2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

The America Society of Chicago 20 N. Clark Street Suite 750 Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: 312.263.3049 Fax: 312.263.6120 www.jaschicago.org

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 -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 over six levels of Japanese and English language courses. For membership information and other inquiries, visit www.jaschicago.org or contact the Society office. LETTER FROM THE HONORARY CHAIRMAN

What a remarkable year this has been for the Japan America Society of Chicago.

A great team is at the helm. Mr. Ed Grant was named President in July, and Mr. Mitsukuni Baba became Executive Director last January. Thanks to them, the other officers, the Board of Directors and many dedicated members, the Society’s future is now brighter then ever. With its many achievements during the last 12 months, the Society’s plans for 2009 are most exciting. So, I welcome this annual report, which looks back as it looks to the future.

Last July, when I arrived in Chicago as Consul General, I was most delighted to also become your Honorary Chairman. Your welcoming reception touched me deeply. As I met many of you for the first time, I was so impressed. Your passion for our Japan-Chicago friendship shined through. I knew then that Chicago was the perfect place to be. I couldn’t wait to begin cooperating with you.

Some of you know that much of my diplomatic career has been devoted to America. I’ve served in Washington, D.C. and . When I was Consul General in Atlanta, I worked closely with the Japan America Society of Georgia. I saw firsthand how important Japan America Societies are to our Japan-U.S. partnership. So, even before leaving for Chicago, I knew that the JASC would be one of my highest priorities. Our cooperative relationship, which has always been strong, continues to deepen.

Together, we are organizing more events of greater significance and of greater variety. Just look at the last 12 months. In February, former Consul General Shinoda spoke at a Society lunch on “Japan and America: Two Champions Tackling Global Challenges.” We then co-hosted a seminar, “An Insider’s Look at Working for a Japanese Company,” at the Japan Information Center. In March, the annual Membership Reception featured business insights by a former Motorola senior executive. We also held the 22nd Annual Speech Contest, which was better then ever as many young Japanese language students impressed the audience. In April, the always popular Sake Seminar & Tasting event offered wonderful samples donated by six Japanese breweries. We even experienced an incense ceremony performed by Koda specialists, which is rare outside Japan.

Before I left Tokyo for Chicago last summer, I wanted to bring excellent programs to you. So, I met with former Cabinet Minister Heizo Takenaka, the architect of Japan’s structural reform, and invited him to speak. He eagerly accepted and was delighted to share his insights with the Society last October.

In addition to public events, we also work closely together behind closed doors. At the Midwest Forum, which we co-hosted in April, Mr. Grant joined other key players in Japan-Midwest relations, including six Japan America Society presidents and five Honorary Consuls General, at the Japan Information Center. New opportunities for increased information-sharing and closer coordination between organizations were discussed. For fifteen years, the Midwest Forum has been all-important to our strategic planning. It enables all our organizations to better bring Japan to Chicago and the entire Midwest. I believe that the meeting should be held annually, and I look forward to co-hosting the Midwest Forum next spring.

Beyond this, the top leadership of the Society regularly plays a key role at Consulate events, for instance, at Ms. Yoko Nishi’s koto performance, the Japan Foundation’s panel discussion on the prospects for Japan-U.S. relations under the next administration, and the dinner in honor of Dr. Yoichiro Nambu, who has just received the Nobel Prize in physics.

This past year has been tremendous, but it is just the beginning. Next year, I hope to co-organize even more events with the Society. Together we can undertake new, dynamic initiatives that will further boost our Japan-Chicago friendship. I’m most eager to hear your suggestions, and I have some ideas of my own. Let’s continue to translate new opportunities into new achievements.

There’s no question that the Japan America Society of Chicago is the core organization, which brings Japan to Chicagoland. Thanks to all of you and your many past achievements, our friendship has become closer and closer. For all that you have done, you have my deepest appreciation. For all that we can do together in the future, you have my most enthusiastic support. JAPAN’S STRUCTURAL REFORM: YESTERDAY,TODAY AND TOMORROW Best Regards, OCTOBER 6, 2008

George Hisaeda Consul General of Japan at Chicago OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2008-09

Chairman Directors Michael H. Moskow John D. Angster Junji Hayashi Jody E. Kurtzhalts David A. Riggle Thomas Studney Senior Fellow on the Global Economy Vice President, Human Resources Deputy General Manager President & COO Partner CEO & President The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Komatsu America Corp. Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. Riggle and Craven Sunstar Americas, Inc.

