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Japan America Society of 20 N. Clark Street Suite 750 Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: 312.263.3049 Fax: 312.263.6120

www.jaschicago.org

JAS-13003_2013AnnualReport_131118.indd 1-2 11/21/13 2:11 PM 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 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 more than six levels of Japanese and English language courses. For membership information and other inquiries, visit www.jaschicago.org or contact the Society office.

Design provided by Movéo Integrated Branding Cover Photo: Imperial Palace in , Japan with reflection of the Chicago skyline

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November, 2013 November 5, 2013

Dear friends, Dear Society Members,

Before my arrival in Chicago last January, I heard so much about the Japan America Society of Chicago and its tremendous contribution to our I am happy to report that The Japan America Society of Chicago presented outstanding programs, increased membership and deepened our friendship. I've now seen firsthand that it's all that and more. relationship with the national Japan America Societies in 2012. JASC was well-represented at the Japan-U.S. Midwest Conference in Tokyo, where I served as U.S. Honorary Conference Chairman. I am most impressed by your wide variety of programs — from business presentations to cultural exchange and even Japanese language classes. Thanks to the Society and the shared purpose and commitment of it's members, Japan and Chicago now enjoy a very special The Society’s members and directors enthusiastically participated in and actively supported over 40 programs this year, covering issues partnership. in business, public affairs, culture and education. Tom Ricketts, Owner of The Chicago Cubs, gave a dynamic presentation at our Member Reception; Tatsuhiro Shindo, Chief Executive Director of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) updated us on the pace of economic This year, as in past years, the Society stands front and center in bringing us together. I would like to deeply thank Chairman Emeritus Adlai and social recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake; and our popular Annual Sake Tasting provided a casual environment for members to Stevenson, Chairman Michael Moskow, President J.D. Bindenagel, Executive Vice Presidents Robert Karr and Kenji Iijima, Executive Director socialize. Through these programs, we strive to further our mission of friendship and understanding between Japan and the United States. Mitsukunj Baba, as well as the other officers and members. With your tireless dedication, Japan and Chicago continue to become closer. We are pleased to report continued membership growth and a number of new company sponsors. Our corporate and individual members are We see this in many ways. and Chicago are now celebrating 40 wonderful years as sister cities. The Tokyo·Chicago commute is more essential to our success. The board of directors is strongly committed to our mission, and I am deeply appreciative of their contributions to the convenient than ever with many morning and late afternoon flights. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will shine a bright spotlight on Japan that will Society. Each new class of incoming board members adds vigor to JASC, and we continue to recruit excellent individuals who generously share encourage more Chicagoans to visit. their time and talents with the Society.

The outlook for our partnership is bright. Abenomics is already strengthening Japan's economy, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is now We remain committed to providing both our members and the public at large with a wide variety of quality programs and events. With a being negotiated, will boost trade. Both of these will pave the way for Japan and Chicago to do even more business. dedicated and energized board, sound finances, loyal members, and the continuous support of the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago as well as others, we are pleased to embark on the Society’s new year. I'm enthusiastic about the Japan America Society of Chicago and the many great things it will achieve this next year. I will continue to support you and cooperate with you in every way possible. 2013 was a great year for Japan and Chicago. Together, let's make 2014 even better. Thank you to our members for your continuous support, and a particular thank you to our directors and governors for your service. The Society’s future is bright, and I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely, Sincerely,

Masaharu Yoshida Consul General of Japan Michael H. Moskow Chairman

JAS-13003_2013AnnualReport_131118.indd 5-6 11/21/13 2:11 PM LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

November, 2013

Dear Society Members,

As Japan America Society of Chicago President, I am pleased to report to you on the progress of your Society as we start our 83rd anniversary I would also like to thank my counterparts Kenji Iijima and Bob Karr who currently serve as Executive Vice Presidents. Both Kenji and Bob provide year. I thank you and friends of the Society for the great support this past year. The purpose of the Japan America Society of Chicago is to distinguished and valued service to the Society. I thank them and all of our Directors, Officers and Governors for their dedicated service and create and promote friendship and understanding between Japan and the United States. Throughout the year, business, public affairs, social, outstanding efforts in advancing our mission. I would like to give special thanks to the committee co-chairs who also give generously of their educational and cultural programming contribute to greater Japanese-American understanding and friendship. Your support of the Society time and talents to the Society. furthers our important mission. Our staff Mitsukuni Baba, Executive Director and Erika Kono, quietly go about their work, delivering great programs and service for our Two key, essential elements of our success are membership and development. Numerous member companies and individual members have members, day in and day out. I personally thank them for their devotion and skill. provided direct financial support to our Society this past year, including many as event or program sponsors or contributors. We thank each one of you. We also depend upon our individual and corporate members and thank you all so much. In recognition of this support, we dedicate the While our Society continues to achieve our mission, we still face many challenges. To maintain our steady financial footing and continue our back of this annual report to our annual program underwriters, sponsors of individual programs, corporate members and donors. I invite you to robust programming, we have much hard work ahead of us. The worldwide economic crisis caused many to struggle and presented us with please note the organizations and individuals that have supported our Society. Their support, along with others, is so vital to our Society and we uncertainties for the future. I am confident with the strong support we have that we will continue on the path to success that we are on at the deeply appreciate our supporters. Society. Nevertheless, we will have to continue to deliver excellent programs and great member value in a financially careful fashion. We intend to do that. At the same time, I ask for your continuing input, participation and support. With that, we look forward to a highly productive year, Of course programming is the core of our activities in pursuit of our mission. Once again, we had a year of exciting and interesting programs, providing great value to you, our members. events and classes. Some of the speakers and programs that are representative of the full year’s slate include Yasokichi Konishiki, former sumo wrestler, who gave a telling account of his life as a world renowned competitor, and Osamu Nagata, Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Thank you again to all that have supported us so well. I am very excited about our new year. We very much look forward to working with you Manufacturing (Japan) who gave a presentation on Toyota America’s deep roots and extended future. These are just a few examples of our many and serving you going forward. outstanding programs from this past year, which are listed in the back of this annual report.

Programming, membership and development continue to be the cornerstones and the engines of our Society, and are the three legs of the Sincerely, Society’s stability. We congratulate and thank these three committee members for their great efforts that contributed so much to the success of the Society.

I also wish to especially recognize and thank some of the organizations that we work with continuously to develop, publicize and deliver our programming and other services to our members. The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago, JETRO, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and The Honorable J.D. Bindenagel Industry in Chicago, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, among the great partners to the Society. On behalf of our members, I can assure President these key partners that we will be mutually supportive and cooperative and assist them wherever we can.

Finally, we have great Directors and Governors, and an exceptional staff. I am particularly grateful to The Honorable Michael Moskow, our Chairman, to The Honorable Masaharu Yoshida, Consul General of Japan at Chicago, our Honorary Chairman and to Senator Adlai Stevenson, our Chairman Emeritus. Their wisdom and counsel is invaluable.

