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Japan America Society of Chicago
20 N. Clark Street
Suite 750
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312.263.3049
Fax: 312.263.6120
www.jaschicago.org
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Our mission is to create
and promote Japanese and
American friendships.
We do this through business,
social, educational and
cultural activities. We are
the only organization in
Chicago that touches all of
these areas in American and
Japanese relationships.
The Japan America Society of Chicago is a nonprofit association made up of individuals and corporations interested in United States-Japan
business, cultural, political and social relations. Founded in 1930 to foster mutual goodwill and friendship between the people of Japan
and the United States, the Society enjoys a total membership of over 150 American and Japanese corporations and over 600 individuals
throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. The Society sponsors over 50 public affairs and cultural programs annually, including business
luncheons, evening lectures, cultural events and social/networking opportunities. All members receive discounts on program registration and
invitations to special member-only events. The Society also has a Young Professionals Committee that organizes various evening lectures and
social outings throughout the year for members in their twenties and thirties. In addition, the Society offers more than six levels of Japanese
and English language courses. For membership information and other inquiries, visit www.jaschicago.org or contact the Society office.
Cover: Photo & design provided by Movéo Integrated Branding
Photo: Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan with reflection of the Chicago skyline
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L E T T E R
F R O M
T H E
H O N O R A R Y
C H A I R M A N
L E T T E R
September 4, 2012
November 5, 2012
Dear Friends:
Dear Society Members,
It is with much sadness that Kaoriko and I say farewell to all of you. I will leave Chicago shortly for a new assignment in Tokyo. While the
responsibilities of my new post are quite exciting, I will miss Chicago and my many friends at the Japan America Society of Chicago.
When I arrived here last October, I was deeply touched by the very warm welcome from the Society. This city felt like home, thanks to your
friendship. My stay here has been much too short, but I am delighted that so much has been achieved for Japan in Chicago. With your advice
and support, I was able to carry out my work. You have my sincerest appreciation.
It has been a tremendous pleasure to work closely with all of you. The Society plays a most important role bringing Japan and Chicago together.
I am deeply impressed that it promotes such a strong network of people who are involved in business and cultural exchange between Japan
and the U.S. I know the Society will continue to achieve great success in the years to come.
I wish to thank the Honorable Michael Moskow, Chairman of the JASC, Senator Adllai Stevenson, Chairman Emeritus, President J.D. Bindenagel,
former President Edward Grant, Executive Vice President Robert Karr, Executive Director Mitsukuni Baba, as well as the officers and members, for
your dedication and friendship.
F R O M
T H E
C H A I R M A N
This past year, our 81st anniversary year, was another year of progress for the Society. And while we recognize the many challenges in the
economy, we are cautiously optimistic for this coming year.
Our programs enjoyed another excellent year. With more than 40 programs and events covering business, public affairs, culture, education and
the social side, our members engaged us in a most robust fashion. From Ambassador Rust M. Deming on the impact of March 11 on U.S.-Japan
relations and the challenges ahead, to Masaaki Kanno discussing forecasts for the economies of Japan and the United States in 2013, to our
always popular Annual Sake Tasting, we strived to further our mission of friendship and understanding between Japan and the United States.
I was also quite pleased by our continued membership growth, adding companies such as Nippon Sharyo USA, Inc., Baker & McKenzie LLP
and PNC Bank, among many other wonderful companies and individuals. We are here to serve the public and our members as they are our
lifeblood. I thank all our members, new and continuing, corporate and individual, for your support.
Kaoriko and I will always cherish our time in Chicago, and our close relationship with JASC. You have our very best wishes for the future.
I continue to be quite pleased with the development of our board, and greatly appreciate all of their many contributions to the Society. We
continue to enjoy excellent classes of incoming board members; terrific individuals, great talents and highly engaged with Japan and the
Society. I thank all of our directors and governors for their service.
With heartfelt regards,
We remain committed to providing both our membership and the public at large with a wide variety of quality programs and events. Our
financial affairs are in order. With a dedicated and energized board, loyal members, and the continuing key support of the Consulate General of
Japan at Chicago and others, we are pleased to embark on the Society’s new year.
Okamura Yoshifumi
Consul General of Japan at Chicago
Thank all of you for your support of the Society. The Society’s future is bright and I look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Michael H. Moskow
Chairman
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F R O M
T H E
P R E S I D E N T
September 30, 2012
Dear Society Members,
As the new Japan America Society of Chicago President, I am pleased to report to you on the progress of your Society as we complete our 81st
anniversary celebration year. I thank you and friends of the Society for the great support this past year. The purpose of the Japan America
Society of Chicago is to create and promote friendship and understanding between Japan and the United States. Throughout the year,
business, public affairs, social, educational and cultural programming contribute to greater Japanese-American understanding and friendship.
Your support of the Society furthers our important mission.
Two key, essential elements of our success are membership and development. Numerous member companies and individual members have
provided direct financial support to our Society this past year, including many as event or program sponsors or contributors. We thank each one
of you. We also depend upon our individual and corporate members and thank you all so much. In recognition of this support, we dedicate the
back of this annual report to list our annual program underwriters, sponsors of individual programs, corporate members and donors. I invite
you to please note the organizations and individuals that have supported our Society. Their support, along with others, is so vital to our Society
and we thank them deeply.
Thank you again to all that have supported us so well. I am very excited about our new year. We very much look forward to working with you
and serving you going forward.
Sincerely,
The Honorable J.D. Bindenagel
President
Of course, programming is the core of our activities in pursuit of our mission. Once again, we had a year of exciting and interesting programs,
events and classes. Some of the speakers and programs that are representative of the full year’s slate include Ambassador Rust Deming, Johns
Hopkins University Adjunct Professor in Japan Studies, whose keynote speech at the annual meeting was on, “The Impact of March 11 on
U.S.-Japan Relations and the Challenges Ahead,” and Masaaki Kanno, Managing Director & Head of Economic Research at J.P. Morgan (Japan),
who spoke on, "Japan and the U.S. Economic Forecast for 2013," which included his insights on the innovation revolution that is changing the
economies of Japan and the U.S. These are just some examples of our many great programs from this past year. Please do see the wide range of
programs listed in the back of this annual report.
Programming, membership and development continue to be the cornerstones and the engines of our Society and give us the stability of the
these three legs of the stool. We congratulate and thank these three committees, and all that contributed to their successes, for their great
efforts and results on behalf of the Society.
I also wish to specially recognize and thank some of the organizations that we work with continuously to develop, publicize and deliver our
programming and other services to our members. The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago, JETRO, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and
Industry in Chicago, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, among others, are great partners to the Society. On behalf of our members, I can
assure these key partners that we will be mutually supportive and cooperative and assist them wherever we can.
Finally, we have great Directors and Governors and an exceptional staff. I am particularly grateful to The Honorable Michael Moskow, our
Chairman, The Honorable Yoshifumi Okamura, Consul General of Japan at Chicago, our Honorary Chairman and to Senator Adlai Stevenson,
our Chairman Emeritus. Their wisdom and counsel is invaluable. We will miss Yoshifumi Okamura, but thank him for his service to the Society
and wish him well in his new role. I would also like to thank my counterparts Takeo Aoyama and Bob Karr who currently serve as Executive Vice
Presidents. Both Takeo and Bob provide distinguished and valued service to the Society. I thank them and all of our Directors, Officers and
Governors for their great service, efforts and results in advancing our purpose. I would like to give special thanks to the committee co-chairs
who also give generously of their time and talents to the Society.
Our staff Mitsukuni Baba, Executive Director, Erika Kono and Satoko Ogi, quietly go about their work, producing great programs and services for
our members, day in and day out. I personally thank them for their devotion and skill.
