2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2008 ANNUAL REPORTA.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor, Political Economy & World Business Director, Clausen Center for World Business Carthage

The Japan America Society of Chicago20 N. Clark StreetSuite 750Chicago, IL 60602Phone: 312.263.3049Fax: 312.263.6120

www.jaschicago.org

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The Japan America Society of Chicago is a nonprofit association made up of individuals and corporations interested in United States-Japan

business, cultural, political and social relations. Founded in 1930 to foster mutual goodwill and friendship between the people of Japan

and the United States, the Society enjoys a total membership of over 150 American and Japanese corporations and over 600 individuals

throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. The Society sponsors over 50 public affairs and cultural programs annually, including business

luncheons, evening lectures, cultural events and social/networking opportunities. All members receive discounts on program registration

and invitations to special member-only events. The Society also has a Young Professionals Committee that organizes various evening lectures

and social outings throughout the year for members in their twenties and thirties. In addition, the Society offers over six levels of Japanese

and English language courses. For membership information and other inquiries, visit www.jaschicago.org or contact the Society office.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There’s no question that the Japan America Society of Chicago is the core organization, which brings Japan to Chicagoland. Thanks to all of you and your many past achievements, our friendship has become closer and closer. For all that you have done, you have my deepest appreciation. For all that we can do together in the future, you have my most enthusiastic support.

Best Regards,

George Hisaeda

Consul General of Japan at Chicago

L E T T E R F R O M T H E H O N O R A R Y C H A I R M A N

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Chairman

Michael H. Moskow

Senior Fellow on the Global Economy

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Honorary Chairman

The Honorable George Hisaeda

Consul General of Japan at Chicago

Consulate General of Japan at Chicago

Chairman Emeritus

Adlai E. Stevenson

Chairman

SC&M Investment Management Corp.

President

Edward A. Grant

Principal

Arthur Andersen LLP

Executive Vice Presidents

Sam Cremin

Director of Marketing Communications

Molex Inc.

Shunichiro Kishioka

Chairman

I.T.A., Inc.

Secretary

Shane Stiles

President

gate39MEDIA

Treasurer

Jonathan Y. Kim

Partner

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Executive Director

Mitsukuni Baba

Executive Director

Japan America Society of Chicago

Directors

John D. Angster

Vice President, Human Resources

Komatsu America Corp.

Rita R. Athas

Executive Director

World Business Chicago

Jack D. Beem

Benita Boettner

Executive Director, Corporate Program


Robert A. Center

Global Vice Chair-Japanese

Ernst & Young LLP

Kenneth A. Dixon

Partner

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Lynn Durning

Senior Vice President

Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank

William Florida

Equity Analyst

Advisory Research, Inc.

Marcia E. Goodman

Partner

Mayer Brown LLP

Yuji Hama


JPMorgan Chase Bank

Masataka Harashima

President & CEO

E-Hay International Corp.

Junji Hayashi

Deputy General Manager

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Walter Hladko

Manager, Midwest USA

Imperial Hotel Tokyo/Osaka

Makoto Iwai

Treasurer & Secretary to the Board

Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Ken Kabira

Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

Chicago Transit Authority

Toshihiko Kaji

SVP & General Manager

Sumitomo Corporation of America

Robert W. Karr, Jr.

Partner

Jones Day

Steven L. Katz

Principal

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.

Kohei Kawashima

President

Honda Connectors, Inc.

Toshitaka Kobayashi


Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.

Taka Kosaka

President

Uni-Con, Inc.

Robert W. Kumaki

Principal

The Ronin Group

Jody E. Kurtzhalts

President & COO

Yaskawa Electric America, Inc.

Dr. Phyllis I. Lyons

Associate Prof. African & Asian Languages

Northwestern University

James A. McClung

Chairman and Chief Executive

Lismore International Inc.

Greg Merkley

Kimitoshi Minami

President & CEO

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.

Shinji Minobe

Executive Vice President & General Manager

Nippon Steel U.S.A., Inc.

Thomas T. Miyano

CEO

MiyanoHitec Machinery, Inc.

Dana E. Morrison

President

Genieco, Inc.

Takashi Okamura

SVP & General Manager

Tokio Marine Management, Inc.

Ritsuko Okuno Welch

Private Banking Manager, Intl. Finance

Fifth Third Bank

Emily Reynolds

Vice President, Direct Sales Planning Group

Canon U.S.A., Inc.