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Honorary Chairman Directors Marcia E. Goodman Toshio Kawai Bart M. McMillan Brad Perlstein The Honorable Masaharu Yoshida David Baeckelandt Partner President & CEO Partner Vice President, Human Resources Consul General of Japan at Chicago Managing Director, Institutional Sales & Mayer Brown LLP Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Baker & McKenzie LLP Komatsu America Corp. Consulate General of Japan at Chicago Client Services O’Shaughnessy Asset Management Edward A. Grant Niamh King Greg Merkley Jamie Rhee Chairman Arthur Andersen LLP, Retired Vice President, Programs Manager, Case Writing Chief Procurement Officer The Honorable Michael H. Moskow David L. Barcus The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Kellogg School of Management City of Chicago Vice Chairman & Senior Fellow on the Vice President, Operations Amy M. Harris Global Economy Sunstar Americas, Inc. Membership Shunichiro Kishioka Mark Miller David M. Roden The Chicago Council on Global Affairs The Economic Club of Chicago Chairman President Vice President & Group Manager Jack D. Beem I.T.A., Inc. Cornerstone Environmental, Fifth Third Bank Chairman Emeritus Baker & McKenzie LLP (Retired) Ichiro Hidaka Health & Safety, Inc. The Honorable Adlai E. Stevenson VP & General Manager Tomoko Kizawa Howard J. Romanek Chairman Nigel Blakeway All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Partner Tsudoi Miyoshi State University SC&M Investment Management Corp. Chairman, President & CEO Deloitte & Touche LLP Head of Chief Medical & Science Office Omron Management Center of America Masashi Hisamoto Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Shinichi Sanui President Treasurer & Secretary to the Board Jody E. Kurtzhalts Deputy General Manager The Honorable J.D. Bindenagel Benita Boettner Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Yaskawa Electric America, Inc., Retired Dana E. Morrison Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Strategy XXI Partners Principal President Lismore International Inc. Walter Hladko Sang-yul Lee Genieco, Inc. August W. Schaefer Executive Vice Presidents Imperial Tokyo/Osaka (Retired) Partner SVP & Public Safety Officer Kenji Iijima Wendy Breuder Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Robert Murphy Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Senior Vice President & General Manager Managing Director, Corporate & Investment Yoshiro Hori Managing Partner Sumitomo Corporation of America Banking for the Americas EVP & General Manager Harumi Lory Movéo Integrated Branding Julie Schotanus The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A., Inc. Lecturer Robert W. Karr, Jr. East Asian Languages & Civilizations Timothy Newlin Dan Seals Principal Robert A. Center David D. Johnson The University of Chicago Vice President, Foreign Multinational Assistant Director Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. Executive Vice President, Treasurer & CFO Banking Illinois Department of Commerce & Sam Cremin Inc. Phyllis I. Lyons JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA Economic Opportunity Secretary Managing Director Associate Prof. African & Asian Languages John Bukacek Green Tree Products & Technologies Ken G Kabira Northwestern University Shuei Nishizawa Yoshio Shibazaki President Group Manager of Membership, Service Director Senior Tax Manager Japanese Business Legal & Technical Drew Edwards Activities & Communications Hirokazu Maruta Japan Co., Ltd. Plante & Moran PLLC Translation and Interpretation Services Vice President Lions Clubs International General Manager Advisory Research, Inc. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Yoko Noge Dean Kazuo Shimizu Treasurer Steven L. Katz Correspondent President & CEO Yasushi Kubo William L. Florida Principal James A. McClung Nikkei Chicago Bureau Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Partner-Audit Vice President Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. Chairman and CEO PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Advisory Research, Inc. Lismore International Inc. Hiroko Osaka Ichiro Sone Janice Katz Hiroko Osaka & Co. Chief Executive Director Executive Director Ryutaro Furukawa Associate Curator of Japanese Art Joseph McCluskey JETRO Chicago Mitsukuni Baba Senior Vice President Art Institute of Chicago Vice President, International Operations Peggy Parfenoff Executive Director JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. W.W Grainger, Inc. Executive Director Japan America Society of Chicago World Chicago

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William A. Streff, Jr. Michael P. Whelan Clyde Dickey Partner Partner Kirkland & Ellis LLP Ernst & Young LLP Ralph Fujimoto

Yasuyuki Sugiura Mari Yamamoto Regnier Masataka Harashima President & CEO Partner President & CEO General Manager, Chicago Branch Barnes & Thornburg LLP E-Hay International Corp. Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) Keiko Yanai Lyric Hughes Hale Mary Sutherland Deputy Consul General Editor in Chief Consulate General of Japan at Chicago Econvue, Inc. Bridget Sweeney Director, Business Operations Masao Yoshida Shunichiro Kishioka The Company President & CEO Chairman Astellas US LLC I.T.A., Inc. Mike M. Tsuruga Genieco, Inc. Board of Governors Jody E. Kurtzhalts Jack D. Beem (Retired) Yaskawa Electric America, Inc., Retired Shawn Y. Valukas (Chairman) Account Vice President James A. McClung UBS Financial Services, Inc. Thomas J. Boodell, Jr. Chairman and CEO Attorney at Law Lismore International Inc. Kumiko Watanabe Boodell & Domanskis LLC 26TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY Partner + Japan Business Group Thomas P. McMenamin US National Leader Clyde O. Bowles, Jr. Principal FUNDRAISER & BONENKAI Grant Thornton LLP Of Counsel Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. Harrison & Held LLP Ritsuko Okuno Welch Adlai E. Stevenson Vice President, Intl. Finance John Bukacek Chairman Fifth Third Bank President SC&M Investment Management Corp. Japanese Business Legal & Technical Translation and Interpretation Services Thomas Studney

Arthur I. Cyr Josie Tomes A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor, Political Economy & World Business Director, Clausen Center for World Business Carthage College

December 13, 2012

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Program Committee August Schaefer, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (Chair)

Membership Committee Marcia Goodman, Mayer Brown LLP (Co-Chair) Mike Tsuruga, Genieco Inc. (Co-Chair)

Development Committee Robert W. Karr, Jr., Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. (Co-Chair) Kumiko Watanabe, Grant Thornton (Co-Chair)

Finance Committee Drew Edwards, Advisory Research, Inc. (Co-Chair) Yoshio Shibazaki, Plante & Moran PLLC (Co-Chair)

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

Young Professionals Committee Sami Ari, BCV (Co-Chair) Austin Gilkeson, Japan Information Center (Co-Chair) Genea Tafesse, Northern Lights Direct (Co-Chair)

Executive Committee Hon. J.D. Bindenagel (President) John Bukacek, Japanese Business Legal & Technical Translation and Interpretation Services (Secretary) Drew Edwards, Advisory Research, Inc. (Co-Chair, Finance Committee) Marcia Goodman, Mayer Brown LLP (Co-Chair, Membership Committee) Kenji Iijima, Sumitomo Corporation of America (Executive Vice President) Robert W. Karr, Jr., Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. (Co-Chair, Development Committee & Executive Vice President) Shunichiro Kishioka, I.T.A., Inc. Yasushi Kubo, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Treasurer) Jody E. Kurtzhalts, Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. (Retired) (Co-Chair, Nominating Committee) James A. McClung, Lismore International Inc. (Co-Chair, Nominating Committee) August Schaefer, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (Chair, Program Committee) Yoshio Shibazaki, Plante & Moran PLLC (Co-Chair, Finance Committee) Mike Tsuruga, Genieco Inc. (Co-Chair, Membership Committee) Kumiko Watanabe, Grant Thornton (Co-Chair, Development Committee)

Kakehashi Project: The Bridge for Tomorrow November 5, 2013

JAS-13003_2013AnnualReport_131118.indd 13-14 11/21/13 2:11 PM “The TOMODACHI Generation: Investing in the NEXT Generation of U.S.-Japan Relations” Suzanne I. Basalla, Former Senior Advisor to Ambassador Roos, U.S. Embassy Tokyo & Executive Vice President, U.S.-Japan Council October 11, 2013

