Young civil servants are eligible to apply for one year masters course in public policy and law at Tokyo’s premier institutes. 

Under Young Leaders' Programme (YLP) to be held from October, 2014 to September, 2015 the selected candidates will be conferred masters degrees from National National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (for public policy) and Kyushu University, Graduate School of Law (for law). 

The public policy course is designed to train and cultivate national leaders in their respective fields of government who are seeking to take advantage of Japan's experiences of interaction with both Western and Asian countries and to establish a human network through various activities, such as special lectures, colloquium, independent study, field trips etc. The programme is open to young public administrators and government official who are expected to play active roles in the future as national leaders in their home countries. 

The primary focus of the law degree is International Economic and Business Law. It has been specifically designed to expose students to both theoretical and practical perspectives on a wide range of contemporary legal issues related to International Trade and Commercial Transactions. It aims to provide students with the diverse intellectual skills necessary for pursuing a law-related career in an increasingly global business environment. It is aimed persons who have worked in the Legal Departments of the Government Ministries & Business, as well as Judges, Public Prosecutors, Lawyers and other Law-related professionals may be nominated for this course.