While our Society continues to achieve our mission, we still face many challenges. To maintain our steady financial footing and continue our
robust programming, we have much hard work ahead of us. The worldwide economic crisis caused many to struggle and presented with
uncertainties for the future. I am confident with the strong support we have that we will continue on the path to success that we are on at the
Society. Nevertheless, we will have to continue to deliver excellent programs and great member value in a financially careful fashion. We intend
to do that. At the same time, I ask for your continuing input, participation and support. With that, we look forward to a highly productive year,
providing great value to you, our members.
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Chairman
David Baeckelandt
Ryutaro Furukawa
Janice Katz
Joseph McCluskey
Yuji Oka
The Honorable Michael H. Moskow
Director, Sales and Marketing
Senior Vice President
Associate Curator of Japanese Art
Vice President, International Operations
Vice President & Regional Manager
Vice Chairman & Senior Fellow on the Global
Economy
Segall, Bryant & Hamill
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Art Institute of Chicago
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
David L. Barcus
Marcia E. Goodman
Niamh King
Bart M. McMillan
Hiroko Osaka
Vice President, Operations
Partner
Vice President, Programs
Partner
BlueCiel LLC
Sunstar Americas, Inc.
Mayer Brown LLP
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Chairman
Jack D. Beem
Edward A. Grant
Shunichiro Kishioka
Greg Merkley
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer
SC&M Investment Management Corp.
Baker & McKenzie LLP (Retired)
Arthur Andersen LLP (Retired)
Chairman
Manager, Case Writing
United Airlines Mileage Plus Holdings
I.T.A., Inc.
Kellogg School of Management
Chairman Emeritus
The Honorable Adlai E. Stevenson
Thomas F. O'Toole
President
Nigel Blakeway
Amy M. Harris
The Honorable J.D. Bindenagel
Chairman, President & CEO
Membership
Tomoko Kizawa
Mark Miller
Executive Director
Special Advisor to the President for
International and Global Chicago Affairs
Omron Management Center of America
The Economic Club of Chicago
Partner
President
World Chicago
Deloitte & Touche LLP
DePaul University
Benita Boettner
Cornerstone Environmental, Health & Safety,
Inc.
Brad Perlstein
Executive Vice Presidents
Wendy Breuder
Takeo Aoyama
Peggy Parfenoff
Masashi Hisamoto
Treasurer & Secretary to the Board
Jody E. Kurtzhalts
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. (Retired)
Managing Director, Corporate & Investment
Banking for the Americas
Walter Hladko
Sang-yul Lee
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A., Inc.
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Imperial Hotel Tokyo/Osaka (Retired)
Partner
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
Patrick Canavan
Principal
Founder
Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
Canavan Consulting LLC
Secretary
Robert A. Center
Eileen Hubbell
Harumi Lory
Managing Partner
Xerox Corporation
Movéo Integrated Branding
Jamie Rhee
East Asian Languages & Civilizations
Kazunobu Narita
Chief Procurement Officer
The University of Chicago
General Manager
City of Chicago
Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc.
Managing Director
Executive Vice President, Treasurer & CFO
Green Tree Products
Treasurer
David D. Johnson
David M. Roden
Phyllis I. Lyons
Associate Prof. African & Asian Languages
Timothy Newlin
Vice President & Group Manager
Molex Inc.
Northwestern University
Vice President, Foreign Multinational
Banking
Fifth Third Bank
Drew Edwards
Ken G Kabira
Calvin Manshio
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA
Howard J. Romanek
Vice President
Group Manager of Membership, Service
Activities & Communications
Attorney
Advisory Research, Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Mark W. Finn
Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting
and International Business
Yuji Kajikawa
Japan America Society of Chicago
Kellogg School of Management
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
President & CEO
Accounting and Information Management
Northwestern University
Rita R. Athas
Steven L. Katz
Principal
President
William L. Florida
World Business Chicago
Vice President
Advisory Research, Inc.
Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
Illinois State University
The Manshio Law Firm, P.C.
Yoko Noge Dean
Correspondent
Hironori Sawada
Hirokazu Maruta
Nikkei Chicago Bureau
Deputy Consul General
Lions Clubs International
Mitsukuni Baba
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Senior Vice President, Strategic Business
Units
Sumitomo Corporation of America
Sam Cremin
Directors
Robert Murphy
Senior Vice President & General Manager
Japanese Business Legal & Technical
Translation and Interpretation Services
Executive Director
Emily Reynolds
Lecturer
President
Partner-Audit
Genieco, Inc.
Kenji Iijima
John Bukacek
Yasushi Kubo
Komatsu America Corp.
President
Executive Vice President & General Manager
Robert W. Karr, Jr.
Vice President, Human Resources
Dana E. Morrison
General Manager
Consulate General of Japan at Chicago
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Hiroyuki Nukui
Vice President
August W. Schaefer
James A. McClung
Nippon Life Insurance Company of America
SVP & Public Safety Officer
Chairman and CEO
Lismore International Inc.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Ryuji Ohno
VP & General Manager
Dan Seals
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Assistant Director
Illinois Department of Commerce &
Economic Opportunity
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D I R E C T O R S
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Patrick P. Shannon
Shawn Y. Valukas
John Bukacek
Chief Financial Officer
Account Vice President
President
United Healthcare of Illinois, Inc.
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Japanese Business Legal & Technical
Translation and Interpretation Services
Yoshio Shibazaki
Kumiko Watanabe
Senior Tax Manager
Japan Business Group US National Leader
Arthur I. Cyr
Plante & Moran PLLC
Grant Thornton
Kazuo Shimizu
Ritsuko Okuno Welch
A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen
Distinguished Professor,
Political Economy & World Business
President & COO
Vice President, Intl. Finance
Kikkoman Foods, Inc.
Fifth Third Bank
Tatsuhiro Shindo
Michael P. Whelan
Chief Executive Director
Partner
JETRO Chicago
Ernst & Young LLP
Shane Stiles
Mari Yamamoto Regnier
President
Partner
gate39MEDIA
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
William A. Streff, Jr.
Hisashi Yamamoto
Lyric Hughes Hale
Partner
Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished
Professor
Shunichiro Kishioka
Department of Chemistry
Chairman
The University of Chicago
I.T.A., Inc.
Masao Yoshida
Jody E. Kurtzhalts
President & CEO
Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. (Retired)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kenzo Sugimoto
Director, Clausen Center for World Business
Carthage College
Clyde Dickey
Ralph Fujimoto
Masataka Harashima
President & CEO
E-Hay International Corp.
General Manager
NYK Line (North America) Inc.
Yasuyuki Sugiura
Astellas US LLC
James A. McClung
President & CEO
General Manager, Chicago Branch
Board of Governors
Chairman and CEO
Mitsubishi International Corporation
Jack D. Beem (Retired)
Lismore International Inc.
U N I T E D S TAT E S 2 012 C E N S U S
A S I A N P O P U L AT I O N S U R G E :
E F F E C T S A N D O P P O R T U N I T I E S
(Chairman)
Thomas P. McMenamin
Mary Sutherland
Dan L. Boho
Principal
Bridget Sweeney
Attorney
Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
Director, Business Operations
Hinshaw & Culbertson
The Boeing Company
Adlai E. Stevenson
Thomas J. Boodell, Jr.
Chairman
Kentaro Tsuchiya
Partner
SC&M Investment Management Corp.
Deputy General Manager
Boodell & Domanskis LLC
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
Thomas Studney
Clyde O. Bowles, Jr.
Senior Executive Officer
Mike M. Tsuruga
Of Counsel
Sunstar SA
President
Harrison & Held LLP
Pacific Advisory Service, Inc.
