HISTORY

A Legacy of Exchange

From GARIOA to Fulbright: more than seven decades of people-to-people exchange.

Travel cases, letters and books representing the history of educational exchange

HISTORY

  1. Approximately 1,000 Japanese participants study in the United States through the GARIOA program.

  2. The Fulbright exchange program begins in Japan.

  3. Program administration moves to the binational Japan–United States Educational Commission.

  4. A nationwide network of GARIOA and Fulbright alumni associations is established.

  5. The Japan–United States Educational Exchange Promotion Foundation is established.

  6. The Foundation becomes a public interest incorporated foundation.

  7. The Japan–U.S. Fulbright Program marks its 60th anniversary.

  8. The present Fulbright Alumni Association of Japan begins under a new nationwide structure.

  9. The Japan–U.S. Fulbright Program marks its 70th anniversary.

FULBRIGHT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN

Carry mutual understanding forward.

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