only to Waseda University in the absolute number of international students enrolled. In terms of country of origin, the majority of international students come from eastern Asia, namely South Korea (499 as of 1 November 2016), Vietnam (476), China (437), Indonesia (346), Thailand (281), and Bangladesh (87). Facilities The library provides paper-based as well as electronic media including, academic databases, magazines, newspaper, textbooks, and DVD. Visitors can request media from other Ritsumeikan campuses which will be delivered to the library counter. Recently the library has included other services such as a writing center and meeting spaces for collaborative work. APU has designated smoking areas around campus and near the student dormitories. The rest of the university is smoke-free. As of 2013, APU will implement a new regulation that aims to make the entire university campus a smoke-free environment. Intercultural awareness APU has regular country cultural weeks, which help students to learn more about foreign cultures, for example, Vietnamese Week, Chinese Week, Indian Week, Korean Week, Indonesian Week, Nepali Week, Bangladeshi Week, Taiwanese Week, Sri Lanka Week, Thai Week, Myanmar Week, and Cambodian Week. Extracurricular activities There are over 100 student organizations (known as clubs or circles) available at APU, which cover categories of sports, academic research, arts, and social organizations (such as volunteers). Students are free to join clubs they are interested in, and they can create new ones, too. Examples of student organizations include APU Yosshakoi (Japanese traditional dance group), PRENGO (volunteer group), APU Wind Orchestra, Muay Thai (Thai boxing), and Global Business Leader. Since 2015, APU has also been host to the Global Business Case competition. On-campus housing The on-campus housing, AP House, offers international students the opportunity to live next to the campus for their first year as they learn the ways and customs of life in Japan. Single and shared rooms are available. AP house provides shared facilities and borrowable items to the residents. Support faculty and staff members are on site, in addition to resident assistants (RA) recruited from the resident student body. RAs play an important role at AP House by supporting residents and promoting interaction and exchange. They also hold some events such as AP House Entrance Ceremony & Welcome Dinner Party and The AP House "World Festival." Offices Japan Tokyo Office Ritsumeikan Osaka Campus Overseas 韓国オフィス Office of Korea 立命館上海交通大学連絡処 Ritsumeikan Liaison Office located in Shanghai Jiao Tong University 台湾弁事処 Office of