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FRIENDSHIP Kagoshima Prefecture CENTER KAGOSHIMA Friendship Center Kagoshima Center Friendship Details regarding the International the regarding Details In June 2015, Dr. Kazuo Inamori donated 1 billion yen Kagoshima each Prefecture and to Kagoshima City, with the goal of further of Kagoshima. developing the international relationships “I wish for these donations to be used by together, prefecture to and city establish a base for active exchange citizens between and local people from overseas, the with as accordance In well as students.” exchange international of for acceptance the continued intentions of Dr. Inamori, the prefecture and city together established the International Friendship Center Kagoshima Construction Council (provisional name) in October 2015. The International Friendship Center Kagoshima opened in April 2020. With our deepest and most sincere gratitude for the generosity of Dr. Inamori, here we will introduce some of his many achievements. INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CENTER KAGOSHIMA

In 1984, Inamori made a personal endowment to establish the non-profit Inamori Foundation, which he served as president. At the same time, he created the Kyoto presented by Prize, the Inamori Foundation an each November to international recognize award individuals and groups worldwide for outstanding contributions to the betterment of the global community and humankind. His volunteer service also includes serving for 36 years as principal devoting himself to “Seiwajuku”, of the private management school the education of business owners and entrepreneurs. Kazuo Inamori was born in Kagoshima, Japan in 1932. Kazuo Inamori was born in Kagoshima, He graduated from Kagoshima University in 1955 with a Bachelor's of Engineering degree and joined Kyoto established he 1959, Shofu April In Kyoto. in company manufacturing Industries, an insulator Ceramic Co., Ltd. (now Kyocera Corporation) with a 3-million chairman yen and president as served He acquaintances. from investment and founder of title the assumed he when 1997, until company the of chairman emeritus. When Japan's telecommunications industry was deregulated in 1984, Inamori quickly Corporation, took and became the the chairman. initiative In merged with October to KDD 2000, and DDI IDO establish to create adviser honorary named was KDDI DDI He emeritus. chairman KDDI's as served Corporation. Inamori in June 2001. He became chairman of Japan Airlines ("JAL," now Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.) in February 2010 in operations after bankruptcy. After serving as representative order director to rebuild the company's April in emeritus chairman became he company, the of chairman and 2013, and honorary adviser in April 2015. About Kazuo Inamori Kazuo About to Applied

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FRIENDSHIP of Department with Sakurajima in the background From a lecture during the Seiwajyuku Chemistry. During my four years at years four my During Chemistry. Though my goal was to attend university, going to the university meant not was choice first my of be. I therefore enrolled in enrolled therefore I be. courses near my home, with the Kagoshima University Engineering, Gaki no Jijoden [Autobiography of a Hungry Spirit] CENTER of a Hungry Spirit] Gaki no Jijoden [Autobiography KAGOSHIMA Chubu/Hokuriku Districts Jyukucho Meeting, November 4, 2009 (traditional vertically-structured education (traditional vertically-structured

university, I studied earnestly, to the extent where I was that student “nose in a book”. who always had his With his friends at Kagoshima University (Inamori in the front right) Pushing myself to study hard peddling paper The basics of business management from The basics of business Panorama of Nishida Elementary School (1944) education province) for samurai in Satsuma Discipline through Kagoshima’s unique Goju unique Kagoshima’s through Discipline I began peddling paper bags. I piled as making was father my bags paper the a side job onto a bicycle and walked had I first, At them. selling city the about no idea of how best to go about it and would stride at random into shops and make my sales pitch. That, though, was inefficient. There are seven days in into a City Kagoshima divided I and week, section same the visiting sections, seven on the same day of each week. Having to began shopkeepers the repeatedly, areas same the through passed recognize me and started calling me into their shops. Peddling paper bags was my starting point in business management.

As I ran about with other rambunctious children, I eventually parted eventually I children, rambunctious other with about ran I As What studies. my from parted also I process, the in but tears, my from tempered the weakling and put him straight was the goju education, unique to Kagoshima. Kagoshima and I and Kagoshima From the literary works of Kazuo Inamori literary works of From the Kyocera) INTERNATIONAL Kokubu FRIENDSHIP Kyoto Award Laureate Lectures in Kagoshima Kagoshima University Inamori Memorial Building CENTER KAGOSHIMA Ceremony receiving the People’s Honour Award Ceremony receiving the People’s Receiving the title of honorary citizen of Kagoshima

Contributed to the development of Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. (now Contributed to the development of Kyoto Donated to and served as administrative director for the Kagoshima Donated to and served as administrative promoting Ambassador’, ‘Kagoshima Hometown Served as the first Contributed to the establishment of fully-equipped education research Kagoshima plant (now Kagoshima Sendai plant), Kagoshima Kagoshima plant (now Kagoshima Sendai ● Serving as executive of the world-class company Kyocera, Dr. Inamori contributed greatly to the development of industry and securement the of of head as served and established also He Kagoshima. in employment Kansai-Kagoshima Prefectural association, hosted the Kagoshima Lecture Meeting featuring Kyoto Prize award-winning speakers for the youth of Kagoshima, and in various other ways has devotedly strived to better his hometown. In addition, through significant contributions to the advancement international of relations in Kagoshima, as well as education improvements and welfare to of the the next generation of youth, he has brought hope for a brighter future to many citizens of both Kagoshima City and Kagoshima Prefecture. In celebration of his many distinguished contributions, he was awarded Honour Award in the Kagoshima Prefectural and Kagoshima City People’s November 2015, and in June 2019 became the first recipient of the title of honorary citizen of Kagoshima Prefecture. Dr. Inamori has made significant contributions to the development of his his of development the to contributions significant made has Inamori Dr. below. Some of his contributions are introduced hometown, Kagoshima. Kazuo Inamori and Kagoshima Inamori Kazuo plant and Kagoshima Hayato plant ● sculptures to the Kagoshima City Culture Promotion Foundation, gifted Culture Park ● Kagoshima nationally and internationally ● ‘Inamori Engineering the ‘Inamori Hall’, facilities and learning environments at Kagoshima University, including and ‘Inamori Auditorium’ the ‘Inamori and cross-departmental education research facility Scholarship’ as well as awarding the university with 1 million shares of Academy’, Kyocera Corporation. ●Donated to Kagoshima Prefecture and Kagoshima City including contributions to the establishment of the International Friendship Center Kagoshima.