JANUARY 2006 THE 22ND EDITION

IUJ ALUMNI国際大学同窓生ニュースレター NEWS

NEWSLETTER FOR THE 2,186 STRONG WORLD-WIDE NETWORK OF IUJ ALUMNI 1985-2005

IUJ’s New Curriculum for the 25th Anniversary Background and Purpose therefore set out (1) to Highlights of the accept the risks and con- The PROGRAM aims at cerns of the world, Ja- New Offerings reviving the spirit of Mr. pan’s global business at IUJ Nakayama and other firms in particular, as its founding fathers of IUJ in own research agenda and • New MA degree in the new social, political contribute to finding International Peace and economic environment practical solutions to the at the beginning of the 21st problems and (2) to pro- Studies century. In the preparatory duce future global lead- meeting to establish IUJ ers with a deep under- • Business School to held on September 4, The NEW IUJ: 1974, focus on Societal Students are Contributing Mr. Na- Responsibility as Researchers kayama de- an inherent value of

th scribed business leaders, Preparing for its 25 anni- the mis- versary (May 2007), IUJ is sion of and Key Manage- launching a new research IUJ as ment Challenges program design where produc- the graduate student be- ing pro- • Cross-degree par- comes an active re- searcher contributing to ticipatory research the IUJ challenge of on Global Chal- Global Issues. The new standing of and empathy fessionals who (1) believe initiative is called “The with different cultures of lenges deeply that the world is PROGRAM” and consists the world. one, (2) can understand of 9 research modules, • Closer connection the conditions and circum- Specifics of the Platform called Platforms, com- stances unique to each Programs with Alumni and prised of 17 research top- country and evaluate them ics expected to take 3 The PROGRAM is a set of other Professional fairly, (3) can work faith- years each to complete. educational/training fully in cooperation with Partners Faculty, students, and the programs based on re- the people of each country, outside world, including search projects. It is nei- and (4) are determined to the Alumni Community, ther pure educational/ contribute to the develop- will collaborate together training program nor ment of each country and Inside this issue: to seek solutions to issues pure research project. It earn the trust of its people. facing the public and pri- consists of research pro- It is these four conditions vate sector thus increas- jects which aim at find- Pres. Yamazawa on IUJ 3 that underlie the motiva- ing the IUJ research con- ing practical policies tions for creating the Pro- tributions in a uniquely and actions for solving Ebiz Graduation, 4 gram and reforming IUJ. multi-cultural and multi- the important problems Donation Summary disciplinary approach. The PROGRAM, as a major of the world in coopera- part of the IUJ Reform, will Tsunami Relief and an IUJ 5 Continued on pg. 2 Alum’s story

Myanmar National 7 In Fond Memory of IUJ’s Founding Father Baseball and IUJ Alumni!

Color Feature page: IUJ 8-9 Dr. Sohei Nakayama Friday, Special Thanks...

March 5, 1906 - November 19, 2005 5 Alumni Spotlights 10-

Without his inspiration, we Alumni would Campus Briefs 11 never be able to share “The IUJ Experience.” ClassNotes 12-

Commitment to 16 Nakayama-san PLATFORM PROGRAM INTRODUCTIONS

Page 2 The NEW IUJ - Introducing Platforms Continued from pg. 1 tion with the stakeholders of The PROGRAM is based on entrance ceremony the am- IUJ, including the gradu- the belief that IUJ is a place bassador of Malawi said that ates of IUJ, corporations, that can and should be IUJ is not just the place of governments, international depended upon for study- experiment but is better organizations, and local ing important global issues described as an incubator of governments and NGOs of from many cultural back- global leaders in the future. Niigata and Uonuma. A grounds and many disci- particular emphasis will be plines; a combination that The Research Agenda of the placed on establishing a is difficult to find anywhere PROGRAM strong and effective coop- else in the world. The IUJ campus is multicul- erative relationships with tural, multiethnic, multi- ’s corporate sector. Many visitors to IUJ ex- press a similar view. We sector society supported by Furthermore, a major em- international development Vice President phasis will be placed on are reminded of the enor- Watanabe heading up mous potential capacity of institutions. The PROGRAM strengthening the coop- is implemented jointly with the implementation of eration and interaction the IUJ campus at the en- the new Platform trance ceremony, gradua- global business firms in Ja- between GSIR and GSIM pan. Therefore, it is natural scheme. through the work of the tion ceremony or IUJ Open Day, even when we forget to define the research PLATFORM programs, or agenda of the PROGRAM in research modules. it in our daily campus lives. After attending the the area of global issues, The Basis of the PROGRAM where the problems are important for Japan’s global firms as well as developing countries. It The Research Modules that make up the PROGRAM is also natural that finding solutions for such issues At present the PROGRAM consists of 9 Platforms (Main Research Themes) and requires world-wide co- 17 Platform Programs (smaller research topics under the main theme). They operation among interna- are: tional organizations, gov- (Names in parenthesis are “Platform Coordinators” for Platforms and “Program Leaders” for Platform Programs.) ernments, business firms, NGOs/NPOs and indi- Research with a stronger focus on the policies of governments viduals. All this makes ● Peace building and international cooperation (Buszynski) IUJ the ideal place to un- ● ASEAN governance and development (Buszynski) dertake an aggressive ● Studies on the conditions for achieving an East Asian Community agenda. (Yamazawa) ● Socioeconomic development and human security (Cooray) Alumni Asked ● Role of ODA in post-conflict reconstruction process (Cooray) to Get ● Financial system and economic development (Kakinaka) ● Medical services, health care and human security (Mangyo/Rajesekera) Involved! ● Study of health and health-care systems (Mangyo) IUJ looks forward to the ● Community involvement and disaster recovery (Rajesekera) collaboration and interac- tion with our Alumni as a Research with equal weight on the policies of governments and businesses team player on the Plat- ● Globalization and innovations of institutions and organizations (Sugai) form research. We ask ● The innovations of ICT and their strategic use in governance, soci- those that have volun- ety, and globalization (Rajesekera) teered to become Alumni ● The Study of market and society affected by mobile technology inno- Experts to update their vation (Sugai) information expressing which Platform their in- ● Globalization and CSR (Kim) terests and expertise ● Natural environment and sustainable development (Xing) match most closely. NEW ● Kyoto Protocol and sustainable development (Xing) Alumni Expert volunteers are encouraged to come Research with stronger focus on business management forward and align them- ● New leadership (Yamazaki) selves with one or more ● New leadership in Japan and Asia (Yamazaki) Platform Programs so we ● Corporate restructuring and governance (Lee) may bring you into the ● Globalization and corporate restructuring (Takezawa) discussions at an early ● Performance evaluation and incentive systems (Lee) developmental stage. ● Market evolution and value co-creation (Mayhew) For more information, see ● Developing sustainable customers (Mayhew) the website ● Toward value co-creation through new forms of customer relation- http://www.iuj.ac.jp/ ships (Ozcan) platform/ ● Innovation dynamics (Wakayama) ● New business development (Wakayama) CAMPUS REPORT