Josie Tomes
Stephen Laue, Information Specialist, US Census Bureau;
Hiroaki Sato, Senior Research Fellow, JETRO New York;
Bob Kumaki, President, Ronin Group and Tony Shu, President,
Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
February 16, 2012
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C O M M I T T E E
C H A I R S
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Program Committee
August Schaefer, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (Co-Chair)
Mari Yamamoto Regnier, Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Co-Chair)
Membership Committee
Marcia Goodman, Mayer Brown LLP (Co-Chair)
Mike Tsuruga, Pacific Advisory Service, Inc. (Co-Chair)
Development Committee
Robert W. Karr, Jr., Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. (Co-Chair)
Kumiko Watanabe, Grant Thornton (Co-Chair)
Finance Committee
Drew Edwards, Advisory Research, Inc. (Co-Chair)
Yoshio Shibazaki, Plante & Moran PLLC (Co-Chair)
Nominating Committee
Jody E. Kurtzhalts, Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. (Retired) (Co-Chair)
James A. McClung, Lismore International Inc. (Co-Chair)
Young Professionals Committee
Sami Ari, BCV (Co-Chair)
Austin Gilkeson, Japan Information Center (Co-Chair)
Genea Tafesse (Co-Chair)
Executive Committee
Takeo Aoyama, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A., Inc. (Executive Vice President)
Hon. J.D. Bindenagel, DePaul University (President)
John Bukacek, Japanese Business Legal & Technical Translation and Interpretation Services (Secretary)
Drew Edwards, Advisory Research, Inc. (Co-Chair, Finance Committee)
Marcia Goodman, Mayer Brown LLP (Co-Chair, Membership Committee)
Robert W. Karr, Jr., Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. (Co-Chair, Development Committee & Executive Vice President)
Shunichiro Kishioka, I.T.A., Inc.
Yasushi Kubo, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Treasurer)
Jody E. Kurtzhalts, Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. (Retired) (Co-Chair, Nominating Committee)
James A. McClung, Lismore International Inc. (Co-Chair, Nominating Committee)
August Schaefer, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (Co-Chair, Program Committee)
Yoshio Shibazaki, Plante & Moran PLLC (Co-Chair, Finance Committee)
Mike Tsuruga, Pacific Advisory Service, Inc. (Co-Chair, Membership Committee)
Kumiko Watanabe, Grant Thornton (Co-Chair, Development Committee)
Mari Yamamoto Regnier, Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Co-Chair, Program Committee)
25th Annual Holiday Fundraiser & Bonenkai
“Transition Metal Catalysis for Saving Our Society in the 21st Century”
Dr. Ei-ichi Negishi, Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor of Chemistry,
Purdue University and recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
December 15, 2011
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19th Annual Sake Tasting
June 21, 2012
Building New U.S.-Japan Relationships: How People
and Communities are Shaping the Future
Irene Hirano, President, The U.S.-Japan Council
June 7, 2012
E V E N T S
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The Japan-U.S. Security Alliance Today:
Is it Stronger Post March 11 Earthquake/Tsunami?
Dr. James Auer, Director for Center for U.S.-Japan
Studies, Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy
September 6, 2012
82nd Anniversary Celebratory Dinner
The Impact of March 11 on U.S.-Japan
Relations and the Challenges Ahead
Ambassador Rust M. Deming, Adjunct Professor of
Japan Studies, Johns Hopkins University and
Former Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs
June 14, 2012
Ikebana Workshop
December 2, 2011
Challenges and Future Academic and Career Opportunities for a Bilingual Generation
Shingo Satsutani, College of DuPage; Natsuki Piazza, North DuPage Special Education Cooperative;
Fudehito Niwa, The US-Japan Education Exchange Council and Naoto Takayanagi, Pasona
June 2, 2012
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B U S I N E S S
E V E N T S
“Japan Road to Recovery — Challenges and Opportunities”
Date: 7/6/11
Speaker: Hideki Asari, Embassy of Japan; Tatsuhiro Shindo, JETRO
Chicago & Kathryn Ibata Arens, DePaul University
The Japanese Economy after the Earthquake and Tsunami: Its
Impact and the Road to Recovery P ublic
Building New U.S.-Japan Relationships: How People and
Communities are Shaping the Future
The Japan-U.S. Security Alliance Today: Is it Stronger
Post March 11 Earthquake/Tsunami?
Date: 11/10/11
Date: 6/7/12
Date: 9/6/12
Speaker: Dr. James B. Wood, President, Wood Communications Group
Speaker: Irene Hirano, President, The U.S.-Japan Council
Corporate Sponsor: RSM McGladrey
Corporate Sponsor: Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Chicago
Speaker: Dr. James Auer, Director for Center for U.S.-Japan Studies,
Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy
エコノミスト 伊藤元重氏に伺う
東日本大震災後の経済的影響と復興政策
Date: 2/16/12
Date: 8/23/11
Speakers: Stephen Laue, Information Specialist, US Census Bureau;
Hiroaki Sato, Senior Research Fellow, JETRO New York; Tony Shu,
President, Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce and Bob
Kumaki, President, Ronin Group
Corporate Sponsor: Howard Romanek, Illinois State University
In cooperation with: The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago
Supporting organization: JETRO Chicago
Board of Governors Annual Dinner
“Financial Derivatives in Japan”
Date: 9/27/11
Speaker: Leo Melamed, Former Chairman of the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange and Chairman Emeritus of the CME Group, Inc.
E vents
Crisis Management: Toyota’s Response to
Market and Media Challenges
United States 2012 Census Asian Population Surge:
Effects and Opportunities
Speaker: Dr. Motoshige Itoh, Professor, Graduate School of Economics
and Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo
A ffairs
Japan and U.S. Economy Forecast in 2013
Date: 9/4/12
Speaker: Masaaki Kanno, Managing Director and Head of Economic
Research, J.P. Morgan Japan
Corporate Sponsors: Anonymous Donor and Japanese Chamber of
Commerce and Industry of Chicago
82nd Anniversary Celebratory Dinner
The Impact of March 11 on U.S.-Japan Relations and
the Challenges Ahead
Board of Governors Annual Dinner
Date: 6/14/12
Date: 10/26/12
Speaker: Ambassador Rust M. Deming, Adjunct Professor of Japan
Studies, Johns Hopkins University and Former Director of the Office of
Japanese Affairs
Speaker: The Honorable Tetsundo Iwakuni, Former Chairman,
President and CEO of Merrill Lynch Japan, Former Member of the
House of Representatives of Japan, Former Vice President, Democratic
Party of Japan and Former Mayor of Izumo City
Corporate Sponsors: Cornerstone Environmental Health and Safety, Inc.;
Mitsubishi International Corporation; Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
and United
The Seven Mysteries of Japan and a New Mystery Out of Chicago
Corporate Sponsors: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. & Sunstar Americas,
Inc.
