CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS 2019—2020 In mid-March, 2020, Japan Society closed its doors to staff, guests and the public in compliance with the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. All onsite programs were cancelled or postponed, including the newly opened spring Gallery exhibition, with virtual events and other digital initiatives replacing physical programming. 2020 Japan Society Annual Dinner: LEADERSHIP BRIEFINGS SPECIAL EVENTS Reimagined Gala and Awards An ongoing series of C-suite invitational 18 June briefings brings together influential 2019 Bash + Benefit Auction executives and other thought leaders from 7 November Japan Society’s first ever virtual 2020 Annual Dinner: Reimagined Gala and Awards led the way the U.S. and Japan to discuss industry- Japan Society’s seventh annual benefit auction, an for fundraising events in New York during the COVID specific topics defining and driving the U.S. evening of festive food, drink and entertainment with pandemic, with New York and Tokyo co-hosts and and Japan. live and online auctions, was held in support of the approximately 350 guests—20 percent of the Society’s Arts & Culture programming. Following a audience joined from Japan. The program featured VIP dinner with special guests David Bouley, Candice presentations by Keynote Speaker Daniel P. Amos, Leadership Briefing Kumai, Shohei Shigematsu, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Chairman and CEO, Aflac Incorporated and kyogen 21—22 May Basil Twist, Christy Williams Coombs of Sotheby’s actor Mansaku Nomura, the Japan Society Award Online invitational program. Co-presented with conducted the live auction. Guests enjoyed Recipient. TV personality and international model Brunswick Group. With Neil Wolin, CEO, Brunswick installations, live performances, and projections Mika Ahn was the Master of Ceremonies Tokyo and Group. by Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya featuring Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan the LEIMAY Ensemble, with featured performers Society was the Master of Ceremonies New York. Masanori Asahara, Krystel Copper, Mario Galeano Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, offered a TEA TIME VIDEO SERIES and Andrea Jones. message of hope for New York and reinforced the Tea Time, streaming on YouTube, is an Supporters: Bash Chairs Joseph and Amy Perella; immutable friendship and alliance between the U.S. online space to enjoy a cup of tea while Vice Chairs Bank of America, Louis J. Forster, Jun and Japan. Additionally, there were exclusive video remarks from The Hon. Caroline Kennedy, former listening to a conversation between an Makihara and Mimi Oka, and William K. Tomita; and expert on topics affecting U.S.-Japan Committee members Amy Cherry-Abitbol, Ariel and U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Governor George Pataki, Cathy Deckelbaum, Yosuke J.O. Honjo/ITO EN (North 53rd Governor of New York State and Ambassador relations and series host Joshua Walker, America) INC., Shigesuke and Noriko Kashiwagi, Joseph M. Young, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy in Ph.D., President and CEO, Japan Society. Hidemoto Mizuhara/Mitsubishi Corporation Japan. Pianist Yuri Aoki and soprano Yunuet Laguna, Lindemann Young Artists at the Metropolitan Opera, (Americas), Masako H. Shinn; and Joshua and Geula Tea Time Season #1 Solomon. gave a heartfelt musical performance. Our two countries’ relief worker efforts were recognized March—June Special Thanks: Anomaly, Artsy, Asahi-Shuzo Sake through the presentation of an award to the Guests: Dr. Robert Yanagisawa, Professor of Brewing Co., Ltd., Chef David Bouley, Brooklyn Japanese Medical Society of America in New York Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Kura, Christy William Coombs, EN Japanese and the Disease Control and Prevention Center/ Co-Director of the Mount Sinai Global Health Brasserie, Issey Miyake USA Corp., Kubota Sake National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Program in Japan; President of the Japanese USA Inc., Dr. Stephen and Michiko Levine, Malfatti Japan. Glass, Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, Mizuma Art Medical Society of America; Sakura Yagi, COO T.I.C. Gallery, Moto Creative Services, Chef Hiroki Restaurant Group; Vice Chair, U.S.-Japan Council; Odo, Paul & Joe Beauté, Ronin Gallery, Ryuichi Parag Khanna, Managing Partner, FutureMap; Sakamoto, Scholten Japanese Art, Masako H. Shinn, EXECUTIVE Catherine Kobayashi, journalist; Jeremy Hunter, ShugoArts, Sotheby’s, Suntory America Inc., Taka Founding Director, Executive Mind Leadership Ishii Gallery, Chef Masa Takayama, Takuro Someya INITIATIVES Institute; Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi, Consul Contemporary Art, Julie Taymor, Tiffany & Co., The Two new executive initiatives were launched General of Japan in New York; Rona Tison, Executive Vice President, ITO EN (North America) INC; Kumiko Tolman Collection of Tokyo, Wuhao New York Inc., in 2020, Leadership Briefings and Tea Time. Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya | Leimay, Koichi Makihara, author; Rosanne Haggerty, President Yanagi and Yuko Hosomi, Kazuhito Yoshii, and & CEO, Community Solutions; and George Pataki, participating artists. former Governor of New York. This program was supported, in part, by an With Richard Clarida, Vice Chairman, Board of BUSINESS & POLICY award from the Japan-United States Friendship Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Hiroyuki Commission as part of the institution-wide Passing Kasama, President & CEO, Mizuho Bank (USA), the Torch series. presiding. CONFERENCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS & SYMPOSIA With Ken Ruoff, Professor of History & Director of the Center for Japanese Studies, Portland State Japan’s Indo-Pacific Strategy in the University. Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of Emerging U.S.-China Rivalry History, Columbia University, presiding. 16 January Korea-Japan Relations & the U.S. Role 12 September With Yuichi Hosoya, Professor of International Cybernics Revolution: Politics, Keio University. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., With Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Cyberdyne’s Vision & Strategy President & CEO, Japan Society, discussant. Studies, Council on Foreign Relations and Thomas 7 October C. Hubbard, Senior Director, McLarty Associates; This program was supported, in part, by an Chairman, The Korea Society; former U.S. award from the Japan-United States Friendship WORKSHOPS Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Commission as part of the institution-wide Passing the Torch series. Energy & Geopolitics: Is Japan Ready With Yoshiyuki Sankai, Founder, President & CEO, Applied Mindfulness Workshop to Deal with the Uncertainties? CYBERDYNE Inc.; Professor & Executive Research Life is a Practice: Transform Your Mind, 10 December Director, Center for Cybernics Research, University of Tsukuba. Bruce Lieberthal, Chief Innovation Create Quality of Life With Go Katayama, Senior Consultant, Poten & Officer, Henry Schein, Inc., presiding. 21 February Partners, Inc.; Katherine Spector, Research Scholar, With Jeremy Hunter, Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University; Executive Mind Leadership Institute & Associate and Michael Tran, Managing Director, Global Energy Free & Open Indo-Pacific: U.S.-Japan- Professor of Practice, Peter F. Drucker Graduate Strategy, RBC Capital Markets. Carolyn Kissane, Australia Alliance School of Management, Claremont Graduate Academic Director and Clinical Professor at Center 16 October University and Dai Ajari Ryojun Shionuma, Head for Global Affairs, New York University, moderating. With Tadashi Maeda, Governor, Japan Bank for Priest of Fukuju-san, Jigenji Temple. International Cooperation. Alan MacDonald, Chief 2020 Global Risk Landscape: Client Officer, Vice Chairman, Citibank, N.A., Professional Development Workshop: What Lies Ahead? presiding. Advancing Your Career Your Way 28 January 27 February With Keishi Hotsuki, Executive Vice President & Special Duty: A History of the With Maureen McGurl, CEO of Sutton Place HR Chief Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley; Alessandrea Japanese Intelligence Community Consulting Group, LLC. Quane, Executive Vice President & Chief Risk 12 November Officer, AIG; Gillian Tett, Chair of the Editorial Board & Editor-at-Large, Financial Times; and Joshua W. With Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor WEBINARS Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society. of Political Science, Director of the Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor The Future of Digital Currencies: Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Geopolitics of Coronavirus: Libra & Beyond Director, Toyota Research Program, Weatherhead Japan & Korea 5 February East Asian Institute; Distinguished Senior Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation, presiding. 10 April With Oki Matsumoto, Chairman & CEO, Monex Group, Inc. and Simon Potter, Nonresident Online. With Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations and Stephen Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International LUNCHEONS Economics; former Head of the Markets Group & Noerper, Senior Director, Policy and Corporate System Open Market Account Manager, Federal Programs, The Korea Society. Joshua W. Walker, Reserve Bank of New York. Brady Dale, Senior Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating. Reporter, CoinDesk, moderating. NEC’s Facial Recognition Technology: Vision for a Brighter Biometric Promoting Our Mission in the Age of Overcoming Mountains: Mindfulness Tomorrow COVID-19: U.S. Relations with Japan, as a Leadership Practice for Anyone 17 September Asia & the World 20 February With Masahiro Ikeno, President & CEO, NEC 21 April Corporation