Page 3 IUJ Pres. Yamazawa: Campus Status Report

Mr. Sohei Nakayama, the clashes due to different strong initiative. We have self study report and to founder of IUJ, passed culture and achieve peace identified 17 issues (refer receive an external as- away at the age of 99 on 19 and prosperity? IUJ’s stu- to the table on the previous sessment. We are not November 2005. He was dents and faculty will page) and are organizing merely writing a report hospitalized for several jointly explore this and joint study teams of faculty, but using this exercise to months but remained con- send our result to the students, alumni and com- point the way to univer- cerned about IUJ, his be- world. In order to find the pany, government or IO sity-wide reform.* I hope loved child. I was invited to true solution, you have to experts. Students will be that many of you will read IUJ in 2003 and we are now acquire full understanding encouraged to complete the report on the website working hard to establish a about, and deep empathy their theses under one of and catch up with our new IUJ identity guided by with different cultures. This PP’s umbrellas. IUJ will continuous efforts to real- his mission statement. But is the backbone of the aim at enabling students to ize IUJ’s mission state- he passed away without newly introduced Interna- solve actual problems ment. seeing its realization. tional Peace Studies (IPS) rather than pursuing a program which GSIR initi- purely academic course. IUJ is nearing 24 years old ated this now and faces stiff compe- Fall term. tition with graduate This is New Peace Studies MA program schools both at home and really an New IM focus on KMCs abroad. We have two tasks ambitious New research initiatives under the that OUR top priority list: program Platform Programs One is to increase the and the to reform IUJ and take advantage or number of student to 300, initial re- the size which was set in our unique opportunities to contribute ception is to finding solutions for Global Issues. 1989 and for which IUJ has very posi- been equipped both in tive. terms of physical infra- structure and faculty. The At the same time, GSIM This is emphasized in IUJ’s total student number in- will tackle KMC, Key Man- mission statement. Chair- creased from around 210 agement Challenges, man Kobayashi and I have to 260 between 2001-2004 which Japanese companies been visiting sponsor com- but declined to 237 this face today. The IM faculty panies to explain our new President year. will learn about the press- attempt and ask for their Ippei Yamazawa ing issues from sponsoring support both financially Another top priority is to companies, search for so- resolve our financial diffi- and by sending students lution together with them, and company experts to culties. Mr. Nakayama es- and build the study of such tablished and managed IUJ participate in our efforts. issues into the curriculum. This is never easy, but an with strong support from By strengthening our MBA the Japanese business important duty to re-make program closely related IUJ’s identity. community. But their dona- with the Japanese compa- “IUJ . . . tions have decreased dur- nies’ KMC, we will estab- A third asset is you, the ing the past decade-long lish a new identity for the more than 2000 IUJ gradu- faces stiff recession and we suffer IUJ MBA. ates. We appreciate greatly competition . . . from persistent deficits. We your contributions on vari- We have two … try to solve the two prob- IUJ is a small graduate ous occasions including lems by utilizing IUJ’s school. I encourage stu- the Chuetsu Earthquake top priorities: unique assets. dents of GSIR and GSIM to last year. I will report to increase cross register into each you on our website about What are the IUJ’s unique other’s courses: That is, IM student numbers assets? Intensive study the progress of our imple- students taking IPS while mentation of the PPs and to 300; atmosphere in the scenic IR students take KMC beauty is indeed one. An- invite you to participate in resolve our courses, and thus acquire a one of them as experts other is that students and broader perspective, financial faculty come from all over based on your job experi- which will create a new ence. difficulties.” the globe and constitute a identity for the IUJ curricu- small multi-culture world. lum. Lastly, I am now producing We can offer a few experi- a Self Study Report of IUJ. ments in this mini world. We are now starting Plat- Each Japanese university, How can people from all form Programs under Vice national and private alike, over the world avoid President Watanabe’s is obligated to publish its

*The Platform Programs and new activities for student recruitment are currently being implemented. E-BIZ GRADUATION & DONATIONS UPDATE Page 4 E-biz Class of 2005 Graduation

On August 26, 19 students Rudy Automo tighten from the Masters of E- our fu- business Management pro- Addresses his ture and gram graduated and joined Classmates hope for the IUJ Alumni Association. In his Salutatorian remarks a better This is the 3rd group to to his classmates, Rudy life in a graduate from our 1-year Automo offered the follow- better program. ing observation (excerpt world.” Dr. Borucki from his full speech): borrows Steve This year, E-biz graduates Dr. Chet Jobs (CEO, “IUJ provides the experi- were allowed to participate Borucki Apple Com- in the June ceremony in cap ence beyond a good edu- puters) re- Roberto Shakano, a and gown, but did not re- cation. It gives us the op- Chal- marks to happy graduate! He ceive diplomas or cross the portunity to meet people lenges the “Stay Hungry, from all over the world to is now in Shanghai stage of Sawarabi Hall. In E-biz Stay foolish” with his company this August ceremony, all break barriers and preju- Fuji Xerox. 19 candidates were dices, and become part of Graduates awarded their master’s a healthy community able Dear Borucki reminded degree in a small and very to share, understand and the E-biz Class of 2005 that personable ceremony fol- grow. We all came here learning does not stop lowed by a reception. bringing our own cultures, when the degree is in customs, habits and all the hand. Borrowing remarks things that make us differ- made by Steve Jobs, he ent one from the others. challenged the graduates “It is the true human The isolation we had in to always stay hungry— learning process that Urasa gave us the chance not to get comfortable or created a strong bond to to invest more in under- satisfied but always strive standing each other, com- to improve yourself and tighten our future and municate, tolerate, re- achieve the next level. hope for a better life in a spect, and especially And to stay foolish better world.” change to meet in the mid- enough to learn more, be dle. It is the true human curious, challenge the Rudy Automo learning process that cre- norm and ask questions. ated a strong bond to

Use of Alumni Donations as of A New Fundraising Drive December 2005 will soon be With our Donations, campus now has the following items launched to raise FUNDRAISING DRIVE donations scholarship ● 2 Automatic External Defibrillators - a machine easy to use in an emergency to restart the heart. December 2005 800,000 yen monies ● More tables and chairs for outside the dorms and near the Shokudo. for current Fall Term 2005 47,208 ● 6 soccer balls, 6 basketballs, 6 volleyballs. Distributed gradually as students as part of needed. 3 of each still remain unused. Spring 2005 52,020 ● Picnic Tables and Benches for the covered area near the tennis courts. the 25th anniver- Spring 2002 94,000 sary preparations Total Donation amount to date 2,626,992 and in tribute to International transaction fees and credit card fees -54,715 Nakayama-san Total Expenditures (not including Special Donation usage) -993,228 Balance Remaining 1,578,979 Pledges are SPECIAL donations already coming in! ● Further donations were made after the Earthquakes of October 2004 with which Emergency Evacuation kits for the dorms were purchased. Amount raised 1,168,832 and used in total. ● Two other special donations designated specifically for PR activities were made by 2 active alumni (total 200,000), and used in total. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT 1 - TSUNAMI RELIEF