Corporate Sponsors: Anonymous Donor, Howard Romanek, Illinois
State University and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Corporate Sponsor: DePaul University
Building Towards a Sustainable Energy Policy for the Future
Date: 11/4/11
Speaker: Dr. Hideaki Takabe, Professor, Osaka University
Co-Sponsor: Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, City of Osaka
Chicago Office & JETRO Chicago
Corporate Sponsor: Orion Energy Systems
Supporting Organization: Osaka University San Francisco Center for
Education & Research
Howard Romanek,
Illinois State University
The Consulate General of
Japan at Chicago
Anonymous Donor
Anonymous Donor
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C U L T U R A L
events
Kamishibai (Japanese Story Telling)
E ducational
紙芝居
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs & HBO Documentary Films
Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom Screening
Date: 8/2/11
Date: 7/11/12
日本及び東アジア美術の模造品と贋作問題
Date: 10/27/11
Speaker: Patricia Graham, Ph.D., Certified Appraiser and Consultant
シカゴ日米協会主催
Date: 2/9/12
シカゴ歴史博物館・日本語解説ツアー
Speaker: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Date: 7/28/12
Speakers: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago &
Howard Romanek, Illinois State University
Date: 7/18/11
Co-Sponsors: Japan America Society of Chicago, Midwest Buddhist
Temple; The University of Chicago and JSA
Chicago Sister Cities International
Kizuna: The Bonds of Emotion
Japan Earthquake Photo Exhibition Associated Seminar
Japan: Road to Recovery-Challenges and Opportunities
Co-Sponsors: Cook Memorial Library District & The Consulate General
of Japan at Chicago
Date: 9/15/12-9/30/12
Cooperating Organizations: Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Chicago Board
Options Exchange; Chicago Loop Alliance; Chicago Photography
Collective; City of Osaka, Chicago Office; Consulate General of Japan
at Chicago; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Grant Thornton LLP;
Japan Society Inc. (New York); Japanese Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of Chicago; JETRO Chicago; Loyola University School of
Communication; Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. and Office of
the Governor of Illinois
Date: 7/8/11
History of Chicago Tour in Japanese Language
Kizuna: Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Photo Exhibit
Speaker: Tatsuhiro Shindo, Chief Executive Director, JETRO Chicago
Tour of the Art Institute of Chicago in Japanese Language
Ho Etsu Taiko
Celebrating 15 Years of Ho Etsu Taiko
Corporate Sponsor: Masuda Funai
Date: 3/15/12
YPC Exploring Wine Series: California Wines and Food
シカゴ美術館・日本語解説付ツアー
Co-Sponsors: Japanese American Service Committee and Tampopo-kai
A Vexing Problem: The Long Tradition of Copies and Forgeries in
Japanese and East Asian Art
E vents
Encounter with Japan: An Adventure in Love
Presentation-Book Signing-Q&A
Date: 5/22/12
YPC Exploring Wine Series: South Africa
Speaker: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Date: 8/26/11
Tour of the Japanese Kimono, 1915-1940: From Tradition to Readyto-Wear exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago
Challenges and Future Academic and Career Opportunities for a
Bilingual Generation
バイリンガルの子供の教育、進学、就職を考えるシンポジウム
Date: 9/15/11
Date: 6/2/12
Speaker: Odile Joassin, Assistant Curator, The Department of Textiles,
The Art Institute of Chicago
Speakers: Shingo Satsutani, College of DuPage; Natsuki Piazza, North
DuPage Special Education Cooperative; Fudehito Niwa, The US-Japan
Education Exchange Council and Naoto Takayanagi, Pasona
Date: 11/7/12
Co-Sponsors: Japanese American Service Committee
Tour of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Japanese Language
シカゴ日米協会主催 シカゴ現代美術館・日本語解説付ツアー
Ikebana Workshop
Date: 12/2/11
Instructor: Kazuko Ernst, President, The Chicago Chapter of Ohara
School of Ikebana
Co-Sponsor: Japanese American Service Committee
Tour of the Art Institute of Chicago in Japanese Language
シカゴ日米協会主催
シカゴ美術館・日本語解説付ツアー
Date: 2/2/12
Speaker: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Co-Sponsor: Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chicago
Corporate Sponsors: Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Mitsubishi Electric
Automation, Inc., Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and Omron.
History Tour of Chicago in Japanese Language
シカゴ歴史博物館・日本語解説付ツアー
Date: 8/29/12
Speakers: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago &
Howard Romanek, Illinois State University
Understanding How the United States Elects a President
アメリカ大統領選挙の仕組み
Date: 11/1/12
Speaker: Howard Romanek, Illinois State University
Corporate Sponsor: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Midwest Buddhist Temple
JSA
Chicago Board
Options Exchange
Chicago Loop Alliance
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Chicago Photography
Collective
Chicago Sister Cities
International
Office of the
Governor of Illinois
The Consulate General of
Japan at Chicago
Japan Society Inc.
(New York)
Cook Memorial
Public Library District
Federal Reserve Bank
of Chicago
Loyola University
School of Communication
Grant Thornton LLP
The University of Chicago
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S ocial
C O R P O R A T E
events
YPC Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids Professional Soccer Game
Date: 8/27/11
Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Relief
White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins
Date: 8/30/11
YPC Lunch and Presentation at Belly Shack
Date: 9/18/11
Speaker: Bill Kim, Chef and Owner, Belly Shack
38th Annual Golf Tournament
Date: 10/9/11
Corporate Sponsors: Asahi Beer, Sam Cremin & GolfSmith
Welcome Reception for
The Honorable & Mrs.Yoshifumi Okamura
Consul General of Japan at Chicago
Date: 10/18/11
Co-Sponsors: Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Chicago and Chicago Japanese American Council
YPC Haunted House Outing
Date: 10/22/11
Fall Sake Tasting
シカゴ日米協会　秋の酒テイスティング
Date: 11/2/11
Corporate Sponsor: Japan Airlines
25th Annual Holiday Fundraiser & Bonenkai
“Transition Metal Catalysis for Saving Our Society
in the 21st Century”
Date: 12/15/11
Speaker: Dr. Ei-ichi Negishi, Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor
of Chemistry, Purdue University and recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize
in Chemistry
JETAA Chicago Cubs vs. LA Dodgers Game
Date: 5/6/12
Co-Sponsors: Young Professionals Committee of the Japan America
Society of Chicago and the Japanese American Service Committee
Seasonal. Simple. Delicious.
Experience the Allure at Lure Izakaya Pub
Date: 5/10/12
City Meishi Business Card Exchange
シカゴ日米協会YPC名刺交換会
Date: 5/31/12
19th Annual Sake Tasting
シカゴ日米協会　第19回　酒テイスティング
Date: 6/21/12
Corporate Sponsor: Japan Airlines
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers
Date: 7/5/12
Chicago Fire vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Professional Men’s Soccer Game
Date: 7/14/12
M E M B E R
L I S T I N G
Corporate Platinum Member
Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc.
OKAYA (U.S.A) Inc
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Nippon Life Insurance Company of America
Olympia Fields Country Club
Nippon Sharyo USA Inc.
Plante & Moran
Corporate Gold Member
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A., Inc.
Ray Law International, P.C.
Sunstar Americas, Inc.
NYK Line (North America) Inc.
Sussex Enterprises, Inc.
United Airlines Mileage Plus Holdings
Okabe Co., Inc.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Omron Management Center of America, Inc.
The Economic Club of Chicago
Corporate Silver Member
PNC Bank
Tokio Marine Management, Inc.
Astellas US LLC
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.
Tomoegawa (U.S.A.) Inc.
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Sumitomo Corporation of America
Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
World Business Chicago
Deloitte & Touche LLP
The Boeing Company
World Chicago
Ernst & Young LLP
U.S. Tsubaki, Inc.
Yaskawa Electric America, Inc.
IRIS USA, Inc.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
ZS Associates, Inc.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
W.W Grainger, Inc.
Corporate Supporter Member
KPMG LLP
Suburban Meishi Business Card Exchange
シカゴ日米協会YPC名刺交換会
Date: 7/26/12
39th Annual Golf Tournament
Date: 8/19/12
Corporate Sponsors: Asahi Beer, Eddie Merlot’s,
Golfsmith and Top Golf
Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
Corporate Member
Mayer Brown LLP
Aon Risk Services, Inc.
Molex Incorporated
Bates Carey Nicolaides, LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Blank is the New Black
TDK Corporation of America
City of Chicago
United Healthcare of Illinois, Inc.
Clausen Miller, P.C.
Xerox Corporation
Consulate General of Japan at Chicago
Corbett, Duncan & Hubly P.C.
