificate
①Printing at a Convenience store
■Convenience stores where service is available
7-Eleven, FamilyMart, and Lawson stores (listed in alphabetical order) throughout Japan that provide multi-function copy machines
* This service is not available at overseas stores.
■ Compatible Multi-Copy Machines
・7-Eleven
7-Eleven offers multi-function copy machines compatible with the netprint service provided by FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
Please note that some stores do not have multi-function copy machines.
・FamilyMart・Lawson
FamilyMart and Lawson offer multi-function copy machines compatible with the Network Print service provided by Sharp Marketing Japan Corp.
Please note that some convenience stores do not support the Network Print service.
■ Hours of availability
24 hours a day, 365 days a year
(Excluding maintenance times, including for various commercial services, as well as periods when university operations are suspended.)
■Printing Deadline
Within 7 days after application
*Please note that you will no longer be able to print out the certificate after midnight on the 8th day, and the issuance fee will not be returned.
*If you are paying by SmartPit, please pay at a convenience store within 7 days after application.
■Issuance application fee
Current students: 400 yen per copy
Graduates: 800 yen per copy
*Printing out a certificate at a convenience store incurs a separate printing fee of 60 yen per copy.
*Please also note that there is a printing deadline (within 7 days from application; printing becomes unavailable after midnight of the 8th day).
*Fees will not be refunded for completed applications in which the number and/or type of certificate were entered incorrectly.
■Important Notes
Please check the status from the URL below, then choose a convenience store.
Seven-Eleven: https://www.printing.ne.jp/cgi-bin/fb/m_ad/msg.cgi
FamilyMart, Lawson: https://networkprint.ne.jp/sharp_netprint/ja/top.aspx
*If you receive an email regarding a printing reservation error, please do not reapply and instead contact the following:
Certificate Issuance Service Call Center
[TEL] 06-6809-4327
*Phone reception is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
②Sending by Post
※ Current students are generally required to collect their certificates at the service counter.
■Issuance application fee
Current students: 0 yen per copy
Graduates: 800 yen per copy
*In addition to the application fee, receiving a certificate by mail incurs a separate postage fee based on the number of copies required.
*Fees will not be refunded for completed applications in which the number and/or type of certificate were entered incorrectly.
■Postage
See the “For Graduates” page for postage rates.
③Send Certificates Online
By entering the recipient company's name and email address, a download URL link for the certificate will be sent to the company. The certificate can be downloaded within three months from the date of receiving the email. For more details, please refer to the manual (page 14 and beyond).
■Issuance application fee
Current students: 200 yen per copy
Graduates: 1000 yen per copy
*Fees will not be refunded for completed applications in which the number and/or type of certificate were entered incorrectly.
■For Inquiries
・For inquiries regarding payment methods and/or system operation (inability to log in, inability to receive e-mails, etc.)