David A. Riggle

Partner

Riggle and Craven

David Roden

Vice President & Group Manager

Fifth Third Bank

Howard J. Romanek

Illinois State University

Yasuo Sakae

Senior Vice President & CFO

Astellas US LLC

August W. Schaefer

SVP & Public Safety Officer

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

Yoshio Shibazaki

Managing Director


Noriaki Shigemitsu

Assistant Vice President

Mitsui Steel, Inc.

Kazuo Shimizu

President & COO

Kikkoman Foods, Inc.

Toshio Shiozaki

Vice President & General Manager

Japan Airlines International

Yasuhiro Shoji

Vice President

Nippon Life Insurance Co. of America

William A. Streff, Jr.

Partner

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Thomas Studney

CEO & President

Sunstar Americas, Inc.

Noboru Tajima

President & CEO

Daido Steel (America), Inc.

Sachio Takahashi

General Sales Manager

NYK Line (North America), Inc.

Muneo Takashi

Chief Executive Director

JETRO Chicago

Futoshi Takumiya

Vice President & Regional General Manager

NIPPONKOA Management Corporation

Naomichi Terazaki

VP & General Manager

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

Takanobu Tokugawa

President

Nissan Forklift Corporation, N.A.

Mike M. Tsuruga

President

Pacific Advisory Service, Inc.

Shawn Y. Valukas

Financial Advisor

Merrill Lynch

Michael P. Whelan

Partner

Ernst & Young LLP

Mari Yamamoto Regnier

Partner

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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Board of Governors

Robert M. Ady

President

Ady International Company

Jack D. Beem

Thomas J. Boodell, Jr.

Partner

Boodell & Domanskis LLC

Clyde O. Bowles, Jr.

Of Counsel

Harrison & Held LLP

John A. Challenger

CEO

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

Joyce Chelberg

Dr. Arthur I. Cyr

A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen

Distinguished Professor, Political Economy

& World Business

Director, Clausen Center for World Business

Carthage College

Clyde Dickey

Paul A. Dillon

President & CEO

Dillon Consulting Services LLC

Tadashi Enami

Ralph Fujimoto

Lyric Hughes Hale

Masataka Harashima

President & CEO


Thomas P. McMenamin

Principal


Adlai E. Stevenson

Chairman


Dear Society Members,

I feel honored and humbled to be writing this letter to you, reporting on the progress of your Society and to thank you and others for your exceptional support of the Society during this past year. The purpose of the Japan America Society of Chicago is to create and promote friendship and understanding between Japan and the United States. We do this through business, social, educational and cultural programming. All of your support of the Society furthers this high and important purpose.

I have to begin with thanking you, the Society members, that provide the broad interest and energy toward achieving our purpose. You have supported us by participating in our events, giving us your views on improving the Society, and providing your important financial support that enables us to deliver the programs that we hope fit your interests and expectations. You have animated our Society, and we thank you deeply.

There are many, many others to thank as well. We have a great board of directors, a great board of governors and a superb staff. I thank each of you for all of your efforts and results in advancing our purpose. You have been extraordinary. I run a risk of leaving out great contributors if I begin to cite any individually, but I do wish to particularly thank our Program Committee, chaired by Mari Yamamoto Regnier, and our Membership Committee, co-chaired by Mike Tsuruga and Greg Merkley, as these two committees have the highest “touch” with our Society members and have done exceptional work in putting together our programming and in serving membership. I am also most grateful to the Honorable George Hisaeda, Consul General of Japan in Chicago, for serving as our Honorary Chairman, as did his predecessor, the Honorable Kenji Shinoda, and to Senator Adlai Stevenson for his continuing high level of activity as our Chairman Emeritus.

Also, many companies and individuals have provided direct financial support to our events as program sponsors. We thank you all. In the back of this annual report, you will find a listing of our programs during the past year and the sponsors for many of those programs. I invite you to please look at the types of programming that we have offered and also recognize those sponsors that have supported our programs.

We had a great year of wonderful programs. They are the primary vehicles by which we pursue our mission. In total, the Society sponsored 40 events in the past year with 2,175 people attending them. I am pleased to report to you that these are the highest number of activities and participants we have seen in a number of years.