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief
Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners
Date: 8/25/12
National Pro Fastpitch Championship
Women’s Professional Softball
Date: 8/26/12
Young Professionals Committee of Chicago Sushi Rolling
Date: 9/28/12
YPC Network Dinner at Midtown Bar
Date: 10/9/12
Co-Sponsors: Japanese American Service Committee and JET Alumni
Association
Corporate Bronze Member
Envisionit Media
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Freeborn & Peters LLP
ARK Technologies, Inc.
gate39MEDIA
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg
G2 Builders LLC
Citibank, N.A.
Graycor
Cornerstone Environmental, Health & Safety,
Inc.
Green Tree Products
Fifth Third Bank
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic
Opportunity
Genieco, Inc.
Immigration Law Associates, P.C.
Grant Thornton
ITA Inc.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Japanese Business Legal & Technical
Translation and Interpretation Services
Kikkoman Foods, Inc.
JETRO Chicago
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
JPower USA Development Company, Ltd.
KDDI America, Inc.
26th Annual Holiday Fundraiser & Bonenkai
Date: 12/13/12
Komatsu America Corp.
Marubeni America Corporation
MB Real Estate
MC Machinery Systems, Inc.
McDonald's Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
Chicago Japanese
American Council
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
Kintetsu World Express (USA) Inc.
Kitamura Machinery of U.S.A., Inc.
Komori America Corporation
Kubota Engine America Corporation
Marsh USA, Inc.
MBL (USA) Corporation
Meiji Corporation
Mitsubishi International Corporation
Moritani America, Inc.
Movéo Integrated Branding
NIPPONKOA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Nissan Forklift Corporation
Okamura Corporation, Chicago Branch
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company of
America
Amano Enzyme U.S.A. Co., Ltd.
Battle Creek Unlimited, Inc.
Boodell & Domanskis, LLC
City of Osaka, Chicago Office
Cole & Associates
David Hale Global Economics
Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Dynamesh, Inc.
E-Hay International Corp.
Figaro USA, INC.
Goda Advertising
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
University
Mark Goodman & Associates, Inc.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Miyanaga America Corporation
Nikkei America Inc.
Nisshin Holding, Inc.
Nisshin Steel USA, LLC
Pacific Advisory Service, Inc.
Personalized Medicine Research Inc.
Stephen Rankin Associates
Sumitomo Electric Carbide, Inc.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Agency of America,
Inc.
Taiyo Yuden (U.S.A..), Inc.
The Green Teaist LLC
The Manshio Law Firm, P.C.
Third Generation Financial LLC
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Uni-Con, Inc.
Woodbridge International
Sam Cremin
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C A S H
D O N O R S
2 0 1 2 - 1 3
A N N U A L
CORPORATE DONORS
$5,000-9,999
$1,000-$4,999
$500-$999
$100-$249
Astellas USA Foundation
Cornerstone Environmental, Health
& Safety, Inc.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Amano Enzyme USA Co., Ltd.
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
IRIS USA, Inc.
Kubota Engine America Corp.
Nippon Express Foundation, Inc.
Nippon Sharyo USA, Inc.
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
Mitsubishi International Corp.
Molex, Inc.
Piper Jaffray/Advisory Research
Kikkoman Foods Foundation, Inc.
Michael & Suzanne Moskow
Philanthropic Fund
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
Moritani America, Inc.
Silverman/Sutherland Family
Foundation
P R O G R A M
S P O N S O R S
&
U N D E R W R I T E R S
Very special recognition, honor and gratitude is due to the Society’s 82nd Annual Program Sponsors & Underwriters.
They are listed below. These fine member organizations have stepped forward and up as sponsors for our entire 82nd
Program Year. It is as a result of their generosity and belief in our mission and programming that the Society is able to
continue to provide the robust and vital programs that our members value highly and have come to expect. We thank
each of these companies and individuals very deeply for their support and faith in our programming and in our purpose.
Orion Energy Systems
Sumitomo Corp. of America
Joyce Chelberg
$0-$99
Komori America
$250-$499
Miyanaga America Corporation
Cole & Associates
DePaul University
Dynamesh Inc.
Omron Management Center of
America, Inc.
C U L T U R A L
Sunstar Americas, Inc.
A C H I E V E M E N T
&
S C H O L A R S H I P
United Airlines
cultural achieVeMent aWards
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
2003: Dr. Shozo Sato, Kabuki Master
2009: Dr. Janice a. Katz, The Art Institute of Chicago
2006: Lee Gurga, American Haiku author
2010: Tatsu Aoki, Asian aRts Improv Midwest
2007: John R. Anderson, Anderson Gardens
2011: Fujima Shunojo, Japanese Classical Dancer
2008: Lucien Stryk, Translator and Writer of Zen poetry
2012: Kimiko Gunji, Japan House, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
$5,000-9,999
$250-$499
$100-$249
$0-$99
Joyce Chelberg
Sayuri Anderson
Jack D. Beem
Kazuko Ernst
Benita Boettner
Natalie Eifert
Ralph Fujimoto
$1,000-$4,999
Robert A. Center
William L. Florida
Tom Graham
Edward A. Grant
Clyde & Rebecca Dickey
Tsuneo Hachiuma
Kenichiro Koizumi
2006: Reina Williams
2010: Michael Chlebowski
Jean Kono-Nisino
2007: Adam Janusz
2011: Cheryl-Ann Fakes
Phyllis I. Lyons
2008: Kathleen Lynee Kutsche
2012: Emma Bottari
2009: Elgin Bokari T. Smith
Robert C. Hudson, Jr.
Marion Ishii
Marion Friebus-Flaman
Niamh King
David Hale & Lyric Hughes Hale
Gladys F. Jones
Shunichiro Kishioka
Ken Kabira
Calvin Manshio
Keith Williams
Yasuhiko Kamada
Hisashi Miyazaki
Ken Yoshitani
Shigeru Mori
Tetsue Ole
Anonymous
William Nurre
Masaki Sato
S. Celine Bendy
Junji Ogiuchi
Kenzo Sugimoto
Howard Romanek
Daniel Peterson
Kenneth L. Tornheim
Hisashi Yamamoto
Solvig & Harry Robertson
Kimiko Nakamura
$500-$999
recent school oF the art institute oF chicago scholarship aWard recipients
naMBu aWards
2012: New Trier Winnetka
(Illinois Science Olympiad First Place Overall, High School Division)
Nambu Award Committee:
Komatsu America Corp.
Mitsubishi International Corp.
Machiko Sullivan
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
Nippon Steel U.S.A., Inc.
Peter Wilczak
Mitsubishi Engine North America, Inc.
I.T.A., Inc.
The Honorable Adlai E. Stevenson
2012: Adlai E. Stevenson High School
(Illinois Science Olympiad Second Place Overall, High School Division)
I N T E R N S
The Japan America Society
of Chicago would like to thank
the below organizations for
their support:
The Japan America Society of
Chicago would like to thank
the below companies for their
ongoing support:
Japanese Chamber of Commerce
& Industry of Chicago
Blank is the New Black
JETRO Chicago
The Chicago Council on
Global Affairs
The Consulate General of Japan
at Chicago
Corbett, Duncan & Hubly P.C.
Gate39MEDIA
Holiday Inn Express Arlington
Heights
Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell,
Ltd.
Movéo Integrated Branding
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Special thanks to our student interns for 2011-2012. We greatly appreciate all of their hard work and contributions to the Society.
Audited financial statements will be made available
to members upon request.
The Japan America Society of Chicago would like to thank
Movéo Integrated Branding for their design of this annual report.
The support of Movéo is greatly appreciated.
