The Ministry of Education of Japan Ends The Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund (JFMF) Teacher Program

On October 1, 2008 the Japan-U.S. Educational Commission issued announced in a press release that the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund (JFMF) Teacher Program would end on December 31, 2008. While this is very sad news the press release indicates that the Governments of Japan and the United States are negotiating a bi-nationally funded exchange programs for teachers between the two countries.