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

I also wish to recognize and thank some of the organizations that we routinely work with in developing and delivering our programming and other services to members. The Consulate General of Japan, JETRO and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago are organizations that have been wonderful partners in serving our members and delivering programming. We wish to be mutually supportive and cooperative with these key groups and assist them wherever we can, as they assist and support us.

I am also delighted to report to you that your Board of Directors elected Michael Moskow Chairman of the Board at its December 2008 meeting. Mr. Moskow has a distinguished record of service in the corporate, academic and public sectors. In addition to serving many years as the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, he also has taught at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, held several senior management positions at major Chicago corporations, and served in several senior Federal government positions of importance to global economic and trade policy. We are most fortunate to have the service of an individual of Mr. Moskow’s caliber and stature. We thank him deeply for his willingness to serve as the Chairman of our board.

Your Society, under the leadership and guidance of your fine board of directors, has made much progress over the past year. In addition to the already mentioned excellent programming, the Society membership has been growing as well. Also, we have balanced our budget this past year and believe that we are on a firm footing for the future. And we have secured the services of the terrific Mitsukuni Baba as our new Executive Director. However, we have many challenges facing us. To continue this stable financial footing and robust programming, we have much hard work ahead of us. The condition of the broad domestic and world economies affects us and challenges us. In order to continue on this good path that we are on, we will have to continue to deliver excellent programs and great member support, in a financially careful fashion. We intend to do this. At the same time, we ask for your continuing participation and support. With your participation and support, we look forward to a highly productive year, providing great value to you, our members.

Thank you again to all that have supported us so well. We very much look forward to working with you and serving you going forward.

Sincerely,

Edward A. Grant

President

December 23, 2008

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Program Committee

Mari Yamamoto Regnier, Barnes & Thornburg (Chair)

Membership Committee

Mike Tsuruga, Pacific Advisory Service, Inc. (Co-Chair)

Greg Merkley (Co-Chair)

Marketing Committee

Bob Kumaki, The Ronin Group (Co-Chair)

Ken Kabira, Chicago Transit Authority (Co-Chair)

Finance Committee

Yoshio Shibazaki, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Co-Chair)

Shawn Valukas, Merrill Lynch (Co-Chair)

Fundraising Committee

Tom McMenamin, Masuda Funai (Chair)

Nominating Committee

Jody Kurtzhalts, Yaskawa Electric America (Co-Chair)

James McClung, Lismore International Inc. (Co-Chair)

Young Professionals Committee

Marna Romanoff, Consulate General of Japan (Chair)

Executive Committee

Sam Cremin, Molex (Executive Vice President)

Ed Grant, Arthur Andersen LLP (President)

Jonathan Kim, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Treasurer)

Shunichiro Kishioka, I.T.A., Inc. (Executive Vice President)

Jody Kurtzhalts, Yaskawa Electric America (Co-Chair, Nominating)

Greg Merkley (Co-Chair, Membership)

Yoshio Shibazaki, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Co-Chair, Finance)

Shane Stiles, gate39MEDIA (Secretary)

Naomichi Terazaki, All Nippon Airways

Mike Tsuruga, Pacific Advisory Service, Inc. (Co-Chair, Membership)

Shawn Valukas, Merrill Lynch (Co-Chair, Finance)

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

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

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

Heizo Takenaka, Professor, Keio University and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of State for the Privatization of the Postal Services in the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi

A Tour of the Chicago Board of Trade & presentation Intro to the Futures Market

シカゴ商品取引所見学ツアー＆プレゼンテーション

Date: 7/26/07

Speaker: Jack Scoville, Vice President, Price Futures Group

Building Global Brands in Japan: Lessons Learned from Kellogg’s and McDonald’s

日本におけるグローバルブランドの成功の秘訣：ケロッグとマ

クドナルドの教訓から

Date: 8/30/07

Speaker: Ken G. Kabira, Executive Vice President, Lipman Hearne

Sponsor: Nippon Life Insurance and Company of America

Energy Efficient Home Design: International Trends and Local Implementations

地球にやさしい省エネ住宅

世界的トレンドとシカゴでの活用

Date: 11/15/07

Speakers: Vic Zaderej, Molex Inc. and Kevin Donovan, Cordogan Clark and Associates

Sponsor: Hamilton Partners

HRMAC and Japan America Society of Chicago 2008 Reward Considerations for Japanese-Owned Companies Current Compensation and Retirement Trends in an Evolving Marketplace

Date: 2/28/08

Speakers: Paul Perry, Partner; Anne Goodyear, Director; and Jack Abraham, Tax Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

YPC An Insider’s Look at Working for a Japanese Company

日系企業で成功するには

Date: 2/29/08

Speakers: Gary Jamison, Consultant, Japan Intercultural Consulting; Julie Schotanus, Manager, General Affairs, Mitsui Rail Capital LLC; and Greg Merkley, President, TT&M Consulting

Member Reception

Date: 3/4/08

Speaker: Pat Canavan, former Senior Vice President, Global Governance, Motorola, Inc.

