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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 more than six levels of Japanese

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

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.

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Photo: Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan with reflection of the Chicago skyline


August 26, 2011

Dear Friends:

With great sadness, I send this farewell message to all of you. During the last three years, my wife Midori and I have truly enjoyed our very close

relationship with the Japan America Society of Chicago. We have worked together, laughed together and achieved much together. By bringing

many special Japanese cultural and business events here, our Japan-Chicago partnership has reached new heights.

One of my greatest joys was to join you in celebrating the 80th anniversary of the JASC. As the Society now embarks upon its ninth decade, I’m

most optimistic because our Japan-Chicago friendship is in the best of hands — your hands.

During my stay here, the most unforgettable event was the Great East Japan Earthquake. Since then, the United States has been at the forefront

in providing tremendous support and relief.

The Society stepped forward immediately. It has raised substantial funds for Japan, and it has held two key events: a seminar entitled “Japan:

Road to Recovery — Challenges and Opportunities” and a lecture on “The Japanese Economy after the Earthquake and Tsunami — Its Impact

and the Road to Recovery.” Japan will never forget your support and your friendship.

I am most pleased that Japan is now recovering. It is functioning almost normally except in a very limited area. Many Japanese companies and

factories are coming back faster than expected. Japan is open for business, open for tourism and is safe.

It has been a wonderful three years in Chicago because of this Society. My sincerest appreciation goes to The Honorable Michael H. Moskow,

Chairman of the JASC, President Edward A. Grant, Executive Vice Presidents Tetsu Hayashi and Robert W. Karr Jr., Executive Director Mitsukuni

Baba, the Board of Directors, officers, and members for their hard work and dedication. Thanks to all of you, Japan and Chicago are now closer

than ever.

From the bottom of our hearts, Midori and I thank you deeply for your warm friendship. We will always treasure Chicago and all of you.

With best wishes,

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

September 30, 2011

Dear Society Members,

I would like to begin this year’s letter to our members by first expressing, on behalf of our Society, our deep sorrow and condolences for those

lost to the Great East Japan Earthquake. Our thoughts and prayers remain with all those affected by the tragic events of this past March.

This past year, our 80th anniversary year, was another year of progress for the Society. And while we recognize the many economic challenges

in our larger environment, we are guardedly optimistic for this coming year.

Our programs enjoyed another excellent year. With more than 40 programs and events covering business, public affairs, culture, education and

the social side, our members engaged us in a most robust fashion. From David Hale on the Global Economy, to Hideki Asari, Tatsuhiro Shindo

and Kathryn Ibata Arens presenting the Road to Recovery from the Great Earthquake, to our always popular Annual Sake Tasting, we strived to

further our mission of friendship and understanding between Japan and the United States.

I was also quite pleased by our continued growth of members, adding companies such as Takeda Pharmaceuticals, United Airlines and Marubeni

America, among many other wonderful companies and individuals. We are here to serve our members and the public, and our members are our

lifeblood. I thank all our members, new and continuing, corporate and individual, for your support.

I continue to be quite pleased by the development of our board. While I am reluctant in general to single out individual board members, I do

wish to cite and specially thank one new board member, Hironori Sawada, Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago.

We continue to enjoy excellent classes of incoming board members; terrific individuals, great talents and highly engaged with Japan and the

Society. I thank all of our directors and governors for their service.

Two final points; a thank you to Consul General George Hisaeda and a closing comment on the Great Earthquake. Consul General Hisaeda, in

addition to exceptional service to his 10-state region these past three years, served with distinction as our Honorary Chairman for the same

period. George is a great friend of America and of the Society. We thank him deeply for his service and wish him the very best in his new duties

as Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman. And we very much look forward to the arrival of his successor, the Honorable Yoshifumi Okamura.

On a more somber note, when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, the Society expressed its deep sympathy and support for all those

affected. In addition, the Society immediately began fundraising for those affected, with 100 cents on the dollar contributed to be conveyed

to the Japan Red Cross for Earthquake relief. We have been touched and heartened by the response. We made a contribution of more than

$140,000 to the Japan Red Cross at our Annual Meeting and will make another contribution before the end of the calendar year. Thank you all

for your response to this great human tragedy.

