JAPAN SOCIETY 2018–19 CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS SPECIAL EVENTS by H.E. Kanji Yamanouchi, Ambassador and The Changing Geopolitical Landscape in Consul General of Japan in New York. TV anchor Asia: U.S.-Japan Alliance Today 2018 Bash + Benefit Auction and journalist Junko Kubo served as Master of 14 JANUARY 1 NOVEMBER Ceremonies. With Koichi Isobe, Senior Fellow, Harvard Proceeds from Japan Society’s sixth annual benefit University Asia Center and former Lieutenant auction support Japan Society’s Arts & Culture General, Japan Self-Defense Force; and David programming. The 33 lots consisted of artworks, BUSINESS & POLICY Petraeus, Member & Chairman, KKR Global experiences, memorabilia and items showcasing Institute, former U.S. Army General and former the best in Japanese and Japan-inspired arts CONFERENCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, Director, Central Intelligence Agency. Takako and culture. Guest of honor Ushio Shinohara SEMINARS & SYMPOSIA Hikotani, Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor performed his signature boxing painting, which of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy, The Rise of Fintech: Integrating Finance was presented in the live auction conducted by Columbia University, moderating. Christy Williams Coombs of Sotheby’s. Pianist with Technology Rina Yamazaki performed throughout the evening. 10 OCTOBER Blockchain Technology: How Will It Auction powered by Artsy. With Usman Ahmed, Head of Global Public Transform the Business Sector? Policy, Paypal; Natalie Shiori Fleming, Founding 4 MARCH Supporters: Bash Co-Chairs Joseph & Amy Perella and Board Member, Fintech Association of Japan; Doug & Teresa Peterson; Vice Chairs Thierry Porté & With Michael Casey, Senior Advisor, Digital Director, Banking & Regulatory Relations-Asia Yasko Tashiro, William K. Tomita and Kazumi Yanai; Currency Initiative, MIT Media Lab; Charley and Committee members Ariel & Cathy Deckelbaum, Pacific, Payoneer; Maria Gotsch, President & Cooper, Managing Director, R3; and Marie Wieck, The Globus Family, Yosuke J.O. Honjo/ITO EN (North Chief Executive Officer, Partnership Fund for New General Manager, IBM Blockchain. Brady Dale, America) INC., David Libertson/Ronin Gallery, Jun York City; Julapa Jagtiani, Senior Special Advisor, Reporter, CoinDesk, moderating. Makihara & Megumi Oka, Hidemoto Mizuhara/ Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia; and Travis Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), Satoru & Hiroko Skelly, Senior Vice President, Venture Investing, Machines + AI: The Future of Work Murase, Joshua & Geula Solomon, Harry Taylor & Motoko Citi Ventures. Anna Irrera, Fintech Correspondent, 28 MARCH Sakurai, Ayako Hirota Weissman, and an anonymous Reuters, moderating. With James Bessen, Executive Director, donor. Technology & Policy Research Initiative; Director Special Thanks: Alison Bradley Projects, New York, Going Global: The Future of Auto Tech & Founder, Research on Innovation, Boston Aoyama Meguro, Arario Gallery, ArtToken, Delta Air Opportunities for U.S.-Japan-Israel University; Paul Daugherty, Chief Technology Lines, Gallery KIDO Press, Gallery Koyanagi, George Cooperation & Innovation Officer, Accenture; and Jed Kolko, Nakashima Woodworkers, GKIDS, ISSEY MIYAKE USA, 17 OCTOBER Chief Economist, Indeed.com. Junta Nakai, Janus Films, Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts, Stephen With Wendy Ju, Assistant Professor, Jacobs Business Leader - Financial Services, Databricks, and Michiko Levine, Luhring Augustine, Mifune New Technion-Cornell Institute, Cornell Tech; Yumi moderating. York, Miyako Yoshinaga, New York, New York Yankees, Kawabata, Automotive & Environmental Journalist; Ronin Gallery | NYC, Scholten Japanese Art, New York, and Ben Rabinowitz, Founder & Managing Partner, The Indo-Pacific Strategy: Can the U.S. & Taka Ishii Gallery, Takuro Someya Contemporary Art, Amiti Ventures. Kim J. Pimley, Co-Founder & China Reconcile Competing Visions? The Tolman Collection of Tokyo, Ulterior Gallery, Yamaha Chairman, Pimley & Pimley Group, moderating. 22 MAY Artist Services, Yuka Tsuruno Gallery, Tokyo, Yumiko Chiba Associates, and the participating artists. With Ralph Cossa, President Emeritus & WSD- Japan, China & the U.S.: Contrasts in Handa Chair in Peace Studies, Pacific Forum; Honorary Committee: Tadao Ando, Shigeru Ban, Anne Workplace Law & Culture Yuqun Shao, Senior Fellow, Center for America Bogart, Sou Fujimoto, Philip Glass, Toyo Ito, Joan Jonas, 15 NOVEMBER Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Donald Keene, Eiko + Koma, Marie Kondo, Kengo Kuma, With Chris Kwok, Mediator/Arbitrator, JAMS Studies; and Yoshihide Soeya, Professor of Political Fumihiko Maki, Hideki Matsui, Amon Miyamoto, Mariko Mediation and Dispute Resolution Services; Aki Science and International Relations, Faculty of Law, Mori, Yasumasa Morimura, Mansai Nomura, Nobuhiko Tanaka, Attorney at Law, Littler Mendelson, P.C.; Obayashi, Yoko Ono, Tom Sachs, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Keio University. Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Hironobu Tsukamoto, Partner & Head of Overseas Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa / S A N A A, So-oku Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Office (New York Office), Nagashima Ohno & Sen, Noriko and Ushio Shinohara, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Distinguished Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation; George Takei, Julie Taymor, Basil Twist, and John Zorn. Tsunematsu NY LLP; and Nancy Zhang, Attorney Member of the Board of Directors, Japan Society, at Law, Littler Mendelson, P.C. Philip Berkowitz, moderating. Japan Society 2019 Annual Dinner U.S. Practice Co-Chair, International Employment 19 JUNE Law Practice Group & Co-Chair, Financial Services EVENING LECTURES Offsite at the Hilton New York. Approximately Industry Group, Littler Mendelson, P.C., moderating. 590 guests gathered for the Society’s annual Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism The Impact of the U.S. Energy Revolution: fundraising gala. Joseph Perella, Founding Partner 20 FEBRUARY From the Americas to Japan of Perella Weinberg Partners, engaged in the With Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group. 5 DECEMBER keynote dialogue with longtime Society Board Catherine Kobayashi, Anchor & Reporter, NHK With Majed Limam, Manager, Americas LNG & Member Toby Myerson. Jazz pianist Toshiko World, presiding. Akiyoshi performed a set along with bassist Natural Gas Consulting, Poten & Partners, Inc.; Yasushi Nakamura, and accepted the first Japan Gilbert D. Porter, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP; Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Society Award, while community advocate Suki and Salim Samaha, Partner, Global Infrastructure Power Terada Ports received the second Japan Society Partners. Carolyn Kissane, Academic Director and 13 JUNE Award of the evening. Both awards were presented Clinical Professor at Center for Global Affairs, New With Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan York University, moderating. Studies, Council on Foreign Relations. Ankit Panda, Senior Editor, The Diplomat; Adjunct Senior Fellow, and Senior Research Advisor, Economic Research Private Breakfast & Discussion with Ryozo Defense Posture Project, Federation of American Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). Jathon Himino, Vice Minister for International Scientists, presiding. Sapsford, Deputy Bureau Chief, Enterprise, The Affairs, Financial Services Agency of Japan Wall Street Journal, moderating. 14 FEBRUARY LUNCHEONS With Ryozo Himino, Vice Minister for International 2019 Economic Outlook: How Will It Play Affairs, Financial Services Agency of Japan. Managing Global Risk through ESG & Out? Motoatsu Sakurai, President, Japan Society, Impact Investment 14 FEBRUARY presiding. 20 SEPTEMBER With Lewis Alexander, Chief U.S. Economist, With Douglas Peterson, President & Chief Nomura Securities International; Bruce Kasman, U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea Roundtable Executive Officer, S&P Global; and Justin Chief Economist, J.P. Morgan; and Ellen Zentner, 7 MARCH Rockefeller, Global Director of Family Offices and Chief U.S. Economist, Morgan Stanley. Daniel Private Luncheon & Discussion with The Foundations, Addepar, Cofounder, The ImPact and Bases, Editor and Foreign Correspondent, Honorable Wilbur Ross, U.S. Secretary of Member of the Investment Committee, Rockefeller moderating. Commerce Brothers Fund. After Trump-Kim Summit 2: Trilateral Policy 10 APRIL The Fukushima Accident & Its Aftermath Coordination on the North Korean Nuclear With The Honorable Wilbur Ross, U.S. Secretary 2 OCTOBER Issue of Commerce. Motoatsu Sakurai, President, Japan With Naomi Hirose, Executive Vice Chairman, 7 MARCH Society, presiding. Fukushima Affairs, Tokyo Electric Power Company With Yasuyo Sakata, Professor of International U.S.-Japan-China Trilateral Conference Holdings. Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor Relations, Kanda University of International 21-22 MAY Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University, Studies; Shin Beomchul, Senior Fellow, Asan Co-sponsored by the National Committee on American Institute for Policy Studies; and Scott Snyder, Director, Toyota Research Program, Weatherhead Foreign Policy. East Asian Institute, Distinguished Senior Senior Fellow for Korea Studies & Director of the Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation and Member of Program on US-Korea Policy, Council on Foreign Japan Society wishes to thank the following corporations the Board of Directors, Japan Society, presiding. Relations. David B. Shear, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates, moderating. for their generous support of the Business & Policy Is the Next Financial Crisis on Its Way? Program: 3 DECEMBER Japan’s Role in a Turbulent World Global Leaders: With Alan Blinder, Gordon S. Rentschler