Mission Statement
To promote mutual understanding between Japan and the UnitedStates through the administration of educational exchange programs.

Senator J. William Fulbright“ It is possible that people can find in themselves,
through intercultural education, the ways andmeans of living together in peace.

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 2 | ANNUAL REPORT”Table of Contents
Mission Statement

Commission
Members2

3

FY2015 Grant Data
& Grantee List

Activity Highlights

10

14

Messages from theCommission Chairs
and the Executive
Director

Funding Sources

EducationUSA

Special Exchange
Programs

4

5

16

6
Financial Reports

17

Commission Members
HONORARY CO-CHAIRMAN
The Honorable Shinsuke Sugiyama

The FulbrightExperience18

FY2015 (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)

The Honorable Caroline Bouvier Kennedy

Vice Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)The Ambassador of the United States of America to Japan
Embassy of the United States of America

JAPANESE MEMBERS

AMERICAN MEMBERS

Professor
Meiji University

Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs
Embassy of the United States of America

Etsuko Katsu(Alphabetical Order)

Margot Carrington

School of Political Science & Economics
Member since Jan 2013

Member since Jul 2014

Yoshiko Kojo

Royanne Doi

Professor of International Relations
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Department of Advanced Social and International Studies
University of Tokyo

Corporate Chief Ethics Officer
Prudential Financial, Inc.

Fumiaki Kubo

Cultural Affairs Officer, Public Affairs Section
Embassy of the United States of America

Member since Jan 2013

Member since Feb 2016

Dale Kreisher

Professor of American Government and History
Graduate School for Law and Politics
University of Tokyo

Member since Jul 2014

Member since Jan 2015

Garr Reynolds

Koichi Morimoto

Director-General for International Affairs
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT)

Professor of Management
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
Member since Jan 2013

Member since Jun 2016

Patricia Robinson

Masato Otaka

Deputy Director General for Press and Public Diplomacy,
Minister’s Secretariat
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

Associate Professor
Hitotsubashi University
Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy

Member since Feb 2016

Chair: Chairmanship alternates between the Japanese and U.S. governments each year.
Margot Carrington (Jan 2015 – Dec 2015)
Koichi Morimoto (Jan 2016 – Dec 2016)

Member since Jan 2014

Members departed during FY2015:
Koichi Mizushima, Deputy Director General for Press and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, served from Jul 2013 to Feb 2016.
Keiichi Tsunekawa, Senior Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, served as a member from Jan 2013 to Dec 2015.
Yoshio Yamawaki, Director-General for International Affairs at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, served as a member from Nov 2014 to Jun 2016 (as Chairfrom Nov 2014 – Dec 2014 and Jan 2016 – Jun 2016).

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 3 | ANNUAL REPORTMessages from the Commission Chairs and the Executive Director

Koichi Morimoto

Margot Carrington

Director-General for International Affairs,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT)

Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs
Embassy of the United States of America

I am very pleased to be involved in the Fulbright

It is an honor to serve as co-chair of the Japan-U.S.

during its over 60-year history, as the co-Chair of thecontinues to build a brighter future for the people of theProgram, which has produced over 360,000 alumni
Fulbright Commission.

As globalization advances, mutual understanding andsocial inclusion that transcend individual cultures andEducation Commission. Our Fulbright Japan Commission
United States and Japan by strengthening the cultural,academic, and personal connections that serve as thefoundation of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

borders becoming increasingly important. The FulbrightThis year marks the 70th anniversary of the global

exchanges, fosters international human resources, andin Japan. Since 1952, more than 6500 Japanese and 2700

Program, which promotes educational and academic

advances Japan-U.S. mutual understanding, is extremely
valuable as a cornerstone for building multilayered
networks between the United States and Japan.

Moreover, promoting exchanges between Japaneseand American young people through government
and private-sector cooperation and fostering the next-

generation of leaders are great investments in the future.
MEXT has been making strong efforts to double thenumber of Japanese students studying abroad andforeign students studying in Japan by 2020, the year of
the Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics.

From now, we wish to continue our efforts for enhancing
and strengthening the Fulbright Program. Fulbrightalumni are now playing active roles in many global fields,

and we expect that Japan-U.S. exchanges will be further
promoted through the program.

Fulbright program, and the 65th anniversary of Fulbright
Americans have participated in this flagship exchange
program. In addition to the core Fulbright exchange
programs, JUSEC has also facilitated dozens of otherexchange programs that have brought together a diverse

cross-section of the best and brightest from both ourcountries to deepen mutual understanding and bilateral

cooperation. I am proud of all we have accomplished,
and I extend a heartfelt thanks to my fellow Board

members, to Executive Director Matt Sussman, and tothe hard-working members of our dedicated Secretariat

team. We owe a debt of gratitude as well to the Fulbrightalumni in Japan, whose commitment and contributions
to the program exemplify the Fulbright spirit.

I look forward to another year of excellence from ourFulbright scholars, lecturers, students, language teachingassistants, and the many other JUSEC program participants.
Thank you all for your commitment to our bilateral friendship.

Matthew S. Sussman

Executive Director
Japan-U.S. Educational Commission (Fulbright Japan)

We are proud to report that 2015-16 has been another successful year in advancing the Fulbright mission
in Japan. Covering a wide variety of study and research fields, Fulbright Japan selected 42 American and
42 Japanese scholarship recipients as the “best and brightest” future leaders of the Japan-U.S. partnership(pages 12-13). Our EducationUSA service, recently merged for greater convenience with the nearby

American Center Japan, actively provided information and advice to significant numbers of Japanesepeople interested in opportunities for study in the United States (page 16). In its seventh year, 20 Americanand Japanese K-12 teachers joined the Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable

Development, in which they expanded their knowledge and developed jointed projects together, building
long-term bonds for their classrooms (page 17). In all of these programs and services, and especially among

the participants and supporters in our community, the Fulbright mission of mutual understanding andhope for peace through educational exchange remains stronger than ever. Thank you for your support.
FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 4 | ANNUAL REPORTFunding Sources
Primary Contributors
The Fulbright Program in Japan is governed by a bi-national Commission and primarily funded by the governments of Japan and the U.S.

Additional Non-Government Funding

received through the Fulbright Alumni
1 Funds
Foundation:

The Fulbright Alumni Foundation hosted the 39th Japan

During the FY2015-16, Fulbright Japan– U.S. Fulbright Charity Golf Tournament on October 26,

private companies in the amount of ¥25,515,000 through thePrefecture. 103 players joined this festive fundraising eventto provide 6 Fulbright grants.

grants.

received monetary contributions from individuals and2015, at the Totsuka Country Club in Yokohama, Kanagawa

Fulbright Alumni Foundation which enabled Fulbright Japan

which raised funds for approximately one to two Fulbrighta. Mikami Fund (1)b. Mitsubishi (1)c. Nagamura Fundd. Shino Fund (1)e. YKK (2)2 The Robert G. Baker Fund:With a generous

bequest from Robert G. Baker, who was a former

Fulbright Japan Commission member, a fund wasestablished in his memory beginning in FY2012-13

with the purpose to provide one grant to a Japanese

student annually. During the FY2015-16, FulbrightJapan recorded revenue in the amount of ¥12,993,000
from the Robert G. Baker Fund for 1 graduate student.

