Yokohama National University | Fulbright Scholar Program

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

Country

Japan

City

Yokohama

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Shannon Jenkins	University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth	Yokohama National University , Tokai University	Political Science	Japan	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Mislan	American University	Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Yokohama City University , Yokohama National University	International Relations	Japan	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Howell	Florida State University	Yokohama National University	Communications	Japan	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Claudius Claiborne	Texas Southern University	Yokohama National University	Business	Japan	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Judith Rabinovitch	Yale University	Yokohama National University	Language	Japan	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Martin Black Jr	Duke University	Yokohama National University	Accounting/Finance	Japan	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Korf	Cornell University	Yokohama National University	Biology	Japan	1957-1958	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eric Hutchinson	Stanford University	Yokohama National University	Physics	Japan	1959-1960	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rupert Evans	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Yokohama National University	Education	Japan	1957-1958	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Cesar Escalante	University of Georgia	Yokohama National University	Economics	Japan	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Faith Litvack	Florida State College at Jacksonville	Yokohama National University	Law	Japan	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Abbylin Sellers	Azusa Pacific University	Yokohama National University , Hosei University	Political Science	Japan	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Benjamin Melusky	Old Dominion University	Yokohama National University	Political Science	Japan	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Hitoshi Sasai	Yokohama National University	University of Virginia		Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kazue Fujiwara	Yokohama National University	University of Georgia	Environmental Sciences	Japan	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yoko Koinuma	Yokohama National University	CIES	Education	Japan	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yasuhiko Matsuda	Yokohama National University	University of Wisconsin , Lafayette College	Law	Japan	1973-1974	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Taiji Furusawa	Yokohama National University	Boston University	Economics	Japan	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sartoru Kanoh	Yokohama National University	University of California, San Diego	Economics	Japan	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Shuzo Abe	Yokohama National University	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Business	Japan	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Junko Nakanishi	Yokohama National University	Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Michigan State University	Environmental Sciences	Japan	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kazumi Asako	Yokohama National University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Economics	Japan	1986-1987	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Miyuri Kawamata	Yokohama National University	Duke University	Business	Japan	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mamoru Aoyama	Yokohama National University	New York University	Business	Japan	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program