Don't rely on any info here and call the US embassy. Things can change 
within a single day, and most won't be aware of it. You don't want to get 
stuck at the airport and lose your ticket....


"John R. Yamamoto-Wilson" <john@rarebooksinjapan.org> wrote in message 
news:4eqca1F1em140U1@individual.net...
> [Posted on behalf of a friend]
>
> Suppose a Japanese national wants to go to the States for a couple of 
> months
> to do academic research. Does he/she need a visa?
>
> I think there used to be something called a J1 visa for Japanese people
> studying in the US. Is that right? But that was for longer periods of 
> time,
> I think.
>
> Thanks in advance for any information.
>
> --
> John
>