Honorary Chairman Rita R. Athas Walter Hladko Dr. Phyllis I. Lyons David Roden Noboru Tajima The Honorable George Hisaeda Executive Director Manager, Midwest USA Associate Prof. African & Asian Languages Vice President & Group Manager President & CEO Consul General of Japan at Chicago World Business Chicago Imperial Hotel Tokyo/Osaka Northwestern University Fifth Third Bank Daido Steel (America), Inc. Consulate General of Japan at Chicago Jack D. Beem Makoto Iwai James A. McClung Howard J. Romanek Sachio Takahashi Treasurer & Secretary to the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Illinois State University General Sales Manager Chairman Emeritus Benita Boettner Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Lismore International Inc. NYK Line (North America), Inc. Adlai E. Stevenson Executive Director, Corporate Program Yasuo Sakae Chairman The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Ken Kabira Greg Merkley Senior Vice President & CFO Muneo Takashi SC&M Investment Management Corp. Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Astellas US LLC Chief Executive Director Robert A. Center Officer Kimitoshi Minami JETRO Chicago President Global Vice Chair-Japanese Chicago Transit Authority President & CEO August W. Schaefer Edward A. Grant Ernst & Young LLP Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. SVP & Public Safety Officer Futoshi Takumiya Principal Toshihiko Kaji Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Vice President & Regional General Manager Arthur Andersen LLP Kenneth A. Dixon SVP & General Manager Shinji Minobe NIPPONKOA Management Corporation Partner Sumitomo Corporation of America Executive Vice President & General Manager Yoshio Shibazaki Executive Vice Presidents Deloitte & Touche LLP Nippon Steel U.S.A., Inc. Managing Director Naomichi Terazaki Sam Cremin Robert W. Karr, Jr. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP VP & General Manager Director of Marketing Communications Lynn Durning Partner Thomas T. Miyano All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Molex Inc. Senior Vice President Jones Day CEO Noriaki Shigemitsu Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank MiyanoHitec Machinery, Inc. Assistant Vice President Takanobu Tokugawa Shunichiro Kishioka Steven L. Katz Mitsui Steel, Inc. President Chairman William Florida Principal Dana E. Morrison Nissan Forklift Corporation, N.A. I.T.A., Inc. Equity Analyst Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. President Kazuo Shimizu Advisory Research, Inc. Genieco, Inc. President & COO Mike M. Tsuruga Secretary Kohei Kawashima Kikkoman Foods, Inc. President Shane Stiles Marcia E. Goodman President Takashi Okamura Pacific Advisory Service, Inc. President Partner Honda Connectors, Inc. SVP & General Manager Toshio Shiozaki gate39MEDIA Mayer Brown LLP Tokio Marine Management, Inc. Vice President & General Manager Shawn Y. Valukas Toshitaka Kobayashi Japan Airlines International Financial Advisor Treasurer Yuji Hama Senior Vice President Ritsuko Okuno Welch Merrill Lynch Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. Jonathan Y. Kim Senior Vice President Private Banking Manager, Intl. Finance Yasuhiro Shoji Partner JPMorgan Chase Bank Fifth Third Bank Vice President Michael P. Whelan Taka Kosaka PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Nippon Life Insurance Co. of America Partner Masataka Harashima President Emily Reynolds Ernst & Young LLP Uni-Con, Inc. Vice President, Direct Sales Planning Group William A. Streff, Jr. Executive Director President & CEO E-Hay International Corp. Canon U.S.A., Inc. Partner Mari Yamamoto Regnier Mitsukuni Baba Robert W. Kumaki Kirkland & Ellis LLP Partner Executive Director Principal Barnes & Thornburg LLP Japan America Society of Chicago The Ronin Group OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2008-09 (Continue) LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Society Members, Board of Governors I feel honored and humbled to be writing this letter to you, reporting I also wish to recognize and thank some of the organizations that we Robert M. Ady Thomas P. McMenamin on the progress of your Society and to thank you and others for your routinely work with in developing and delivering our programming and President Principal exceptional support of the Society during this past year. The purpose of the other services to members. The Consulate General of Japan, JETRO and the Ady International Company Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. Japan America Society of Chicago is to create and promote friendship and Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago are organizations understanding between Japan and the United States. We do this through that have been wonderful partners in serving our members and delivering business, social, educational and cultural programming. All of your support programming. We wish to be mutually supportive and cooperative with Jack D. Beem Adlai E. Stevenson of the Society furthers this high and important purpose. these key groups and assist them wherever we can, as they assist and support us. Chairman I have to begin with thanking you, the Society members, that provide Thomas J. Boodell, Jr. SC&M Investment Management Corp. the broad interest and energy toward achieving our purpose. You have I am also delighted to report to you that your Board of Directors elected supported us by participating in our events, giving us your views on Michael Moskow Chairman of the Board at its December 2008 meeting. Mr. Partner improving the Society, and providing your important financial support Moskow has a distinguished record of service in the corporate, academic Boodell & Domanskis LLC that enables us to deliver the programs that we hope fit your interests and and public sectors. In addition to serving many years as the President of the expectations. You have animated our Society, and we thank you deeply. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, he also has taught at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, held several senior management positions Clyde O. Bowles, Jr. There are many, many others to thank as well. We have a great board of at major Chicago corporations, and served in several senior Federal Of Counsel directors, a great board of governors and a superb staff. I thank each of you government positions of importance to global economic and trade policy. for all of your efforts and results in advancing our purpose. You have been We are most fortunate to have the service of an individual of Mr. Moskow’s Harrison & Held LLP extraordinary. I run a risk of leaving out great contributors if I begin to cite caliber and stature. We thank him deeply for his willingness to serve as the any individually, but I do wish to particularly thank our Program Committee, Chairman of our board. chaired by Mari Yamamoto Regnier, and our Membership Committee, co- John A. Challenger chaired by Mike Tsuruga and Greg Merkley, as these two committees have Your Society, under the leadership and guidance of your fine board of CEO the highest “touch” with our Society members and have done exceptional directors, has made much progress over the past year. In addition to the already mentioned excellent programming, the Society membership has Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. work in putting together our programming and in serving membership. I am also most grateful to the Honorable George Hisaeda, Consul General been growing as well. Also, we have balanced our budget this past year of Japan in Chicago, for serving as our Honorary Chairman, as did his and believe that we are on a firm footing for the future. And we have Joyce Chelberg predecessor, the Honorable Kenji Shinoda, and to Senator Adlai Stevenson secured the services of the terrific Mitsukuni Baba as our new Executive for his continuing high level of activity as our Chairman Emeritus. Director. However, we have many challenges facing us. To continue this stable financial footing and robust programming, we have much hard work Dr. Arthur I. Cyr Also, many companies and individuals have provided direct financial ahead of us. The condition of the broad domestic and world economies support to our events as program sponsors. We thank you all. In the back affects us and challenges us. In order to continue on this good path that A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen of this annual report, you will find a listing of our programs during the past we are on, we will have to continue to deliver excellent programs and great Distinguished Professor, Political Economy year and the sponsors for many of those programs. I invite you to please member support, in a financially careful fashion. We intend to do this. At & World Business look at the types of programming that we have offered and also recognize the same time, we ask for your continuing participation and support. With those sponsors that have supported our programs. Director, Clausen Center for World Business your participation and support, we look forward to a highly productive year, providing great value to you, our members. Carthage College We had a great year of wonderful programs. They are the primary vehicles by which we pursue our mission. In total, the Society sponsored 40 events Thank you again to all that have supported us so well. We very much look in the past year with 2,175 people attending them. I am pleased to report forward to working with you and serving you going forward. Clyde Dickey to you that these are the highest number of activities and participants we have seen in a number of years. Sincerely,

