IUJ ALUMNI NEWS JANUARY 2007

24TH EDITION

NEWSLETTER FOR THE 2,323 STRONG WORLD-WIDE NETWORK OF IUJ ALUMNI 1985-2006 25th Anniversary - Plans for the Celebrations May 25 faculty and students features an Academic The first is our Alumni Symposium to highlight Annual Meeting fol- Celebration the work currently un- lowed by a special dertaken in the IUJ REP Highlights 25th Anniversary Re- series. Details on Pg. 3. ception! Watch care- • May 25, Friday Night fully for details but June 27 IUJ Alumni Reception in please plan to attend! Tokyo Relive your own graduation from IUJ by • May 26, Saturday Special Logo Design for May 26 attending this year’s Open Seminar/ASEAN our 25th Anniversary Join us on campus to graduation ceremony Night on campus celebrate with current for the MBA and MA students, staff and fac- students. A reception • May 29, Tuesday ulty, and the local com- Congratulations will follow, and then a IUJ Tokyo Symposium munity for an Open tree unveiling cere- to all of us! Seminar in the after- • June 27, Wednesday mony in the Alumni IUJ is celebrating 25 noon, campus tour, and Graduation for MA/MBA Forest will take place. years of unique history, ASEAN Night—a cele- Class of 2007, including Attend with your class- and we are all a part of bration of the cultures Alumni Forest Cere- mates, and find your that story. from SE Asia. SD1 mony and BBQ class tree, a mighty rooms will be available Several commemorative Zelkova, for a com- on a first come, first • July Alumni Newsletter, events are being memorative photo! served basis (single special edition planned and we hope IUJ Spend the afternoon on occupancy, no chil- alumni from the graduat- campus, on the tennis • September 7, Friday dren) at 2,000/yen per ing classes 1985 to 2007 courts or in an onsen, IUJ WORLDWIDE Friday room. Other housing can participate in them. and join an evening plus a Cyber Reunion options are Tejimaya BBQ party! The actual anniversary Onsen, Hotel Okabe or • November 10 or 17, date is May 14. Just fol- more upscale choices of July IUJ Open Day lowing that birthday, the Ryugon, etc. See the Watch for your special “International Festival” main events will kick off. Alumni Homepage for edition of the Alumni If you are unable to at- options. PLEASE plan to be involved! tend these, take a look at Newsletter. We hope the community events in May 29 for your help to create it and make is special. the IUJ area that might The grand event that Watch your email. be fun to come back for! will include alumni, IUJ Inside this issue: http://www.iuj.ac.jp/alumni/ stakeholders in Tokyo, (Plan continued on Pg. 3) - New IUJ President 2 -- Plans may be changed -- - Alumni Association EC Chair greeting

IUJ Tokyo Symposium 3 TH.A.N.K.S Fund Nears 75% of Goal -- INVITATION - New Connections for IUJ 4-5 THe Alumni- equivalent to an IUJ Type A Nakayama through a - Campus Updates scholarship to cover tui- generous contribution! NaKayama Scholarship tion, room and board, plus Details are on the back - Ebiz Graduation 6-7 Fund, a fund-raising a monthly stipend for 2 of this newsletter, or - IUJ REP / IUJGReEN drive by the Alumni As- years. sociation and aimed at see http:// providing a scholarship Thirteen of the donations www.iuj.ac.jp/alumni/ - IUJ Friday 8-9 to an incoming student, so far are annual pledges, donations/ - Chapter News now has 90 individual and we thank those who Your contribution can donations and a few indicated this commitment! ClassNotes 10- directly support the 13 group donations bring us Please take the occasion of next generation of stu- to 75% of our goal. The the 25th Anniversary of IUJ dents! - Job Hunters Services 14- goal, 5.5 Million Yen, is to say THANKS to Dr. Sohei - Alumni Spotlight 15- - MORE news CAMPUS NEWS, & NEW YEARS GREETINGS

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rebrand itself, aggressively IUJ Presidential Change restructure its business plan, The New Year welcomed thesis support and contrib- and get on better financial back Yasuma Sugihara to ute to the PLATFORMs grounds. This will take us serve as IUJ President. Sugi- through his IUJ REP “Studies into our exciting future and hara-san served as interim in East Asia Community.” reach our potential! president 3 years ago until Sugihara-san has been asked An accomplished business- Dr. Ippei Yamazawa took the by the IUJ Board of Trustees man and change agent, with seat. Pres. Yamazawa - (Chairman Yotaro Kobaya- deep knowledge of IUJ Gokurosama Dr. Yamazawa, an accom- shi) to spearhead IUJ’s new (former chairman as well as Deshita! plished academic in the area beginning. As graduate former president), Sugihara- of East-Asian economic inte- education becomes increas- san is an excellent man for gration, is stepping down ingly competitive in Japan the task. from the presidency but will and the world, and IUJ’s Get ready for the return of remain affiliated with campus once-unique positioning the Sugihara Cup Tennis to continue teaching, offer fades, IUJ must find a way to Tournament!

“IUJ’s Bright Future is on the Horizon” By Mr. Yasuma Sugihara, President of IUJ

Happy New Year to you - and years. coming into view (see pg. 4) an exciting year for IUJ it The next 10 years were should be. GLOBIS is a very successful marked by a downturn in company with its main focus This is my second chance to the Japanese economy, and on executive training and be the IUJ president. I a new approach to training development programs for thought hard about taking the employees in Japanese Japanese executives. Mr. position again due to the companies. Both resulted in Hori, a Harvard MBA and the tough situation IUJ is in. How- a steady downturn of sup- founder and CEO of GLOBIS, ever, a bright future is port for IUJ. This was com- has agreed to work together emerging: It is just over the plicated further by a sharp to develop IUJ as a top level Yasuma Sugihara horizon. If I can be helpful as increase in competition for graduate school in Asia for returns to the IUJ president to launch IUJ out of IUJ, especially on the MBA professional education. presidency as of its current situation into its programming side. January 2007. exciting future, I will do so Towards this common goal, The last several years, IUJ with joy. IUJ and GLOBIS have started has been struggling to to take necessary actions to IUJ opened its doors 25 years change its business model, reach a full collaboration ago with Mr. Nakayama lead- reposition itself, and find a stage within a couple of ing the way and with many new appealing brand im- years. generous corporations pro- age. With the growing rela- viding financial support and tionship with GLOBIS a new Please lend your support, students over the first 10 chapter in IUJ’s history is and watch for updates.