“Japan and U.S. Economic Forecast for 2013” Masaaki Kanno, Managing Director & Head of Economic Research J.P. Morgan (Japan) September 4, 2012 EVENTS 2013-2014

Konishiki’s World: Life Before, During and After Sumo From Hawaii to Japan... Yasokichi Konishiki, Former Sumo Wrestler June 6, 2013

Manjiro, The Boy with the Heart of a Samurai Presentation-Book Signing-Q&A Margi Preus, Author October 16, 2013

Toyota in America: Deep Roots, Extended Future Japan Student Network Forum Osamu Nagata, Managing Officer, Toyota Motor A Look Into the Future: Global Chicago, Global Me Corporation (Japan) April 9, 2013 December 5, 2012

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Japan and U.S. Economic Business Forecast for 2013 Electric Vehicles: The Oregon Success Story 83rd Anniversary Celebratory Dinner Young Professionals Committee Date: 9/4/12 Date: 3/12/13 “Learning from the Past to Create Japan’s Future in Vera Bradley: Bringing Color to Japan Speaker: Masaaki Kanno, Managing Director and Head of Economic Speaker: Charlie Allcock, Director Business Development & Business Jackson Park, Chicago” Date: 10/17/13 Research, JPMorgan Japan Customers Group, Portland General Electric Date: 6/13/13 Speaker: Sachin Shah, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Vera Corporate Sponsors: Anonymous Donor, Howard Romanek, Illinois Corporate Sponsor: Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Speaker: Kulapat Yantrasast, Architect, Cofounder & Principal, wHY Bradley State University and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. of Chicago Architecture Co-Sponsor: JET Alumni Association

Toyota in America: Deep Roots, Extended Future Optimize Your Social Presence How to Optimize Your Social Taking the “A” Train: Tokyo to Chicago Two Train Commuting From Surgeon to Basic Scientist: From Basic Science to Clinical Date: 12/5/12 Profiles for Better Search Results from Companies and Recruiters Systems, Two Cities Science Speaker: Osamu Nagata, Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Date: 4/30/13 A列車で行こう 東京からシカゴ？」 Date: 10/24/13 Corporation (Japan) Speaker: Mike Santoro, President, Walker Sands & Sami Ari, Social ～電車 通勤二都物語～ Speaker: Dr. Yusuke Nakamura, Professor of Medicine, Section of Corporate Sponsors: Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd., Media Strategist Date: 6/19/13 Hematology/Oncology; Professor of Surgery & Deputy Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Voelker Litigation Group Corporate Sponsor: Grant Thornton LLP Speakers: Michael Fisch, University of Chicago & Dan Gornstein, Center for Personalized Therapeutics, The University of Chicago Nippon Sharyo Engineering & Marketing Corporate Sponsor: Mayer Brown LLP Membership Reception Tour of Underwriters Laboratories Corporate Sponsors: Nippon Sharyo USA Inc., Sumitomo Corporation Date: 2/7/13 Date: 5/1/13 of America, Woodbridge International & Yamato Holding Corporation Speaker: Tom Ricketts, Owner, Chicago Cubs & Crane Kenney, Speaker: John Drengenberg, Manager, Consumer Affairs President, Chicago Cubs Corporate Sponsor: Underwriters Laboratories Osaka City Government Host: The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago Discover Osaka Business Seminar and Networking Reception Date: 10/15/13 Co-Organized By: Consulate General of Japan at Chicago, The Osaka Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International Supported By: JETRO Chicago, Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chicago, Japan America Society of Chicago and Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

Howard Romanek, Yamato Holding Corporation Illinois State University Osaka City Government The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago The Osaka Committee of Chicago Sister Cities Anonymous Donor International

Woodbridge International

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The Japan-U.S. Security Alliance Today: The Japan External Trade Organization, The An Overview of the Rising Territorial Is it Stronger Post‑March 11 Earthquake/ Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Crisis Between China and Japan: A Tsunami? Japan America Society of Chicago Geographical Perspective Date: 9/6/12 A Symposium on Asia-Pacific Integration Date: 9/26/13 The Chicago Council on Global Affairs & HBO Documentary Films Practicing Democracy: Camera Clubs in Early Twentieth Speaker: Dr. James Auer, Director for Center and the Role of the United States and Speaker: Richard Edmonds, Visiting Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom Screening Century Japan for U.S.-Japan Studies, Vanderbilt Institute for Japan Professor, Geographical Studies Program, Date: 7/11/12 Date: 2/27/13 Public Policy Date: 5/15/13 The University of Chicago Co-Sponsor: Japan America Society of Chicago Speaker: Kerry Ross, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, History Dept., DePaul Corporate Sponsors: Anonymous Donor The Honorable Adlai E. Stevenson, Chairman, Corporate Sponsors: Barnes & Thornburg LLP University and Japanese Chamber of Commerce and SC&M Investment Management Corp.; & Howard Romanek, Illinois State University Corporate Sponsor: Barnes & Thornburg LLP Industry of Chicago The Honorable Masaharu Yoshida, Consul Ho Etsu Taiko General of Japan, Consulate General of “The TOMODACHI Generation: Investing Celebrating 15 Years of Ho Etsu Taiko Board of Governors Annual Dinner Japan at Chicago; Daniel Goff, Deputy in the NEXT Generation of U.S.- Date: 7/28/12 The Principled Politician: The Story of Ralph Carr The Seven Mysteries of Japan and a New Director, Office of Trade & Investment, Illinois Japan Relations”? Co-Sponsors: Japan America Society of Chicago, Midwest Buddhist Presentation-Book Signing-Q&A Mystery Out of Chicago Department of Commerce & Economic Date: 10/11/13 Temple, The University of Chicago and JSA Date: 2/28/13 Date: 10/26/12 Opportunity; Hiroyuki Ishige, Chairman & Speaker: Suzanne I. Basalla, Former Speaker: Adam Schrager, Author Speaker: The Honorable Tetsundo Iwakuni, CEO, Japan External Trade Organization; Senior Advisor to Ambassador Roos, U.S. Kizuna: Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Photo Exhibit Corporate Sponsor: Plante & Moran PLLC Former Chairman, President and CEO of Hank Lim, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Embassy Tokyo & Executive Vice President, Date: 9/15/12-9/30/12 Co-Sponsor: Japanese American Service Committee Merrill Lynch Japan, Former Member of the Institute of International Affairs; Zhang U.S.‑Japan Council House of Representatives of Japan, Former Jianping, Director, Dept. of International Corporate Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Co-Sponsors: Cook Memorial Library District & The Consulate General Vice President, Democratic Party of Japan Economic Cooperation, Institute for of Japan at Chicago Kizuna 2: The Bonds of Emotion Japanese Earthquake Photo and Former Mayor of Izumo City International Economic Research, National Kakehashi Project-The Bridge Exhibition Associated Seminar Corporate Sponsors: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Development and Reform Commission of for Tomorrow Encounter with Japan: An Adventure in Love “Japan in Perspective: An Update on the Pace of Economic and Ltd. & Sunstar Americas, Inc. China; Shujiro Urata, Professor, Graduate Date: 11/5/13 Presentation-Book Signing-Q&A Social Recovery from The Great East Japan Earthquake” School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda Speakers: Students from (Hokkaido) Obihiro Date: 11/7/12 Date: 3/13/13 Understanding How the United States University; William Noglows, Chairman, Hakuyo High School, (Fukushima) Iwaki Speaker: Susan Katz Saitoh, Author Speakers: Tatsuhiro Shindo, Chief Executive Director, Japan External Elects a President President and CEO, Cabot Microelectronics; Sogoo High School and (Fukushima) Iwaki Trade Organization & Greg Burns, Editorial Board Member, Chicago Co-Sponsor: Japanese American Service Committee アメリカ大統領選挙の仕組み Edward Grant, Past President, Japan America Middle School Tribune Date: 11/1/12 Society of Chicago & Niamh King, VP, Program Coordinators: The Laurasian Co-Organizers: Japan America Society of Chicago, Chicago Sister Speaker: Howard Romanek, Illinois State Programs, The Chicago Council on Global Institute, Fulbright Japan & Cities International & The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago University Affairs Japan Foundation Cooperating Organizations: Asian Improv Arts Midwest, Tsukasa Corporate Sponsor: Barnes & Thornburg LLP Taiko, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Calumet Photographic, Chicago Kalbi, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Chicago Photography Collective, City of Chicago Mayor’s Office, Abenomics: Japan's New Sunrise? City of Osaka, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Grant Thornton LLP, Date: 6/6/13 Hana to Yoko Florist, Hekiun Oda, Japanese Chamber of Commerce Speaker: His Excellency Kenichiro Sasae, and Industry of Chicago, JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) Ambassador of Japan to the United States Chicago, Lakeview Art Supply, Loyola University Chicago School of Sponsor: Molex, Inc. Communication, Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell Ltd., Matsutani Partners: Chicago Sister Cities International, America, Inc., Mayumi Lake, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., M Square Japan America Society of Chicago, JETRO Inc., Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal USA, Inc., OMRON & State of Chicago & United States of America Illinois Governors’ Office Department of Commerce