Toyota’s Transformation from Importer to a Leading Manufacturer in North America

北米トヨタの華麗なる転身～輸入業から製造業のリーダへ

Date: 3/17/08

Speaker: Dennis Cuneo, Executive Advisor & General Counsel, Toyota Boshoku America

Sponsors: Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. and HSBC

The Asian Financial Center: Is It Too Late for Tokyo?

アジア国際金融センター ‐東京はまだ間に合うのか？

Date: 3/20/08

Speaker: Mitch Fulscher, Chairman, Futures Industry Association of Japan

Sponsor: CME Group

Kikkoman Foods Inc. Our First 35 Years

キッコーマン　アメリカでの醤油作り　35年をふり返って

Date: 5/7/08

Speaker: Kuniki Hatayama, President and COO, Kikkoman Foods, Inc.

Sponsor: Chicago Asia-Pacific Group

McDonald’s Japan: The Success of the Plan to Win Campaign

マクドナルドジャパン　強さの秘密

Date: 5/30/08

Speaker: Sarah Casanova, Senior Vice President, Business Development, McDonald’s Japan

78th Annual Dinner The International Pastime: Traditions and Connections Between Baseball, Japan and Wrigley Field

Date: 6/9/08

Speaker: Michael R. Lufrano, Senior Vice President of Community Affairs and General Counsel, Chicago Cubs

HRMAC and Japan America Society of Chicago HR Issues for Japanese-Owned Companies

Date: 6/12/08

Speakers: Eugene Jacobs, Jeffrey Ross and Adam Greetis, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Building Global Brands in Japan: Lessons Learned from Kellogg’s and McDonald’s

日本におけるグローバルブランドの成功の秘訣：ケロッグとマ

クドナルドの教訓から

Date: 7/10/08

Speaker: Ken G. Kabira, Former Chief Marketing Officer, McDonald’s Japan

Sponsor: Komatsu America Corp.

Energy and Natural Resources: How Does a Price Hike in Energy Affect the Global Economy?

エネルギーと資源:価格高騰はどう世界経済に影響を与えるか？

Date: 7/31/08

Speaker: Yoshihiko Kawamura, SVP & General Manager, Mitsubishi International Corp.

Sponsor: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Boeing & Japan: A Global Benchmark for Strategic Industrial Collaboration

ボーイングと日本50年の協調関係:グローバル事業戦略の原動力

Dates: 8/14/08

Speaker: Nicole Piasecki, VP, Boeing International and President, Boeing Japan

Sponsors: Astellas; Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Daido Steel (America)Inc.; Flying Food Group; Kaplan, Von Ohlen & Massamillo, LLC; Komatsu America Corp.; Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd; Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.; Mitsubishi International Corp.; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.; Tokio Marine Management; and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

YPC Suburban Meishi Business Card Exchange

Dates: 8/28/08 Sponsor: Immigration Law Associates, P.C.

One More Time: Japan’s Next Wave of Building Global Businesses

世界市場で日本が再びリーダーになるには？

Date: 9/17/08

Speaker: Pat Canavan, Former SVP, Global Governance, Motorola, Inc.

Sponsor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce and Japan America Society of Chicago U.S. China Japan Automotive Conference

Dates: 10/28/08

B U S I N E S S E V E N T S

The Sushi Economy: Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacyアイゼンバーグ氏「寿司エコノミー」出版記念講演・サイン会

Date: 7/18/07

Speaker: Sasha Issenberg, Writer-at-large, Philadelphia

Sponsor: Seyfarth & Shaw LLP

Hello Kitty: The Global Brand with Nine LivesDate: 8/3/07

Speaker: Ken Belson, Business Reporter, New York Times

Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis LLP

North Korea and Japan: Where Are We and How Did We Get Here?

遠くて近い国・北朝鮮～その素顔と未来

Date: 10/10/07

Speaker: Walter L. Keats, President, Asia Pacific Travel Ltd.