Hoping to Welcome Home IUJ Grads By Tomohito Shinoda (86), Chair of the Alumni Association In 1983, I first visited Urasa to In the 25th year, IUJ leader- tion in Tokyo. On the follow- take the entrance exam for ship is conducting a major ing day, IUJ is holding IUJ. The newly planted elm fundraising campaign to re- ASEAN night and an “Open trees in front of the main en- establish IUJ’s financial con- Seminar” on campus. We trance with the height of 4-5 dition. Also, with the coop- are hoping to see many meters symbolized the fresh- eration with GLOBIS, we are graduates at the Tokyo re- IUJ’s Front Entrance, ness of the graduate school. trying to make IUJ the best ception and on campus. The now with towering Now, they are nearly 20 me- professional school in Asia. earlier class people will find ters tall to form beautiful many changes including the trees, welcomes you On May 25, the IUJ Alumni rows along the entry way. elm trees and the surround- back. Association is planning to They embody the 25 years of ing community. hold a general meeting and IUJ’s history. the 25th anniversary recep- NOTE: RSVP on the Alumni Website. 2007 PLANS, & SYMPOSIUM INVITATION

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25th Anniversary plans continued. September 7 Gretchen.Shinoda See you Class Gatherings? in Cyber Space! IUJ World Wide Friday Is your class planning a date — let’s make this one November 10 or 17 (TBA) reunion? Please let cam- If you cannot the best so far! With our pus know, and please use The final and main event of Chapter Leaders ready to the class e-mailing lists to participate in the year is IUJ Open Day. take the lead (see list on inform your group! For- person, how about This year the town will page 9) lets strengthen our mat: [email protected], help us make this the big- through a Cyber friendships and toast IUJ’s [email protected] gest event to date. Out- Space Reunion! 25th birthday together. side sponsorship, towns- Maybe a gathering around For those unable to partici- people volunteers and IUJ could be arranged with IujAlumniEc on pate in person, we hope student effort will make one of the local events or for a Cyber Reunion using this a Home Coming for us festivals! A list is pre- Yahoo MS Yahoo or SKYPE. Get all like never before. pared on the IUJ Alumni linked up with campus at Homepage, along with Please note, due to another ex- Gretchen.Shinoda Yahoo Messenger, name pected large student intake, SD1 hotels and Japanese Inns. “iujalumniec” or SKYPE at rooms will probably NOT be avail- on SKYPE able.

IUJ Tokyo Symposium: Highlighting IUJ’s Contribution to CSR in the Context of Human Security

You are Invited! global issue that compa- sponsibility in an Era of nies have a deep role to Globalization” by a leader Symposium Please plan to attend the play in helping to over- in Japanese industry (TBA). Details major IUJ-hosted event for come. Through CSR, com- Following will be two dia- the 25th anniversary: a panies can work with gov- logues starting with pres- Symposium in Tokyo fea- ernments, NGOs/NPOs Date entations and panel dis- turing student research and international organiza- cussions. and findings related to tions to make great pro- May 29, Corporate Societal Re- gress, resulting in a situa- Discussion One: Identify- Tuesday sponsibility’s role in pro- tion favorable to both busi- ing the Basic the Phi- moting Human Security. ness and society. losophy of CSR among -- Plans may be changed -- The goal of the sympo- The findings will be pre- Global Companies sium is “to identify fun- sented at the symposium Corporate case studies Time damental global issues and engage, in active dia- will be presented and ana- to be integrated into REP logue, IUJ alumni, lead- lyzed to understand their 13:00- activities and enhance ers from corporate Japan, CSR philosophies, find IUJ’s social responsibil- development foundations, commonalities, and unique 17:30 ity of producing global academics and govern- features, and effective leaders.” ment officials. measures that can adapt to Place: other settings. IUJ students, young lead- Through this exchange, U Thant ers from over 50 countries, new topics to explore and Discussion Two: Build- are conducting research areas to emphasize in fu- ing Partnerships among Hall over two years on the chal- ture research will emerge, Business Firms, Govern- (UN House 3F) lenges human security and be brought back into ments, IOs and NGO/ issues pose on companies the classroom and student NPOs toward Sustain- More Info: and governments. Human independent thesis work. able Development: Com- security is described as The on-going research will munication and Coop- www.iuj.ac.jp protecting the livelihood of continue to contribute to a eration among these /alumni human beings from risks growing body of knowl- Players and concerns caused by edge in this field. war, terrorism, poverty, Panelists will consider the environmental destruc- Keynote Speaker relationships of these RSVP on the groups, and explore the tion , etc. Several alumni The Symposium will kick appropriate schemes and Alumni are involved in the work. off with a keynote speech procedures to tackle tentatively entitled The research emphasizes global issues together. Homepage that human security is a “Corporate Societal Re- NEW CONNECTIONS FOR IUJ

Page 4 IUJ and the UNU* Connection *United Nations University

IUJ signed a Memorandum research and capacity Working together, IUJ and of Understanding with the building, to efforts to re- the UNU can support and United Nations University solve the pressing global advance each others’ mis- “The two (UNU) in mid-December problems that are the con- sions to the benefit of all 2006. Having common cern of the United Nations, stakeholders. institutions principles and objectives, its Peoples and Member The IUJ-UNU relationship is which include academic States. will establish not new, with on-going freedom and scientific The newly established IUJ joint faculty research, con- close and excellence, and represen- REP shares this mission: ference participation by tation of scholars, the two harmonious REP focuses on common IUJ faculty, students par- institutions will establish issues to which govern- ticipating in internships cooperation” close and harmonious ments, international or- and finding short– and cooperation with each ganizations, businesses long-term employment at other. and those in academics the UNU, etc. This new The Mission of the UNU is are supposed to contrib- Memorandum will serve to to contribute, through ute. bring us more closely to- gether.

Two New and Developing Relationships

IUJ and the GLOBIS Connection

IUJ has begun preliminary anniversary! While IUJ a member of the IUJ Ex- talks and an exploration boasts an all English cur- ecutive Board. Two institu- phase with GLOBIS. GLO- riculum, residential pro- Currently, the main area BIS is a business that pro- gram and highly interna- for possible collaboration tions, very vides information through tional student body, GLO- are non-degree program publications, in-house BIS highlights a highly different in offerings. 2007 will see the education and in-company flexible curriculum offered continuation of the talks nature, ex- training primarily to Japa- in Japanese. The business and ideas exchange. No nese business people in model includes custom- plore ways formal plan or launch of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. ized training programs, any new programs is ex- to collabo- It recently launched an new business incubation pected for a couple of MBA program, and is ex- and business plan writing rate and sup- years. Watch for updates panding its English course support, and other ser- in the next editions of port each offerings. vices to its stakeholders Alumni News. who use their educational other! IUJ and GLOBIS are look- services. For more information on ing at areas where they GLOBIS, and its unique can collaborate and sup- As one important step in business model, please port each other in the relationship building be- refer to their website at spirit of mutual benefit. tween these very different http://www.globis.co.jp/ schools, GLOBIS founder, While IUJ turns 25 in 2007, Mr. Yoshito Hori, became GLOBIS celebrates its 15th CAMPUS HEADLINE NEWS