Anonymous Donor

Chicago Sister Midwest Buddhist Temple Asian Improv Arts Midwest Federal Reserve Bank Mayumi Lake Cities International of Chicago The University of Chicago Tsukasa Taiko M Square Inc. Hana to Yoko Florist United States of America JSA Calumet Photographic Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Department of Commerce Hekiun Oda Metal USA, Inc. Cook Memorial Chicago Kalbi Library District Ho Etsu Taiko OMRON Howard Romanek, Chicago Photography Illinois State University The Consulate General of Collective Lakeview Art Supply State of Illinois Japan at Chicago Governors’ Office City of Chicago Loyola University Chicago Chicago Sister Mayor’s Office School of Communication Cities International City of Osaka Matsutani America, Inc.

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Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Young Professionals Committee Network Japan Student Network Forum Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers Dinner at Midtown Bar A Look into the Future: Global Chicago, Date: 7/5/12 Date: 10/9/12 Global Me Co-Sponsors: JA Connect a Japanese Date: 4/9/13 So Can You by Mituyo Ohira Konishiki’s World: Life Before, During and After Sumo Young Professionals Committee Chicago American Service Committee Organization Speaker: David D. Johnson, Executive Vice Presentation and Q&A Date: 6/6/13 Fire vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Professional and JET Alumni Association President, Treasurer & CFO, Molex, Inc. Date: 3/28/13 Speaker: Yasokichi Konishiki, Former Sumo Wrestler Men’s Soccer Game Corporate Sponsors: Astellas USA Date: 7/14/12 Young Professionals Committee Wine Foundation, Japanese Chamber of Speaker: John Brennan, Linguist & Translator Corporate Sponsors: Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, Sumitomo Social Commerce & Industry of Chicago & Corporate Sponsor: Plante & Moran PLLC Corporation of America & Voelker Litigation Group Suburban Meishi Business Card Exchange Date: 11/2/12 Joyce Chelberg シカゴ日米協会YPC名刺交換会 Date: 7/26/12 26th Annual Holiday Fundraiser & 20th Annual Sake Tasting Main Stage and Back Stage: A Perspective from the Winner of the History and Trends of American and Japanese Beauty Bonenkai Date: 5/14/13 Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s First International Sir Georg Solti 日米美の変遷と歴史～ファッションとコスメ～ 39th Annual Golf Tournament Date: 12/13/12 Conducting Competition Date: 8/29/13 Date: 8/19/12 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Corporate Sponsors: Asahi Beer, Eddie Akita Sake Tasting Chicago White Sox vs. Braves Date: 4/22/13 Speakers: Janice Katz, Roger L. Westin Associate Curator of Japanese Merlot’s, Golfsmith and Top Golf Date: 1/29/13 Date: 7/20/13 Speaker: Sean (Shoichi) Kubota, Conductor Art, Art Institute of Chicago & Gwen O’Hanlon, Vice President of Retail Corporate Sponsor: Mayer Brown LLP and Ecommerce, Pola Orbis/H20 Plus Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Young Professionals Committee Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners Networking Dinner at La Tasca Chicago White Sox vs. Yankees Date: 8/25/12 Date: 1/31/13 Date: 8/7/13 The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago & The Japan America Young Professionals Committee Shomei Tomatsu Photo Lecture at Co-Sponsors: JA Connect a Japanese Society of Chicago the Art Institute of Chicago and Lunch National Pro Fastpitch Championship American Service Committee Organization Young Professionals Committee of Women’s Professional Softball and JET Alumni Association Chicago Chicago Fire vs. Montreal Impact Date: 9/21/13 Japanese Tradition: Kimono Lecture & Demonstration Date: 8/26/12 Professional Men’s Soccer Game Date: 5/8/13 Welcome Reception for The Honorable Date: 8/10/13 Young Professionals Committee Sushi Masaharu Yoshida & Mrs. Yoshida, Speakers: Kimiko Gunji, Associate Professor Emeritus & Former Manjiro, the Boy with the Heart of a Samurai Rolling Consulate General of Japan at Chicago 27th Annual Holiday Fundraiser & Director of Japan House at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Presentation-Book Signing-Q&A Date: 9/28/12 Date: 2/19/13 Bonenkai Champaign & Toshie Kasada, Lecturer, Hakubi Kyoto School Date: 10/16/13 Co-Sponsors: Chicago Japanese American Date: 12/12/13 Speaker: Margi Preus, Author Council & Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chicago Corporate Sponsor: National Association of Japan-America Societies