3 The Sam Jameson Fund:With a generous

bequest from Sam Jameson, who was a former
Fulbright Japan Commission member, a fund wasestablished in his memory beginning in FY2013-14
with the purpose to provide one grant to a Japanesejournalism student annually. Fulbright Japan recorded
revenue in the amount of ¥3,896,000 from the SamJameson Fund during the FY2015-16.

4 In Kind Contribution:

In FY2015-16, Fulbright Japan received
30 airline tickets from All Nippon

Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) and 40

airline tickets from Delta Air Lines,
Inc. (Delta).

Fulbright Japan received a reduced rate from the Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo forthe room expenses for 16 American grantees in addition to the expense for a
Welcome Reception for the American grantees held in September 2015.

Fulbright Japan greatly appreciates the generous contributions from all contributors.

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 5 | ANNUAL REPORTThe Fulbright Experience
及川綾子

2015 年度 ジャーナストプログラム
留学先：ペンシルベニア大学「高齢者介護の家族、負担をどう減らすかを調査」
2025 年、日本は団塊の世代が 75 歳以上に語で徹底的に覚えた。また、これまで自分が書なり、医療、介護体制は追いつかなくなる。高

いた記事を英訳した冊子を作り、訪問先に配っ40 以上の国・地域からフルブライターが集まった Fulbright

齢者の居場所が施設から在宅へと移り、介護す

た。取材するだけでなく、介護殺人や無理心中

Visiting Scholar Enrichment Program

る家族の負担は増え続けている。記者として、といった日本の問題を紹介すると、「ここまで日介護に追われた家族が、自らの健康を害した

本は深刻なのか」と驚かれた。今後、多くの帰国後、米国での調査をもとに、高齢者をり、介護殺人を起こしてしまったりするケースを、国が抱える高齢化問題を世界各国の人々と共有介護する家族を支援する米国の仕組みについ取材してきた。

し合う大切さを実感した。

ての連載（2016 年 12 月 14、15 日）や、性的少数者（LGBT）の老後支援（2016 年 11 月 7「介護を担う家族の負担をどう減らせばいいか」。非営利団体や地域が家族介護者に対して、

日本には、ジャーナリスト向けの奨学金は数日）などを朝日新聞全国版で書いてきた。また、様々なサービスや独自の取り組みを行っている

少なく、滞在費や渡航費、研究費などを給付し

朝日新聞デジタルではオンライン連載「幸せな米国で調査したいと思い立った。

てくれるフルブライト奨学金はありがたかった。

老いを探して 米国留学で見たこと」を随時配

ただそれ以上に感じたのは、米国での「フルブ信している。米国各地で高齢者はどのように老米国では、社会福祉大学院があるペンシル

ライター」の肩書の強さだ。

いと向き合い、どんな支援を受けているのかを、
日米の比較もしながら伝えている。

ベニア大学に「フルブライト客員研究員」とし日本では新聞社名を名乗れば、スムーズにて在籍した。高齢者福祉に興味をもつ世界各

取材のアポが入ることは多い。しかし、米国で国の学生が集まり、認知症に特化した施設を備はそうはいかない。日本の新聞社を知らない人

実は、自身が大学生の時、祖父が脳内出血でえているのも魅力だった。授業を聴講しながら、が多いからだ。そんな時、フルブライターであ倒れ、高齢だった祖母がつきっきりで介護して休みを利用して家族をケアする NPO や病院、ることを名乗ると、安心して取材を受けてくれいた。介護されている人だけでなく、している施設を取材した。

たり、知人にフルブライターを紹介することを側も支援したいと思ったのも、疲れ果てた祖母

誇りに感じてくれたりする人もいた。「これまでの姿を見たから。「介護で苦しい思いをして自ら命を絶とうと考えたり、高齢者と一緒に死のうと米国滞在中、一番苦労したのは語学だった。

先人たちが積み上げていたもの、功績がある

これまで海外留学の経験はゼロ。そのため、からこそ。その分、自分もフルブライターとして思ったりする人がいたとき、私の記事を読んだこ

渡航前に高齢者福祉に関する専門用語を、英の責任を感じています」とで思いとどまってくれるような記事を書きたい」

Taiyo Scanlon-Kimura

2015 Fulbright Fellow
B.A. graduate, Political Science, Oberlin College
Affiliation in Japan: Hokkaido University

Getting Your Hands Dirty

For Taiyo Scanlon-Kimura, a Fulbright
Fellowship made him realize that literally
getting his hands dirty might be preferable
to sitting at a desk all day.

science. But while he still wants to act asa trans-Pacific bridge and pursue thoseinterests in a career, he’s less certain about
academia now.

A year of research, volunteering andtraveling around Japan opened his eyes
to new areas of study, including food andsustainability, in addition to reinforcing his
focus on the country, U.S.-Japan relations
and policy-making.

“I was the happiest when I was travelingaround, getting dirty and working on farms
and with people,” says Mr. Scanlon-Kimura,
who studied the work of and volunteered
with numerous farmers and a fisherman
across the archipelago. “That spoke to me –being out and getting up at 4:30 AM so I cango pull tomatoes off the vine, and working
until five. If I enjoyed that more than sitting at
my desk and reading books for six hours, thatmight be something to pay attention to.”With a fresh B.A. from Oberlin College in
East Asian Studies and Politics, he had
intended to study Japanese and the nation’s agricultural and food policies, within
the context of aging, depopulating andeconomically declining rural areas, before
applying to a Ph.D. program in political

While Mr. Scanlon-Kimura, whose father isJapanese, had studied the language and

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 6 | ANNUAL REPORT

Horsing around with a Japanese boy at the Aoba
Festival. Sendai, Miyagi

traveled to Japan several times before, hesays coursework in Japanese, organizing
his own study plan and living and travel
arrangements and building up new social
networks were a true challenge. “Fulbrightwas definitely the most profound experience
I have had in my short adult life,” he says.
For now, back at his alma mater on a
fellowship, he is advising students on
post-graduation jobs, internships – andfellowships. The tally so far: Another
Fulbrighter and two finalists.