Arrie Dembowski, Loyola University
Komal Patel, Loyola University
Marija Ferber, Beloit College
Anna Pesut, Purdue University
Megumi Kagawa, DePaul University/Kansai Gaidai University
Paulina Ptaszek, Loyola University
Kaloyan Kaloyanov, Loyola University
Hitomi Sasaki, Kobe College
Lucretia Keenan, Loyola University
Marta Schneider, Knox College
Regina Kim, Loyola University
Ryota Sugamori, DePaul University/Kansai Gaidai University
Alma Lleshanaku, Loyola University
Miki Takahashi, Kobe College
Jennifer Lopez, Swathmore College
Kenji Tran, DePaul University
Yu Maeda, DePaul University/Kansai Gaidai University
Chiaki Ueda, Lake Forest College
Byron Ovalle, Loyola University
Cameron Wooley, Loyola University
Beena Patel, DePaul University
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C H A I R M E N
/
P R E S I D E N T S
CHAIRMEN OF THE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF CHICAGO:
1988-2003:
Adlai Stevenson, Chairman, SC&M Investment
Management Corp.
2004-2005:
Keikichi Honda, Chairman, NCR Japan &
Glenn Tilton, Chairman & CEO, United Airlines
2006-2007:
Glenn Tilton, Chairman & CEO, United Airlines
2008-Present: Michael H. Moskow, Vice Chairman &
Senior Fellow on the Global Economy,
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
/
H O N O R A R Y
1993-1995:
Charles H. Chandler, Professor, University of Chicago
1937-1939:
Russell Tyson
1939-1962:
John H. Weddell
1962-1963:
Raymond J. Graham
1963-1964:
Galen E. Russell, former pastor of
the Tokyo Union Church
1964-1966:
Lafeton Whitney, Executive Director of the
Wiebolt Foundation; General in US Air Force;
Savings, Promotions, Harris Trust and Savings Bank
1966-1973:
Harry A. Olsen, Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co.
1973-1975:
A. Robert Abboud, Chairman, The First National Bank
of Chicago; President, Occidental Petroleum Corp.
1975:
1975-1977:
Clyde Dickey, Partner and Director of International
Business, Arthur Anderson & Co.
1996:
Dennis Britton, EVP and Editor, Chicago Sun-Times
1996-1999:
Clyde O. Bowles, Jr., President, Burditt, Bowles &
Radzius, Chtd.; Principal, Bowles, Keating, Hering,
Matuszewich & Fiordalisi; Rooks Pitts
2000-2005:
Thomas McMenamin, Vice President, Principal,
Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
2006-2007:
2007-2008:
John A. Challenger, President, Challenger, Gray &
Christmas, Inc.
Edward A. Grant (Principal, Arthur Andersen LLP),
Sam Cremin (Director of Marketing Communications,
Molex, Inc.) and
Shunichiro Kishioka (Chairman, I.T.A., Inc.)
2008-2012:
Edward A. Grant, Principal, Arthur Andersen LLP
2012:
The Honorable J.D. Bindenagel, Special Advisor to the
President for International and Global Chicago Affairs,
DePaul University
S P E A k E R S
1969: Mr. Kayoshi Togasaki, President of Rotary International
1971: Mr. Shiro Kashiwa, Assistant Attorney General of the United States
1972: Mr. Oliver Statler, Author-lecturer
1974: Robert S. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State, US Department of State
1975: Robert S. Ingersoll, Former Ambassador of US to Japan, Deputy Secretary of State, US Department of State
1976: Frank Gibney, “1776-1868: Two Revolutions and their Descendents”
1977: The Honorable James D. Hodgso`n, Former US Ambassador to Japan
1978: His Excellency Fumihiko Togo, Japanese Ambassador to US
1979: The Honorable James R. Thompson, Governor of the State of Illinois
1981: Ambassador Robert S. Ingersoll, recipient of The First Class Order of the Rising Sun
1982: The Honorable Michio Mizoguchi
1983: The Honorable Charles H. Percy
1984: Honorable Moriyuki Motono
1985: Professor Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University
1986: Mr. James D. Robinson III, Chairman and CEO, American Express Co.
1987: Akio Morita, Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation
1988: Mr. Stephen Wolf of UAL Corporation United Airlines, “Important Role of Corporate Citizenship in Enhancing and Stabilizing US-Japan
Bilateral Relations”
1989: Mr. Scott E. Pardee, Chairman of Yamaichi International (America) Inc
1990: Mr. Toshiaki Ogasawara, Chairman and Publisher of the Japan Times, Japan’s leading English language daily, “The United States and Japan:
The Relationship in the Nineties”
HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP RECIPIENTS:
1991: Honorable Takako Doi, Member of the Diet, Chairperson, Social Democratic Party of Japan, “Japan’s Role in the International Community”
June 4, 2009
Dr. Kazuo Kawasaki, Design Director, Doctor of Medical Science,
Professor of Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University &
Professor Emeritus at Nagoya City University
1992: Takashi Oka, Senior Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor, “Japan and the United States: Non-military Power in the post-Cold War Era”
April 14, 2010
Beate Sirota Gordon Worked at General MacArthur’s headquarters on
a team charged with writing a new constitution for Japan
1996: Mr. Noboru Hatakeyama, President of JETRO, “Friendly Advice to America from an Old Friend”
Russell Baker, Senior Partner, Baker & McKenzie
James H. Ingersoll, Vice President, External Affairs,
Borg-Warner Corporation
k E Y N O T E
1980: Yoshio Okawara, Ambassador of Japan to the United States
PRESIDENTS OF THE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF CHICAGO:
1930-1937:
L I F E T I M E
September 16, 2010
Dr. Yoichiro Nambu, The Harry Platt Judson Professor Emeritus, The
University of Chicago & Recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics
1993: Ambassador of Japan to UN, the Honorable Yoshio Hatano, “Japan in the New United Nations”
1994: Dr. Koji Taira, Professor of Economics and Industrial Relations at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, “Will the Rising Sun Set?”
1995: Ambassador Nicholas Platt, President, The Asia Society, “The United States and Japan in Asia”
1997: Honorable Yoshio Okawara former Ambassador of Japan to US (1981-1985), “The Changing Context of US-Japan Relations”
1998: His Excellency Kunihiko Saito, Ambassador of Japan to the United States, “The Status of US-Japan Relations”
1999: Honorable Akiko Yamanaka, Member of Japanese Diet, “The Role of Women in Japanese Society”
2000: Honorable Shunji Yanai, Ambassador of Japan to the US.
2001: James Cantalupo, Vice Chairman and President of McDonald’s Corporation, “McDonald’s in Japan: Perspective on a Thirty Year Relationship”
2002: Honorable Ryozo Kato. Ambassador of Japan to the US, “Where did Japan go?”
1977-1979:
Donald Eriksen, Senior Partner, Arthur Anderson & Co.
1979-1981:
Alfred F. Miossi, Executive Vice President and
Director of International Affairs, Continental Illinois
National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago
1981-1984:
Thomas H. Hague, Assistant to Chairman and
Area Director- Asia, Borg-Warner Corporation
1984-1985:
Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, SC&M Investment
Management Corp.
1985-1988:
Thomas Coulter, CEO, Chicago Association of
Commerce and Industry; Executive Vice President,
Lester B. Knight & Associates, Inc.; Director,
Chicago-Tokyo Bank
1988-1992:
Jack D. Beem, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
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June 9, 2011
Ambassador Robert M. Orr, Executive Director,
Asian Development Bank
2003: A special performance by Yukiko Ogura, Viola, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and an instrumental medley by Yoko Noge & Jazz Me Blues
September 27, 2011
Leo Melamed, Former Chairman of the Mercantile Exchange, and
Chairman Emeritus of the CME Group, Inc.
2006: Dr. Lee Gurga. award-winning haiku poet and former editor of Modern Haiku, the oldest and most respected journal of haiku and haiku
studies outside Japan. He is a past president of the Haiku Society of America.