Chicago Japanese American Council

Joyce Chelberg

EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

History of Chicago Tour in Tour of the Art Institute of Chicago in History Tour of Chicago in Japanese Language Japanese Japanese Language シカゴ歴史博物館・日本語解説付ツアー シカゴ美術館・日本語解説付ツアー シカゴ歴史博物館・日本語解説付ツアー Date: 8/29/12 シカゴ案内の知識を備えたい方、家族 Date: 10/3/13 Speakers: Hiroko Saito, The School of the より深く絵画を楽しみたい方へ Speakers: Hiroko Saito, School of the Art Art Institute of Chicago & Howard Romanek, Date: 1/31/13 Institute of Chicago & Howard Romanek, Illinois State University Speaker: Hiroko Saito, School of the Art Illinois State University Institute of Chicago Museum of Science & Industry Tour Museum of Science & Industry Tour in in Japanese Language Tour of the Art Institute of Chicago Japanese Language シカゴ科学産業博物館・日本語解説付ツ Picasso Exhibit in Japanese シカゴ科学産業博物館・日本語解説付ツ アー シカゴ日米協会主催 アー Date: 11/18/12 シカゴ美術館・ピカソ展日本語解説付ツ Date: 11/17/13 Speaker: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art アー Speaker: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Date: 5/2/13 Institute of Chicago Speaker: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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Corporate Platinum Member NDK OKAYA (U.S.A) Inc Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc. Olympia Fields Country Club Nippon Life Benefits Plante & Moran, PLLC Corporate Gold Member Nippon Sharyo USA Inc. Ray Law International, P.C. Sunstar Americas, Inc. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A., Inc. Robert W. Baird & Co. Mileage Plus Holdings PNC Bank The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. The Economic Club of Chicago Corporate Silver Member LLP Tomoegawa (U.S.A.) Inc. Astellas US LLC Sumitomo Corporation of America Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. Baker & McKenzie LLP The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. World Business Chicago Barnes & Thornburg LLP The Boeing Company World Chicago Deloitte & Touche LLP U.S. Tsubaki, Inc. Ernst & Young LLP Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Corporate Supporter Member Kirkland & Ellis LLP W.W. Grainger, Inc. Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company of America KPMG LLP Amano Enzyme U.S.A. Co., Ltd. Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. Corporate Member Cole & Associates Mayer Brown LLP Aon Risk Services, Inc. David Hale Global Economics, Inc. Molex Incorporated Bates Carey Nicolaides, LLP Development Bank of Japan Inc. Omron Management Center of America, Inc. Blank is the New Black E-Hay International Corp. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP City of Chicago Figaro USA, INC. TDK Corporation of America Clausen Miller, P.C. Goda Advertising Consulate General of Japan at Chicago Imageon Consulting, Inc. Corporate Bronze Member Corbett Duncan & Hubly P.C. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. ECHO Incorporated University ARK Technologies, Inc. Envisionit Media Mark Goodman & Associates, Inc. 83RD ANNIVERSARY Asahi Kaisei Bioprocess, Inc. gate39MEDIA Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) CELEBRATORY DINNER Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg Graycor MITSUBISHI MATERIALS U.S.A. CORPORATION Cornerstone Environmental, Green Tree Products & Technologies Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. Health & Safety, Inc. Illinois Department of Commerce & Miyanaga America Corporation Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Economic Opportunity Nikkei America Inc. Fifth Third Bank ITA Inc. Nisshin Holding, Inc. Genieco, Inc. Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. Nisshin Steel USA, LLC Grant Thornton LLP Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Pacific Advisory Service, Inc. DBA Nadeshiko, IRIS USA, Inc. Kikkoman Foods, Inc. LLC Japanese Business Legal & Technical Kintetsu World Express (USA) Inc. Perala Law Office Translation and Interpretation Services Kitamura Machinery of U.S.A., Inc. Sumitomo Electric Carbide, Inc. JETRO Chicago Komori America Corporation Sumitomo Life Insurance Agency of America, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Kubota Engine America Corporation Inc. JPower USA Development Company, Ltd. Marsh USA, Inc. Taiyo Yuden (U.S.A..), Inc. KDDI America, Inc. MBL (USA) Corporation The Green Teaist LLC Komatsu America Corp. MC Machinery Systems, Inc. The Manshio Law Firm, P.C. Marubeni America Corporation Meiji Corporation Third Generation Financial LLC McDonald's Corporation Moritani America, Inc. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Moveo Integrated Branding Woodbridge International Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. Nipponkoa Management Corporation Yamada Chiropractic, P.C. Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. Okabe Co., Inc. Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Okamura Corporation, Chicago Branch

“Learning from the Past to Create Japan’s Future in Jackson Park, Chicago” Featuring Kulapat Yantrasast, Architect, Co-founder & Principal, wHY Architecture June 13, 2013

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CORPORATE DONORS Very special recognition, honor and gratitude is due to the Society’s 83rd Annual Program Sponsors & Underwriters. They are $5,000-9,999 $1,000-$4,999 $500-$999 Mitsubishi Materials U.S.A. Corp. listed below. These fine member organizations have stepped forward and up as sponsors for our entire 83rd Program Year. It is as a result of their generosity and belief in our mission and programming that the Society is able to continue to provide Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Cole & Associates J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc. the robust and vital programs that our members value highly and have come to expect. We thank each of these companies Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. Kikkoman Foods Foundation, Inc. Kubota Engine America Corporation Noritake Co., Inc. and individuals very deeply for their support and faith in our programming and in our purpose. Molex, Inc. Michael & Suzanne Moskow Moritani America, Inc. Sunstar Americas, Inc. Philanthropic Fund Piper Jaffray/Advisory Research, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Silverman/Sutherland $100-$249 Joyce Chelberg Mizuho Bank Ltd. Family Foundation Hamilton Partners Nippon Sharyo U.S.A., Inc. Yamato Kogyo America, Inc. Kitamura Machinery U.S.A., Inc. Sumitomo Corporation of America Woodbridge International Voelker Litigation Group $250-$499 Corbett Duncan & Hubly P.C. $0-$99 H.D. Hudson Manufacturing Company Miyanaga America Corporation KIE/Kintetsu International CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT & SCHOLARSHIP Lismore International Inc.

CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2003: Dr. Shozo Sato, Kabuki Master 2010: Tatsu Aoki, Asian aRts Improv Midwest INDIVIDUAL DONORS 2006: Lee Gurga, American Haiku author 2011: Fujima Shunojo, Japanese Classical Dancer $10,000+ $500-$999 $100-$249 $0-$99 2007: John R. Anderson, Anderson Gardens 2012: Kimiko Gunji, Japan House, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Joyce Chelberg Warren L. Batts Sayuri Anderson Diana E. Guiterrez 2008: Lucien Stryk, Translator and Writer of Zen poetry 2013: Joyce Sosho Kubose, Urasenke Tradition of Chado the Way of Tea R.C. Hudson, Jr. Benita Boettner Yasuhiko Kamada 2009: Dr. Janice a. Katz, The Art Institute of Chicago $1,000-$4,999 Howard Romanek Robert Center Thomas P. McMenamin Marion Ishii Dr. Arthur I. Cyr Khairy Tourk RECENT SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS Shunichiro Kishioka $250-$499 Ralph Fujimoto 2006: Reina Williams 2008: Kathleen Lynee Kutsche 2010: Michael Chlebowski 2012: Emma Bottari Kimiko Nakamura Mr. & Mrs. Clyde & Rebecca Dickey Ken G Kabira 2007: Adam Janusz 2009: Elgin Bokari T. Smith 2011: Cheryl-Ann Fakes 2013: Gan Kanji Uyeda Joshua Jones Michael Knapek James A. McClung Yasokichi Konishiki NAMBU AWARDS Mary Sutherland Alexander Lourie 2012: New Trier Winnetka 2013: Niles North High School Shigeru Mori (Illinois Science Olympiad First Place Overall, High School Division) (Illinois Science Olympiad First Place Category Gravity Vehicle) Joann R. Tomes 2012: Adlai E. Stevenson High School 2013: Rockford Auburn High School Ken Yoshitani (Illinois Science Olympiad Second Place Overall, High School Division) (Illinois Science Olympiad First Place Category Problem Solving)

Charter Committee Members: Mitsubishi Engine North America, Inc. Omron Management Center Regular Committee Members: I.T.A., Inc. Molex, Inc. of America, Inc. Meiji Corporation Komatsu America Corp. Nippon Steel + Sumitomo Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) Metal U.S.A, Inc. Nippon Sharyo U.S.A., Inc.