山本大貴

2015 年度 フルブライト語学アシスタント (FLTA) プログラム
留学先：キャスパー大学

日本人少ない地域で日本語教育に奮闘「自信培った」」
日本の大学院で英語教育を学んでいた。修了
後、学校の英語の教員になるつもりだったが、その前にもう少し英語力を向上させたいと思い
大学院では高齢者福祉に関する政策論などを受講。活が強くなった。そんな時、フルブライト語学アシ発な議論に刺激を受けつつ、友人たちに助けられた

スタント（FLTA）プログラムを知り、応募した。
派遣先は、ワイオミング州のキャスパーにあるコミュニティーカレッジ、キャスパー大学。
人口約５万人の小さな町への赴任を望んだのには理由がある。
「日本人のほとんどいない環境に、

日本語クラスの学生たちと。働きながら学ぶ人が多かったのが印象的だったという（前列左から２人目）

身を置きたかったんです」。大学２年の時、オ大学院の寮に住み、たこ焼きパーティーを開催

レゴン州の大学に留学した。だが、日本人学生

くが、日本語に興味を持ったのは日本のアニメ、たちと一緒に行動することが多く、アメリカ人の漫画、ゲームがきっかけ、と教えてくれた。「日友人もあまり作れずに帰国したという反省があっ

本への経済的な魅力は徐々に薄れつつあります

た。対して、
キャスパー大学の日本人は自分１人。

が、それでも多くの外国人が今も日本語学習に「自分を成長させるために思い切って決断しまし取り組んでいるのはポップカルチャーのおかげた」。

だと感じました」。

大学では、日本語の授業を週８コマ担当した。

指導教官とシラバス作りから成績評価まで、授業の全てを町に住む日本人は自分も入れて数人。日本に任された。「授業計画を自分で練るのは楽しかっ

興味を持つ人々が話しかけてきてくれた。そのたです。大学院で学んだ方法を取り入れることも結果、たくさんの友人ができ、パーティーや外できました。普通なら私の年齢ではできないこ

出をともにするなど、思い出をたくさん作ることとです」。

ができた。「そうした中で、英語で言い換えをしたり質問したりする能力が向上しました。その結一方、不安もたくさんあった。日本語を教え

果、自分の言いたいことが一回で伝わらなくてた経験がないので、学生にとって何がどれくらも、最終的には分かってもらえるだろうと思える

い難しいのかをつかむのに苦労した。日本語のようになって、英語を話すことへの不安が減りま

文法に関する知識もあまりない。コミュニティー

した」。 日本に帰国後は、兵庫教育大学特命助

カレッジなので、自分より年上の学生が多い。

教に就任し、中学・高校の英語教育改善を目指

英語がまだ十分でなく、若い自分が引っ張ってす研究プロジェクトに参加している。「日本人がいけるだろうか。その分、毎回丁寧に授業準備ほとんどいない厳しい環境で自分の役割を果たをするよう心がけた。

し、言語や文化の壁を乗り越えて多くの友人を得ることができました。キャスパーで培った自信

Pulling carrots during a weekend community
outreach event in Toubetsu-cho, Hokkaido

Dressed for work outside host's farm in
Akan-cho, Hokkaido「学生と接していて驚いたことは、日本のポップ

は、今後の人生の大きな支えになると思います」。

カルチャーの力でした」。授業を受ける学生の多Mid-year Conference では、全 FLTA がワシントンに集結

イエローストーン国立公園で、オレゴン大学時代の友人と再会（後列右から４人目）（左端）

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 7 | ANNUAL REPORTScott Wilbur

2015 Graduate Research Fellow

Ph.D. Student, Political Science, University of Southern California

Affiliation in Japan: Waseda University

American Zombie Hunter in Japan
Scot t Wilbur came to Japan to study

Wilbur, who is fluent in Chinese as wellcraving creatures of cinematic fantasy.

are taking a keen interest in the zombie

zombies. But don't think of the brain-

What's piqued the interest of the Ph.D.

student from the University of Southern

California are the corporate variety -profitless firms in the world's third-largest
economy that are ultimately kept afloat

by forbearance lending and government
support.

“ These are companies that could beconsidered virtually bankrupt,” he said. “Andthe banks continue to lend to them because
the government guarantees the loans.”

While the term “zombie corporation” gained
prominence in Japan in the previous decade-- perhaps exemplified by supermarket
giant Daiei's amassing of billions of dollars
of debt before eventually being absorbed

by a competitor --Wilbur's focus is on smalland medium-sized enterprises with a few
hundred employees. These are widely seenas the backbone of Japan's economy.

Since arriving at Tokyo's Waseda University
in September 2015, he's been meetingwith bankers, bureaucrats, politicians andprofessors to learn about about how Japan's
credit-guarantee system helps prop up
small businesses.

“It does support a social fabric,” he said.
“But there are also potentially serious
consequences for the economy.”as Japanese, says researchers in China
problem among Japanese firms -- and they
view it as a cautionary tale.

“It's something they definitely want toavoid,” he said.

He also hopes there may be something U.S.
bankers and economists can learn from thestudy he and his Japanese colleagues haveacademic passions while in Japan. An avid

mutual understanding between the twocompeted in an international tournament

done on the subject. That desire to foster
countries started -- albeit on a smaller scale-- on the baseball fields of Irvine, California,
where Wilbur grew up.

That's where, as a teenager, he made his
first Japanese friends. His first trip to Japan

was at age 20. He also translated a book onpolitics into English from Japanese before

setting his sights on Taiwan. There, hestudied for four years at National Taiwan

University, doing all of his course work in
Chinese.

But Wilbur says it was during his undergrad
years at Georgetown University that he firstfelt pushed to seek a greater understandingof the world beyond home. It was fromthe campus in the nation's capital that

he witnessed the smoke rising from thePentagon in the wake of the Sept. 11
attacks.

“I remember thinking there must be
something we missed,” he said. “I wanted tobe more informed about the wider world.”

Nurturing that understanding is how, hesays, he's been trying to help fulfill thevision of Senator Fulbright.

“He set a ver y high bar,” Wilbur said,

recalling how Fulbright, as a freshman inCongress, first proposed his scholarshipprogram mere weeks after the Second
World War ended.

Despite his busy schedule, Wilbur has
Research presentation in Guangzhou, China

Matsuyama Castle, Ehime

found some time to pursue his non-

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 8 | ANNUAL REPORT

tennis player, he joined a local club andin Yokohama. And his interest in traditional

pottery has taken him to Mashiko, north ofTokyo, and to the prefectures of Ehime andSaga in Japan's southwest.

He also gave his time to teach some college

and high school students in western Tokyo
about America's sometimes tumultous
presidential electoral process.

"It was interesting to talk about that, since
it differs substantially from the method forselecting the prime minister in Japan," hesaid.

The students got an overview that included
the primaries, party conventions, debates
and the electoral college.

“ They also simulated the election bydevising their own campaign slogans,”

said Wilbur, who explained to them the
dynamics behind the ac tual slogans“Stronger together” and “Make America
great again."

But, Wilbur says, he often worried thatwhat would seem to most a very full dietof academic research and social interaction

with his Japanese colleagues wasn' t
enough.

“It's great to have the opportunity to behere to pursue my research,” he said.

“But then I think back to what Senator

Fulbright was trying to achieve and I feel I
should be trying to find ways to promote
understanding. You can't relax.”