December 15, 2011
Dr. Ei-Ichi Negishi, Herbert C. Brown Distinguished
Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University and Recipient of
the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
June 14, 2012
Ambassador Rust M. Deming, Adjunct Professor, Japan Studies,
Johns Hopkins University and Former Director of the Office of
Japanese Affairs
2004: Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, Ambassador of Japan to Mexico. Former Consul General of Japan at Chicago, “My Views on America”
2005: Guest chefs from United Airlines/Signature Room
2007: David W. Grzelak, Chairman and CEO, Komatsu America Corp. “Komatsu: Managing a Japanese Company in North America”
2008: Michael R. Lufrano, Senior Vice President, Community Affairs and General Counsel, Chicago Cubs. “The International Past Time: Traditions
and Connections between Baseball, Japan and Wrigley Field.
2009: Dr. Kazuo Kawasaki, Design Director, Doctor of Medical Science, Professor of Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Professor
Emeritus at Nagoya City University. “Japanese Designs - From Eyeglasses to Artificial Organ Technology”
2010: Professor Theodore C. Bestor, Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Social Anthropology Program, Harvard University
2011: Ambassador Robert M. Orr, U.S. Executive Director to the Asian Development Bank. “The U.S.-Japan Relationship at the Asian
Development Bank”.
2012: Ambassador Rust M. Deming, Adjunct Professor, Japan Studies, Johns Hopkins University and Former Director of the Office
of Japanese Affairs
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japan
earth q ua k e / tsunami
relief
fund
We thank the below donors for joining us in the continued effort to help support the people of
Japan. All those affected by these events will remain foremost in our thoughts and prayers.
To make a donation: www.jaschicago.org
100% of proceeds will go to The Japanese Red Cross
The Japan America Society of Chicago is a 501(c)(3) organization.
All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Thank you for your support!
$228,114 as of September 30, 2012
We would like to acknowledge
the donors that pledged $300+:
$35,000
Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.
$3,000
Sumitomo Corporation of America Foundation
$12,500
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP (Additional $12,500 donated to the
Japan America Society of Indiana)
$2,887
Latin School of Chicago
$11,456
Tatami Catering
$10,240
Human Thread
$10,000
Jason Foods, Inc.
$9,848.40
Japonais Restaurant & Lounge
$6,411.09
Afternoon Green Tea Fundraiser
$5,000
Fresh Mark
LeaderTech Systems of Chicago, Inc.
$4,261.33
Midwest Buddhist Temple
$4,142.50
Chicago White Sox
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$2,697
Woodland School District #50
$2,000
Matthew Ambrogi
Machiko Sullivan
Herman & Elba Vela
$1,633
Madison Metropolitan School District
$1,600
Grissom Middle School
International Women Associates
$1,500
Phalanx Capital Management, LLC
$1,491
“U.S. Tsubaki Holyoke, MA Employees”
$1,301
John Spry Community School
$1,300
Segal McCambridge Singer and Mahoney, Ltd.
$695
Kannitha Sith, Career Builder SRG & Healthcare Zone
$1,291
School of the Art Institute of Chicago & the Japan Relief Committee
$681.58
Sweet Endeavors/Chocolatines
$1,108
Shigeru Tsuji
$666
St. John’s Lutheran Church
$1,070
Lake View High School
$600
Deerfield High School
$1,000
American Foods Group
Arrowsight, Inc.
Celine Bendy
Bill Buckner
Catelli Brothers
CFS North America
Joyce Chelberg
Clemens Family Corporation
Cryovac Div., Sealed Air Corporation
Ed Miniat, Inc.
FPL Food, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hedberg
J.H. Routh Packing Company
Kayem Foods
Kenosha Beef International
Kunzler and Company
Land O’ Frost
Marlen International
MIDCO Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nagle
National Beef Packing Co., LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Nozaki
Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc.
Plumrose USA
Rose Packing Company
Seaboard Foods
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Shogun Japanese Steak House
Alan Simon
William A. Streff, Jr.
The Metropolitan Club Fund at The Chicago Community Trust
Mari Yamamoto Regnier
$548.11
Ryoko Miyamoto
$970
U.S. Tsubaki Holdings, Inc.
$906
Lindsay Peigh
$753
Papillion La Vista School District
$730.78
Oakton Community College Japan Club
$700
Dundee Crown High School, DC One Heart
$500
Employees of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Chicago Branch
Ryutaro Furukawa
Genieco, Inc.
Marcia Goodman & Hiroyoshi Noto
Nate Hutcheson & Saskia Hofman
David D. Johnson
Kengo Kaji
Sueko Kawamura
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Lory
Mitsubishi International Corp.
Belinda Morgan
Moritani America
Thomas Patano
Stephen Rankin Associates
David Boyce & Barbara Ricks
Tomoegawa (U.S.A.), Inc.
Trans American Medical, Inc.
William Westman
$462
Master Medical Supplies, Inc.
$400
Anonymous
$400
St. Francis School District
$382
American Meat Institute Expo Japan Relief
$358
Sachi Nakamura
$350
Kreizelman Burton & Associates, LLC
$347
District Bar
$335
M&J Products and Las Caras Lindas of Chicago
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J A P A N
E A R T H q U A k E / T S U N A M I
$310
Beard Papa’s Chicago
$300
Jeanne Cohen
Cindy Fluxgold
Marion Friebus-Flaman
Green Tree Products & Technologies, LLC
Steven G. Hashimoto
Shunichiro Kishioka
Lida Kreidich
Sandy Park
We Would like to acknoWledge
the BeloW donors:
Donna L. Adler
Dubravka Aleksic
Beth Allen
Sayuri Anderson
Joyce Anderson
Anonymous
Mariana Aranenta
Gen Asano
Ashland Cold Storage Company
Charles Ashley
Mr. & Mrs. Mitsukuni Baba
Marilyn Backe
Meggan Banheim
Charlene O. Baizer
Bank of America
Phyllis Barnum
William Baumgarten
Jack Beem
Margaret Behling
Naomi Berkove
Jan & Jeff Berkson
Keiko Bessho
Best Friends
Carmen Bodino
Benita Boettner
Meg Bonello
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde O. Bowles, Jr.
John Braden
Margaret W. Brennan
Tim Bridgman
Keith Bringe
Walter Budzielek
Carrie Buell
Annette Buford
John Bukacek
Christine Bultinck
Anderton Burke
Marilyn Byrnes
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R E L I E F
F U N D
Graziella Cabrera
Richard Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Campbell
Sharon Cannon
Sadie Castro
Robert Center
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Ying-Chang Chen
Chicago Federation of Musicians
Kermin Chok
Bill Christensen
Nancy L. Cleburn
Denise Collins
Kendon Conrad
Sonia Cooke
Agnes Cooper
John Coxworth
Sam Cremin
Shane Crone
Kikuko Cross
John Cursio
Arthur Cyr
Diane Dahlberg
Masayuki Daikuhara
Robert & Julie Daly
Alice Dan
Tatjana Dankovic
Florencio De Avila
Nilo F. Del Rosario
Yuko DeVito
Donna DeVito
William & Jane Dewey
Diamond Lake Elementary School
Diamond Lake Elementary School Student Council
Paisly DiBianca
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Dickey
Christa Donner
Raymond Donner
Patrick D’Onofrio
Edward Dougal & Keiko Ishikawa
Rosalie Carol Drechnik
Sarah Duda
Katharina Dunigan
Judith A. Dyke
Brian Eagles
Betty Edgecombe
Doris K. Endo
Kazuko Ernst
Julia Evanoff
Jaggen Farewell & Vanessa Navarro
Carol Faye
Bo Feng
Fifth Third Bank International Finance Team
Susan Kumagai Fink
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fleming
Sherri Fowler
Liz Frankenbach
Susan Fraser
Kenneth Freed
Friends of Walter Burnett, Jr.