Tsunami - New Experience and Page 5 Challenges in Sri Lankan Communities Laxman Perera, IR92

south of Sri Lanka, raising ordinating the donor com- any major epidemic in

the chances of Sri Lanka munity on urgent water the Tsunami affected ar- falling into a zone prone to and sanitation relief work eas. major earthquakes. at the national level. It was Now I am back to normal a daunting task to gather Acknowledged as the larg- duties coordinating all information from the local est and most devastating donor funded projects in authorities and Govern- natural catastrophe in the the water and sanitation Sri Lanka was called as a ment Agents of the af- history of the nation, the sector as well as urban ‘blessed’ island by many fected areas including Tsunami affected nearly 8 development sector. generations as communi- Internally Displaced percent of the population ties lived in harmony with Camps and to coordinate Besides my involvement killing more than 30,000 nature and were protected with donors. I managed to in Tsunami recovery lives. It also destroyed from the destructive ele- conduct donor coordina- work, my wife Ramani valuable social and ments of nature. Sri Lanka also got involved training economic infra- was safe from earth- counselors and also pro- structure such as . . . coordinating the donor quakes, volcanic erup- vided counseling for Tsu- 42 health-related community on urgent tions, cyclones or tidal nami affected families. facilities, 12 water water and sanitation relief waves. As years passed, She works as a Lecturer supply schemes, the country began to ex- work . . . a daunting task in Psychiatric Social Work excess of 2500 km perience events of nature at the National University. road network and such as floods, landslides, tion meetings two days a much more structural dam- severe drought conditions week with more than 150 Looking back, I feel that aged. In addition, more and occasional cyclones representatives from bilat- the absence of knowl- than 50,000 water wells with increasing frequency eral donors, INGOs, edge about natural disas- have been abandoned. partly due to manmade NGOs, International lend- ters increased the vulner- The overall damage to causes. ing Institutions attending. ability of human settle- property and assets was UNICEF played a very sup- ments. Further, disaster Until the fateful day of 26th estimated over US$ one portive role and we preparedness in the com- of December last year billion. worked as one organiza- munities was almost non- when the world's most exist. Creating a knowl- My office, the Ministry of tion. We planned the Tsu- powerful earthquake in edge base for disaster Urban Development and nami recovery process more than 40 years struck preparedness is essen- Water Supply, mobilized mainly in water and sanita- deep under the Indian tial. Sharing global ex- its resources for relief ac- tion sector in three phases Ocean, and triggered a periences, mainly Japa- tion immediately after the i.e. urgent relief, rehabili- massive tsunami, the word nese experiences, will Tsunami struck. The prior- tation and reconstruction. “TSUNAMI” was not in the empower the communi- ity tasks were to ensure community’s vocabulary. My task was completed in ties to face unenviable access to safe drinking The Tsunami swept most March with the transition of challenges of nature water, adequate sanitation parts of Sri Lanka’s coast- urgent relief to rehabilita- ahead of Sri Lanka. IUJ for the affected population lines in the North, East, tion work. It was a great Alumni may be a vital and and to clear debris to en- South and South-Eest caus- achievement for all of us useful resource to take sue accessibility to the ing much damage with who worked in the water initiative in creating this affected areas. waters exceeding 3 meters and sanitation sector that shared knowledge base. above the mean sea level. I was given the task of co- there was no outbreak of It affected 12 of the 25 ad- I work as a Director – ministrative districts of the Project Coordination at country and over 1000 km the Ministry of Urban De- of the 1600 km coast line of IUJ Friendships Beyond Anything velopment and Water Sri Lanka, penetrating in Supply in the Central most places over 500 me- On 26th Oct I was traveling to Kula Lumpur on an official government, Colombo ters inland. trip. When I was in the lobby at the Colombo International mainly dealing with inter- Air port, a guy came to me and said “Hi Laxman.” Amaz- national donors on infra- The communities have now ing! It was Regmi (IR91) going to KUL from Male. It was structure development. I realized that Sri Lanka is may be after five years we met once in Colombo. He is also work as the National no longer the ‘blessed’ working in IFRC and posted to Maldives to work on Tsu- Project Director for Urban island as they knew. It has nami rehabilitation work. We were traveling in same flight; same row and had a long chat mostly on IUJ life. Governance Support Pro- been rumored that the gram funded by UNDP. tectonic plate on which the Then in KUL I met Theven (IR92). It was after 4 years. We had a beer and chatted again on our IUJ life…. about our Our son, Sachith, is in country rests has suffered friends. After 15 years we still feel that the two years in IUJ a deep crack from the re- was the best time we had in our lives. high school preparing to cent quake just 600 km Laxman Perera (IR92) study Bio Science in the university. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT 2 - MYANMAR BASEBALL

Page 6 Myanmar National Baseball Team Created by IUJ Alumni!

Toru Iwasaki, IR88 "Please teach boys how to play baseball." Boys be- To my delight and excite- President, gan to come to me after ment, this baseball team is Iwasaki Musou Initiatives hearing the rumor. Thus, going to represent the the history of baseball in country in an international Myanmar started in 2000. game in November 2005 2005, marking 60 With financial help from (article submitted in August, years after World Japanese voluntary sup- see related spotlight and War II, the first porters, these "shoeless" editor’s note on the next National Baseball boys cleared the waste page for an update). This Team came into land and turned it into a unknown Myanmar team existence in baseball field in 2002. will make an international Myanmar, a coun- debut at the ASEAN game try in Southeast My primary responsibili- called SEA GAME to be Asia once called, ties lie in youth develop- held in , the Philip- "Burma." It is a ment, including drug con- pines, carrying Myanmar Coach Iwasaki works national team in name but trol, and nurturing interna- people's hopes and with first-time Myanmar the reality is that it is the tionally-minded people. dreams. baseball players only team in the country The baseball team, formed and has only 16 players. with the aim of achieving But preparing for the these goals, has improved games means many chal- In the past 11 years, I have with support from the lenges. Unfortunately, been a drug control spe- Baseball Federation of Asia, Myanmar goes through a cialist starting as a repre- the Japan High School very severe monsoon sea- sentative of UNDCP (United Baseball Federation, peo- son from June through Oc- “I often Nations Drug Control Pro- ple in Japan and Myanmar, tober. The baseball field asked myself, gramme) in Myanmar and and many others. is in no condition for use many other positions. I ob- and the team members "Are people served and was shaken by Five years ago, I started have no place to practice. born in a poor the environment surround- coaching the Myanmarese I thought of an alternative, country not ing young people in this boys and taught them from and that is a "Camp in Ja- even allowed country. I strongly felt that scratch as they had no pan." I decided that an to have a we need to foster in them a knowledge whatsoever of intensive camp in Japan dream?" Of sense of being a responsi- baseball rules. These during the monsoon sea- course, they ble members of society. young people, from one of son is essential for the are! Dreams the poorest countries in Myanmar team to play well exist for every As a way of cultivating a the world, encounter diffi- in the international game. young sense of responsibility in culties in focusing on base- person!” them, I had this wish of ball with hardships in car- With a strong belief in kind forming a "baseball team." rying out their daily lives. cooperation and support Coincidentally, a Myanmar During the 4-year period, from the people and or- native came to me and said, more than 1,000 youths ganizations in the baseball visited the field and left it society, I landed in Japan literally struggling to sur- on August 2 with the team vive, and only 16 people members thrilled with have remained. their first ever expedition to Japan, and our 2-month These are the 16 members intensive camp began. of the current team. My initial goal of forming a I often asked myself, "Are Myanmar Baseball Federa- people born in a poor tion finally came true in country not even allowed February this year after 5 to have a dream?" Of years, and the "Myanmar course, they are! Dreams Baseball Federation" was exist for every person! founded and the Myanmar National Baseball Team The team members' battles was brought into reality. to obtain their dream have My real goal is to have just started. They have The first Myanmar National Baseball Team them stand on the mound made much effort in im- ready for action! at an international baseball proving their baseball game! skills in spite of their poor- ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT 2&3 - BASEBALL, INSURANCE