The Fulbright Experience

高原秀介

2015 年度 フルブライト研究員プログラム
留学先：ハーバード大学

大統領選挙の年、現地で研究「歴史の節目に立ち会えた」
もう一度米国に行こうと思ったのは、40 代半
ばを過ぎた頃。中堅からベテランの域にさしか人や若者。同じ党でも候補者でこんなに支持層が違うのかと直接肌で感じました。
」

かろうとしていた。「前回の留学から 15 年。米国で研究に専念するなら今しかチャンスはない

帰国して約半年後の 2017 年 1 月、トランプ

と思った。
」

氏が大統領に就任した。「奇しくもというか、研

米外交史が専門。第 28 代米大統領ウッドロー・

究してきたウィルソン大統領のアメリカが第一ウィルソンの外交に焦点を当てて研究を続けて次世界大戦に参戦してちょうど 100 年後の年、きた。「第一次世界大戦（1914 － 1918）に参アメリカは自国本位の政策に振り子が揺れた。

戦するなど、アメリカが国際政治に積極的に関研究者として歴史の節目に立ち会えたと思う」

わる流れを作ったのがウィルソンです。
」大統

と話す。

領の価値観が、当時の外交やその後の歴史の流れにどのような影響を与えたのか。米国でないと見られない史料にあたりながら丹念に歴史を再構成したいと思い、米外交史研究の気鋭が集まるハーバード大を選んだ。

ハーバード大学構内にある、最初の寄付者、ジョン・ハーバードの銅像前で＝ 2015 年 11 月

滞在中、今後乗り越えるべき課題も見つけることができた。
米国内で開かれた学会や研究会には積極的に参加し、現地でないと感じられない研究の潮流に触れることができた半面、日本のイメージ2015 年 9 月、妻と 5 歳の娘とともに渡米した。

や理解が単純化されていたり、一方的だったり

4 年に 1 度の大統領選挙の前の年だった。米する現状を目の当たりにした。「日本出身の研

国政治の研究者として時宜にかなっていた。渡究者が自ら米国に出向いて幅広いテーマの学

米から 5 カ月後の 2016 年 2 月、アイオワ州の会で発表したり、英語で論文を書いたりと、積党員集会を皮切りに大統領予備選がスタート。

極的に発信し、グローバルな視点で日本に関す

その夜、大学構内の建物ではアイオワ州の党る新しい知見を提供し、外交史研究や政策提員集会の様子を報じるテレビ中継を学生や教言でのメインストリームに入っていく必要性を員が見られる大学主催のイベントが開かれ、盛痛感しました。自分自身の新たな課題として取り上がりを肌で感じた。「学生が選挙についてり組んでいこうと思っています。
」

議論する場を大学が設けていることに感心しました。
」その月の下旬、ボストン近郊に民主党の予備選候補、サンダース氏とクリントン氏が相次いで来訪。会場に足を運び、演説を直接聞いた。「クリントン氏の支持者は人種的に多様でした。サンダース氏の支持者の大半は白

ボストン茶会事件が起きた場も訪れた。長女と一緒に茶箱を投げ込む＝ 2016 年 8 月

１９世紀の米国の生活を再現した、オールドスターブリッジ・独立戦争が勃発した、ボストン近郊のレキシントンを訪れた

国際金融体制の転換となったブレトンウッズ会議が開かれた

ビレッジも訪問した＝ 2016 年 4 月＝ 2016 年 4 月

ニューハンプシャー州のホテルを訪れた＝ 2015 年 10 月

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 9 | ANNUAL REPORTFY2015-16 Grant Data
Number of 2015 Grantees(July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016)42 American Grantees
5

Lecturer

7

Research
International Education
Administrator (IEA)

10

Fulbright-National Geographic
Digital Storytelling Fellow

1
13

Graduate Research Fellow

6

Fulbright Fellow (Recent Graduate)
0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

42 Japanese Grantees
Fulbright Foreign Language
Teaching Assistant (FLTA)

10

Research

10
1

Journalist

2Doctoral Dissertation Research

19

Graduate Study
0

2

4

6

8

10

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 10 | ANNUAL REPORT

12

14

16

18

20

Geographic Data
American Grantees<Lecturer, Lecturing/Research, Research, Journalist, Graduate Research Fellow, Fulbright National Geographic Digital
Storytelling Fellow, and Fulbright Fellow>* Visiting Lecturers are aﬃliated with one or more Japanese universities in order to share theFulbright mission and their expertise as broadly as possible.

At Large (1)Okinawa (1)Kyushu University

Osaka (1)

Hokkaido University

Tokyo (23)Fukuoka (1)Hokkaido (1)Hyogo (2)- Kobe University- Kwansei Gakuin University*

Kanagawa (2)- Tsurumi University- Yokohama City University*

Kyoto (4)- Doshisha University* (2)- Kyoto University- Kyoto University of Foreign
Studies*Miyagi (2)Hokkaido- University of the Ryukyus*- Osaka University- Gakushuin University- Hitotsubashi University*- Japan Women's University*- Keio University- Kunitachi College of Music- Kyoritsu Women's University*- Meiji University- Ochanomizu University*- Rikkyo University- Sophia University- Tsuda College*- University of Tokyo*(6)- Waseda University (6)- Tohoku University (2)Okinawa
Miyagi

Tokyo

Kyoto

Kanagawa

Hyogo

Hiroshima

Osaka

Fukuoka<International Education Administrator (IEA)>

As a group, IEA Program participants (10) visit the following
sites together

Tokyo - Kyoto ‒ Hiroshima - TokyoJapanese Grantees<Research, Journalist, Doctoral Dissertation Research, Graduate Study and Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant>
California (5)New York (5)- Pomona College- Columbia University (2)- University of California, Berkeley- Cornell University- University of California, Los Angeles - New York University- University of California, Santa Barbara - The New School- University of Southern California

Connecticut (1)- University of Connecticut

Georgia (1)- Spelman College

Hawaii (1)- University of Hawaii, Manoa

Massachusetts (11)- Harvard University (8)- Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (3)Maryland (2)- Johns Hopkins University- National Institute of HealthMichigan (1)- University of Michigan

Minnesota (2)- Carleton College- St Olaf College

Minnesota

Ohio (2)Pennsylvania (4)- Lincoln University- University of Pennsylvania- University of Scranton- Ursinus College

Wisconsin

Wyoming- Antioch College- Xavier University

California

Texas- University of Tennessee

Texas (3)- Rice University- Texas A&M University- University of North Texas- University of Virginia

Hawaii

Wisconsin (1)- University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wyoming (1)- Casper College

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Massachusetts

Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio

Tennessee

Tennessee (1)Virginia (1)Michigan

Georgia

Virginia

2015-16 Grantee List (Japanese)
Name/Home Institution
Host Institution/Academic Discipline/
Research Topic