INTERNS The Japan America Society The Japan America Society of of Chicago would like to thank Chicago would like to thank the below organizations for the below companies for their Special thanks to our student interns for 2012-2013. We greatly appreciate all of their hard work and contributions to the Society. their support: ongoing support: Chelsea Bernard, Bennington College Byron Ovalle, Loyola University Preston Boardman, Loyola University Sara Pope, DePaul University Japanese Chamber of Commerce Blank is the New Black Audited financial statements will be made available to members upon request. Emily Boldingh, Northeastern University, Boston Nikolina Povrzenic, Loyola University & Industry of Chicago Corbett, Duncan & Hubly P.C. Saira Chambers, DePaul University Marta Schneider, Knox College JETRO Chicago Gate39MEDIA The Japan America Society of Chicago would like to thank Marija Ferber, Beloit College Kento Shukutani, Kansai Gaidai University The Chicago Council on Holiday Inn Express Movéo Integrated Branding for their design of this annual report. Global Affairs Danielle Held, Loyola University Miki Takahashi, Kobe College Arlington Heights The support of Movéo is greatly appreciated. The Consulate General of Japan Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. Kaloyan Kaloyanov, Loyola University Hitomi Takao, Kobe College at Chicago Regina Kim, Loyola University Kenji Tran, DePaul University Moveo Integrated Branding Yu Maeda, Kansai Gaidai University Chiaki Ueda, Lake Forest College PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Mary Kostell, Loyola University Maxwell Ulrich, Loyola University Mollie McElvain, Bennington College Cameron Wooley, Loyola University Moe Okada, Kansai Gaidai University Mahira Zekotic, Loyola University

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CHAIRMEN OF THE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF CHICAGO: 1996: Dennis Britton, EVP and Editor, Chicago Sun-Times 1969: Mr. Kayoshi Togasaki, President of Rotary International 1998: His Excellency Kunihiko Saito, Ambassador of Japan to the 1988-2003:  Adlai Stevenson, Chairman, SC&M Investment 1971: Mr. Shiro Kashiwa, Assistant Attorney General of the United States, “The Status of US-Japan Relations” Management Corp. 1996-1999: Clyde O. Bowles, Jr., President, Burditt, Bowles & United States 1999: Honorable Akiko Yamanaka, Member of Japanese Diet, “The Radzius, Chtd.; Principal, Bowles, Keating, Hering, 1972: Mr. Oliver Statler, Author-lecturer Role of Women in Japanese Society” Matuszewich & Fiordalisi; Rooks Pitts 2004-2005:  Keikichi Honda, Chairman, NCR Japan & 1974: Robert S. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State, US Department 2000: Honorable Shunji Yanai, Ambassador of Japan to the US. , Chairman & CEO, United Airlines 2000-2005: Thomas McMenamin, Vice President, Principal, of State 2001: James Cantalupo, Vice Chairman and President of McDonald’s Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. 1975: Robert S. Ingersoll, Former Ambassador of US to Japan, Deputy Corporation, “McDonald’s in Japan: Perspective on a Thirty 2006-2007: Glenn Tilton, Chairman & CEO, United Airlines Secretary of State, US Department of State Year Relationship” 2006-2007: John A. Challenger, President, Challenger, Gray & 2002: Honorable Ryozo Kato. Ambassador of Japan to the US, “Where 2008-Present: Michael H. Moskow, Vice Chairman & 1976: Frank Gibney, “1776-1868: Two Revolutions and Christmas, Inc. Senior Fellow on the Global Economy, their Descendents” did Japan go?” The Chicago Council on Global Affairs 1977: The Honorable James D. Hodgso`n, Former US Ambassador 2003: A special performance by Yukiko Ogura, Viola, Chicago 2007-2008: Edward A. Grant (Principal, Arthur Andersen LLP), to Japan Symphony Orchestra, and an instrumental medley by Yoko Sam Cremin (Director of Marketing Communications, Noge & Jazz Me Blues PRESIDENTS OF THE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF CHICAGO: Molex, Inc.) 1978: His Excellency Fumihiko Togo, Japanese Ambassador to US Shunichiro Kishioka (Chairman, I.T.A., Inc.) 2004: Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, Ambassador of Japan to Mexico. Former 1930-1937: Charles H. Chandler, Professor, University of Chicago 1979: The Honorable James R. Thompson, Governor of the State of Illinois Consul General of Japan at Chicago, “My Views on America” 2008-2012: Edward A. Grant, Principal, Arthur Andersen LLP 1937-1939: Russell Tyson 1980: Yoshio Okawara, Ambassador of Japan to the United States 2005: Guest chefs from United Airlines/Signature Room 1981: Ambassador Robert S. Ingersoll, recipient of The First Class 2006: Dr. Lee Gurga. award-winning haiku poet and former editor of 2012: The Honorable J.D. Bindenagel, Strategy XXI Partners 1939-1962: John H. Weddell Order of the Rising Sun Modern Haiku, the oldest and most respected journal of haiku and haiku studies outside Japan. He is a past president of the 1982: The Honorable Michio Mizoguchi HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP RECIPIENTS: Haiku Society of America. 1962-1963: Raymond J. Graham 1983: The Honorable Charles H. Percy 2007: David W. Grzelak, Chairman and CEO, Komatsu America Corp. June 4, 2009 1984: Honorable Moriyuki Motono 1963-1964:  Galen E. Russell, former pastor of the Tokyo Union Church Dr. Kazuo Kawasaki, Design Director, Doctor of Medical Science, “Komatsu: Managing a Japanese Company in North America” 1985: Professor Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University Professor of Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University & 2008: Michael R. Lufrano, Senior Vice President, Community Affairs 1964-1966: Lafeton Whitney, Executive Director of the Professor Emeritus at Nagoya City University 1986: Mr. James D. Robinson III, Chairman and CEO, and General Counsel, Chicago Cubs. “The International Past Wiebolt Foundation; General in US Air Force; American Express Co. Time: Traditions and Connections between Baseball, Japan and Savings, Promotions, Harris Trust and Savings Bank April 14, 2010  1987: Akio Morita, Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation Wrigley Field. Beate Sirota Gordon Worked at General MacArthur’s headquarters on 1988: Mr. of UAL Corporation United Airlines, 2009: Dr. Kazuo Kawasaki, Design Director, Doctor of Medical Science, 1966-1973: Harry A. Olsen, Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co. a team charged with writing a new constitution for Japan “Important Role of Corporate Citizenship in Enhancing and Professor of Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Stabilizing US-Japan Bilateral Relations” Professor Emeritus at Nagoya City University. “Japanese Designs 1973-1975:  A. Robert Abboud, Chairman, The First National Bank September 16, 2010 1989: Mr. Scott E. Pardee, Chairman of Yamaichi International - From Eyeglasses to Artificial Organ Technology” of Chicago; President, Occidental Petroleum Corp. Dr. Yoichiro Nambu, The Harry Platt Judson Professor Emeritus, The (America) Inc. University of Chicago & Recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics 2010: Professor Theodore C. Bestor, Chair of the Department 1975: Russell Baker, Senior Partner, Baker & McKenzie 1990: Mr. Toshiaki Ogasawara, Chairman and Publisher of the Japan of Anthropology, Social Anthropology Program, June 9, 2011 Times, Japan’s leading English language daily, “The United Harvard University 1975-1977:  James H. Ingersoll, Vice President, External Affairs, Ambassador Robert M. Orr, Executive Director, Asian Development Bank States and Japan: The Relationship in the Nineties” 2011: Ambassador Robert M. Orr, U.S. Executive Director to the Asian Borg-Warner Corporation 1991: Honorable Takako Doi, Member of the Diet, Chairperson, Development Bank. “The U.S.-Japan Relationship at the Asian September 27, 2011 Social Democratic Party of Japan, “Japan’s Role in the Development Bank”. 1977-1979: Donald Eriksen, Senior Partner, Arthur Anderson & Co. Leo Melamed, Former Chairman of the Mercantile Exchange, and International Community” 2012: Ambassador Rust M. Deming, Adjunct Professor, Japan Studies, Chairman Emeritus of the CME Group, Inc. 1992: Takashi Oka, Senior Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor, Johns Hopkins University and Former Director of the Office 1979-1981:  Alfred F. Miossi, Executive Vice President and “Japan and the United States: Non-military Power in the Post- of Japanese Affairs Director of International Affairs, Continental Illinois December 15, 2011 Cold War Era” 2013: Kulapat Yantrasast, Architect, Co-founder and Principal, National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago Dr. Ei-Ichi Negishi, Herbert C. Brown Distinguished 1993: Ambassador of Japan to UN, the Honorable Yoshio Hatano, wHY Architecture Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University and Recipient of “Japan in the New United Nations” 1981-1984: Thomas H. Hague, Assistant to Chairman and the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Area Director- Asia, Borg-Warner Corporation 1994: Dr. Koji Taira, Professor of Economics and Industrial Relations at June 14, 2012 the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, “Will the Rising 1984-1985: Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, SC&M Investment Ambassador Rust M. Deming, Adjunct Professor, Japan Studies, Sun Set?” Management Corp. Johns Hopkins University and Former Director of the Office of 1995: Ambassador Nicholas Platt, President, The Asia Society, “The Japanese Affairs United States and Japan in Asia” 1985-1988: Thomas Coulter, CEO, Chicago Association of 1996: Mr. Noboru Hatakeyama, President of JETRO, “Friendly Advice Commerce and Industry; Executive Vice President, June 13, 2013 Lester B. Knight & Associates, Inc.; Director, to America from an Old Friend” Kulapat Yantrasast, Architect, Co-founder and Principal, Chicago-Tokyo Bank 1997: Honorable Yoshio Okawara former Ambassador of Japan to US wHY Architecture (1981-1985), “The Changing Context of US-Japan Relations” 1988-1992: Jack D. Beem, Partner, Baker & McKenzie