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Myanmar Baseball Special Spotlight continued . . . San Maung Myint, IR92 est environment. I firmly Myanmar National Team Secretary General of the believe that if their dreams cheering site supported by about baseball come true, well-wishers, and the Myanmar Baseball Federation that will give them confi- Homepage of the Iwasaki dence in themselves and Musou Initiatives (IMI). Now I am Secretary General of Myanmar Baseball Federa- help them leading a healthy tion, which was recognized by the Myanmar Olympic Com- and sound life. They en- Myanmar National Team mittee. We have been working for the development of the dured practices in the heat cheering site: sport of baseball in Myanmar hand in hand with Mr. Toru of 50 degrees Celsius, and http://www.11card.jp/ Iwasaki (IR 1988). I went to Lausanne, Switzerland to attend they soon will be standing myanmar/ the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) Congress and proud in the field in front of IMI Homepage: Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) Congress as a new mem- an international audience. http://www.iwasaki- ber under the invitation of IBAF and BFA. Our national In response to my request musoujuku.com baseball team trained in Japan for a couple of months under for helping them have their the sponsorship of Japan Baseball Federation, Japanese victory in their first interna- High School Baseball Association and Japanese Baseball tional competition, people Commissioner's Office in last August and September and organizations in the headed by Toru Iwasaki. The national team led by me, as baseball society extended Team Manager and Iwasaki-san as head coach participated great support and hence our in the 23rd South East Asia Games held in Manila, Philip- camp in Japan has been ful- pines in late November. Our goal was to win at least silver filled and I am very thankful. medal.

If you are interested in our activities, please access the SEA Games results: Winning their international debut game, the Myanmar team nearly took the bronze medal at the Games! The Editor India Insurance Brokerage Firm Nipun Insurance Neelakanth P Phadke (IM92) Brokers Pvt. Chairman & CEO, Nipun Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd. Ltd. After I completed my MBA at Pvt. Ltd. “Nipun” is a San- looks promising. “Nipun” means IUJ, I returned to India and skrit word which means “an “an expert” in I have no doubt that without worked in my earlier gov- expert.” Since I have a Sansrkit my IUJ MBA, I would have ernment-owned insurance background in Sanskrit (MA had no confidence to start . . . and . . company for four years. In in Sanskrit), I wanted to give this venture. Late Prof. “Japan” and Puna April 1996, I joined Sumi- the company a Sanskrit Otsuki, Prof Quinn, Prof. tomo Marine & Fire Insur- name. Nipun also means Park, Prof Hiraki and other ance Co., Ltd. as the Advisor Japan and Puna (Pune) when faculty members were key to for India. We tried our best it is written in Japanese my education at IUJ and cur- to start a joint venture non- script. This is to acknowl- very profitable decision. I rent success. life insurance company in edge my debt to Japan and take a very meager salary from my company. How- India. Unfortunately, Sumi- Pune - the two places which IUJ MBA has also helped me ever, I have been helped tomo Marine & Mitsui Ma- have deeply influenced me. in stock market operations by the rising stock market rine merged in October for my own portfolio. When I We sell products of more and it has virtually paid for 2001 and Sumitomo Marine started the company, I had to than 20 life and non-life in- my family expenses during lost its existence and the raise about Yen 16 million for surance companies in India. these three development initiative for starting a JV. equity capital. I had hardly This is the best platform, but years. It has also made me Hence I resigned and any cash, as my investment people are not yet aware of debtfree. formed my own company was in stocks. I raised a lot of it, since brokers were not for insurance broking in debt as I hated to sell my there earlier in this market. I would be happy to give Feb. 2003, as insurance bro- shares in the depressed mar- We have started making 26% equity (maximum kers were being introduced ket since the Bombay Stock cash profits this year and allowed as per the current in this market starting in Exchange index was around God willing, we may post a laws) in my company to Jan. 2003. 2800, almost at its nadir. Now small net profit as well! The any Japanese company today it is 7300. Holding to The name of my company is company has grown to 8 since I wish to continue my my portfolio has proved a Nipun Insurance Brokers people now! Our future association with Japan. ALUMNI GATHERINGS

Page 8 IUJ Fridays in 35+ cities IUJ’s world wide network many different ways! Eve- Three events in Japan of Alumni proved an excit- rything from 1 alum alone (Tokyo, and ing source of friendship “kampai-ing” IUJ at a tem- Nagoya) were all held on and fun in September. IUJ ple in Taiwan, to a week- the official Sept. 2 date. 25 IUJ Alumni Chapter in Worldwide Friday, offi- end reunion of over 60 in in New York gathered on Indonesia celebrate an cially held on September 2 Indonesia celebrating with Sept. 16 for a Japanese IUJ weekend! but with events throughout family members, to over dinner party, and again in the month, brought to- 50 sharing a beer in To- December for a Bonenkai! gether over 300 alumni in kyo, and several gathering Singapore rounded out the over 35 cities from Barba- for dinner parties of 2-15. year’s gatherings in late dos (with a gathering of Several professors and December. just one and some friends) even entering or prospec- For a full list and a slide- to Yangon. More cities tive students attended din- show, please see had gatherings in October, ner parties in Kuala Lum- http://www.iuj.ac.jp/ November and December pur, Beijing, Shanghai, Geneva IUJ Friday alumni/events/ Bishkek and beyond. World-Wide Friday 2005 was celebrated in

IUJ: Hanoi IUJ Friday NYC IUJ Friday IUJ Friday They even have an IUJ Soccer Team! Where

the IUJ London Beijing IUJ Friday with Prof. Xing

Bishkek IUJ Friday Hong Kong IUJ Friday World Phnom Penh IUJ Friday Gathers

Ghana IUJ Friday —Nov. 2005: We Shanghai IUJ Friday hugged and danced seeing each Osaka IUJ Friday other for the first time in 14 years!