Page 5 Campus Quicks

Largest Incoming President of IUJ (1987- Lounge. It is open 24 hours Class to Date 1995), was awarded Inter- a day with just vending national Leontief Award machines for tasty snack 158 new students entered 2006 for Economic Science meals and drinks, no wait- IUJ in September, surpass- Development. ress service, but a huge ing the mark set in 2003 of screened TV. Though the Also awarded this year 143. An equally large opinions about the change were six scholars and group is expected to enter were initially negative, economists from the in 2007, a result of a newly many students on campus United States, Netherlands, revamped Student Recruit- now think the current situa- and Russia, who include ment team HIGHLY sup- tion is better. Not only can Assoc. Dean (GSIM) Nobel Economics Prize ported by IUJ alumni students reserve the space Philip Sugai, a leading laureates Robert Solow academic in Mobile worldwide. Thanks Am- for late night parties, they and L.R. Klein. The IUJ Industry research in bassadors! Thanks Info can also hang out there with- community extends our Japan, addresses a Session hosts! out having to order anything congratulations! large audience of Watch out for Bears! or feel pressured to leave MoMo members IUJ Students Partici- inherently caused by a ser- (Mobile Mondays) about his ground- Do you remember Prof. pated in Internet vicing “business.” Welfield telling you about breaking research, and captivated indus- Bears being spotted on Governance Forum Summer English Pro- try leaders with infor- campus in the early days The first ever Internet Gov- grams Welcomes mation, ideas and im- of IUJ? While we all won- ernance Forum (IGF) or- Non-Degree partici- ages. (Nov. 2006) der if it is true . . . this year ganized by the United Na- pants we have proof! tions was held in Athens this Fall. This is attracting many IMF Bear paw prints were scholars, students preparing Keep Updated sighted on several spots Dr. Adam Peake, Execu- to study in the USA or UK in about Campus! near the small mountain on tive Research Fellow of the future, local residents the edge of campus. But GLOCOM, served on the and more! Please feel free to reg- our own Pres. Yamazawa advisory committee and ister to receive saw a bear cub just outside recommended IUJ stu- EcoDesign 2006 Asia monthly campus up- the Research Institute near dents' attendance at the Pacific Symposium dates via our Japanese the library! Bears were a forum. One alumnus and or English E- problem and concern be- two students were sup- In December IUJ recent magazines! tween Shiozawa and Koide graduate Fajar Novianto,( E- ported by IUJ REP to attend ENGLISH all Fall! it and had advanced and Biz06) and Assist Prof Shi- mada presented their http://www.iuj.ac.jp/ Faculty Article unique experiences. For details, please access this "Mobile Phone Market 日本語 Status and Possibility of 3Rs “Hottest” URL: http://www.iuj.ac.jp/ http://www.iuj.ac.jp/j/ news/IGF2006E.cfm Activities in Indonesia" An article written by Dr. which is part of the PLAT- Also, the News home- Y.Yamazaki (GSIM) was New Café is a hit FORM “Supply Chain Man- page can keep you ranked in the Top 5 in agement and Environmental abreast of the greatest ScienceDirect's TOP25 IUJ’s 2F Café, formerly Sustainability.” and latest on IUJ. Hottest Articles during called Himiko and Café No January and March 2006 Problem is now the Snack for the journal in which it appeared (International Journal of Intercultural New Scholarships Relations). In July-Sept. We are happy to announce that two new scholarships have 2006, after more than 6 been added to the IUJ offerings, one sponsored by AEON, months, it still ranked in and one by Japan Tobacco Asia. Additional new sponsors the Top 22. His article is of IUJ Scholarships include ANA, Daikin, Fuji Xerox, Kikko- "Learning Styles and Ty- man, Midoriya Electric, Maeda Corporation, Nittsu Shoji pologies of Cultural Differ- Co. Ltd., Takahata Seiko and WOWOW. For more informa- ences: A Theoretical and tion please see http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/ and click on Empirical Comparison" Scholarship Sponsors. IUJ is very thankful to these compa- Volume 29, Issue 5, Sept. 5 nies for the generous support of our students and programs. Former IUJ President Honored Professor Emeritus Shun- taro Shishido, former 2006 EBIZ GRADUATION

Page 6 E-biz Graduation: “The World is Our Campus” Excerpts from the Valedictorian speech by Akio Kado, Ebiz Valedictorian 2006

The Ebiz curriculum was was no theory of majority. a very cheap hotel, we extremely tight. While an Everyone is representing enjoyed as if we stayed in MBA requires 48 credits in their country, and ex- a five star hotel in Dubai. two years, we need to take presses it in their own way. I still remember that in the 30 credits in only one year. It was a big culture shock Akio Kado, innovation class conducted None of us can forget the to me as one of the young Valedictorian and by Prof. Wakayama, he days of long group meet- Japanese generation. Class Rep, explained that Managers ings, which lasting from Sometimes, I was embar- from Victor Corp., should not stick to apply- 8pm to 1am, after that, it rassed that I could not an- gives his address ing one way in several was still necessary to do swer properly when my occasions; rather they reading for the next day's classmates asked about should choose appropriate classes. Japanese history or culture. processes and values for “I have Group work was one of the Before graduation, I visited each challenge. pleasures of IUJ. Since IUJ the Kansai area with some In that sense, through this learned the has students from various classmates. Wherever we one year program, we countries, our working went, they were surprised beauty and have leaned various proc- styles were also diverse. and impressed by the cul- esses and values which we profoundness Some students did not tural buildings and statues, can apply to diverse occa- come to meetings on time. and asked me many ques- sions. of Japanese Some left the meeting tions. In front of the giant culture from when nobody listened to Buddha in Nara, they On a personal note, I them. Some did not pre- asked about its roots. In would like to express spe- them*” pare anything in advance climbing the wall of Osaka cial thanks to my supervi- *Non-Japanese classmates for meetings but became castle, they were inter- sor, Professor Ozcan who the most creative in dis- ested in Ninja, while walk- taught us the importance cussions. Others were very ing around the zoo in of value co-creation. Here hard negotiators who Kyoto; I needed my dic- at IUJ, among professors, could convince everyone tionary to check the names staff, friends and the local else that their ideas were of all the animals. I have communities, we indeed wrong even if they were learned the beauty and co-created our unique ex- right. And some were very profoundness of Japanese periences and values good presenters. culture from them, al- through this diverse envi- though still I do not know ronment. At the beginning, I remem- any tourists who immedi- ber that it was so difficult ately go to the zoo in Finally, congratulations to to catch the very different Kyoto! all classmates, we have Ebiz Class of 2006 English accents and the done it! From tomorrow, await their diplomas speed with which my I found that the foreign each of us will set up dif- friends spoke. Sometimes, students had more interest ferent goals in different we even had to guess each in our culture than our- fields. However, please do with other about what peo- selves, and they knew bet- not forget that even though ple had said. ter how to enjoy this coun- we have different nation- try. This Uonuma area is alities, speak different lan- Even through conflicts and rural and is losing its guages and have different fighting, we learned, population, especially the cultures, we still share the shared and were inspired younger generation, but same compassion and by each others' styles and despite this, I do not know friendship. Anywhere in insights. This brought to us people who can enjoy this the world, keep in touch a realization of the impor- place better than them. with, get close to, cheer tance of harmony, and the and support each other. need to take leadership to Wherever we gathered, it reach consensus. More became a party. We From tomorrow, the world importantly, it contribute changed the "snack will be our campus. Spring Bulbs were planted positively to making our lounge" to a "night club at along the wall leading to relationships even Roppongi". Wherever we I wish for the great success the Gym as a Class Gift. of all our future endeavors! Campus looks forward to stronger, I believe. went by car, it was an ad- venture. The water spring them blooming! At IUJ where over forty Thank you very much. we found in the mountain nationalities gather, there Arigatou-Gozaimashita! became an Oasis. Even at REP UPDATE, & ALUMNI IN PRINT