Paul A. Dillon I will briefly cite some of the programs that were representative of the full President & CEO year’s slate. Beate Sirota Gordon presented her experience as the only woman on General McArthur’s staff involved with drafting the postwar Dillon Consulting Services LLC Japan constitution, including women’s rights, in “The Only Woman in the Edward A. Grant Room: A Memoir.” Consul General Kenji Shinoda presented a public affairs President luncheon entitled “Japan and America: Two Champions Tackling Global Tadashi Enami December 23, 2008 Challenges.” Noriyuki Shikata, Director, Second North America Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan presented “The U.S.-Japan Economic Ralph Fujimoto Security Alliance During and After the Bush Administration.” Dennis Cuneo, Executive Advisor & General Counsel, Toyota Boshoku America presented “Toyota’s Transformation from Importer to Leading Manufacturer in North Lyric Hughes Hale America.” Nicole Piasecki, President, Boeing Japan, presented “Boeing & Japan: A Global Benchmark for Strategic Industrial Collaboration.” And The Honorable Heizo Takanaka, Cabinet Minister under Prime Minister Junichiro Masataka Harashima Koizumi, presented “Japan’s Structural Reform: Yesterday, Today and President & CEO Tomorrow.” These are just some examples of the great programming during the past year. Please review them all in the back of this report. E-Hay International Corp. COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2008-09