IUJ Alumni Association Annual Meeting and Elections Feb. 10, 2006 IUJ Tokyo Office RSVP at [email protected] ALUMNI CONTRIBUTIONS

Alumni Meet Prospective Students! Page 9 Help with Tea Parties a Key to 2006 Recruiting Efforts Hosted by WONDER- ies to meet recent Tea Parties were attend. MANY Tea FUL alumni volunteers alumni to learn about held in Kula Lumpur Parties are Jan. 21! The first Tea Party of the from among our recent campus life, aca- and Bangalore! RSVP at http:// season in Kuala Lumpur graduates, IUJ is invit- demics, etc. Info SPECIAL thanks www.iuj.ac.jp/ with 5 prospective stu- ing prospective stu- sessions at various to the many admis/teaparty05/ dents, 4 alumni, IUJ dents to a Tea Party in universities, too, are hosts (noted on Pres. Yamazawa and one of over 30 cities. planned. The first the website one current student! The Tea Parties are sessions were at informal chances for Brandeis offered by below) those considering IUJ Yuki Masujima PLEASE help in- for their graduate stud- (IR04). December vite new people to Bangalore session Dec. 17 Tsunami Donations in India: Venkat Desai, IM05, for UMEX I visited a remote village Mr. K. Ramakrishna Rao, children were presented budding children who are called Nakshtra-Nagaram a Director of Education, with drawing books and like seeds, they are born dwelling of around 5000 Government of Andhra crayons. Children were with immense potential. If people in the state of An- Pradesh in identifying the excited and happy to you nurture them with dhra Pradesh. This village is beneficiary. I spoke to the receive the same. For care and guidance, they just 2 kms away school officials economists and think- will blossom into beauti- from Bay-of- and told them tanks India might be the ful trees. The school au- Bengal and one about the objec- best country with a spec- thorities were grateful to of the places tive of my visit tacular GDP, but in reality Japanese citizens for their affected by Tsu- and donation. nearly 1/3rd of India’s generosity. It was a very nami. I repre- Instead of fol- population live under happy occasion for me sented UMEX lowing the regu- poverty. For some chil- personally to see that the and had been to lar way of donat- dren attending a school money was put to right this place to ing a cheque, I decided is still a dream. The kind cause. I would be happy donate money to help chil- that everything be pre- generosity to say that my dren affected by the Tsu- sented in kind. Materials of Japanese post-IUJ life nami. UMEX had a specific that were donated to the citizens, I started off with request that the money be school children included am sure a social cause! spent exclusively for chil- books, school bags, water will have a Wish you all a dren. I took the help of a bottles, pair of uniforms lasting im- very Happy senior government official and sandals. Kindergarten pact on the New Year. THANK YOU! Fall Alumni Career Guest Speakers Special thanks to Ted Lo, sulting on their resumes and trepreneurs in Finance panel. IM90, Serdar Basara IM99 job hunt strategies. Nee- and Neelakanth Phadke lakanth, coming all the way If you can help current stu- IM92 for coming to campus from India, talked about his dents by sharing your experi- “Career on their own dime to pro- career between Japan and ences and stories, and offer- Advice vide current students with India in the insurance busi- ing advice in an informal career advice!! ness and starting his own gathering, please let coming company (see profile on Gretchen know. We are hop- directly from Ted talked about careers in Page. 7) and successful ing to offer presentations on finance, and answered ques- Stock Market strategies! Alumni is just tions until the students had ● Careers in Consulting no more to ask! Then he Thank you!!!!! ● Careers in IT fields fantastic!” partied with them until the ● Careers in Int’l Orgs. Rajeev Rajan, wee hours of the morning! We look forward to welcom- ● Careers in diplomatic Serdar, now a career coach ing Robert Jones IM92 com- circles IM06, then- in Tokyo shared 7 secrets ing from Hong Kong, and ● Etc! Finance Club for finding a job, then met James Fiorillo IM90 in Feb- ruary (tentative) for an En- President individuals in 1/2 free con-

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Page 10 From Iraq to Japan to Canada and Beyond Lina Al-Karkhi, IR89 Working on Avian Flu and SARS Issues I am lucky—here in Can- ever since he left the for- Taking care of them and ada no one cares where eign service). I traveled to trying to find ways to you are from originally. Amman, Jordan in Septem- keep my family secure ber where I bought my has been very central in My work takes me to all parents a condo as we de- my life. I hope to close parts of the world. I work cided it is time for them to that Chapter once they with International WHO leave Baghdad. I have get to safety in Amman. and national provinces on been so worried about But first, my father will issues such as SARS, Avian them, but now I feel like I take an assignment in the Flu, etc. I focus on have done all I can for my Iraqi embassy in Ger- the policy aspects and Lina Al-Karkhi, IR89 family as my country of many as Chief of Proto- harmonizing laws across origin spins out of control. col while my Mom will Public Health Agency of Canada to deal with poten- Canada Office of Public My parents are selling first go to Amman, then tial health emergencies their home, packing their join him later. Health Practices Team and also to comply to the Leader, Multilateral Affairs personal belongings that International Health regula- have emotional meaning to tions to which Canada is a them and my Dad plans to I work with I am alive...as are my par- signatory. I travel quite a ents in Baghdad—believe FINALLY retire from the International bit but have a great hus- UN for the move to Am- it or not! I came to Canada band who encourages my WHO ... on issues directly after I left Japan to man. I can again sleep at career. My son is like “OK night! It has taken me 10 pursue a PhD. But my Mom where are you flying such as SARS, parents, who had been in years to convince my par- now and what is my gift!!” ents to leave Iraq. They Avian Flu, etc. I Japan on a diplomatic mis- He is fully bilingual sion, returned to Baghdad. finally agreed that while focus on French /English and is now sometime in the future Iraq I am married to a French learning Arabic upon my the policy Canadian and have a 7 will get back on track it husband’s insistence. will not be for THEIR gen- year old son, Alexandre. aspects and We live in the national eration. They are lucky to I managed to get my only be still alive. Most of my harmonizing laws Capital Region of Canada sister to Canada with her Ottawa, (on the French family and cousins and all across Canada to family so they are safe and are now in Amman Jordan side of the river) and I working at the Iraqi Em- deal with have made my way up in so it is time for my parents bassy here. My Father still to go there too. the Canadian Government. works for the UN (he has potential health emergencies “

IUJ’s Knowledge Networks are Water Tight Olivia Jensen IR99, PhD Candidate PhD research projects tend down the huge quantities other cities use a combina- many – hugely appreci- to keep you stuck in the of water that are lost tion of the two methods, ated! – responses, I was library by yourself for through leaks in the pipe and some allow consumers able to add many more city months on end investigating network (as high as 70% in to use a minimum volume tariffs to my list (and to some obscure – but ex- a city like Manila). Im- for free as a way of provid- hear from several long-lost tremely interesting! – as- proved efficiency should ing a ‘lifeline’ to the poor, classmates). pect of the world. In my mean lower prices for con- or use local taxes to cover The results of the tariff sur- case, that topic is global sumers… but does it? I water costs. All of which vey show a complicated water privatisation. have set out to examine makes it very hard to col- pattern with the highest this in my research. Many non-governmental lect comparable data. tariffs in government-run organisations see water It is not an easy question to After many joyless hours on systems in both water-rich privatisation as a crime, answer. In most countries, the internet, I hit upon a countries (where there is generating high profits for water tariffs vary from city new idea to supplement the plenty of rainfall) as well as multinational companies at to city and information is information I had already in very dry countries the expense of the poor not collected at the na- collected on the extent of where you would expect who have to pay higher tional level. What’s more, privatisation: why not use the price of water to be tariffs or risk having their some cities charge a flat IUJ’s amazing global alumni higher. Tokyo and Nagoya, supply cut off. Others – in- rate (where you pay the network to find out about where water utilities are cluding the World Bank and same amount no matter what people are actually government-owned, come ADB – see private sector how much you use) while paying for their water ser- out with some of the high- involvement as one way to others calculate the fee by vices. With Gretchen’s help est tariffs in the world, just increase the efficiency of volume of water used by I was able to reach out to water utilities and to cut the household. Plenty of you all, and thanks to your Continued on Page 9 CAMPUS NEWS BRIEFS