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IUJ REP Update: 15 PLATFORMs IUJ REP (Research and credit, and to design their Simply log on to the Alumni Education Platform) with thesis work in a way to Online Directory, access its 15 PLATFORMs, is support the overall objec- your profile page, and fol- beginning to take shape! tives of the REP. Students low the instructions on the Each PLATFORM is a re- are participating in off- left-hand margin. It says, search themes brought campus conferences re- “Do you have GReEN?” IUJGReEN stands into the classroom to in- lated to their REP work. Just click on that link, ap- for IUJ Global Re- crease the educational prove the action, and the Stakeholders are partici- search and Educa- level and academic contri- IUJ system will input your pating in increasing num- tion Network, and butions from IUJ. Each is Directory Login information ber through on-campus spearheaded by an IUJ as your initial IUJGReEN is an discussion lectures, research review, faculty members, and registration. After this first board on the top- and input into research deeply involves students time, you will need to up- ics of IUJ REP. We findings that would most with alumni and other date both your profile and are ready to ac- benefit the REP itself and stakeholders of IUJ IUJGReEN logins sepa- cept Alumni Regis- the stakeholder as well, (sponsoring companies, rately. and again increase the tration! http:// governments, international educational opportunities We hope, as an alum, you www.iuj.ac.jp/ organizations, NGOs and on campus. will not only offer your ex- alumni/directory the local community) in pertise on the issues being tackling together signifi- Preparation for Alumni researched, and suggest the direction that research cant global issues. involvement is now com- heads based on the global issues you are facing in pleted, and campus is ac- We are honored to an- your professional life. This way your real-world per- tively seeking IUJ gradu- nounce that IUJ REP has spectives can come not only into the classroom, but ates’ involvement, input, been endorsed by MEXT into IUJ’s research and publications. With your input, and support. Please get (Ministry of Education) for IUJ output will be useful to students and those dealing involved and bring the promoting international with issues on the world’s agenda such as yourself. issues you are challenging education in Japan. See into the classroom. http://www.mext.go.jp/ “Expert” Volunteers a_menu/koutou/ Participate Online shinkou/05122701/010.htm If you are able to get even more deeply involved with IUJGReEN, the online dis- campus through collaborative research, guest speaker Students are now encour- cussion zone that supports series, etc. please let us know by becoming an aged to join at least one IUJ REP, is now open for “Alumni Expert” volunteer. See the online profile PLATFORM of REP, some your easy access! page for details, volunteer, and provide your expertise for which they can receive in keywords or a short description. Alumni in Print: CEOs to Prime Ministers to God!

CEO “They all did a great job! I Amazon.com, for release really would like to express in February. Yukio Takagaki (89), with my thanks to them.” help from 5 other IUJers God - Kami and and others, recently pub- The original version of the Jinja! lished a Japanese- book was written by Prof. Kimio Kase, who taught at Also fresh off the presses ng translation of a book enti- aki n M IUJ before returning to IESE is a book contributed to sio . . tled "Kou Gyouseki Kigyo eci S . D EO CEO no Ishi Kettei in Spain. by Michimasa Madeno- of C (Decision Making of CEOs koji’s (88) entitled Handy Prime Minister Post Bilingual Reference to Cold in High Performance War D Japa 『高業績企業 Kami and Jinja. This very iplom nese Firms) " ( CEO Tomohito Shinoda (86) pub- acy の意思決定』中央経済社) lished in Japanese The Post informative guide will help from Chyuo-keizai Cold-War Japanese Diplo- novice and experts alike Publishing Co. now on sale macy (Reisengo no Nihon better understand what on Amazon.com! Gaiko) in 2006, which is they see when visiting cul- also available on Ama- tural points in Japan. Others involved in the zon.com. His forthcoming More . . . ? translation from IUJ are book in English, to be enti- Ken Takai (02), Tadashi tled Koizumi Diplomacy, Let campus know if you Yamaguchi (02), Tsuyoshi Japan’s Kantei Approach to have or will publish, and H andy Noda (04), Yuusuke Suga- Bilin Foreign and Defense Affairs please send in the informa- ence gual for Ka Refe wara (05), and Michiyo mi (G r- (Univ. of Washington Press) tion and a copy of your Jinj od) a (Shr and Mae (05). Takagaki writes: can be pre-ordered on work for the library! ine) WORLD WIDE CHAPTER ACTIVITIES

Page 8 World Wide Friday Fun ‘06

2006 World-Wide Friday reports were full of fun, shared memories, new friendships, old 25th stories, and always good feelings. Here is the event in pictures (not all gatherings are Anniversary shown here….) World-Wide This year, as part of many World Wide Friday events, alumni volunteers from the “IUJ Friday is Ambassadors” program, created IUJ Info Sessions for those considering IUJ for their Sept. 7, 2007 graduate studies. These combined events were a huge success, and put well over 150 potential students for 2007, 2008 and 2009 entering groups in direct touch with alumni numbering 1 to 20! Results? Great fun for Alumni and a lot of new applicants for campus! Special Thanks to all that made IUJ Fridays special in 2006! Beijing Wash., DC Wash., Hanoi Manila

Tokyo: A special IUJ Friday in Tokyo was ar-

Sapporo ranged by Masood and Erol as a fundraising activity for a donation to the THANKS Fund, on top of the networking fun! A similar event is being planned for May this year as part of the 25th Anniversary main Alumni Events! Moscow Cairo Our 1st ever gathering there! Phnom Penh N Y C

Brisbane Shanghai: They are spelling IUJ!

NYC Chapter Event at Japan Society By Adam and Julia Bergman (IR97)

On Friday 8th September, universities, including Har- politics in general, particu- the New York Alumni vard, SAIS and Vanderbilt, larly North Korea and Ja- Chapter had the opportu- so we were pleased that he pan’s quest for a perma- nity to hear Professor To- could include NYC in his nent seat on the U.N. Secu- mohito Shinoda speak at schedule. His timing was rity Council. Following a the Japan Society in front of impeccable, with the LDP lively Q&A session, Profes- 25 IUJ alumni and other presidential election, and sor Shinoda joined a group IUJ Prof. Tomohito Shinoda young people interested in the subsequent election for of IUJ alumni for dinner at a (IR86) presents to the Japan Japanese politics. It had Prime Minister scheduled local Japanese restaurant. Society in NYC, an event been a goal of ours for for later that month. Every- arranged by Adam and some time to invite an IUJ one in the audience was Julia Bergman (IR97). professor to speak at the keen to hear Professor Society, to strengthen the Shinoda’s thoughts on what ties between the organiza- the likely successor to tion, IUJ and alumni in the Prime Minister Koizumi New York metro area. Pro- would mean for domestic fessor Shinoda was in the politics, U.S./Japan rela- U.S. speaking at various tions and international NYC Alumni in attendance. MEET YOUR CHAPTER LEADERS

