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University of Tokyo

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Japan

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Tokyo

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Donald Lyons	Sperry Rand Research Center	University of Tokyo	Physics	Japan	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Yoshinori Tanada	University of California, Berkeley	University of Tokyo	Biology	Japan	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Beauford George Jr	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	University of Tokyo	Law	Japan	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Peter Anton	Oregon State University - Corvallis	University of Tokyo	Philosophy	Japan	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Arthur Steinhaus	George Williams College	University of Tokyo	Physiology	Japan	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Edsall	Harvard University	University of Tokyo	Chemistry	Japan	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Warren Giedt	University of California, Berkeley	University of Tokyo	Engineering	Japan	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Arthur Humphrey	University of Pennsylvania	University of Tokyo	Chemistry	Japan	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Wallace Ernst	University of California, Los Angeles	University of Tokyo	Geology	Japan	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Jenks	University of Cincinnati	University of Tokyo	Geology	Japan	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Buttrick	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	University of Tokyo	Economics	Japan	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Dix	California Institute of Technology	University of Tokyo	Geology	Japan	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edwin Lee, Jr	Hamilton College	University of Tokyo	History	Japan	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sullivan Marsden Jr	Stanford University	University of Tokyo	Engineering	Japan	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Hayes	University of Georgia	University of Tokyo	Education	Japan	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bruce Aronson	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Tokyo	Law	Japan	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kenneth Port	Marquette University	University of Tokyo	Law	Japan	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patricia Steinhoff	University of Hawaii, Manoa	University of Tokyo	Sociology	Japan	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Leonard Schoppa	University of Virginia	University of Tokyo	Political Science	Japan	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Quintus Wilson	University of Utah	University of Tokyo	Journalism	Japan	1954-1955	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Yasuo Endo	University of Tokyo	Harvard University	History	Japan	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kyoichi Sonoda	University of Tokyo	Brandeis University		Japan	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mitsuru Kawai	University of Tokyo	Case Western Reserve University		Japan	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kei-Ichi Yamanaka	University of Tokyo	Harvard University	Linguistics	Japan	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yutaka Sayeki	University of Tokyo	University of California, San Diego	Psychology	Japan	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sung Lee	University of Tokyo	Moravian College	History	Japan	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Akiko Tsugawa	University of Tokyo	CIES	Education	Japan	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Emiko Gosho	University of Tokyo	CIES	Education	Japan	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tetsuya Kunihiro	University of Tokyo	Cornell University	Linguistics	Japan	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yoshihiko Ikegami	University of Tokyo	University of California, Berkeley	Linguistics	Japan	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yasushi Yamamoto	University of Tokyo	University of California, Berkeley	Sociology	Japan	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Akira Tamaoka	University of Tokyo	Harvard University	Medical Sciences	Japan	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Katsusuke Shigeta	University of Tokyo	University of California, Berkeley	Education	Japan	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Rakashi Inoguchi	University of Tokyo	Harvard University	Political Science	Japan	1983-1984	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hiroshi Akuto	University of Tokyo	Columbia University	Psychology	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Shu Uwatoko	University of Tokyo	University of Washington	Medical Sciences	Japan	1985-1986	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Koichi Ikeda	University of Tokyo	University of Chicago , University of Chicago	Language	Japan	1985-1986	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Masahiko Abe	University of Tokyo	Columbia University	Literature	Japan	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Makoto Nirei	University of Tokyo	Columbia University	Economics	Japan	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Shuichi Yatabe	University of Tokyo	University of Texas at Austin	Linguistics	Japan	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program