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Japan

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Tokyo

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Nancy Snow	California State University-Fullerton	Sophia University	Professional/Other	Japan	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ryan Scoville	Marquette University	Sophia University	Law	Japan	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Donald Kommers	University of Notre Dame	University of Tokyo , Sophia University	Law	Japan	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Akiko Takenaka	University of Kentucky	Sophia University	History	Japan	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gerald Le Tendre	The Pennsylvania State University	Sophia University	Education	Japan	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Brandon	University of Hawaii, Manoa	Sophia University	Theater Arts	Japan	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gordon Ball	Old Dominion University	Sophia University	Literature	Japan	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ronald Richardson	Boston University	Sophia University	History	Japan	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Peter Rutland	Wesleyan University	Sophia University	Political Science	Japan	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mary Brinton	Harvard University	Sophia University	Sociology	Japan	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Julie Bruch	Colorado Mesa University	Sophia University	Linguistics	Japan	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Julia Andrews	Ohio State University	Sophia University	Art History	Japan	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Pratt	University of Hawaii, Manoa	Sophia University	Public Administration	Japan	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alex Hybel	Connecticut College	Sophia University	Political Science	Japan	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John McKinstry	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	Sophia University	Sociology	Japan	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Galef	Montclair State University	Sophia University	Literature	Japan	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nancy Stalker	University of Texas at Austin	Sophia University	History	Japan	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Guy Fox	Michigan State University	Sophia University	Political Science	Japan	1953-1954	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Braisted	University of Texas at Austin	Sophia University	History	Japan	1955-1956	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Guy Fox	Michigan State University	Sophia University	Political Science	Japan	1954-1955	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Tomofumi Oka	Sophia University	George Mason University	Social Work	Japan	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tsutomu Kanayama	Sophia University	George Washington University	Communications	Japan	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hideyuki Kobayashi	Sophia University	Yale University	Law	Japan	1982-1983	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Shuichi Kato	Sophia University	Brown University	Sociology	Japan	1981-1982	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hideo Kanemitsu	Sophia University	Stanford University	Economics	Japan	1981-1982	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Takahiro Ueyama	Sophia University	Stanford University	Area Studies	Japan	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yuka Mizutani	Sophia University	University of Hawaii, Manoa	Area Studies	Japan	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Makiko Deguchi	Sophia University	Saint Lawrence University , Wellesley College	Psychology	Japan	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hideo Takeichi	Sophia University	University of Missouri-Columbia	Journalism	Japan	1980-1981	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Futoshi Iwata	Sophia University	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Law	Japan	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ken Akiyama	Sophia University	Tufts University	Language	Japan	1983-1984	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Fujie Ito	Sophia University	Eastern Mennonite University	Social Work	Japan	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hogara Matsumoto	Sophia University	The Graduate Center, The City University of New York	Literature	Japan	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kuniko Inoguchi	Sophia University	Harvard University	Political Science	Japan	1983-1984	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Keiko Hirao	Sophia University	Harvard University	Sociology	Japan	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mari Nakano Miura	Sophia University	Harvard University	Political Science	Japan	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program