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The IUJ Alumni Associa- Australia Brisbane - Ken Kikkawa MA86 Chair Canberra - Yaw Osei-Amo MA 88 Chair Ken tion’s strength is our Seaforth - Takashi Tagami MBA98 Chair global network. We enjoy Bangladesh Dhaka - Quazi Ahmed MA92 Chair friends and contacts in 109 Myanmar Yangon - Hlaing Kyaw MA92 Chair Quazi countries who share a San San Oo MA04 Co-Vice Chair unique experience. Marlar Myo Nyunt MA04 Co-Vice Chair Myanmar Chapter Blog Site http://iujalumnimyanmar.blogspot.com/ Wow Cambodia Phnom Penh - Vatharo Huy MA04 Chair Channa Khieu MA05 Vice Chair To help strengthen and China Beijing - Chengjun Shan MBA03 Chair promote this network, IUJ Thomas Christensen MA94 Co-Vice Chair can now boast over 38 Long Zhang MBA05 Co-Vice Chair Hong Kong - Robert Jones MBA92 Chair Alumni Association CHAP- Shengjun TERs, and counting. Betty Yu MEB04 Co-Vice Chair Lemon Lim MBA02 Co-Vice Chair The main function of a Shanghai - Roberto Shakano MEB05 Chair Chapter is to help alumni Kun Qiu MBA 999 Vice Chair in that region build friend- Canada TBA Chair ships and professional Ottawa - Dian Prodanov MA99 Vice Chair Ontario/Toronto - Ruth Malayang MA85 Vice Chair networks among IUJers. Egypt Cairo - Nermeen Abdel-Latif MA03 Chair Roberto Welcoming new people Nancy Refki MA05 Vice Chair into the area as visitors or Ethiopia Addis Ababa - Sorrien Scott MA87 Chair residents, gathering 1-3 France Paris - Christian Delannoy MA86 Chair times a year for fun or seri- Matthew Saltmarsh MA94 Vice Chair ous discussions, collabo- India New Delhi - Vinita Mehra MA89 Chair rating with each other in Indonesia Jakarta - Nursalim "Salim" Saleh MBA01 Chair Nermeen business or research, etc. Agus Sudrajat MA03 Vice Chair Bambang Eko Prasetyo MBA98 Secretary Agus are all ways the Chapters Ruth “Eka” Wisma MA05 Treasurer can help the Alumni Asso- Erwin Haryono MA98 Public Relation ciation gain strength and Japan Nagoya - Harvey Chervitz MBA95 Chair influence. Some are re- Yuta Kano MBA00 Vice Chair cruiting new IUJ students! Osaka - Sunao Okamoto MBA03 Chair Atsushi Tanimura MBA01 Vice Chair To help formalize and Tomohiko Sasano MBA04 Vice Chair kick-off the Alumni Chap- Sapporo - Satoshi Arai MBA04 Chair ters the following people Yoshiaki Kaji MBA06 Vice Chair Satoshi have come forward as Kenya Nairobi - Peter Malinda MA97 Chair (TBC) Chairs and Vice Chairs. Peter Wakulwa MA03 Vice Chair (TBC) Some were elected, others Korea Seoul - Youngbin Cho MBA97 Chair Peter W. Keun Lee MA89 Vice Chair were nominated/ Kyrgyz Bishkek - Zeinep Isakova MA03 Chair appointed by peers or Laos Vientiane - Kesone Soulivong MBA03 Vice Chair campus. All will serve, in Malawi Malawi - Sebastian Phiri MA97 Chair principle through March Malaysia Kuala Lumpur - Jega Muniandy MA90 Chair YoungBin 2008 (through our 25th Nepal Katmandu - Leadership TBA - contact is Samesh Adhikari Anniversary) when new Philippines Manila - Jesus Felipe MA91 Chair leaders will be more de- Russia Moscow - Leadership TBA - contact is Yulia Limanova Jega mocratically elected, or Singapore Singapore - Yew Ngoi MA88 Chair Vis. Prabhakaran MBA 99 Vice Chair the current leaders will be Turkey Istanbul - Ilgin Beygo-Yorulmaz MA95 Chair (TBC) reappointed. Osman Cakiroglu MBA03 Vice Chair (TBC) Yew Please join campus in UK London - Leadership TBA. Contacts are Fled Wessling MBA 994 and Mark Wells MA97 thanking these volunteers! USA Boston/Cambridge - Leadership TBA - contact is Jay Dwivedi Please offer your support DC area - Hongxin "Brian" Yang MA99 Chair to them by participating in Los Angeles - Lara Klingman MBA03 Chair gatherings! NYC - Shoba Padmagiriswaran MBA94 Chair San Francisco - Stephen Pierce MA92 Chair If you are traveling or Carol Lin MBA99 Vice Chair moving to the areas listed Uzbekistan Aziz Makhmudov MA02 Chair here, please touch base Farkhod Niyazov MBA06 Vice Chair with your Chapter leaders Vietnam Hanoi - Quang Trung Pham MA04 Chair and join your IUJ Network! Your area not listed here? More information on Chapters, structure, and Let campus know you can take the initial leadership, possible activities, etc. is provided at and let’s continue to ex- http://www.iuj.ac.jp/alumni/aa_chapters/ pand this network. CLASSNOTES 1985-1992

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ClassNotes 1985 son who is providing legal post in corporate history! services for American Indians Congratulations. Philip and Nobuhiko Yonemitsu is now in California. He shared a Lea Bartels (Guanio – 88) the Deputy General Manager photo of his great kids An- brought their kids Sebastian for his company Victor Co. of napurna and Vikram. Koichi and Louisa to Japan and IUJ. Japan, Ltd. in the Consumer Honda started a Master pro- On their road trip, they met up Goods Division. Atsuo Yo- gram on Linguistics at the with Chieko Umetsu in Kyoto. Shirakawa-san (85) shida is now with the Internet ANU (Australian National Uni- Philip is Director of Procure- was recently featured Research Institute, Inc. We versity) in 2002 at 47 years of ment for Transport Infrastruc- age. He is now continuing on ture Development Corpora- in an IUJ promotional are happy to be back in touch with you both. Tsutomu at ANU as a PhD candidate tion in Australia. Chieko is brochure. Thanks! Shirakawa is on loan from studying Linguistics specifi- with the Research Institute for Mitsubishi Motors to a new cally the phonetics and pho- Humanity and Nature. company Astomos Energy Co. nology of Vietnamese tones. . Ltd., serving as Managing IR90 Director, and General Man- 1988 ager of the Planning Division. Masanobu Ohsaki is now on- Masataka Jo’s wife, Yumiko- Shigeyoshi Saito recently loan to Xworks Co. Ltd. where san passed away in the early joined The Japanese Stan- he is the President, and Pro- morning hours of Nov. 15. She dards Association in their duction Business OPS Direc- had been battling an illness, Management Systems En- tor. hancement Department. He The Bartels (88 & 89) but her death is very unex- explains: I retired from Ito- IM90 visit with Umetsu-san pected. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jo-san, and Yokado, GMS, 5 years ago, in Kyoto. and am a specialist of Envi- Toru Miyaji is helping his their children Hidetaka (23) Kohai from the Class of 2006, and Anna (20). Several of his ronmental Management Sys- tem (ISO 14001) visiting a Chandra Shriram, get going IUJ friends attended her ser- as a headhunter. They had a vices. variety of firms to audit their environmental management staffing needs meeting at 1986 systems. It is fun to visit every Casio this Fall. corner of Japan from Kyushu Haruhiko Asama is nearly to Hokkaido. Qwame Homa- IR91 woo recently moved on to the finished with his assignment in Ajay Vargu may have excit- US to manage one of the de- Singapore for Sumitomo Trust ing news to share soon. partments for Nissan North & Banking. He likely will re- Watch this column! Special Asama-san (86-front America. Michimasa Made- turn to Japan before June, and thanks to him for hosting the nokoji, when not working for left) shares an evening told Gretchen he wants to IUJ Info Sessions in Bangalore climb Hakkai-san with some Sompo Japan Insurance, is with other Alumni in in October! Boniface Gebe is researching about the Shinto Singapore, including classmates and others for the the Coordinator for the Inter- th Culture with his study group. Gretchen during her 25 anniversary celebrations! national Relations and Ameri- See the details about the can Foreign Policy Program at student recruitment 1987 group’s recently published visit in November. the University of Ghana. th book “Handy Bilingual Refer- Happy 20 Anniver- ence for Kami and Jinja” on sary of your page 7. IM91 Graduation! Vikas Mehra became the 1989 Director of Galgotias Institute of Management & Technology 1987 Class profile Asim Ozgur founded his own in New Delhi. He was a great consulting firm in Istanbul and 70 total, with 45 currently in help to IUJ this Fall with the called "Vizyon Arastirma Dan- Japan, and 19 Overseas in 13 Info Session, helping with Toru Miyaji (90) and ismanlik Ltd. Sti We found countries. 52 (74%) have questions from prospective Sebastien Liron in Brazil Chandra Shriram (06) good mailing addresses reg- students there in New Delhi. where he has been for 11 istered with campus (18 are Thank you. years working for the No. 1 missing)! But we have emails luxury goods company, H. for just 42 (60%) and many of Stern Joalheiros, selling fash- IR92 those bounce back!. If you ion jewelry and watches. He can help us get in touch with Krai Mahasandana is now a has two children, Gabriel (6) your classmates, please do so! Counsellor for the Ministry of and Isadora (1) Welcome Check the Online Directory to Foreign Affairs in Thailand, in back to the IUJ family Se- see what kind of information the Northern and Southern bastien! Iggy Sison was pro- we have. European division. Quazi moted as Chief Financial Offi- Ahmed was elected to be the Takuma Abe is running a cer of Del Monte Pacific, a Dhaka Chapter Chair through Hydro Power firm called Suiso food and beverage company Scott Johnson’s (87) March 2008. Thank you! And (H2) Power Co., Ltd! He may which is listed on the Singa- Thank you for the help with children! have exciting news to share pore Exchange, effective 1 the Info Sessions in Dhaka. with you all soon! We are October 2006. He is the first back in touch with Scott John- Filipino to be appointed to this CLASSNOTES 1992-1996