We remain committed to providing both our membership and the public at large with a wide variety of quality programs and events. Our

financial affairs are in order. With a dedicated and energized board, loyal members and the continuing key support of the Consulate General of

Japan at Chicago and others, we are pleased to embark on the Society’s new year.

Thank you all for your support of the Society. The Society’s future is bright, and I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

Michael H. Moskow

Chairman


September 30, 2011

Dear Society Members,

I am pleased to once again report to you on the progress of your Society as we complete our 80th anniversary celebration year. I thank you

and others for the great support of the Society 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, public affairs, social, educational and cultural

programming. All of your support of the Society furthers this high and important purpose.

We were all greatly saddened by the incredible devastation and tragedy brought by the Great East Japan Earthquake. But I have been

heartened by the courage of the people of Japan, and by the response of our Society here and of the United States as a whole. With much work

still to be done, we extend our strongest support, in thought, prayer and deed, to all those affected.

Membership and development are essential to our success. Numerous member companies and individual members have provided direct

financial support to our Society this past year, including many as event or program sponsors or contributors. We thank each of you. We depend

upon our individual and corporate members in every way. New corporate members such as Takeda Pharmaceuticals and United Airlines, among

other fine companies, were most important to our membership success this year. And our annual program sponsors and underwriters include

Astellas, Masuda Funai, Molex, Takeda, Underwriters Laboratories, Citibank and Mizuho Bank. Thank you all so much. In the back of this annual

report, you will find a listing of annual program underwriters, sponsors of individual programs, corporate members, and donors. I invite you to

please look at these organizations and individuals that have supported our Society. Their support, along with others, is so vital to our Society

and we thank them deeply.

Along this same vein though, I wish to mention one couple who has been particularly special supporters of the Society for many years, and

again this year. Joyce and Bruce Chelberg participate in our events, work very hard behind the scenes, fund programs, arrange events with the

Art Institute and this year hosted our first ever legacy giving reception, among many other efforts and contributions. We thank Joyce and Bruce

for all their participation generosity and goodwill. It would be difficult to thank them enough.

We once again had a year of wonderful programs, events and classes. They are the primary vehicle by which we pursue our mission. I will briefly

mention some of the speakers and programs that are representative of the full year’s slate; Yasuchika Hasegawa, CEO of Takeda Pharmaceutical,

spoke about challenges and opportunities for Japan; Fuzjko Hemming, Concert Pianist, performed an 80th anniversary concert; David Hale,

Chairman of Hale Global Economics, spoke about the global economy; Ambassador Robert Orr, US Executive Director of the Asian Development

Bank, presented on the US-Japan relationship at the Bank; and Leo Melamed, CME Chairman Emeritus, spoke about derivitives markets in Japan.

These are just some examples of our many great programs from this past year. Please take a look at them all in the program listing in the back

of this annual report.

Programming, membership and development continue to be the cornerstones and the engines of our Society. These are our fundamentals —

the three legs of the stool. We congratulate and thank these three committees, and all that contributed to their successes, for their great efforts

and results on behalf of the Society.

I also wish to specially recognize and thank some of the organizations that we work with routinely in developing, publicizing and delivering

our programming and other services to our members. The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago, JETRO, the Japan Chamber of Commerce

and Industry in Chicago, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, among others, are organizations that are great partners to us in serving

our members and delivering our 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.

Finally, we have great directors, governors and an exceptional staff. I am particularly grateful to The Honorable Michael Moskow, our Chairman, to

The Honorable George Hisaeda, Consul General of Japan at Chicago, our Honorary Chairman and to Senator Adlai Stevenson, our Chairman Emeritus.

Their wisdom and counsel is invaluable. We will miss George Hisaeda, but thank him for his service to the Society and wish him well in his new

ambassadorial role. And we look forward to welcoming his successor, The Honorable Yoshifumi Okamura. Our outgoing Executive Vice President Bill

Florida, his successor Bob Karr and our continuing EVP, Tetsu Hayashi, have all provided distinguished and valued service to the Society. I thank them

and all of our directors, officers and governors for their great service, efforts and results in advancing our purpose.

L E T T E R F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

Our staff, Mitsukuni Baba, Executive Director, Erika Kono and Satoko Ogi, quietly go about their work, producing great programs and services

for our members — day in and day out. At this past annual meeting, the board of directors honored the staff for their excellence and dedicated

service to the Society. They richly deserved this recognition, and I personally thank them for their devotion and skill.