1993-1995: Clyde Dickey, Partner and Director of International Business, Arthur Anderson & Co.

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We thank the below donors for joining us in the continued effort to help support the people of $906 $358 Tim Bridgman Japan. All those affected by these events will remain foremost in our thoughts and prayers. Lindsay Peigh Sachi Nakamura Keith Bringe Walter Budzielek $838.78 $350 Carrie Buell To make a donation: www.jaschicago.org Oakton Community College Japan Club Kreizelman Burton & Associates LLC Annette Buford Shunichiro Kishioka John Bukacek $753 Christine Bultinck 100% of proceeds will go to The Japanese Red Cross Papillion La Vista School District $347 District Bar Anderton Burke $700 Marilyn Byrnes The Japan America Society of Chicago is a 501(c)(3) organization. Dundee Crown High School, DC One $335 Graziella Cabrera Heart M&J Products and Las Caras Richard Campbell All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Lindas of Chicago Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Campbell Thank you for your support! $695 Sharon Cannon $310 Kannitha Sith, Career Builder SRG & Sadie Castro Beard Papa’s Chicago Healthcare Zone Robert Center Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. $681.58 $300 $230,417 AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2013 Sweet Endeavors/Chocolatines Jeanne Cohen Ying-Chang Chen Cindy Fluxgold Chicago Federation of Musicians WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DONORS THAT PLEDGED $300+: $666 Marion Friebus-Flaman Kermin Chok St. John’s Lutheran Church Green Tree Products & Technologies LLC Bill Christensen Steven G. Hashimoto Nancy L. Cleburn $35,000 $2,697 $1,000 $600 Lida Kreidich Denise Collins Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc. Woodland School District #50 American Foods Group Deerfield High School Sandy Park Kendon Conrad Arrowsight, Inc. Sonia Cooke $12,500 $2,000 Celine Bendy $548.11 WE WOULD LIKE TO Agnes Cooper Barnes & Thornburg, LLP (Additional Matthew Ambrogi Bill Buckner Ryoko Miyamoto ACKNOWLEDGE John Coxworth $12,500 donated to the Japan America Investment Technology Group Catelli Brothers THE BELOW DONORS: Sam Cremin Society of Indiana) Machiko Sullivan CFS North America $500 Herman & Elba Vela Joyce Chelberg Employees of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Donna L. Adler Shane Crone $11,456 Clemens Family Corporation Ltd. Chicago Branch Dubravka Aleksic Kikuko Cross Tatami Catering $1,633 Cryovac Div., Sealed Air Corporation Ryutaro Furukawa Beth Allen John Cursio Madison Metropolitan School District Ed Miniat, Inc. Genieco, Inc. Dwayne Allen Arthur Cyr $10,240 FPL Food, LLC Marcia Goodman & Hiroyoshi Noto Sayuri Anderson Diane Dahlberg Human Thread $1,600 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hedberg Nate Hutcheson & Saskia Hofman Joyce Anderson Masayuki Daikuhara Grissom Middle School J.H. Routh Packing Company David D. Johnson Anonymous Robert & Julie Daly $10,000 International Women Associates Kayem Foods Kengo Kaji Mariana Aranenta Alice Dan Jason Foods Inc. Kenosha Beef International Sueko Kawamura Gen Asano Tatjana Dankovic $1,500 Kunzler and Company Mr. & Mrs. Dan Lory Ashland Cold Storage Company Florencio De Avila $9,848.40 Phalanx Capital Management LLC Land O’ Frost Mitsubishi International Corp. Nilo F. Del Rosario Japonais Restaurant & Lounge Marlen International Belinda Morgan Charles Ashley $1,491 MIDCO Inc. Moritani America Mr. & Mrs. Mitsukuni Baba Yuko DeVito $6,411.09 “U.S. Tsubaki Holyoke, MA Employees” Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nagle Thomas Patano Marilyn Backe Donna DeVito Afternoon Green Tea Fundraiser National Beef Packing Co., LLC Stephen Rankin Associates Meggan Banheim William & Jane Dewey $1,301 Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing LLC David Boyce & Barbara Ricks Charlene O. Baizer Diamond Lake Elementary School $5,000 John Spry Community School Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Nozaki Tomoegawa (U.S.A.), Inc. Bank of America Diamond Lake Elementary School Fresh Mark Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. Trans American Medical Inc. Phyllis Barnum Student Council LeaderTech Systems of Chicago, Inc. $1,300 Plumrose USA William Westman William Baumgarten Paisly DiBianca Segal McCambridge Singer and Rose Packing Company Jack Beem Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Dickey $4,692.50 Mahoney, Ltd. Seaboard Foods $462 Margaret Behling Christa Donner Chicago White Sox Segall Bryant & Hamill Master Medical Supplies Inc. Naomi Berkove Raymond Donner $1,291 Shogun Japanese Steak House Patrick D’Onofrio $4,261.33 School of the Art Institute of Chicago & Alan Simon $400 Jan & Jeff Berkson Midwest Buddhist Temple the Japan Relief Committee William A. Streff, Jr. Anonymous Keiko Bessho Edward Dougal & Keiko Ishikawa The Metropolitan Club Fund at St. Francis School District Best Friends Rosalie Carol Drechnik $3,000 $1,108 The Chicago Community Trust Carmen Bodino Sarah Duda Sumitomo Corporation Shigeru Tsuji Mari Yamamoto Regnier $382 Benita Boettner Katharina Dunigan of America Foundation American Meat Institute Meg Bonello Judith A. Dyke $1,070 $970 Expo Japan Relief Mr. & Mrs. Clyde O. Bowles, Jr. Brian Eagles $2,887 Lake View High School U.S. Tsubaki Holdings, Inc. John Braden Betty Edgecombe Latin School of Chicago Margaret W. Brennan Doris K. Endo

