FULBRIGHT PROGRAM IN JAPAN

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program
designed to promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the U.S. and Japan.

Grants to Americans

For Scholars and Professionals

For Graduate Students and Graduating Seniors

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HIGHLIGHTS

(Feb. 16, 2024) A video message from Fulbright alumna Her Excellency KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Japan-U.S. Fulbright Program 70th Anniversary Ceremony
2024 Grantee List - Now Available
Call for Japanese universities hosting American Lecturer(s)

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Fulbright Japan in Numbers

OVER 160countries
Fulbright Program
OVER 6,700
Fulbrighters to the U.S. (1952-2023)
OVER 3,000
Fulbrighters to Japan (1952-2023)
6Nobel Laureates
Nobel Laureates
(4 Japanese Fulbrighters,
2 American Fulbrighters to Japan)
OVER 150Presidents
of Japanese Universities have been Fulbrighters (1952-2023)

My Fulbright Story

Impacts and Learnings from the Fulbright Experience

No.56
Teaching Gender and American Studies in Japan: A Unique and Empowering Family Experience
Christina Scott
2022
Lecturing Program​
Affiliation in Japan: University of Tokyo and Kyoritsu Women’s University
No.55
Exploring Rural Resilience: How Tradition Shapes Community, Identity, and Innovation in Rural Japan
Natalie Montecino
2022
Fulbright Fellow Program
Affiliation in Japan: Okayama University
No.54
Deepening and Broadening Our Horizons
Nakachi Sachi
2022
Research Program (JP)
U.S. Affiliation: University of Hawaii at Manoa
No.53
The Sound of Nature: Transcending National and Cultural Boundaries Through Music
Martin Regan
2022
Lecturing/Research Program​
Affiliation in Japan: Senzoku Gakuen College of Music
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