Program Committee Mari Yamamoto Regnier, Barnes & Thornburg (Chair)

Membership Committee Y P C S A K E S E M I N A R Mike Tsuruga, Pacific Advisory Service, Inc. (Co-Chair) Greg Merkley (Co-Chair) APRIL 1, 2008 Marketing Committee Bob Kumaki, The Ronin Group (Co-Chair) Ken Kabira, Chicago Transit Authority (Co-Chair)

Finance Committee Yoshio Shibazaki, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Co-Chair) Shawn Valukas, Merrill Lynch (Co-Chair)

Fundraising Committee Tom McMenamin, Masuda Funai (Chair)

Nominating Committee Jody Kurtzhalts, Yaskawa Electric America (Co-Chair) James McClung, Lismore International Inc. (Co-Chair)

Young Professionals Committee Marna Romanoff, Consulate General of Japan (Chair)

Executive Committee Sam Cremin, Molex (Executive Vice President) Ed Grant, Arthur Andersen LLP (President) Jonathan Kim, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Treasurer) Shunichiro Kishioka, I.T.A., Inc. (Executive Vice President) Jody Kurtzhalts, Yaskawa Electric America (Co-Chair, Nominating) Greg Merkley (Co-Chair, Membership) Yoshio Shibazaki, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Co-Chair, Finance) Shane Stiles, gate39MEDIA (Secretary) Naomichi Terazaki, All Nippon Airways Mike Tsuruga, Pacific Advisory Service, Inc. (Co-Chair, Membership) Shawn Valukas, Merrill Lynch (Co-Chair, Finance) Mari Yamamoto Regnier, Barnes & Thornburg (Chair, Program) Heizo Takenaka, Professor, Keio University and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of State for the Privatization of the Postal Services in the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi

Nicole Piasecki, Vice President, Boeing International and President, Boeing Japan

EVENTS 2007-2008

Beate Sirota Gordon (Middle) surrounded by Japan America Society of Chicago and International Women Associates members BUSINESS EVENTS