Research
ENDO Yasuo
Professor
Grad. Sch./ Arts and Sciences; Center for
Pacific and Am. Studies / U of Tokyo
Harvard U / American History / Thedevelopment of the vision of the Pacific
Ocean in the 19th-century U.S.
HARA Yuji
Associate Professor / Fac./ Systems
Engineering / Wakayama U
Parsons the New School for Design /Geography / Cultivating vacant lots inurban-rural areas by floating generations
beyond current market mechanism
HIRAIWA Ken
Associate Professor / Fac./Letters; Dept./
English Literature / Meiji Gakuin U
Massachusetts Inst of Technology /Linguistics, Theory / The syntax ofnumber and recursion in the faculty oflanguage
ISHII Ayaka
Assistant Professor / Grad. Sch./Medicine/ U of Tokyo
National Institutes of Health /Child Development / The effect oftreatments and genetic influences onneurodevelopmental trajectory in ADHDMURAKAMI Akinobu
Associate Professor / Fac./Engineering,
Information and Systems; Policy andPlanning Sciences / U of Tsukuba
Massachusetts Inst of Technology / Urban& Regional Planning / Features of control
and management system of environment
for design project in the U.S.
NAKAGAKI Kohtaroh
Associate Professor / Dept./Economics /Daito Bunka U
U of California, Berkeley / American
Literature / Reframing hobo images as acultural icon in American road narratives
NAKAO Tomoyo
Associate Professor / Grad. Sch./Art andSoc. Sci.; Stds. of Representaion, Media
Represent'n / Okayama U
Cornell U / International Relations /Representaion of Japan based on theexperienc of POWs. Civilian internees andthe descendents
SAKAMOTO Maiko
Associate Professor / Grad. Sch./ Frontier
Sciences; Int'l Studies / U of Tokyo
Harvard U / Environmental Health /Evaluating welfare of multiculturalcommunity for better development
projects
TAKAHARA Shusuke
Associate Professor / Fac./Foreign Studies;
Int'l Relations / Kyoto Sangyo U
Harvard U / American History
Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy toward
Japan and the impact of "New Diplomacy"
in Japan
YUDA Minori
Project Researcher / Grad. Sch./
Humanities & Sociology / U of Tokyo
Texas A&M U / U of Texas, Arlington /Geography / Utilization of geographic
information system in the U.S. education

Journalist
OIKAWA Ayako
Staff Writer / Yokohama General Bureau /The Asahi Shimbun
U of Pennsylvania / Gerontology / Support
measures for family caregivers to reduce
their burdens and dissolve their loneliness

Doctoral Dissertation Research
MINAGAWA Yuta
Doctoral Student / Grad. Sch./Humanities;
English & American Literature / Sophia U
Harvard U / American Literature / Edward
Taylor's poetics and intellectual history:
A study of theology, body, medicine inhis poetry
SAKASAI Akito
Doctoral Student / Grad. Sch./Arts &Sciences; Language & Information
Sciences / U of Tokyo
Harvard U / Japanese Literature /Representation of city space and thecensorship policy in occupied Japan

Graduate Study

NAGATA Masakazu
Manager / Design Team / Samsung
Electronics Japan Co. , ltd.
Massachusetts Inst of Technology /Business Management & Administration /Integration between design and business
NISHIOKA Minami
Doctoral Student / Grad. Sch./Arts andSciences; Area Studies / U of Tokyo
U of Tennessee / American History /Christianity and construction of race inthe early 19th century America
OKURA Yoko
News Producer / News Center / TV Asahi
Harvard U / Public Administration &Policy / Learning from NVAO: Creating
an integrated platform for disastermanagement in the Asia Pacific

AMANO Yuri
Doctoral Student / Grad. Sch./ Arts andSciences; Area Studies / U of Tokyo
Johns Hopkins U / American History / The
culture of sensibility and civic life in theearly American republic

ONISHI Teigo
Doctoral Student / Grad.Sch./Letters;
Linguistics / Kyoto U
U of California, Los Angeles / Linguistics,
Theory / Indo-European historicalcomparative linguistics, focused on
nominal systems in Italic languages

ARAI Sakura
Master's Student / Grad. Sch./Arts &Sciences; Dept. of Cognitive & Behavioral
Sciences / U of Tokyo
U of California, Santa Barbara / Psychology/ Slow life history strategy in modern
society: Ecological factors of falling
marriage and birth rates

SUZUKI Mitsuko
Doctoral Student / Grad. Sch./Humanities
and Social Sciences; Modern Languages
and Cultures / U of Tsukuba
U of Hawaii, Manoa / Teaching English As
A Foreign Language / Second language
interactional competence from multicultural view point

ASO Takuji
Research Associate / Sch./ Int'l LiberalStudies / Waseda U
U of Wisconsin - Madison / Linguistics /The acquisition of legitimacy by nonnative speakers and their empowerment

TANAKA Ryo
Master's Student / Grad. Sch./Letters;
Philosophy / Kyoto U
U of Connecticut / Philosophy / The
philosophy of Wilfrid Sellars andits relation to the contemporary
philosophical naturalism

HARADA Saori
Resident / U of Tokyo Hospital
Harvard U / Public Health & Community
Health / How doctors evaluate andcompare cancer treatments and estimate
the effects in clinical practice.
HONDA Yuichi
President / DMX Corp.
New York U / Business Management /Research into management, finance andcrowd funding, aimed at establishing realestate crowd funding
KIKUCHI Hayami
Medical Doctor / Dept./ Public Health / Uof Occupational and Env'tal Health
Harvard U / Public Health & Community
Health / Analyze the Japanese medical
field and think of the problems, solutions
and preventive measures.
KOBAYASHI Akiko
Doctoral Student / Grad. Sch./Medicine;
Int'l Health / U of Tokyo
Columbia U / International Relations/ Long-term solution to problemsof displacement with community
involvement

TANIGUCHI Motoki
Attorney at Law / Tokyo Public Law Office
U of Michigan / Social Work & Social
Welfare / Community level anti-poverty
activities
TOMITA Yoka
Master's Student / Grad. Sch./Arts andSciences; Area Studies / U of Tokyo
Columbia U / American History / The
expansion of the right to privacy under
the Warren Court and its use in the culture
wars

Fulbright Foreign Language
Teaching Assistant
AONO Fumi
Antioch Coll, Yellow Springs, OH
FUCHIDA Haruka
Teacher of English / Hyuga Municipal
Zaikoji Junior High School
Ursinus Coll, Collegeville, PA
FUJIKAKE Chie
School Counselor / Matsudo Branch /Kawaijuku
U of Scranton, Scranton, PA
FUJIWARA Ryo
Part-time Teacher of English / English
Dept. / Uemiya High School
Xavier U, Cincinnati, OH
KUWAKI Kozue
Graduating Senior / Coll. /Tourism;
Tourism and Hospitality Management /Rikkyo U
Carleton Coll, Northfield, MN
SASAOKA Tasuku
Graduating Senior / Fac. /Education; Jr.
High School Teacher Training Course /Chiba U
Pomona Coll, Claremont, CA
TSUNAGAWA Haruka
Graduating Senior / Fac. /Educationand Human Sciences; Special English
Education Course / U of Yamanashi
St Olaf Coll, Northfield, MN
UMESAKI Akiyo
English Instructor （Staff Leader）/ English Lab; Teaching Dept. / CKC
Network Co., Ltd.
Spelman Coll, Atlanta, GA
YAMAMOTO Hiroki
Master's Student / Grad.Sch./ Global
Japanese Studies / Meiji U
Casper Coll, Casper, WY
YOSHIDA Aya
Master's Student / Grad.Sch./Humanities
and Sciences; Applied Japanese
Linguistics / Ochanomizu U
Lincoln U, Lincoln University, PA

TSUJI Rika
Master's Student / Grad.Sch./Letters;
General Humanities Cultural Studies /Kansai U
U of North Texas / Philosophy /Constructing a new relationship withnature: Environmental awareness incontemporary America*List of Japanese Grantees

