In Japan, the Imperial University Law was renamed to National University Law in 1947, the imperial universities in various parts of Japan were renamed and the educational system was maintained, but the names of imperial universities were disused.
内地においては、1947年（昭和22年）に帝国大学令が国立綜合大学令と名称変更され、それに伴い各地の帝国大学は改称し、学制は保持しつつも帝国大学の名は消えた。