A Tour of the Chicago Board of Trade & presentation Member Reception HRMAC and Japan America Society of Chicago HR Issues for One More Time: Japan’s Next Wave of Building Global Businesses Intro to the Futures Market Date: 3/4/08 Japanese-Owned Companies 世界市場で日本が再びリーダーになるには？ シカゴ商品取引所見学ツアー＆プレゼンテーション Speaker: Pat Canavan, former Senior Vice President, Global Date: 6/12/08 Date: 9/17/08 Date: 7/26/07 Governance, Motorola, Inc. Speakers: Eugene Jacobs, Jeffrey Ross and Adam Greetis, Seyfarth Speaker: Pat Canavan, Former SVP, Global Governance, Motorola, Inc. Speaker: Jack Scoville, Vice President, Price Futures Group Shaw LLP Sponsor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Toyota’s Transformation from Importer to a Leading Building Global Brands in Japan: Lessons Learned from Manufacturer in North America Building Global Brands in Japan: Lessons Learned from U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce and Japan America Kellogg’s and McDonald’s 北米トヨタの華麗なる転身～輸入業から製造業のリーダへ Kellogg’s and McDonald’s Society of Chicago U.S. China Japan Automotive Conference 日本におけるグローバルブランドの成功の秘訣：ケロッグとマ 日本におけるグローバルブランドの成功の秘訣：ケロッグとマ Date: 3/17/08 Dates: 10/28/08 クドナルドの教訓から クドナルドの教訓から Speaker: Dennis Cuneo, Executive Advisor & General Counsel, Date: 8/30/07 Toyota Boshoku America Date: 7/10/08 Speaker: Ken G. Kabira, Executive Vice President, Lipman Hearne Sponsors: Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. and HSBC Speaker: Ken G. Kabira, Former Chief Marketing Officer, Sponsor: Nippon Life Insurance and Company of America McDonald’s Japan The Asian Financial Center: Is It Too Late for Tokyo? Sponsor: Komatsu America Corp. Energy Efficient Home Design: International Trends and Local アジア国際金融センター ‐東京はまだ間に合うのか？ Implementations Date: 3/20/08 Energy and Natural Resources: How Does a Price Hike in Energy Affect the Global Economy? 地球にやさしい省エネ住宅 Speaker: Mitch Fulscher, Chairman, Futures Industry Association エネルギーと資源:価格高騰はどう世界経済に影響を与えるか？ 世界的トレンドとシカゴでの活用 of Japan Date: 11/15/07 Sponsor: CME Group Date: 7/31/08 Speakers: Vic Zaderej, Molex Inc. and Kevin Donovan, Cordogan Speaker: Yoshihiko Kawamura, SVP & General Manager, Mitsubishi International Corp. Clark and Associates Kikkoman Foods Inc. Our First 35 Years Sponsor: Hamilton Partners キッコーマン アメリカでの醤油作り 35年をふり返って Sponsor: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Date: 5/7/08 Boeing & Japan: A Global Benchmark for Strategic Industrial HRMAC and Japan America Society of Chicago 2008 Reward Speaker: Kuniki Hatayama, President and COO, Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Collaboration Considerations for Japanese-Owned Companies Current Sponsor: Chicago Asia-Pacific Group Compensation and Retirement Trends in an Evolving Marketplace ボーイングと日本50年の協調関係:グローバル事業戦略の原動力 Date: 2/28/08 Dates: 8/14/08 McDonald’s Japan: The Success of the Plan to Win Campaign Speaker: Nicole Piasecki, VP, Boeing International and President, Speakers: Paul Perry, Partner; Anne Goodyear, Director; and Jack マクドナルドジャパン 強さの秘密 Abraham, Tax Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boeing Japan Date: 5/30/08 Sponsors: Astellas; Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Daido Steel (America) Speaker: Sarah Casanova, Senior Vice President, Business YPC An Insider’s Look at Working for a Japanese Company Inc.; Flying Food Group; Kaplan, Von Ohlen & Massamillo, LLC; Development, McDonald’s Japan 日系企業で成功するには Komatsu America Corp.; Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd; Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.; Mitsubishi International Corp.; Date: 2/29/08 78th Annual Dinner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.; Tokio Marine Management; and Speakers: Gary Jamison, Consultant, Japan Intercultural The International Pastime: Traditions and Connections Between PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Consulting; Julie Schotanus, Manager, General Affairs, Mitsui Rail Baseball, Japan and Wrigley Field Capital LLC; and Greg Merkley, President, TT&M Consulting Date: 6/9/08 YPC Suburban Meishi Business Card Exchange Speaker: Michael R. Lufrano, Senior Vice President of Community Dates: 8/28/08 Affairs and General Counsel, Chicago Cubs Sponsor: Immigration Law Associates, P.C. CULTURAL events EDUCATIONAL events