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Mr. & Mrs. Ron Erlewine Mark Heymans Yoshihiro Kumagai Aiko Nakane Sebastian Savovic Andrew Urda Kazuko Ernst Kelly Jo Highland Barbara Kurokawa Kathryn Nettleman Denise Schallert Mark Vajaranant Julia Evanoff Brian Hirami Donna LaBarbara Yasuhiro Nishikawa Chris Crosby-Schmidt Nancy Van Sickle Jaggen Farewell & Vanessa Navarro Tamie Hobart Connie Larson Asako Nishimura Richard Schoen Lindsay Van Sickle Carol Faye Bob Hodge Carol Lee Michael Nolan Mark Scott CJ VanSickle Bo Feng Ryan Hoel Mun Fei Lee Neal Nordling Risa Sekiguchi Koren T. Vanzo-Sinsuk Fifth Third Bank Young Hong Sang-Yul Lee Bill Nordstrom Erica Seltzer Frances Vera International Finance Team Laura Horwith Jun Leng Rita Oaks Susan Shay Vernon Area Public Library Staff Susan Kumagai Fink Sachiko Hotoda Bob Long Mary O’Connell Ben Shearer Lori Vose Mr. & Mrs. Albert Fischer Marni Hougham Maria Lopez Jun Okubo Mary Shek (in memory of Nellie Kono Risa Vuillemot Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fleming Don Huff Goran Lukic Takemasa Okugawa and Florence Yamada) Kaoru Wada Sherri Fowler Patrick Hughes Phyllis Lyons Jean Okumura Tom Shimko Peggy Wald Liz Frankenbach Theresa Hush Maurice R. Lyons Robert O’Malley Mary Shimoda Margot Wang Susan Fraser Natsuko Imamura William MacFadden Tokoyo Omori Tatsuhiro Shindo Robert & Ellen Watt Kenneth Freed Kayo Imamura Norma Magnuson Omron Foundation, Inc. Kaye Shinozaki Michael Wei Friends of Walter Burnett, Jr. Yuri Ingham Joanne Mai Mika Osada Sharon Slettehaugh Janice Wenndt Michiru Fujie Wesley Inouye Ann C. Mallow Tsuneyoshi Otake Wyatt L. Smith, D.D.S. Ron & Kaori Werneth Ryutaro Furukawa Osamu Ishimura Virginia Malter Lois Oyama Lapekas Christina Smith Doug Whitesell Kanako Furusho Hitomi Isomura Jose & Ana Manglano Seiji Oyasu Olivia Smith Panlalit Wisuththathip Diance Gaede Makio Iwashima Hector Marino Kirtikumar Patel Robin Stahl W Chicago Lakeshore gate39MEDIA Diane Jackson Gil Marquez Nadine Peacock Erin Starzyk Scott Woelber David Geilen Rimond Jamou Marquese Martin-Hayes Greg Peterson Jack Stefanowicz Russell & Katherine Wortley David Ghaussy Paul Johnson Yimer Martinez Piano4te Inc. Julie Steinberg Marton Kristine Wright Austin Gilkeson David D. Johnson Michael Massarelli Steve Pickett Katherine Stetson Stanislaw Wroblewski Lisa Gillette Veronica Johnston Etsuko Matsubara Mark Pollack Lizbeth J. Stevens Yea-Huey Wu Kimberlee Goldsmith Steven Juzwik Jenny Matsui Aleksander Popivoda Hon. Adlai Stevenson Yoko Yamamoto Roberto Gonzalez Kazuyo Kambara Chieko Matsumoto Kathryn Powell Carrie Storrs Take Yamamoto Aki Goto Daisuke Kanamatsu Tamar Mayer Daxa Purohit Emiko Sugiura Ellen Yamauchi Mary Grand Sachiko Kano Jerry Mayeroff Thomas Radtke Yuko Sugiyama Raymie Yamauchi Edward A. Grant Sachi Kato Eric Mechels Gerard Ras M. 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Kistler Hiroshi Minawa Joseph Rodriguez George Taketoshi Janet Zitzer Immunology Research at the University Eileen Kleinick Akiko Mitsunaga Anna Roeser Janet Talbert Paul Zollar of Chicago (On behalf of Azusa Tanaka , Hiroyuki Miyauchi Brian Taylor for family and friends of Japan from Gwen Michiko Kobayashi Kayoko Rohan Mark Zolno Knapp Center for Lupus and Immunology Noriko Koda M. Morgan Lynn Romain Anju Teal Research at the University of Chicago) Kuni Koda & Satoko Ogi Glenn Morimoto Howard Romanek Patricia Teefy Janis Hackman Aritsugu Finch-Koinuma Yasuhiro Morino Rose Hill Alliance Church Kei Terada Junghyun Hahn Katsumasa Komoda Jeylan Mortimer Jean L. Rosen Wendolyn Tetlow Richard & Nancy Hamman Mari Konishi Carol Mossey Brian Rous G’Anne Thomas Diane Handelsman Yasokichi Konishiki Mary Mouw Susan Russo Leeah Thomas Samuel Hanson Erika Kono & Hiro Kawakami Shiori Konda Muhammad Kerry F. Ryan Tsutomu Togashi Special thanks to JPMorgan Chase Bank Samantha Haring Roberta Kono Naoko Muramatsu Ruth Keenan Ryan Joanne Kiyoko Tohei for their support in waiving transfer fees Debra Harless Jeane Kono-Nisino S.J. Murray Syed Saad Ahmed Kazuko Tonaki and additional charges. Shennan Harris Yoshiko Kono Mari Nakajima Hiroko Saito Linda Torres Barbara J. Hart Yoko Kono Nobu Nakajima Molly Sakamoto Alexandra Torres Philipp Heck Taka Kosaka Nancy Nakamoto Genoveva Salmon Nozomi Toyokawa Nicholas Hefele Bill Koutsis Mio Nakamura Marlene Saltzberg Kenneth Traisman Steven Heikkila Charles Kralovec Kimiko Nakamura Norman Sandfield Tsukasa Taiko Cynthia Herrera Lindstrom Tom & Melinda Kujawski Carol Nakamura Michael Savina Mr. & Mrs. Mike and Kanae Tsuruga

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