KODAMA Maki
Doctoral Student / Grad. Sch./Arts andSciences; Area Studies / U of Tokyo
Rice U / American History / Slave society
and legal culture in the 19th-century
American SouthKUDO Yasuko
Attorney at Law / Akasaka Hitotsugi Law
OfficeU of Southern California / Comparison Of
Legal Systems / The U.S. judicial system,
focusing on the relationship between
lawyers and nonlawyers
MORITA Ryohei
Associate / M&A Advisory Dept. / Nomura
Securities Co., Ltd.
U of Virginia / Business Management /Study of valuation methods for earlystage tech startups to stimulate the clean
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2015-16 Grantee List (American)
Name/Home Institution
Host Institution/Academic Discipline/
Research Topic

Lecturer
BARKER Jennifer L.
Assistant Professor / Coll./Arts & Sciences;
Dept./English / Bellarmine U
Kyoto U of Foreign Stds, Kwansei Gakuin
U, Doshisha U / Humanities / Film andanimation in translation: Conversations
between the U.S. and JapanFILNER-HUTCHISON Matthew F.
Associate Professor & Chair / Coll./
Arts & Sciences; Social Science Dept. /Metropolitan State U
Yokohama City U, Kyoritsu Women's U, U
of Tokyo / Political Science / The American
political experience
MACKEY-KALLIS Susan B.
Associate Professor / Coll./Liberal Arts
& Sciences; Communication Dept. /Villanova U
Ochanomizu U, Japan Women's U /Communications & Journalism / American
film and media
MCREE Joseph N.
Associate Professor & Chair / Coll./Arts &Sciences; Sociology & Social Work / U ofPortland
Hitotsubashi U, Tsuda Coll / Sociology/ Sociology, criminology and criminal
justice in America
RESCH John P.
Professor & Coordinator / Dept./History& Humanities / U of New Hampshire at
Manchester
U of the Ryukyus / American History /Explorations of American history andcultureResearch
CLARK Paul H.
Professor & Coordinator / Coll./Fine Arts
& Humanities; Dept./History / West Texas
A&M U
Rikkyo U / Japanese History / Meiji
sensations: Scandal, celebrity and national
culture in Imperial JapanKARJALA Dennis S.
Professor / Coll./Law / Arizona State U
Meiji U / Law / Intellectual property anddigital technologies in Japan
KNAPP Robert H.
Member of the Faculty / Sustainability &Justice Planning Unit / Evergreen State
Coll, Olympia
Waseda U / Physics / The zero-energy
frontier for sustainable buildings: A
convergence of society and technology
MASAOKA Miya
Faculty Member / Milton Avery Sch./Arts
MFA Program; Music/Sound / Bard Coll
Kunitachi Coll of Music / Music / Shomyo,
noh chant and ichi-gen-kin: A basis for
new music compositions
MILLY Deborah J.
Associate Professor / Coll./Liberal Arts &Human Sciences; Dept./Political Science /Virginia Tech U
U of Tokyo / Political Science / Foreign
health care professionals or low-skilleddomestic workers? Japan’s choices forseniors’ care
MIMURA Janis A.
Associate Professor / Coll./Arts & Sciences;
History / State U of New York-Stony Brook
U of Tokyo / Japanese History / Axis pact:
Fascist politics and culture in wartimeJapan

Graduate Research Fellow
BASSOE Pedro T.
Ph.D. Student / Language and Literature /U of California, Berkeley
Keio U / Japanese Literature / Text andillustration in the formation of modern
Japanese literature
BENNETT Steffani M.
Ph.D. Student / Japanese Art History /Harvard U
Gakushuin U / Art History / The China
years: Sesshu Toyo and fifteenth-century
Chinese painting
CUSHMAN Carrie L.
Ph.D. Student / Art and Architectural
History / Columbia U
Sophia U / Architectural History /Temporary ruins: Miyamoto Ryuji's
architectural photography in postmodern
Japan
GERIEN-CHEN James J.
Ph.D. Student / Modern Japanese History/ Columbia U
Waseda U / Japanese History / Between
empire and nation: Taiwanese settlers andthe making of Japanese empire in China
GOERING Daniel D.
Ph.D. Student / Organizational Behavior/ U of Iowa
U of Tokyo / Business Management /Applying the concept of ikigai to reducestress, burnout, and work-family conflict
GREENSTEIN Elijah J.
Ph.D. Student / Japanese History /Princeton U
U of Tokyo / Japanese History / Sailingunder a Rising Sun: Japanese shippingfrom a global perspective, 1895-1957
LAMBRECHT Nicholas M.
Ph.D. Student / East Asian Lang. &Civilizations / U of Chicago
Doshisha U / Japanese Literature /New arrivals: Returnee identity and thememory of repatriation in Japanese
literature

Fulbright-National Geographic
Digital Storytelling Fellow
BESER Ari M.
Videography Fellow / Agahozo Shalom
Youth Village
At Large / Sociology / Hibakusha: The
nuclear family

Fulbright Fellow
BAKER Douglas V.
Rec'd BA / Music / U of Iowa
Kobe U / Musicology / The Japanese stylein Taijiro Goh's piano music
ESCAMILLA MIJES Aldar I.
Rec'd BA / Int'l Relations / Indiana U
Tohoku U / International Relations /Foreign labor in Japan: Analyzing theimpact of economic change
KULASON Kay O.
Rec'd BS / Neuroscience / Smith Coll
Tohoku U / Neurosciences / The effectsof leaning therapy on patients withpostoperative cognitive decline
SCANLON-KIMURA Taiyo
Rec'd BA / Political Sci. / Oberlin Coll
Hokkaido U / Political Science / Regional
resilience: Lessons from local foodsystems for agricultural reform
TOPPIN Lauren S.
Rec'd BA / Public Health Nutrition / U of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Osaka U / Public Health / Shrinking inan expanding world: Declining obesity
trends among young Japanese women
WRIGHT Brandon N.
Rec'd BS / Mechanical Engieering/
Japanese / MIT
Kyushu U / Sociology / Female
entrepreneurship as potential paradigm
shift for Japanese women's labor politics

MONTROSE Victoria R.
Ph.D. Student / Religion / U of Southern
California
U of Tokyo / Religion & Theology / Making
the modern priest: Buddhist universities
in Meiji Japan

International Education
Administrator
BASKO Aaron M.
Assistant Vice President / Enrollment
Mgmt. and Career Services / Salisbury U
At Large / International Education
BUSTLE Michael J.
Associate Vice Provost & Director / Officeof Int'l Affairs; Global Training Initiative /North Carolina State U
At Large / International Education
GIESECKE Susan L.
Director of Int'l Protocol / Global
Engagement Office / U of California,
Berkeley
At Large / International Education
HILL Kelly L.
Study Abroad Advisor / Int'l Programs &Services / East Tennessee State U
At Large / International Education
LARSEN Ryan D.
Assistant Director / Office of the Vice
Provost for Academic Affairs; Office of Int'l
Programs / U of Nevada, Las Vegas
At Large / International Education
LEVY Benjamin
Senior International Officer / Roukema
Center for Int'l Education / Ramapo Coll of
New Jersey
At Large / International Education
REEB Gerda
Director / Int'l Student Services / Flathead
Valley Community Coll
At Large / International Education
ROSHANNON Amy M.
Assistant Director / Office of the
Chancellor; Int'l Programs / California
State UAt Large / International Education
SPANN Sammy
Assistant Provost / Center for Int'l Studies& Programs / U of Toledo
At Large / International Education
YOUNG Denise L.
Associate Vice President / Academic
Affairs & Regional Campuses / U of Central
FloridaAt Large / International Education