The Sushi Economy: Globalization and the Making of a Modern YPC Sake Seminar and Tasting from 7 Japanese Breweries History Tour of Chicago Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Japanese Print Collection at the Delicacy 酒セミナー＆ティスティング ネービーピアでシカゴの歴史を学ぼう Art Institute of Chicago アイゼンバーグ氏「寿司エコノミー」出版記念講演・サイン会 Date: 4/1/08 Date: 9/9/07 シカゴ美術館の秘蔵浮世絵コレクション Date: 7/18/07 Speaker: John Gauntner, Leading Sake Expert in Japan Speaker: Howard Romanek, Assistant Professor, Illinois State Date: 11/20/08 Speaker: Sasha Issenberg, Writer-at-large, Sponsor: Japan Airlines University Speaker: Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Assistant Curator of Sponsor: Seyfarth & Shaw LLP Japanese Art, Art Institute of Chicago Koh-Do the World of Japanese Incense Ceremony Hello Kitty: The Global Brand with Nine Lives 「香道」の世界 Japanese Guided Tour of the Art Institute of Chicago Date: 8/3/07 Date: 4/10/08 待望のシカゴ美術館日本語案内 Speaker: Ken Belson, Business Reporter, New York Times Sponsors: Genieco, Inc. and Nippon Kodo Date: 11/18/07 Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Speaker: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in North Korea and Japan: Where Are We and How Did We Get Here? Whitebread America 遠くて近い国・北朝鮮 ～ その素顔と未来 Date: 4/16/08 Japanese Guided Tour of the Art Institute of Chicago Date: 10/10/07 Speaker: Linda Furiya, Author 前回満員御礼につき再度開催 Speaker: Walter L. Keats, President, Asia Pacific Travel Ltd. シカゴ美術館日本語案内 Japan — A Look Back, A Look Forward Date: 1/27/08 The Only Woman in the Room: A Memoir 激動の戦後史と日本の未来 Speaker: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 日本国憲法の草案に貢献した唯一の女性 Date: 5/13/08 男女平等の草案者の日本国憲法の誕生秘話 Speaker: Laura E. Hein, Professor of History, Northwestern Date: 10/26/07 University A Fascinating Look at the U.S. Presidential Election Process Speaker: Beate Sirota Gordon Sponsor: Barnes & Thornburg LLP 米大統領選の仕組み Date: 5/19/08 Demonstration and History of the Art of Kendo and laido English Rakugo: Chicago Hanjotei Speaker: Adam Cox, Assistant Professor of Law, University of 剣道と居合道見学会 Date: 6/20/08 & 6/21/08 Chicago School of Law Date: 10/28/07 Sponsor: Barnes & Thornburg LLP Speaker: Ken Pitchford, Kendo Instructor, Japanese Culture Center Playing Long Ball: Baseball Between Japanese Universities and the University of Chicago シカゴ大学と日本の大学：野球を通しての100年にわたる日米 Hallyu: The Korean Wave Midwest Buddhist Temple Service and Q&A 交流の歴史 The Korean Drama Phenomenon in East Asia and Japan シカゴの仏教にふれてみよう Date: 9/4/08 한류: 한국 물결 – 일본, 동남아시아 등지에서의 한국 드라마 열풍 Date: 7/27/08 Speaker: Mike Szczepaniak, University of Chicago Date: 1/10/08 Sponsor: The University of Chicago Speakers: Robert Cagle, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Consul Jung-Il Han, Korean Consulate History Tour of Chicago General; Laura Miller, Professor of Anthropology, Loyola University; Beyond Pearl Harbor: The Untold Stories of Japan’s Naval Airmen ネービーピアでシカゴの歴史を学ぼう and Man-Sung Son, President, SMA Productions Date: 10/22/08 Date: 9/7/08 Sponsors: Seyfarth & Shaw LLP and Illinois Humanities Council Speaker: Ron Werneth, World War II Historian and Author Speaker: Howard Romanek, Assistant Professor, Illinois State University

Tour of Wrigley Field Date: 9/13/08 PUBLIC AFFAIRS events SOCIAL events

Japan and America: Two Champions Tackling Global Challenges Japanese American Service Committee and Japan America Japanese Heritage Night 日本とアメリカ：地球規模の難題に取り組む両国 Society of Chicago Meishi (Business Card Exchange) Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Indians Date: 2/5/08 Date: 8/23/07 Date: 7/2/08 Sponsor: Chicago White Sox Speaker: The Honorable Kenji Shinoda, Consul General of Japan at Chicago, Consulate General of Japan at Chicago YPC Sunglasses at Night Guided Bike Tour of Chicago たそがれシカゴ自転車ツアー YPC Ravinia Outing Sponsors: Astellas; Barnes & Thornburg LLP; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; and Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Date: 9/15/07 Date: 7/20/08