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Nagoya Office. Theera Vong- rently, people in Russia enjoy IM92 patanasin visited Japan and a booming economy. It has We are happy to be back in some classmates recently (see totally changed from USSR touch with Michelle Toh, who photo lower right). He is the period. Komatsu established a is with Moody’s Asia Pacific in Managing Director of Asia Russian subsidiary in 2006 Books Co. in Bangkok. and I am the General Manager Hong Kong as a Sr. VP for the IM92 Business Development De- of the Parts Department. dinner partment. Takehiro Yoshino IR94 sent in great news about his IR95 gather- classmates: In the photos Yasunori Sadamune is Senior ing, and (right) are 1) Hiromi Suzuki Manager of Maxis Consulting Cheng Woi Tan completed a Yoshino- (IR92), her husband Masato Corporation in Tokyo. Mario Doctor of Business Admini- san and Nakamura, Tadashi Tago, Sto. Domingo earned his PhD stration at the University of Brendan catch up in the in Community-Social Psychol- South Australia in Adelaide in Shigehisa Momohara, Ken- US. ichi Iwai, Norio Murata, ogy from the University of 2005, specializing in the area Krienchai Boonpoapichart Maryland Graduate School in of strategic management. and Yoshino-san taken in May, 2006. He is currently Bishwa Subedi remains hard April, 2006 in Tokyo when directing a National Institute at work with the National Plan- Krienchai visited Japan from of Health (NIH) research grant ning Commission of the Gov- Thailand on his business trip, at the University of Maryland ernment of Nepal. Tsuneo and 2) Brendan Baltimore County analyzing Konishi is in Singapore from Curran and Yo- Nov. 2006 to shino-san taken in Want to find an IUJ Friend? Feb. 2007 to July, 2006 at Bren- study at the East dan's home in Online directory! www.iuj.ac.jp/alumni/directory Asian Institute, National Uni- Bainbridge Island, “I always check the IUJ alumni page before my busi- WA when Yo- versity of Singa- ness trip and I often find my old IUJ friends living in shino’s family pore – he is on visited him in Seat- the country I go. It is great, isn't it?” Yuji Kano ‘98 loan from the tle. Yoshino-san is Ministry of Jus- Mario (94) earns his PhD! the General Manager of SCM the impact of the Meyerhoff tice during this period. (Supply Chain Management) Scholarship Program in in- Christopher Domitter is now Department, Fuji Xerox Print- creasing the number of under- heading the Corporate Affairs ing Systems Co., Ltd assuming represented minorities in the Department for Standard the responsibility of supplying highest levels of education Chartered Bank in Tokyo. He all of our products to all cus- (PhD and MD/PhDs) in sci- continues his IUJ contribution tomers in Japan Domestic and ence, technology, mathemat- to IUJ through his photogra- Overseas. Shigehisa Momo- ics, and engineering. Mario is phy! hara moved to Atlanta, GA pictured at right with his wife soon after the reunion with his Leni and to his left is his sister IM95 Lucy. In front are his two kids classmates to assume his new Jason Miles became the Man- position. Leanne (5 ) and Nemo (7) Abinash Panda is a Post Doc- ger of Strategic Sourcing for IR93 toral Research Fellow at the Aon Services Corporation in Tata Management Training Chicago. Shinichi Numata is Janet Xuanli Liao received Center in Pune, India. the Deputy General Manager her PhD from the University of of the Education Department Graeme’s (94) company Dundee and has established IM94 for Aomori Gennen Technol- sells these amazing water ogy Center, Inc. Gary Wong crafts. Robyn rides along herself in the field of IR- nd energy studies, especially Graeme Bashford and his is in his 2 year with Shinsei with her brother-in-law with regard to China's interna- wife, Robyn, started a com- Bank, but has thoughts drifting Chris. tional energy strategy. Her pany called CraigCat Austra- back to his fast and cool rental PhD thesis was published in lia which imports and assem- car business March 2006 by the Chinese bles small motorized catama- University Press (Hong Kong). rans from the USA. “We are IR96 now settled in Newcastle, She remains with the Univer- We hope to hear from you! sity of Dundee as a lecturer in NSW Australia, and have been International Relations and in this business for 2 years. Energy Security. We sell the CraigCats through IM96 boat shows and shopping In August, Akimune Mino’s centres, and also by buzzing IM93 family joined Puppy Walker around in our own CraigCat!” volunteer program which is a Shinichi Onishi has worked Huajie Liu joined Casio Elec- foster program for young in Moscow for almost 4 years. tronics (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. Guide Dogs. Inside his house “This is my second assign- in the summer. Masanori is busy with the puppy, kids, ment to work in Russia, I have Ohara is with Caplan Corpo- budgies, goldfish, tropical IM93 gathering with Theera lived here about 8 years. Cur- ration as a Consultant in their fish, newts, beetles, etc. Aki is CLASSNOTES 1997-2002