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Chairman Business Plan Competition Kobayashi on New Food again shows IUJ nearing the top CSR Facilities “Team Urasa,” which debuted in the Singapore Busi- Over the summer, a trans- ness Plan competition in Spring 2005, is back—and formation occurred in the IUJ Chairman of the Board, again with an impressive showing. This time 5 mem- Shokudo/Baiten/Café No Yotaro Kobayashi, will give a bers of the MBA Class of 2006, including 2 original Problem zone. Café NP is convocation on CSR, Corpo- members and 3 new additions, took place in the Thun- now a vending machine rate Societal Responsibility derbird Business Plan Competition and made the top service open until very on campus in March. Alumni 20% list. With over 350 teams competing from around late and used as a party are invited to attend this spe- the world, Team Urasa came in 58th. While not enough room. The Shokudo has cial chance to hear from an to make it to the final rounds, it is an impressive show- new menu items including industry expert! ing yet again. Farkhod Niyazov (Uzbekistan) and Liem a nice salad bar. The SD1 rooms require a 1-week Nguyen (Vietnam) were the Spring veterans, joined Baiten is now run by Yama- prior booking. See the IUJ by Raza Kizilbash (Pakistan), Felipe Martin (Peru) and zaki Convenience store website for details. Kuo “Peter” Zhang ().

May 2007, Wireless LAN Pakistan Need a IUJ’s 25th upgraded Donations Transcript?? To greet students for Fall Sympathetic to the devas- IUJ can of course help you Anniversary Term, the MLIC Computer tating earthquakes in Paki- with transcripts and other staff announced an upgrade stan, IUJers on campus documents. Full instruc- Please mark your calendar to the IUJ wireless LAN sys- contributed on their own, tions are on the Alumni and prepare to celebrate tem. Now those with a and through the fundrais- Homepage at http:// 25 years of IUJ. Alumni 54Mbps wireless LAN card ing efforts of Standard www.iuj.ac.jp/alumni and events will be planned by that supports 802.11g proto- Chartered Bank to the click on GENERAL SER- the incoming Executive col can access the network at relief efforts. It is esti- VICES. Payments for docu- Committee beginning in 54Mbps—up from 11Mbps. mated that through SC ments can be made by April 2006. donations alone, IUJers credit card or by interna- The increased speed of the helped 400 families eat for tional postage stamps. Ideas are welcomed! 802.11g 54Mbps wireless a week. Special thanks to Send to [email protected] network will provide stu- To request copies of this IR06 student Andrea Cer- dents and faculty with far and other official docu- vena for the collections. more efficient computing ments, please contact Andrea was an intern at system. [email protected] or SC in summer 2005. [email protected] depend- ing on which school you graduated from. Our Watertight Network “Why not use Continued from page 10 IUJ’s amazing behind the Caribbean islands owned utilities provide global alumni where seawater has to be puri- such poor service. Is it all Full Color fied for drinking. Within Asia, about financing, or is it network . . . it’s water-scarce Singapore is the something in the country’s Newsletter next most expensive. Over in institutional framework that a great motiva- Europe, water is most costly in makes the difference? As I tion to know that Available the water-rich, public water carry on with my work, it’s systems of Denmark, Germany a great motivation to know IUJ is behind me for and Belgium, although the UK, that IUJ is behind me – where water is fully private, is thank you! – thank you!” close behind in terms of prices. The US, which has a mix of Enjoying the color pages of public and private operators, this newsletter? Feel free to download the entire color generally has much lower Olivia Jensen, IR99 prices than Europe. Tutorial Fellow, version, available on the Development Studies Newsletter archives in a PDF The next step in my research is Institute, format. to look at how some countries London School of Economics manage to provide efficient, and Political Science http://www.iuj.ac.jp/ high-quality services within the alumni/newsletter/ public sector while other state- CLASSNOTES 1

Page 12 ClassNotes 1985 IR90 IM92-IR94 Satoko Miwa was on cam- Please check in! We miss hearing from you! pus in late November to give a lecture to Naonobu IM90 IM94 Minato (IR91)’s course on Bryce Dixson writes in: Nobuhiko Kimura was Project Cycle Develop- My entrepreneurial work- transferred back to New Miwa-san, shares a ment. She is with Japan ing life continues to chal- York for the second time! moment with IUJ’s International Cooperation lenge. I have the North and He will work with Daiwa Toda-san (left), Agency (JICA) in the Plan- South American rights to a Securities America Naonobu Minato (IR91) ning and Evaluation De- suite of online application Inc. “This is my second and Tomohito Shinoda partment. services and my focus is assignment in New York; (1986) before going really to build sales/ last time was from 1997 to into their respective 1986 classes distribution channels 2002 and I worked with Tomohito Shinoda’s most through a franchise model. Sumitomo Bank then. Su- recent book in English, I have a franchise running mitomo (now it is called Kantei Diplomacy, was ac- for Texas and one taking Sumitomo Mitsui Banking) cepted by the University of shape for California. I have and Daiwa have a strategic Washington Press for pub- a business partner doing alliance and that is why I lication in the Spring. the same in Australia. My am currently with Daiwa software development Securities America. I have 1987 team is based in New Zea- been continuously in- Yo Shimoyama is on as- land. volved in mergers and signment in Zhanjiagang acquisitions advisory busi- IR91 ness since I graduated Shinichiro Okuyama City, China for his com- (IR93) meets Maisoon pany, NSK. Patrick Agbakpe has from IUJ in 1994 (wow it's Shaheen (IR04) at Aichi been back in Japan for a been twelve years!). As World Expo. Okuyama 1988 while now. He was in the you are aware, M&A is is with World Youth UK, but is back in Japan getting more attention than Peace Summit, and How is everyone? working for British To- at any other time over the Maisoon was repre- last ten years.” senting her country, 1989 bacco. He was able to Jordan, at the Expo. greet IUJ Class of 2007 IR95 Wynn Werner resurfaced Farkhod Niyazov, a BT in New Jersey, USA as the Uzbekistan employee, who Christopher Domitter Sales Manager for Com- worked with the Tokyo brought his photographic monwealth Metal, a divi- office for a 1 month work talents back to campus sion of Commercial Metals exchange experience dur- again this Fall to shoot Company. Wai Yong Jes- ing the summer. Guma various campus scenes sica Chan now works for Komey recently relocated and people for upcoming McGraw-Hill (Malaysia) to Germany to become a posters and brochures Sdn. Bhd Chieko Umetsu Senior Researcher at Insti- (photo left). His work is is in with a organi- tut fur Ethnologie in Halle. used extensively to pro- Christopher Domitter zation called Research mote IUJ. THANK YOU. sets up a photo shoot Institute for Humanity and IM91 Christopher is now at on campus Nature. She is traveling David Keay acquired dga—desgrippes gobe in often to Africa and Asia Tokyo. and hopes to connect with Iowa Fittings Co. in May, IUJers throughout the re- 2004. The company, IM95 gion! Lina Al-Karkhi founded in 1988, fabricates checked in with campus. pipe fittings for the fire Christian Thygesen had a She is now a PhD holder, sprinkler, fire pump, and baby boy (Jens Christo- living in Canada with her mechanical markets as pher) in July 2005—photo husband and 7 year old well as providing custom left. fabrication of pipe related son, and working for the IR96 Canadian government as parts. Team Leader, Multilateral IR92 Please check in with us! Affairs, Office of Public Health Practice, Public Aminul Islam spent the IM96 The Christian Health Agency of Canada summer in London doing Aki Mino moved to auto- Thygesen family! in Ontario. See her full fieldwork for his Ph.D. re- motive industry last April spotlight, pg. 10! search on migrant workers working in raw mate- in the UK.