A Day of Exploration at the Brookfield Zoo A-Squared Theatre Workshop Production of A Wind Cries Mary 家族でブルックフィールド動物園に行こう！ 観劇のご案内 The U.S.-Japan Economic Security Alliance During and After the Date: 9/23/07 Date: 8/7/08 Bush Administration Date: 3/10/08 A Classical Music Concert Takashi Fine Dining Speaker: Noriyuki Shikata, Director, Second North America ピアノ＆バイオリンコンサートへのお誘い Date: 8/19/08 Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Date: 12/2/07 Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Performers: Kanae Tsuruga, Piano and Lila Watanabe, Violin Welcome Reception for The Honorable and Mrs. George Hisaeda Sponsor: Merrill Lynch Consul General of Japan at Chicago Date: 8/20/08 Japan and the US Elections: Concerns of a Key Ally 21st Annual Holiday Fundraiser & Bonenkai Date: 5/21/08 Date: 12/12/07 YPC Takoyaki & Mochi Social Speaker: Dr. Robert “Skipp” Orr, Former President, Boeing Japan たこ焼き＆もちパーティ and Chairman, Panasonic Foundation Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs Basketball Game Date: 9/11/08 Sponsor: Mayer Brown LLP Date: 3/20/08 Afternoon Classic Music Concert Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres Baseball Game 弦楽四重奏コンサート ～シカゴ響メンバーを招いて Japan’s Structural Reform: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Date: 5/12/08 Date: 11/2/08 グローバル経済と改革の行方 Performers: Cornelius Chiu, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Kozue Farewell Reception for The Honorable and Mrs. Kenji Shinoda Funakoshi, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Catherine Brubaker, Date: 10/6/08 Consul General of Japan at Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra; David Sanders, Chicago Symphony Speaker: Heizo Takenaka, Professor, Keio University and former Date: 5/15/08 Orchestra and Kanae Tsuruga Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of Sponsor: Shawn Valukas State for the Privatization of the Postal Services in the Cabinet of Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Dodgers Baseball Game Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi YPC Thanksgiving Wine Social Date: 5/27/08 Sponsors: Joyce Chelberg; JPMorgan Chase Bank; Mitsubishi Date: 11/22/08 Electric Automation, Inc.; Pasona; and Sumitomo Corporation of The University of Chicago Celebrating Tradition Waseda America 22nd Annual Holiday Fundraiser & Bonenkai University Reception Date: 12/11/08 Date: 5/27/08 Sponsor: The University of Chicago CORPORATE MEMBER LISTING