The Only Woman in the Room: A Memoir日本国憲法の草案に貢献した唯一の女性

男女平等の草案者の日本国憲法の誕生秘話

Date: 10/26/07

Speaker: Beate Sirota Gordon

Demonstration and History of the Art of Kendo and laido剣道と居合道見学会

Date: 10/28/07

Speaker: Ken Pitchford, Kendo Instructor, Japanese Culture Center

Hallyu: The Korean Wave The Korean Drama Phenomenon in East Asia and Japan한류: 한국 물결 – 일본, 동남아시아 등지에서의 한국 드라마 열풍

Date: 1/10/08

Speakers: Robert Cagle, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Consul Jung-Il Han, Korean Consulate General; Laura Miller, Professor of Anthropology, Loyola University; and Man-Sung Son, President, SMA Productions

Sponsors: Seyfarth & Shaw LLP and Illinois Humanities Council

YPC Sake Seminar and Tasting from 7 Japanese Breweries酒セミナー＆ティスティング

Date: 4/1/08

Speaker: John Gauntner, Leading Sake Expert in Japan

Sponsor: Japan Airlines

Koh-Do the World of Japanese Incense Ceremony「香道」の世界

Date: 4/10/08

Sponsors: Genieco, Inc. and Nippon Kodo

Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread AmericaDate: 4/16/08

Speaker: Linda Furiya, Author

Japan — A Look Back, A Look Forward激動の戦後史と日本の未来

Date: 5/13/08

Speaker: Laura E. Hein, Professor of History, Northwestern University

Sponsor: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

English Rakugo: Chicago HanjoteiDate: 6/20/08 & 6/21/08

Playing Long Ball: Baseball Between Japanese Universities and the University of Chicagoシカゴ大学と日本の大学：野球を通しての100年にわたる日米交流の歴史

Date: 9/4/08

Speaker: Mike Szczepaniak, University of Chicago

Sponsor: The University of Chicago

Beyond Pearl Harbor: The Untold Stories of Japan’s Naval AirmenDate: 10/22/08

Speaker: Ron Werneth, World War II Historian and Author

History Tour of Chicago ネービーピアでシカゴの歴史を学ぼう

Date: 9/9/07

Speaker: Howard Romanek, Assistant Professor, Illinois State University

Japanese Guided Tour of the Art Institute of Chicago待望のシカゴ美術館日本語案内

Date: 11/18/07

Speaker: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Japanese Guided Tour of the Art Institute of Chicago 前回満員御礼につき再度開催

シカゴ美術館日本語案内

Date: 1/27/08

Speaker: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

A Fascinating Look at the U.S. Presidential Election Process 米大統領選の仕組み

Date: 5/19/08

Speaker: Adam Cox, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago School of Law

Sponsor: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Midwest Buddhist Temple Service and Q&A シカゴの仏教にふれてみよう

Date: 7/27/08

History Tour of Chicago ネービーピアでシカゴの歴史を学ぼう

Date: 9/7/08

Speaker: Howard Romanek, Assistant Professor, Illinois State University

Tour of Wrigley FieldDate: 9/13/08

Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Japanese Print Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago

シカゴ美術館の秘蔵浮世絵コレクション

Date: 11/20/08

Speaker: Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Assistant Curator of Japanese Art, Art Institute of Chicago

C U L T U R A L E V E N T S E D U C A T I O N A L E V E N T S

Japan and America: Two Champions Tackling Global Challenges

日本とアメリカ：地球規模の難題に取り組む両国

Date: 2/5/08

Speaker: The Honorable Kenji Shinoda, Consul General of Japan at Chicago, Consulate General of Japan at Chicago

Sponsors: Astellas; Barnes & Thornburg LLP; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; and Kikkoman Foods, Inc.