Michiru Fujie
Ryutaro Furukawa
Kanako Furusho
Diance Gaede
gate39MEDIA
David Geilen
David Ghaussy
Lisa Gillette
Kimberlee Goldsmith
Aki Goto
Mary Grand
Edward A. Grant
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Green
Kevin Greene
Yoshie Greene
Debra Grieco
Chrise Griese
Nancy Groves
Preeti Gupta
Daisaku Gutama
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Guttman
Gwen Knapp Center for Lupus and Immunology Research
at the University of Chicago (On behalf of Azusa Tanaka , for
family and friends of Japan from Gwen Knapp Center for Lupus
and Immunology Research at the University of Chicago)
Janis Hackman
Junghyun Hahn
Richard & Nancy Hamman
Diane Handelsman
Samuel Hanson
Samantha Haring
Debra Harless
Shennan Harris
Barbara J. Hart
Philipp Heck
Nicholas Hefele
Steven Heikkila
Cynthia Herrera Lindstrom
Mark Heymans
Kelly Jo Highland
Brian Hirami
Tamie Hobart
Bob Hodge
Ryan Hoel
Young Hong
Laura Horwith
Sachiko Hotoda
Marni Hougham
Don Huff
Patrick Hughes
Theresa Hush
Natsuko Imamura
Kayo Imamura
Yuri Ingham
Wesley Inouye
Osamu Ishimura
Hitomi Isomura
Makio Iwashima
Diane Jackson
Rimond Jamou
Paul Johnson
David D. Johnson
Veronica Johnston
Steven Juzwik
Kazuyo Kambara
Daisuke Kanamatsu
Sachiko Kano
Sachi Kato
Julie Kaufman & Elizabeth Wright
Susan Kavicky
Yu Kawaguchi
Shigeru Kawai
Satoru Kawasaki
Walter Keats
Tara Keogh
Yoko Kippley
Toshihiro Kiryo
Stephan F. Kistler
Eileen Kleinick
Michiko Kobayashi
Noriko Koda
Kuni Koda & Satoko Ogi
Aritsugu Finch-Koinuma
Katsumasa Komoda
Mari Konishi
Erika Kono & Hiro Kawakami
Roberta Kono
Jeane Kono-Nisino
Yoshiko Kono
Yoko Kono
Taka Kosaka
Bill Koutsis
Charles Kralovec
Tom & Melinda Kujawski
Yoshihiro Kumagai
Barbara Kurokawa
Donna LaBarbara
Connie Larson
Carol Lee
Mun Fei Lee
Sang-Yul Lee
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japan
earth q ua k e / tsunami
Jun Leng
Bob Long
Maria Lopez
Goran Lukic
Phyllis Lyons
Maurice R. Lyons
William MacFadden
Norma Magnuson
Joanne Mai
Ann C. Mallow
Virginia Malter
Jose & Ana Manglano
Hector Marino
Gil Marquez
Marquese Martin-Hayes
Yimer Martinez
Michael Massarelli
Etsuko Matsubara
Jenny Matsui
Chieko Matsumoto
Tamar Mayer
Jerry Mayeroff
Eric Mechels
Elvis Melendez
John McCarthy
Mary McCarthy
Mr. & Mrs. James & Jean McClung
Coleen McDonnell
Anthony McGuire (In honor of Sadie McGuire’s 3rd birthday)
Thomas P. McMenamin
Mid-USA Falun Dafa Association
Hiroshi Minawa
Akiko Mitsunaga
Hiroyuki Miyauchi
M. Morgan
Glenn Morimoto
Yasuhiro Morino
Jeylan Mortimer
Carol Mossey
Mary Mouw
Shiori Konda Muhammad
Naoko Muramatsu
S.J. Murray
Mari Nakajima
Nobu Nakajima
Nancy Nakamoto
Mio Nakamura
Kimiko Nakamura
Carol Nakamura
Aiko Nakane
Kathryn Nettleman
Yasuhiro Nishikawa
Asako Nishimura
Michael Nolan
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relief
Neal Nordling
Bill Nordstrom
Rita Oaks
Mary O’Connell
Jun Okubo
Takemasa Okugawa
Jean Okumura
Robert O’Malley
Tokoyo Omori
Omron Foundation, Inc.
Mika Osada
Tsuneyoshi Otake
Lois Oyama Lapekas
Seiji Oyasu
Kirtikumar Patel
Nadine Peacock
Greg Peterson
Piano4te Inc.
Steve Pickett
Mark Pollack
Aleksander Popivoda
Kathryn Powell
Daxa Purohit
Thomas Radtke
Gerard Ras
Jennifer Recker
Gail Reich
Kathy Reilly
Neil Rengel
Carol Rettker
Jo Ann Rice
Janet Riley
Wesley Rizal
Richard J. Robertson
Joseph Rodriguez
Anna Roeser
Kayoko Rohan
Lynn Romain
Howard Romanek
Rose Hill Alliance Church
Jean L. Rosen
Brian Rous
Susan Russo
Kerry F. Ryan
Ruth Keenan Ryan
Syed Saad Ahmed
Hiroko Saito
Molly Sakamoto
Genoveva Salmon
Marlene Saltzberg
Norman Sandfield
Michael Savina
Sebastian Savovic
Denise Schallert
fund
Chris Crosby-Schmidt
Richard Schoen
Mark Scott
Risa Sekiguchi
Erica Seltzer
Susan Shay
Ben Shearer
Mary Shek (in memory of Nellie Kono and Florence Yamada)
Tom Shimko
Mary Shimoda
Tatsuhiro Shindo
Kaye Shinozaki
Sharon Slettehaugh
Wyatt L. Smith, D.D.S.
Christina Smith
Olivia Smith
Robin Stahl
Erin Starzyk
Jack Stefanowicz
Julie Steinberg Marton
Katherine Stetson
Lizbeth J. Stevens
Hon. Adlai Stevenson
Carrie Storrs
Emiko Sugiura
Yuko Sugiyama
M. Sullivan
Sachi Suzuki
Christine Swanson
Linda Swift
Shigeru & Mieko Tagawa
Taiko Legacy
Lisa Takata
Kathy Takeguchi
Esther Takeshita
Mary Aiko Taketoshi
George Taketoshi
Janet Talbert
Brian Taylor
Anju Teal
Patricia Teefy
Kei Terada
Wendolyn Tetlow
G’Anne Thomas
Leeah Thomas
Tsutomu Togashi
Joanne Kiyoko Tohei
Kazuko Tonaki
Linda Torres
Alexandra Torres
Kenneth Traisman
Tsukasa Taiko
Mr. & Mrs. Mike and Kanae Tsuruga
Andrew Urda
Mark Vajaranant
Nancy Van Sickle
Lindsay Van Sickle
CJ VanSickle
Koren T. Vanzo-Sinsuk
Frances Vera
Vernon Area Public Library Staff
Lori Vose
Risa Vuillemot
Kaoru Wada
Peggy Wald
Margot Wang
Robert & Ellen Watt
Michael Wei
Janice Wenndt
Ron & Kaori Werneth
Doug Whitesell
Panlalit Wisuththathip
W Chicago Lakeshore
Scott Woelber
Russell & Katherine Wortley
Kristine Wright
Stanislaw Wroblewski
Yea-Huey Wu
Yoko Yamamoto
Take Yamamoto
Ellen Yamauchi
Raymie Yamauchi
Nahoko Yarbrough
Nancy Yasutake
Ting-Chun Yeh
Sian Mei Yeoh
Mr. & Mrs. Manabu Yoshiike
Javed Younis
Dennis & Akiko Yukimoto
Hailing Zhang
Steven Zimmerman
Janet Zitzer
Paul Zollar
Mark Zolno
Special thanks to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank for their support
in waiving transfer fees and additional charges.
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