Corporate Gold Member Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. Corporate Supporter Member Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. Deloitte & Touche LLP Honda Connectors, Inc. Shell Vacations LLC Ady International Company Nisshin Steel USA, LLC Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Sidley Austin LLP Aioi Insurance Company of America Noble U.S.A., Inc. Corporate Silver Member ITA Inc. Sumitomo Corporation of America Amano Enzyme U.S.A., Co., Ltd. Pacific Advisory Service Astellas US LLC Japan Airlines Sussex Enterprises, Inc. Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd., USA Office Park Hyatt Chicago Barnes & Thornburg LLP Japanese Business Legal & Technical Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. Bank of the West Personalized Medicine Research Inc. Canon U.S.A., Inc. Translation and Interpretation Services The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Battle Creek Unlimited, Inc. Prince Hotels & Resorts Kirkland & Ellis LLP JETRO Chicago The Chicago Council on Global Affairs BBK Ltd. Rohrs & Co. LLC KPMG LLP Jones Day Tomoegawa (U.S.A.) Inc. City of Osaka - Chicago Office Sanko America LLC Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. JPMorgan Chase Bank Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. Corbett, Duncan & Hubly, P.C. Spring Creek Partners Mayer Brown LLP KDDI America, Inc. U.S. Tsubaki, Inc. Cosmos Services (America) Inc. Steuben County Economic Development Dainippon Screen Graphics Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. Kikkoman Foods, Inc. UGN, Inc. Corporation DareCloud Development, Inc. Molex Inc. Komatsu America Corp. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Sumitomo Electric Carbide, Inc. David Hale Global Economics Taiyo Yuden (U.S.A.), Inc. National Material L.P. Komori America Corporation Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank Development Bank of Japan Inc. The Chicagoland & Suburban Law Firm Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc. LifeGem World Business Chicago E-Hay International Corp. Third Generation Financial LLC PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP MBL (USA) Corporation Executive Resource Group, Inc. Tohnichi America Corp. Sunstar Americas, Inc. MC Machinery Systems, Inc. Corporate Member Figaro USA, Inc. Tokio Marine Management, Inc. United Healthcare of Illinois, Inc. McDonald’s Corporation Access Electronics, Inc. gate39MEDIA Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. Meiji Corporation Corkill Insurance Agency, Inc. Goda & Associates, Inc. Uni-Con, Inc. Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Daido Steel (America), Inc. Daiichi Jitsugyo (America), Inc. Gullo International Development Corp. Corporate Bronze Member Mitsubishi Engine North America, Inc. Eakas Corporation I/N Tek I/N Kote Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. Echo, Inc. Ingraham and Associates, Inc. All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi International Corporation Illinois Institute of Technology, Dept. of Japan Machinery Parts & Components Mitutoyo America Corporation Aon Risk Services, Inc. Social Sciences Office Miyano Machinery USA Inc. ARK Technologies, Inc. Immigration Law Associates, P.C. “K” Line America, Inc. Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Baker & McKenzie LLP Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Kimata Personnel & Consultants, Inc. Bates & Carey LLP Movéo Integrated Branding Kintetsu World Express (USA) Inc. Kitsuya Trading, Inc. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. NDK America, Inc. Kitamura Machinery of U.S.A., Inc. Lori S.C. Yokoyama & Associates, P.C. Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co. Nippon Life Insurance Co. of America Kubota Engine America Corporation Manshio Law Firm, P.C. Citibank Nippon Steel U.S.A., Inc. Metal One Holdings America, Inc. Mark Goodman & Associates, Inc. MIYANOHITEC MACHINERY, INC. Cunat Inc.- Royal Japan Corp. Nissan Forklift Corporation, N.A. Melamed & Associates NIPPONKOA Management Corp. Ernst & Young LLP NYK Line (North America) Inc. Metal One America, Inc. PMP Fermentation Products, Inc. Fakhoury & Ray, P.C. Okabe Co., Inc. Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. SC&M Investment Management Corp. FANUC AMERICA Corporation Omron Management Center of America, Inc. Miyanaga America Corporation Signa Group, Inc. Fifth Third Bank Ono Sokki Technology, Inc. Mizkan Americas, Inc. Sumitomo Metal USA Corporation Freeborn & Peters LLP Riggle and Craven Moritani America, Inc. TCH International, Inc. Genieco, Inc. RSM McGladrey Networks Title Resource, Inc. Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. Nihon Keizai Shimbun America, Inc. Holiday Inn Express Arlington Heights Schiff Hardin LLP DONORS 2007-08

Corporate Donors

Astellas US LLC Hachi’s Kitchen Restaurant Merrill Lynch Barnes & Thornburg LLP Hamilton Partners Nacional 27 Canon U.S.A., Inc. Illinois Humanities Council Nippon Kodo Chicago Asia-Pacific Group, UofC Japan Airlines Nippon Life Insurance Company Chicago White Sox Kamehachi Japanese Restaurant of America CME Group Kikkoman Foods, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Doubletree Convention Center Kirkland & Ellis LLP Seyfarth & Shaw LLP Genieco, Inc. Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell Ltd. Shikago Restaurant Gibson’s Bar & Steak House Mayer Brown LLP Frank Sidney

Individual Donors

Bonnie Andreas Ed Grant Hisae Shea Anonymous Marion Ishii Bill Streff Sarah Barr Shunichiro Kishioka Akiko Sugano Robert Barton Yoko Kusama Kaoru Sugiura Jack Beem James McCormick Florence Teuscher S. Celine Bendy Thomas P. McMenamin Dora Thornburg John Bukacek Toshie Miura Josie Tomes Joyce Chelberg Kimiko Nakamura Kanae Tsuruga Marilyn Clancy Takashi Oka Shawn Valukas Janice Dengis Tetsue Ole Barbara Waters Jean Marie Dillon Susan Oppenheimer Michael Whelan Kazuko Ernst Kayoko Rohan Iris Witkowsky Merle Gordon Howard Romanek

The Japan America Society of Chicago would like to thank Movéo Integrated Branding for their design of this annual report and Molex for coordinating its production. The support of both these companies is greatly appreciated.