History

1946

Establishment of the Fulbright Program

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1949

Government and Relief In Occupied Areas (GARIOA) Program begins in Japan

1951

The Governments of Japan and the U.S. sign an agreement to establish an educational exchange program between the two countries with funding from the U.S. Government
Establishment of U.S. Educational Commission in Japan

1952

GARIOA Program last group/Fulbrighters First Group
*The GARIOA Program continued in Okinawa until 1972, separately administered

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1976

25th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Japan

1979

New Japan-U.S. Agreement on Educational and Cultural Exchange signed; Government of Japan agrees to share costs for the Fulbright Program
Establishment of the Japan-U.S. Educational Commission

1982

30th Anniversary of the Japan-U.S. Fulbright Program. The GARIOA・Fulbright Alumni Associations founded

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1986

Japan-United States Educational Exchange Promotion Foundation established to institutionalize alumni fundraising

1992

40th Anniversary of the Japan-U.S. Fulbright Program

2002

50th Anniversary of the Japan-U.S. Fulbright Program

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2005

J. William Fulbright Centennial Celebrations

2012

60th Anniversary of the Japan-U.S. Fulbright Program

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2022

70th Anniversary of the Japan-U.S. Fulbright Program

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