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Page 13 ClassNotes continued. rial procurement for air John is Director of Taiyo specialist risk group look- bag assembly. His new Pacific Partners, and Anna ing into market risk, credit company, Autoliv, is Swe- Lea is Director of Home risk etc. This is closely den based company which Affairs for their family – related to what I used to do supplies automotive she is taking time to be a at Merrill albeit from the safety systems worldwide. full-time Mom. other side of the fence!” Peter Malinda (IR97) Aki is enjoying life in Tsu- Akira Kama recently and wife Kaori share kuba with his family, and IM98 joined ORIX Investment the cute photo of their baby Ken. also enjoying his new life Edwin Mendoza passed Corporation as a Senior challenge in Carpentry - the Foreign Service exam Manager of Investment http://www012.upp.so- of the and went Management Department net.ne.jp/minohome/ into training along with responsible for analyzing index.htm ! Yasuhiro Greg Concha (IR04) in and researching Hedge Ishibashi is in Sapporo August. Congratulations to Funds and contracting with Daishi Bank! you both! Rajesh Bhan- alternative investment portfolios. Takuya Kuwa- IR97 dula visited campus in the early Fall and enjoyed a bara was transferred to Mark Wells is back from reminiscent walk around London with Mizuho Inter- national in November. the missing list! He is in SD2, seeing his host family Rajesh Bhandula the UK as a Abbey National and a few professors and IR00 (IM98) visits campus Plc in Financial markets. staff. He is with ABN Amro He is preparing to take the in New York. He also re- Yasuyuki Hanai is back ACCA soon! Julia ports that his spouse, Bi- with Manager, NTT Com- (Parton) Bergman has left pasha Majumdar (IR99, munications Corporation the finance career field, VP at JP Morgan Chase) is after working at IUJ’s GLO- and is in Design school doing great! COM. He now manages part time enjoying the the Marketing Department, creative world of fashion IR99 Broadband IP Services and costume design! Sigit Any news? Carol looks Business Division Tim Witjaksono has nearly gorgeous in the photo Aron reported in from Lon- finished his PhD in Nagoya right! don – he and Sumanee and returned to Indonesia Tharaptn (IM00) are mar- for about a year. But now, IM99 ried – Congratulations!! since mid September, he is Tim works for Financial Carol Lin (IM99) Jacqueline Henneken- back in Tokyo and work- Services Authority as their celebrated Wood and her husband ing in the Economic Sec- Legal Advisor. Sumanee is IUJ Friday on her Tod moved to Hawaii. Jac- tion for the Indonesian an investment banker with own in Taiwan! Embassy! queline is staying home Lehman Brothers. Emmy with their daughter Nalani (Kunwika) and her hus- IM97 while Tod works for Japan band celebrated their 3rd Advisory. Bin Wang be- Taos Fudji is still working wedding anniversary on came Vice President of Dec. 30, 2005 in Bulgaria. with Standard & Poor's as a Alliance Bernstein, an in- ratings analyst covering They currently live in Chi- vestment research and cago, USA. selected European banks. management firm in New “I have transferred from York. Visveswaran Prab- IM00 Paris to Milan, with a par- hakaran moved on to Sin- ticular work focus on Ital- gapore in the early sum- Yuta Kano is back with his Maral Madieva (IR01) ian banks. If anybody from mer to become an Assis- family in Nagoya after sev- and her spouse. IUJ passes by Milan, I'll be tant Director at the Mone- eral years living on his more than happy to see tary Authority of Singapore own as Tanshin Funin. He them.” (MAS). He writes in: “MAS remains with Chubu Elec- tric Power Co., Inc. as a IR98 is part of the Singapore government and has a Senior Manager in the Fu- John Mackay and Anna multi-faceted role. It sets els Department. Makoto Lea Mejia (IM99) took the monetary policy, regu- Asanuma changed ca- their son Hugo to Califor- lates the financial markets reers, and can now be nia, and have an address and promotes Singapore found in Kyushu with Mit- Lan Phuong Tran that suggests ranch living! as the financial hub of Asia. subishi Chemical Corpora- (IR02) and Kaoru Hisa- They are now actually liv- I am in the financial mar- tion. He is the manager of eda (IR01) welcome ing on a golf course, and kets regulation area in the the Accounting and Fi- their first child. CLASSNOTES 3