The U.S.-Japan Economic Security Alliance During and After the Bush Administration

Date: 3/10/08

Speaker: Noriyuki Shikata, Director, Second North America Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Japan and the US Elections: Concerns of a Key Ally

Date: 5/21/08

Speaker: Dr. Robert “Skipp” Orr, Former President, Boeing Japan and Chairman, Panasonic Foundation

Sponsor: Mayer Brown LLP

Japan’s Structural Reform: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

グローバル経済と改革の行方

Date: 10/6/08

Speaker: Heizo Takenaka, Professor, Keio University and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of State for the Privatization of the Postal Services in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi

Sponsors: Joyce Chelberg; JPMorgan Chase Bank; Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.; Pasona; and Sumitomo Corporation of America

Japanese American Service Committee and Japan America Society of Chicago Meishi (Business Card Exchange)Date: 8/23/07

YPC Sunglasses at Night Guided Bike Tour of Chicago たそがれシカゴ自転車ツアー

Date: 9/15/07

A Day of Exploration at the Brookfield Zoo 家族でブルックフィールド動物園に行こう！

Date: 9/23/07

A Classical Music Concertピアノ＆バイオリンコンサートへのお誘い

Date: 12/2/07

Performers: Kanae Tsuruga, Piano and Lila Watanabe, Violin

Sponsor: Merrill Lynch

21st Annual Holiday Fundraiser & BonenkaiDate: 12/12/07

Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs Basketball GameDate: 3/20/08

Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres Baseball GameDate: 5/12/08

Farewell Reception for The Honorable and Mrs. Kenji Shinoda Consul General of Japan at ChicagoDate: 5/15/08

Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Dodgers Baseball GameDate: 5/27/08

The University of Chicago Celebrating Tradition Waseda University ReceptionDate: 5/27/08

Sponsor: The University of Chicago

Japanese Heritage Night Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland IndiansDate: 7/2/08

Sponsor: Chicago White Sox

YPC Ravinia OutingDate: 7/20/08

A-Squared Theatre Workshop Production of A Wind Cries Mary 観劇のご案内

Date: 8/7/08

Takashi Fine DiningDate: 8/19/08

Welcome Reception for The Honorable and Mrs. George HisaedaConsul General of Japan at ChicagoDate: 8/20/08

YPC Takoyaki & Mochi Social たこ焼き＆もちパーティ

Date: 9/11/08

Afternoon Classic Music Concert 弦楽四重奏コンサート～シカゴ響メンバーを招いて

Date: 11/2/08

Performers: Cornelius Chiu, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Kozue Funakoshi, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Catherine Brubaker, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; David Sanders, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Kanae Tsuruga

Sponsor: Shawn Valukas

YPC Thanksgiving Wine SocialDate: 11/22/08

22nd Annual Holiday Fundraiser & BonenkaiDate: 12/11/08

P U B L I C A F F A I R S E V E N T S S O C I A L E V E N T S

Corporate Gold Member

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Corporate Silver Member

Astellas US LLC


Canon U.S.A., Inc.


KPMG LLP


Mayer Brown LLP

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

Molex Inc.

National Material L.P.

Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc.


Sunstar Americas, Inc.

United Healthcare of Illinois, Inc.

Yaskawa Electric America, Inc.

Corporate Bronze Member

Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc.

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

Aon Risk Services, Inc.

ARK Technologies, Inc.

Baker & McKenzie LLP

Bates & Carey LLP

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co.

Citibank

Cunat Inc.- Royal Japan Corp.

Ernst & Young LLP

Fakhoury & Ray, P.C.

FANUC AMERICA Corporation

Fifth Third Bank

Freeborn & Peters LLP

Genieco, Inc.

Holiday Inn Express Arlington Heights

Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows

Honda Connectors, Inc.

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

ITA Inc.

Japan Airlines

Japanese Business Legal & Technical

Translation and Interpretation Services

JETRO Chicago

Jones Day

JPMorgan Chase Bank

KDDI America, Inc.


Komatsu America Corp.

Komori America Corporation

LifeGem

MBL (USA) Corporation

MC Machinery Systems, Inc.

McDonald’s Corporation

Meiji Corporation

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.

Mitsubishi Engine North America, Inc.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.

Mitsubishi International Corporation

Mitutoyo America Corporation

Miyano Machinery USA Inc.

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Movéo Integrated Branding

NDK America, Inc.

Nippon Life Insurance Co. of America

Nippon Steel U.S.A., Inc.

Nissan Forklift Corporation, N.A.

NYK Line (North America) Inc.

Okabe Co., Inc.

Omron Management Center of America, Inc.

Ono Sokki Technology, Inc.

Riggle and Craven

RSM McGladrey

Schiff Hardin LLP

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.

Shell Vacations LLC

Sidley Austin LLP

Sumitomo Corporation of America

Sussex Enterprises, Inc.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.


Tomoegawa (U.S.A.) Inc.

Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.