SHANNON Kerry S.
Ph.D. Student / History / U of California,
Berkeley
Waseda U / Japanese History / Cleansed
empire: Public health under Japaneseimperialism, 1985-1945
SOLES Riley P.
Ph.D. Student / East Asian Languages andLiterature / Yale U
Tsurumi U / Japanese Literature /Japanese poetry and the sublime
WALKER Jeffrey T.
Ph.D. Student / Modern Japanese
Literature / Columbia U
Waseda U / Japanese Literature / Outof the soil: Agrarian literature and thebyways of modern Japanese literature*List of American Grantees

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WIESINGER Justine K.
Ph.D. Student / East Asian Language &Literature / Yale U
Waseda U / Japanese Literature / The
response to the 3.11 disasters in Japanesetheater and film
WILBUR Scott A.
Ph.D. Student / Political Science / U ofSouthern California
Waseda U / Political Science / Electoral
systems and foreign economic policy: Thecase of Japan's public OFDI financing

WARD Nigel
Professor / Coll./Engineering; Dept./
Computer Science / U of Texas at El Paso
Kyoto U / Computer & Information Science/ Modeling prosodic interaction patternsin spoken dialog

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Activity Highlights
Programs for Japanese Grantees
Pre-departure Orientation for 2015 grantees

2016-17 Japanese Selection

grantees was held on June 9, 2015. During the orientation, grantees

selection interviews took place at the Fulbright Japan’s office forPre-departure orientation for departing 2015 Japanese Fulbright
had the opportunity to meet each other, and were briefed regarding
grant and administrative matters.

The documentary screening process started in September andapproximately one month from mid-October. A total of 14 panels
divided by academic discipline, including a FLTA panel, were
formulated.

Briefing Sessions for 2016 Japanese Fulbright candidates
Briefing sessions for the principal candidates of the 2016 Japanese
Fulbright grantees were held on January 8, 2016. The candidates

introduced themselves and were briefed on preparation about
departing for the U.S. as Fulbright grantees.

Send-off Reception for 2015 grantees

2017 Japanese Fulbright Grant Competition

hosted at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence on June 9, 2015. Over 100

on May 31, 2016. The grant announcement was widely publicized by

A send-off reception for the 2015 Japanese Fulbright grantees waspeople including selection members, corporate sponsors, key alumni,
and Commission Members attended.

Applications for the 2017 competition started from April 1 and ended

Fulbright Japan’s social media, e-mail to alumni, and direct mailings
to over 700 universities nationwide.

Applications for the 2017 FulbrightF o r e i g n L a n g u a g e Te a c h i n g

Assistant (FLTA) Program started in
May and ended on August 31, 2016.

Programs for American Grantees
International Education Administrators (IEA) Program

The 10 American IEAs arrived in Japan on June 14, 2015. This

Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship toJapanofficials, professionals of Japanese international education, various

Lt. Jacob Beser, the only U.S. WWII

2-week program consisted of visiting selected government

educational institutions located in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima, andcultural sites.

Mr. Ari M. Beser, the grandson ofserviceman who flew on both

bomb-carrying B29s, was selected
as one of the five 2015-16 Fulbright-

National Geographic Storytelling
Fellows. The fellowship was a joint
effort by the U.S. Department ofState and the National Geographic.
During the fellowship in Japan,

he reported on the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings ofHiroshima and Nagasaki and the fifth anniversary of the Great East
Japan earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima.
Using photo essays, videos, and articles, Mr. Beser gave voice topeople directly affected by nuclear technology today, as well as

worked with Japanese and Americans to encourage a message ofreconciliation and nuclear disarmament.
FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 14 | ANNUAL REPORTGroup Orientation for Lecturers and Fulbright Fellows

Three Lecturers attended a two-day orientation on September

14-15, 2015 and six Fulbright Fellows participated in a three-day

orientation on September 15-17, 2015. Orientation programs cover
topics such as teaching and living in Japan, and how to make themost of the Fulbright experience.

Open-Public Tohoku American Lecture Series

Organized by the Tohoku Association for American Studies, three

Fulbright scholars were invited as guest speakers in spring 2016. The
program has run over 30 years and it has been well received by the
public in Sendai, Tohoku.
Fulbright Scholar

Date

Lecture topic

Matthew FilnerHutchison

February 20, 2016

The 2016 American Presidential Election:
Insights from an Experienced Campaigner

Welcome Reception

Jennifer Barker

February 27, 2016

Animation in Translation: Hollywood andJapan

was held at Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo on September 15, 2015. Stimulating

Janis Mimura

March 12, 2016

Transnational Approaches toward Japanese
Fascism: The Search for a Third Way between
Liberalism and Communism

To welcome the newly arrived 2015 American grantees, a reception

conversation and exchanges took place among the grantees,

Japanese host professors, key alumni, representatives of “kanmuri”
corporate sponsors, and Commission Members.

Mid-Year Conferences for Lecturers and Fulbright Fellows

The Mid-Year Conferences provided an opportunity for Lecturers

and Fulbright Fellows to reflect on the first half of their sojourn inJapan and exchange tips for making the most of their remaining
time in Japan. It was held on March 15 and 17, 2016 for Lecturers andFulbright Fellows, respectively.

Lunch Meeting with Bloomberg NewsAs an enrichment program for grantees, a lunch meeting with
the Bloomberg editorial staff was held for American grantees

Fulbright Coffee Session for American Ph.D. Students andResearchers

The purpose of this session, held on October 7, 2015, was for
American grantees to network, exchange information, and learn

and Japanese principal candidates at the Bloomberg Tokyo

Headquarters on March 16, 2016. The participants were briefed
about the company, and then discussed how news and stories are
pursued and packaged in Japan.

from each other about conducting research in Japan. Topics fordiscussion included setting up interviews, using Japanese libraries,

gaining access to materials, establishing relationships with one’s

advisor, and protecting the confidentiality of sources. Grantees fromthe previous year served as resource persons.

Other Activities
U.S. Department of State officials’ visit to Japan

related meetings, they visited Kyoritsu Women’s University where

Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and Mr.

Professor Matthew Filner-Hutchison, 2015-16 Fulbright Visiting

Ms. Mary Kirk, the Director of the Office of Academic Exchange
Matthew McMahon, the Chief of the East Asia and Pacific Fulbright
Programs Office visited Japan from December 7 to December 9,2015. During their stay in Japan, in addition to several Fulbright-

a special dialogue session with the students was arranged by
Lecturer.