Page 14 ClassNotes continued. nance department, re- IM02 also went into the Foreign sponsible for factory ac- Service at the same time. counting including cost From Vineet Singhal: I accounting, fixed-asset have found a job with Price IM/Ebiz04 accounting, and capital WaterHouse Coopers. Ini- Tokiko (Takayama) tially I will be based at Ratri Setyorini left her investing. He finds life in beloved Citibank in Au- Djakovacki and Laura their New Delhi Office. I Kyushu “comfortable”. gust to join Standard Char- Trigo (both IR01) vis- started in end November. I ited campus for Open tered Bank in Indonesia in IR01 am quite excited about this Day 2005 and Fumiko pursuit of her career goals. new opportunity. Hirasawa (Staff) was Maral Madieva (photo She is now in Strategic delighted to see them! pg. 13) started a PhD pro- IR03 Customer Management gram at Queen’s Univer- working specifically on sity Belfast, Northern Ire- Nermeen Abdel-Latif service quality. We wish land in September. Her joined the Embassy of Ja- her luck! Debajyoti husband is ALSO a PhD pan in Cairo as an Eco- Chakraborty is a Business candidate at Oxford Uni- nomic Analyst. Consultant with Tata Con- versity. They were mar- sultancy Services Ltd. and ried about a year ago. IM/Ebiz03 is on a long-term project Good luck! Check out the Gookwan Ban is in Tokyo assignment in the UK. The Seiichiro “Sono-P” photo of Kaoru Hisaeda as a Financial Analyst for project is the FOMSA Mi- Sonoda (IM01) visits and Lan Phuong Tran Medtronics. Yukiko No- gration Project. Thit Lwin campus with his family! (IR02) with their baby on zaki is now Yukiko Yama- OO got married! So did the previous page! guchi as wedding bells Takuya Ikeba! Satsuki sounded for her and Taka- Kimura returned from IM01 yuki Yamaguchi who Hawaii and her job at Kavita Raj Subramaniam works for Kao. Yukiko is Coach, and joined Gucci in is a busy Mom, with two an analyst in the Venture Tokyo! Corporate Research Dept. children Saumya (meaning IR05 Moon), her 3 year old for Shinko Securities. daughter and Aditya David Lou resurfaced in Dewi “Meidy” Meidi- Cuong Mai (IM02) “hugs” (meaning Sun) her year Taipei working for Bank waty is in the Foreign Ser- over the Hanoi Chapter Sinopac. For a year, he leadership to Quang old son. She, with family vice for Indonesia cur- Trung Pham, (IR04) at IUJ including grandparents in was a proprietary trader, rently assigned to the Ja- Friday in Hanoi. tow, recently visited Japan and was on the FX desk. In pan and Korea Desk of the and Malaysia, though we the summer, he moved to Directorate of East Asia missed the chance to see the bond desk and is trad- and Pacific in Jakarta. them on campus! ing interest rate fu- Samantha “Sam” tures...etc. Sourharo Sann Jayasuriya is also in For- IR02 was promoted to Senior eign Ministry, but for her Marketing Supervisor at country of Sri Lanka! She Martins Priede is back in his company Camshin Co., school at the University of is the Deputy Director at LTD in Cambodia. Adi Birmingham in postgradu- the UN and Multilateral Hrapovic is back in Ger- ate studies in Economics. Affairs Division! Danura many and took the early Good luck! He is brushing Miriyagalla writes in: Innocent Shiyo (IR03) Fall off from his profes- up for a PhD application “Things have been really with his new born San- sional life to travel and hectic since I came to Sri cia. Innocent is with down the road. Ismar visit friends and relatives. the Ministry of Foreign Lima is also back on a Lanka. I managed to get a short term consultancy Affairs and Interna- campus in New Zealand – IR04 tional Cooperation, The University of Waikato with the ILO about two Tanzania in the Geography Depar- Marlar Myo Nyunt weeks after I came back, ment. Suppakit Limboon- (Myanmar) and her hus- which was related to a song took a new position band had a beautiful baby Livelihoods Project for with HSBC in the boy on March 18th, Tsunami affected areas. Marketing department as 2004. Harumi Fuentes Upon completion, I joined Assistant Vice President Furuya got married to the UNDP and believe it or Marketing Research. Alex Gillen (- ex- not I'm about to move Speaking of HSBC, Arshid change student MBA again. I got a good break Go Nakadai (Ebiz04) Khan became Head of 2003)! Greg Concha with JBIC as a Project Spe- visits campus and Product Control and Mar- passed the Foreign Ser- cialist, which is more of a greets Kawakita-san, vice exam of the Philip- long term assignment cov- Deputy Secretary Gen- ket Risk in HSBC, Tokyo. pines and began her train- ering more than the Tsu- eral Go-san is in Shanghai with Fuji ing in August. Sempai nami affected areas. The Xerox. Edwin Mendoza (IM98) responsibilities are also CLASSNOTES 4 & IM LEADERSHIP ClassNotes continued. Page 15 greater. The UN experi- IM/Ebiz05 confirmed offers and I had Faculty Updates ence has also been very to let go 2 offers one from good and learnings have Girish Joshi landed a Hong Kong and one from Prof V. Lo published two been many. On the per- great position with Reli- Japan. Currently I am books recently! Law and sonal front, Saku gave ance Industried Limited working as Program Man- Investment in China: The birth to a baby boy (our back in India – he is Man- ager at Wipro Technolo- Legal and Business Environ- last was a girl) in October, ager of their Corporate gies, Bangalore, India. ments after WTO Accessio so you can imagine how Finance division. Desai Some time in July, I took (RoutledgeCurzon) and hectic things are at home. Venkat writes in: It is al- time off from my job hunt- China's Urban Health Care Anyway, all is well and we most 6 months since we ing to make the donations Reform: From State Protec- are absorbing the endless graduated from IUJ. to the Tsunami disaster tion to Individual Respon- memories that are being Though I am very far off areas on behalf of UMEX.” siblity (Lexington). IUJ had made.” Mohammad Sa- from IUJ it is still in my Please see the story on to say Goodbye to her after nusi Abdul Karim re- heart. Those lectures, as- Page. 9 Winter Term as she pre- turned to the Malaysian signments, group meet- pared to take up a teaching

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Commitment to IUJ Founder, S. Nakayama

Editor’s note: The following る。英語による授業は珍し “I will ask you to assume Chairman Kobayashi (left) consults with Nakayama-san sentiment was expressed to the くなくなり、日本経済のス the IUJ Chairmanship when IUJ Community by IUJ Chairman on the future course for IUJ, ランプと比例して、寄付金 you retire from active ser- March 2003. Kobayashi on the passing of vice. Don’t you think you Nakayama-san. We share it も先細ってきた。今年春以 can get away.” It was in the with you here and ask for your 降、病床に伏しておられた late 1980’s when I was still since the spring of this renewed commitment to your 中山さんが、行く末にどれ year, must have had great alma mater, IUJ! the President of Fuji Xerox, ほど焦燥感を募らせたか想 that Mr. Nakayama so concern for the future of 頼りない後輩と、思われた 像に難くない。 asked me to one day lead IUJ. ままだったかもしれない。 and manage the then- 経済同友会の代表幹事を退 When I resigned from the 戦後の産業再編の重要な局 newly-established Interna- いた一昨年、私は理事長職 position of Chairman of 面で海図を描いた中山素平 tional University of Japan Keizai Doyukai (Japan As- をお受けし、十数年前の約 さんが逝かれた。 (IUJ). IUJ has a philosophy - sociation of Corporate Ex- 束を果たしたが、中山さん “Corporations heavily bear ecutives) in 2003, I offered 「現役を引いて時間ができ から見て満足の行く理事長 responsibilities for local to assume the IUJ Chair- た時には理事長を頼むから たり得ただろうか。世界の histories, cultures, and re- manship to keep the prom- 逃げるなよ」。富士ゼロッ 各地域の文化哲学を内容し ligions.” This overlaps the ise I had made to Mr. Na- クスで社長を務めていた た実業人を育てるという建 dream of Mr. Nakayama, kayama 10 years earlier. I 1980年代後半。開学間もな 学の精神。この実現にメド who was busily engaged in wonder though seriously if い国際大学の手綱を、将来 を付けることが、最低限の establishing this institution. I have been a satisfactory しっかりとさばくよう依頼 恩返しだと思っている。 During the last decade, the Chairman in his mind. IUJ された。国際大学は「企業 environment around the has a mission to educate He might have been con- business leaders with deep は地域の歴史や文化、宗教 university changed dra- sidering me a poor subor- understanding of cultures を色濃く背負っている」と matically. Classes taught in dinate right up to the end. English were no longer and philosophies of each いう理念を持つ。これは開 Mr. Sohei Nakayama area in the world. I con- 学に奔走した中山さんの夢 unique to IUJ, and corporate passed away. He was the donations decreased along sider implementing this とも重なる。 man who drew the chart of with the depression of the mission as my minimal the post-war industrial re- reciprocation to him. ただ、ここ10年間で大学経 Japanese economy. Mr. form in a very critical Nakayama, confined to bed 営を巡る環境は大きく変わ phase.

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