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back with Intel after experi- insurance supervisory, such Chain Management. See IM05 encing a great year in the as solvency regulations, con- for a note on Steve Mele! Automotive industry. Lyma sumer protection rules etc. He Balderama is with Accenture writes: “Everyday here I re- IM00 in Australia. Cenk Gurol re- call my experience in IUJ mains with AEON, but is now since the staff's nationalities Masood Jaan joined Japan General Manager of the SCM are as diversified as at IUJ.” Advisory, the advisory com- Re-Engineering division. pany of a group of hedge Yuji and Naheed (98) Masahiko Doi is now the IR98 funds which is usually re- catch up in Karachi. Manager of the Tokyo Water- ferred to as Whitney by the front Recycle Power Co.! Christiane (Wolf) Buck con- brokerage community. With tinues her work for German his inspiration and wonderful IR97 newspaper "Die Welt" arrangements, the Tokyo www.welt.de), now as NATO Alumni had a successful and Christian Buck, after three and Foreign Affairs Corre- elegant IUJ Friday in a party years as a Deputy Head of spondent in Brussels. Yuji room with a view in Roppongi Mission of the German Em- Kano, with the IFC in Wash- Hills. Masaru Yokoi became bassy in Abu Dhabi, was reas- ington, DC, traveled to Kara- the Managing Director of signed as diplomatic Head of chi Pakistan on business and WEALTH Management, Inc. in Mission at the ISAF Provincial met up with classmate Naheed September. He is now re- Reconstruction Team in Kun- Siddiqui, who is working for sponsible for corporate plan- dus / Afghanistan in 2005 and PIA Contact Center (photo). ning, and investment in real is now back to Europe, based properties and private equity in Brussels. He represents IM98 of real estate related business Germany in the EU Middle Bambanb Eko Prasetyo be- in addition to the acquisition East Working Group. During support, i.e. deal execution. Census Update the German EU presidency in came Senior Manager of the 2007 he will be designated to Corporate Banking Group at IR01 Many thanks to all chair that group! PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) in Indonesia. He also became who returned their th Kaoru Hisaeda joined the Happy 10 the General Secretary of the Equity Capital Markets in the Alumni Census Indonesian Alumni Chapter in mailed out in July, Anniversary of Investment Banking Division Jakarta – thank you! with Deutsche Securities. and to the more of your Graduation! you who updated IR99 IM01 your information 1997 Class PROFILE online. We were Andrea Popovici is pursuing Renee Bajor is the proud new her PhD at the University of flooded with updates 109 Total in the class, 60 from owner of a home in Moreno Toronto in the Faculty of So- making our Online GSIR and 49 from GSIM. 50 Valley, California. are in Japan, and 56 overseas cial Work. Ning Ning Yue Directory more reli- in 22 countries. We have 93 became an Assistant Manager IR02 able than ever. If emails addresses registered in the Automotive Compo- you have NOT yet (85%), but several are unde- nents Group for Nissan Trad- Niraj Dawadi reported in updated your infor- liverable. Just 14 have no or ing Co. Ltd. from the UN Office of the High mation, please do bad home addresses regis- Commission for Human Rights so—it is our 25th tered with campus. If you can IM99 in Nepal. He is a National Hu- help get in good contact with man Rights Officer specializ- anniversary! So a Koji Ihara is in the Control- all of your classmates, please ing in capacity building, train- good reason to make ling & Administration Depart- do so. Check the online direc- ing and best practices. Gul- sure we are in good ment for Bosch Corporation. tory for the information we do nara Shalpykova started a Yoshinobu Ikeda is now contact. have. Thanks PhD in the School of Politics Manager of the Human Re- and International Relations at IM97 sources Division for Fuji the University of Nottingham. Xerox Co. Ltd. Salma Salum took a position Shinichi Kishi started work- as Assistant to the Executive ing in Basel, Switzerland in IR00 Director at the African Devel- late June. He joined the Inter- opment Bank. Qunli Xing has been relo- national Association of Insur- cated to Shanghai recently by ance Supervisors (IAIS) as a NSK, as a Marketing Manager IM02 secretariat seconded by Fi- in the Marketing Administra- nancial Services Agency, Lokesh Jindal can now be tion Department of China Japan (Kin'yu-cho). IAIS, un- found at BNP Paribas in Tokyo. Automotive Headquarter of der the Bank for International Yin Lemon Lim became the NSK. He is responsible for Settlements (BIS), develops Director of Distribution and both Marketing and Supply international standards for CLASSNOTES 2003-2006

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Library Management for For- products (design, draw, out - The predictive power of tissimo Films Sales. She has source and sell). Anand research LONDON / 17 - 20 been helping campus by Phanse is off to Geneva to September) reaching out to some prospec- take part in the prestigious tive students there in Hong World Economic Forum’s Special note to the Class of Kong. Naoki Shida is in the Global Leadership Training 2006 Cultural Promotion Division Program. The World Eco- We look forward to following for the Niigata Government. nomic Forum is an independ- your careers! We don’t have Guess where he got great ent international organization updated information on over training for that job! committed to improving the 50 of you. Please check your state of the world by engaging profile and keep in touch! Jittra (04) marries IR03 leaders in partnerships to last February and is shape global, regional and IR06 now in the USA. Imran Abdullah is currently industry agendas. Ratri Sety- posted as Deputy Permanent orini took a break from her Sokchea Kim is a Dealer in Representative of Malaysia busy career at Standard Char- the Treasury Services division Mission to UNESCO, Paris on tered Bank in Jakarta to visit for ANZ Royal Bank, Cambo- behalf of the Malaysian Gov- Japan. She stopped by cam- dia. Sophy Thea joined as the ernment. pus and had an informal talk International Labor Organiza- with members of the Finance tion as a Monitor in Cambo- IM03 Club! dia. Junior Silva took up a post with the Bank Do Brazil in Planning a trip to Cambo- Tokyo dia??? Sourharo Sann has IR05 started his own travel agency Nguyen Hai Luu is now in for Cambodia tourism called IM06 charge of disarmament and Ratri (04) visits a Angel Travel Co. I am sure he development-related affairs in Hideyuki Yoshizawa (Ebiz) is current student will give IUJ alumni the royal relationships with UN and happily employed at Boston treatment! Fu Wa Chiu and other international organiza- Scientific Japan in the Corpo- from Indonesia, Richard Tang visited campus tions for the Ministry of For- rate Business Management Joko Prastowo on in September. Chiu-san is the eign Affairs, Vietnam, as an section. campus. Marketing Project Manager Expert in the Department of for Sounding Audio Industrial International Organizations. Ltd. in Hong Kong, and Rich- ard continues on with Eiken IM05 Chemical Co., Ltd. in Tokyo. Flavio Souza (also Ebiz03 IR04 grad) and team member Steve Mele (IR2000) won the Shinichi Imoto left PADECO prize for "Paper with Best Richard and Chiu- in September and joined the Methodology" - one of 3 Japanese Embassy in Egypt as san (04) enjoy a award categories at ESOMAR moment on campus a special surveyor for the Congress in London (ESOMAR Ministry of Foreign Affairs of CONGRESS 2006 FORESIGHT before heading for Japan. Marlar Myo Nyunt the onsen! won the best research paper award from Myanmar Arts and Special thanks to those who helped Gretchen at the IUJ Science Association. Her major competitors were those booth at the World Grad Tour (student recruitment tour)! with PhDs from Germany, Bangkok masters degrees from Rit- Faun Yee Yang (02) sumeikan University and Hi- roshima University and 5 oth- Sunicha Sangkavichitr (06) ers all submitting economics Kuala Lumpur Greeting a friend in papers. Marlar’s research Farzana Kazi (05) was based on her IUJ thesis SD2, or hailing IUJ? work, supervised by Prof. Singapore Watanabe. Congratulations!!! Yuhai Zhao (01) IM04 Munsch Lam (03)