Open House

Fulbright Japan opened its doors for a year-end holiday event on
December 18, 2015, for grantees, alumni, partners from cooperating

agencies, and Commission Members. The purpose of the event wasfor Fulbright Japan to express appreciation for the support of all key
stakeholders during 2015.

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 15 | ANNUAL REPORTEducationUSA

1) Information: Provide accurate and comprehensive information
on higher education in the U.S. through the EducationUSA/
Fulbright Japan’s web site, social media, American Center Japan’slibrary and publication of the official guidebook.

2) Events /Activities on Study in the U.S.: Organize and/or
Since 1964, JUSEC has provided information and advising services
on Japanese and U.S. higher education to the general public.

In April 2016, two EducationUSA centers (Fulbright Japan andAmerican Center Japan) merged to provide greater service andconvenience. The reference room and personnel involved in

EducationUSA at Fulbright Japan moved and combined with the
nearby American Center Japan. The department formerly known

as the Educational Information Service (EIS) was rebranded as“EducationUSA.”This public service continues to provide assistance via the four

participate in various activities such as group advising sessions,fairs and advisors training sessions. To promote the Fulbrightprogram and study in the U.S., Fulbright alumni are invited asguest speakers.

3) Individual Advising: Respond to individual inquiries from thepublic.

4) Services to U.S. Higher Education Institutions: Give briefings

on current Japanese student trends and recruiting tips, andopportunities to meet prospective students at fairs and/or otherspecial sessions.

main pillars noted below.

★ Total number of EducationUSA/Fulbright Japan’s users 2015-2016 (including web site visits): 330,221
EducationUSA Services
1) Information⃝ Homepage Access : 259,118⃝ Social Media (News Blog Visits) : 56,723
		 (Other SNS such as Facebook, Twitter, LINE, and YouTube are actively used.)⃝ Study in the U.S. A: The Official Guide⃝ Operation of a resource library (Library Users: 133)

2) Events/Activities⃝ Participants : 13,667
		 (Includes Monthly Group Advising Sessions, Pre-Departure Orientation, AMERICA EXPO,
		 Study Abroad Fairs, Advisors Training Session and Other Outreach Activities)
3) Individual Advising⃝ 547 (By E-mail, Phone, and at the Resource Center)4) Services to U.S. Institutions⃝ Visitors : 33

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 16 | ANNUAL REPORTSpecial Exchange Programs
Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable Development
The Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable
Development (ESD) is bilaterally funded by Ministry of Education, Culture,

Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Embassy of the UnitedStates in Japan. The seventh iteration of the program was conducted in2016 with 20 participants and included a two-week study tour of ESD in

U.S. schools for Japanese teachers and a similar reciprocal tour in Japanfor their American counterparts. All Japanese and American teacher

participants convened once in each country for Joint Conferences,during which they shared “best practices in ESD” and worked to develop
joint ESD curricula to be implemented in their home schools.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE

TIME

PLACE

Japanese teachers visit to the U.S.
and the first Joint Conference

April 25, 2016
– May 6, 2016

Washington, D.C.
(Orientation, Site visits, Homestay)
San Francisco, CA(First Joint Conference)

U.S. teachers visit to Japan and thesecond Joint Conference

June 22, 2016
– July 3, 2016

Shinjuku, Tokyo(Orientation, Site visits, Second Joint Conference)
Rausu-cho, Hokkaido(Site visits, Homestay)

A total of five curriculum based projects were developed in 2016 program.
1. Niko Niko Radish

These projects use math, science and social studies to learn about the farm to

3. Food Mileage

including ecological and carbon footprint.

table cycle. Students also learn to calculate all the “costs” involved,

2. Lesson Lunch Litter
4. What Does Our Food Really "Cost"?
5. Story of Stuff

Host Cities / Joint Conferences / Participants’ Hometown (in blue)
First Joint Conference: San Francisco

Host City: Washington, D.C.

Host City:
Rausu-cho, Hokkaido

Second Joint Conference: Tokyo

The KAKEHASHI Project
The KAKEHASHI Project, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan, is an exchange programfor future-promoting and development of capable people between Japan and North American.
The KAKEHASHI Project aims to promote understanding of Japan through these people-to-people
exchanges. From April 2015 to March 2016, the Japan International Cooperation (JICE) was contracted
to implement the Project.

Inbound Programs: approx. 1170 participants

Outbound Programs: approx. 310 participants(participants number of April 2015-March 2016)
FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 17 | ANNUAL REPORTFinancial Reports
THE JAPAN-UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL COMMISSIONSTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
June 30, 2016
			

(Thousands of yen)

Assets:Cash and cash equivalents

401,763

Prepaid rent expenses

29,042		

Property and equipment

20,914Contributions receivable

2,556

Other current assets
		

9,680

Total Assets

463,957

Liabilities:

Grants payable in future years

32,122

Deferred revenue

94,047

Other current liabilities

74,449Asset retirement obligations

20,171

Accrued employee retirement benefits		

136,792

Total Liabilities

357,582

Net Assets:

The Program Operation Fund

97,573The Japan-U.S. Educational Exchange Program Fund

9,011

The JUSEEPF Program Operation Fund(105)

The Baker Fund

(105)

		

Total Net Assets

106,374		Total Liabilities and Net Assets

463,957

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 18 | ANNUAL REPORT

THE JAPAN-UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL COMMISSIONSTATEMENT OF ACTIVITIESYears ended June 30, 2016
					

(Thousands of yen)

Changes in unrestricted net assets:
Revenues and gains -		Contributions from governments

		Contributions from governments for the Japan-U.S. Educational Exchange Program Fund

		
		

		

Contributions from governments for the “New Kakehashi” Project FundContributions from Mr. Baker

		Contributions from Mr. Jameson		Interest income				

25,51558,147

613,500
12,993
3,896

Contributions from airlines

23,874

Others		

2,533

				

Expenses -		553,939

Contributions from JUSEEPF

28

Total revenues and gains

1,294,428

Grant Programs:			

Grants to Americans

			

Researchers

29,858

Graduate research fellows

82,367

			
			
			

			
			

International education administrators

5,376

Lecturers / Researchers

27,906

Fulbright fellows

21,035

Prior year adjustments

(551)

					
		

165,993

Grants to Japanese			

Researchers

39,950			Graduate students

155,673

			
			
			
			
		

Journalists

4,035

Foreign language teaching assistant

10,401

Professional Degrees’ Program

31,805

Prior year adjustments

238,105

The Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program cost for ESD

			

UNESCO program cost in Japan

23,907

			

Other expenses

1,570

			

IIE program cost in U.S.

10,233							The “New Kakehashi” Project		

Non-Grant Programs

35,711			Outsourcing expenses			

Grant related costs for Americans

1,823

			

Educational Advising Services

21,432

						

542,590

Grant related costs for Japanese

3,676

Alumni-related activities

1,483

					

28,414

Administrative expenses

175,737

Repayments of contribution received for the “New Kakehashi” Project

61,252Foreign exchange loss, net

8,741

			

Total expenses

1,256,547

Increase (decrease) in unrestricted net assets

37,880Net assets at beginning of year

68,493

Net assets at end of year

106,374

FULBRIGHT JAPAN | 19 | ANNUAL REPORT