U.S. Tsubaki, Inc.

UGN, Inc.

Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank

World Business Chicago

Corporate Member

Access Electronics, Inc.

Corkill Insurance Agency, Inc.

Daido Steel (America), Inc.

Daiichi Jitsugyo (America), Inc.

Eakas Corporation

Echo, Inc.

Illinois Institute of Technology, Dept. of

Social Sciences

Immigration Law Associates, P.C.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Kintetsu World Express (USA) Inc.

Kitamura Machinery of U.S.A., Inc.

Kubota Engine America Corporation

Metal One Holdings America, Inc.

MIYANOHITEC MACHINERY, INC.

NIPPONKOA Management Corp.

PMP Fermentation Products, Inc.


Signa Group, Inc.

Sumitomo Metal USA Corporation

TCH International, Inc.

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.

C O R P O R A T E M E M B E R L I S T I N G

Corporate Supporter Member

Ady International Company

Aioi Insurance Company of America

Amano Enzyme U.S.A., Co., Ltd.

Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd., USA Office

Bank of the West

Battle Creek Unlimited, Inc.

BBK Ltd.

City of Osaka - Chicago Office

Corbett, Duncan & Hubly, P.C.

Cosmos Services (America) Inc.

Dainippon Screen Graphics

DareCloud Development, Inc.

David Hale Global Economics

Development Bank of Japan Inc.


Executive Resource Group, Inc.

Figaro USA, Inc.

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Goda & Associates, Inc.

Gullo International Development Corp.

I/N Tek I/N Kote

Ingraham and Associates, Inc.

Japan Machinery Parts & Components

Office

“K” Line America, Inc.

Kimata Personnel & Consultants, Inc.

Kitsuya Trading, Inc.

Lori S.C. Yokoyama & Associates, P.C.

Manshio Law Firm, P.C.

Mark Goodman & Associates, Inc.

Melamed & Associates

Metal One America, Inc.

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

Miyanaga America Corporation

Mizkan Americas, Inc.

Moritani America, Inc.

Networks Title Resource, Inc.

Nihon Keizai Shimbun America, Inc.

Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd.

Nisshin Steel USA, LLC

Noble U.S.A., Inc.

Pacific Advisory Service

Park Hyatt Chicago

Personalized Medicine Research Inc.

Prince Hotels & Resorts

Rohrs & Co. LLC

Sanko America LLC

Spring Creek Partners

Steuben County Economic Development

Corporation

Sumitomo Electric Carbide, Inc.

Taiyo Yuden (U.S.A.), Inc.

The Chicagoland & Suburban Law Firm

Third Generation Financial LLC

Tohnichi America Corp.

Tokio Marine Management, Inc.

Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Uni-Con, Inc.

D O N O R S 2 0 0 7 - 0 8

Astellas US LLC


Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Chicago Asia-Pacific Group, UofC

Chicago White Sox

CME Group

Doubletree Convention Center

Genieco, Inc.

Gibson’s Bar & Steak House

Hachi’s Kitchen Restaurant

Hamilton Partners

Illinois Humanities Council

Japan Airlines

Kamehachi Japanese Restaurant



Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell Ltd.

Mayer Brown LLP

Merrill Lynch

Nacional 27

Nippon Kodo

Nippon Life Insurance Company

of America


Seyfarth & Shaw LLP

Shikago Restaurant

Frank Sidney

Corporate Donors

Bonnie Andreas

Anonymous

Sarah Barr

Robert Barton

Jack Beem

S. Celine Bendy

John Bukacek

Joyce Chelberg

Marilyn Clancy

Janice Dengis

Jean Marie Dillon

Kazuko Ernst

Merle Gordon

Ed Grant

Marion Ishii

Shunichiro Kishioka

Yoko Kusama

James McCormick

Thomas P. McMenamin

Toshie Miura

Kimiko Nakamura

Takashi Oka

Tetsue Ole

Susan Oppenheimer

Kayoko Rohan

Howard Romanek

Hisae Shea

Bill Streff

Akiko Sugano

Kaoru Sugiura

Florence Teuscher

Dora Thornburg

Josie Tomes

Kanae Tsuruga

Shawn Valukas

Barbara Waters

Michael Whelan

Iris Witkowsky

Individual Donors

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

Documents

2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2008 ANNUAL REPORTA.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor, Political Economy & World Business Director, Clausen Center for World Business Carthage