Jittra Ruangdech married Michael Tussey and moved to Helping Prof. Xing in Lexington, NC, USA where Shanghai were Qunli they run their own business, Xing (05) and Jing Jing Bai selling furniture and Thai silk (01). Thank you!! JOB HUNTING ALUMNI SUPPORT SERVICES

Page 14 JOB Hunters’ Alert We are happy to announce MBA-Exchange.com is If you would like to regis- a new service for those in the international market- ter, let campus know that To be added to the Job Hunt. Free mem- place for top business we may give out your bership to MBA-Exchange, talent. Students and name, class and email. the IUJ Job and online service by invi- alumni of the top business IUJ also welcomes alumni tation only to the students schools can search interna- Hunters Email to join the Job Hunters and graduates of the tional jobs, upload their list, please Email list provided by world’s leading Business CV (confidential for campus for occasional in- contact Schools (graduates from alumni), research compa- formation appropriate to [email protected] GSIR with a business focus nies and industries and our alumni. Registration are welcomed to join). IUJ participate in online re- with subject line via the Online Directory is has recently been invited cruiting events. Over 800 coming soon, but for now “Add me to the to join due to our consis- companies in financial see the Alumni Homepage Job Hunters tently high world rankings! services, consulting, for more information. Mailing list” healthcare and other in- dustries use MBA- Please note that IUJ is no longer Exchange.com to reach actively involved with GlobalWork- place. We hope this new service, and recruit middle and MBAExchange, is more helpful to upper management in you in your job hunt in Japan and Europe, the USA and Asia. throughout Asia.

Life & Career Coaching Services Ty Jernstedt, IM97 in the following sectors: able to create a productive sporting goods, banking, life for themselves and we law, non-profit, journalism, can give them support with insurance and education. their endeavors. We will Through our work to- be working with them 3 gether, my clients have months before and after improved communication they are released. These and presentation skills, youth deserve a second removed fears of handling chance and need support conflict and stressful situa- to help create better lives tions, increased confi- for themselves. I am look- dence levels, strength- ing to roll this project out Ty’s company logo invites you to dive right into, and Come on in, The Water’s ened relationships with to other youth prisons find your potential. Fine! Dive into the life you boss, peers and staff, around the world as well. were meant to live. Swim found new fulfilling ca- If you are interested to in the possibility of maxi- reers, and much more. learn more, you can visit mizing your performance I have worked with Nike’s my website, and effectiveness. EMEA office to help them www.thewatersfine.org, or I currently live in Amster- develop a plan to bring email me at dam and work with clients more of a coaching culture [email protected]. across the globe as a certi- to the organization. They I also have a blog, fied coach to help them saw the value in what http://the-waters- explore and achieve their coaching can bring to fine.blogspot.com/, Swim in the potential. We take a look manager-team relations and a monthly newsletter at where they are now, and wanted to find out how with tips and useful tools, possibility of where they want to be and they can train and motivate which you can sign up for maximizing map out an action plan to their employees to be on my website. get them there. We also more like a coach in their your discuss what gets in their interactions and manage- performance way and develop struc- ment practices. tures to help remove the and I have also designed and roadblocks so they can am leading a coaching effectiveness! move forward. I work one- program to aid children’s on-one with clients as well re-entry into society from as develop and lead work- Pollsmoor Prison, in Cape shops for groups to train Town, South Africa. It is certain skills. our hope that through the I have worked with clients coaching, the kids will be RANKING, & APPEAL FOR INVOLVEMENT

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In Oct 2006, the Econo- only one in Japan to their help, and mist Intelligence Unit make the ranking. they came came out with the new- through. IUJ alumni participate in est ranking for global THANK YOU for this ranking process by MBA programs. IUJ the support. completing an online again made the top 100, survey about their ex- And congratula- coming in at 85. This is periences while at IUJ tions to us all. 3 positions higher than and right after, and of- A great way to start our www.which-mba.com in 2005. fering their opinions 25th anniversary cele- IUJ is one of just 12 Pro- about IUJ. We asked brations with a top 100 grams from the Asia- the MBA classes of MBA program ranking - Pacific region, and the 2004, 2005 and 2006 for worldwide!

Entrepreneurs - Please Stand Up Have you started your The Club started activities spirit of “learn from my own company or are by approaching Alumni mistakes and successes” about to? Please let cam- living near campus who will be approached. pus know. We are asked are operating their own Future Club activities may for this information in rank- businesses. There are include a Business Plan ings, but more importantly surprisingly several! Vis- competition between stu- we hope to call upon your its to their companies, in- dents on campus, and experiences and expertise terviews with them, and eventually with other B- to assist the Entrepreneurs the chance to learn di- schools in Japan and be- Club on campus. rectly from their experi- yond. ences is highly valued. The Entrepreneurs Club This Career Club joins the was re-launched in Fall The Club plans to support well established Finance 2006 out of pure and sim- each other through the Club, and the newly cre- ple need: There are more initial Business Plan con- ated Peace Council current students planning ceptualization and drafting (International Organiza- to start their own company phases, and hopes to call tions Club) as the most than ever before. Now upon Alumni to review active career groupings. there is also a good group business plans and receive of successful alumni for critiques, feedback and If you can help please con- them to learn from! We advice at the early stages. tact campus! hope to identify you! Guest speakers in the

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TH.A.N.K.S FUND: Join Us in Supporting IUJ By T. Shinoda (IR86) and A. Bergman (IR97) Do you remember the day you receive financial aid or some 国際大学創立者の中山素平 graduated from IUJ? Do you re- kind of sponsorship now. Giv- 氏が亡くなられてから、早1年 ing back to the university that member how proud you felt? gave me so much is important が過ぎました。99歳で最期を At commencement, I felt a to me, and I hope it is to you 迎えられるまで、ずっと国際大 mixture of sadness and too. The financial support 学のことを考えられていたこと excitement. I was sad to be alumni provide to their alma を私は身近でみて、心を打た leaving a place that held mater says a lot about the uni- れました。国際大学はまさに中 versity and each student’s ex- so many special memories 山氏のライフワークだったとい and where I met so many perience. I hope you’ll join me close friends, and excited in proudly supporting IUJ with えます。 to move onto the next a gift to the THANKS FUND in 昨年、国際大学同窓会は中山 chapter of my life. this momentous year. --- 氏を偲んで、その名前を冠した The Now, in its 25th year, 中山奨学金基金を創設し、そ Alumni- IUJ needs our help to Nakayama ensure the campus For online donation, see のための募金を展開していま http://www.iuj.ac.jp/alumni す。すでに多くの卒業生のご Scholarship remains a place where students can or to have a PLEDGE FORM 賛同をいただき, 400万円が集 emailed to you contact: Fund: an continue to have life- まりました。今年、創立25周年 Alumni Asso- changing experi- [email protected] ences of their own. ということもあり、もう一度卒業 ciation fund- 生の方々に募金に協力をお願 raising drive to While I was a stu- Adam Bergman (IR97), based in い申し上げます。 dent I received a directly sup- NYC, is a member of the Alumni generous financial Association Executive Council, and 信田智人 （１９８６） port a scholar- aid package, and serves on the Fundraising Subcom- ship for an in- upwards of 90% of mittee. He and his wife Julia (IR97) the current students are both annual donors to IUJ! coming student

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