Overview

Japan-United States Educational Commission (Fulbright Japan) administers the Fulbright Scholarship Program in Japan and promotes activities for Fulbright Alumni.

Japan-United States Educational Commission (Fulbright Japan)

With the conviction that people exchanges are the most effective means to promote world peace, the late Senator J. William Fulbright presented a bill before the U.S. Congress to create an educational exchange programand in 1946 the Fulbright Program was established. The Governments of the United States and Japan signed an agreement to establish an educational exchange program between the two countries on August 28, 1951. With funding from the U.S. Government, the United States Educational Commission in Japan was established in the same year. In 1979, the Government of Japan decided to share the costs to administer this program and on February 15, and the Japan-United States Educational Commission was established in order to promote mutual understanding between the two countries on December 24.

Basic Facts

Name	Japan-United States Educational Commission (Fulbright Japan)
Location	Sanno Grand Building 207, 2-14-2 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0014, Japan
Establishment	December 24, 1979
Mission	The promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and the U.S. through the administration of educational exchange programs.
Activities	Administer the Fulbright Program in Japan Promote Activities for Fulbright Alumni
Board Members	10 members (5 Americans and 5 Japanese: 2 government representatives and 3 private sector members from each country)

Funding Sources

1949-1979　 U.S. Government only
1979　　　　Cost-sharing with the Government of Japan begins
1981　　　　Private-Sector Contributions added