Your Society continues to make important progress. We still face many challenges. To maintain our steady financial footing and continue

our robust programming, we have much hard work ahead of us. Economies here and abroad struggle and are full of uncertainties. In order

to continue on the path that we are on at the Society, we will have to continue to deliver excellent programs and great member value in a

financially careful fashion. We intend to do that. At the same time, we ask for your continuing input, participation and support. With that, 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. I am very excited about our new year. We very much look forward to working with you

and serving you going forward.

Sincerely,

Edward A. Grant

President


Chairman

The Honorable Michael H. Moskow

Vice Chairman & Senior Fellow on the Global

Economy

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Honorary Chairman

The Honorable Yoshifumi Okamura


Consulate General of Japan at Chicago

Chairman Emeritus

The Honorable Adlai E. Stevenson

Chairman

SC&M Investment Management Corp.

President

Edward A. Grant

Arthur Andersen, LLP, Retired

Executive Vice Presidents

Tetsu Hayashi

Vice President & General Manager

Mitsubishi International Corporation

Robert W. Karr, Jr.

Partner

Jones Day

Secretary

John Bukacek

President

Japanese Business Legal & Technical

Translation and Interpretation Services

Treasurer

Kumiko Watanabe

Japan Business Group US National Leader

Grant Thornton

Executive Director

Mitsukuni Baba

Executive Director

Japan America Society of Chicago

Directors

John D. Angster

Fumihiko Aoki

General Manager

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

Rita R. Athas

President

World Business Chicago

David Baeckelandt

Director, Sales and Marketing

Segall, Bryant & Hamill

Jack D. Beem

Baker & McKenzie, LLP

The Honorable J.D. Bindenagel

Vice President for Community, Government

& International Affairs

DePaul University

Benita Boettner

Patrick Canavan

Founder

Canavan Consulting, LLC

Robert A. Center

Sam Cremin

Managing Director

Green Tree Products

Kenneth A. Dixon

Partner

Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Drew Edwards

Vice President

Advisory Research, Inc.

Mark W. Finn

Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting

and International Business

Kellogg School of Management

Accounting and Information Management

Northwestern University

William L. Florida

Vice President

Advisory Research, Inc.

Ryutaro Furukawa

Senior Vice President

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Marcia E. Goodman

Partner

Mayer Brown, LLP

Walter Hladko (Retired)

Regional Manager

Imperial Hotel Tokyo/Osaka

Eileen Hubbell

Kenji Iijima

Senior Vice President & General Manager

Sumitomo Corporation of America

David D. Johnson

Executive Vice President, Treasurer & CFO

Molex Incorporated

Ken G. Kabira

Group Manager of Membership, Service

Activities & Communications

Lions Club International

Yuji Kajikawa

President & CEO

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.

Steven L. Katz

Principal

Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.

Janice Katz

Assistant Curator of Japanese Art

Art Institute of Chicago

Shunichiro Kishioka

Chairman

I.T.A., Inc.

Taka Kosaka

President

Uni-Con, Inc.

Jody E. Kurtzhalts

President & COO

Yaskawa Electric America, Inc.

Sang-yul Lee

Shareholder

Polsinelli Shughart PC

Harumi Lory

Lecturer

East Asian Languages & Civilizations

The University of Chicago

Dr. Phyllis I. Lyons

Associate Prof. African & Asian Languages


Calvin Manshio

Attorney

The Manshio Law Firm, P.C.

James A. McClung

Chairman and CEO

Lismore International, Inc.

Joseph McCluskey

Vice President, International Operations

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Greg Merkley

President

TT&M Consulting

Mark Miller

President

Conerstone Environmental,

Health & Safety, Inc.

Dana E. Morrison

President

Genieco, Inc.

Robert Murphy

Managing Partner

Movéo Integrated Branding

Kazunobu Narita

General Manager

Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc.

Timothy Newlin

Vice President, Middle Market Banking

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

Motohisa Noguchi

Treasurer & Secretary to the Board

Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Ryuji Ohno

VP & General Manager

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

Hiroko Osaka

Associate Director

Center for Market Leadership

Kellogg School of Management


Mr. Thomas F. O’Toole

SVP & Chief Marketing Officer

United Airlines Mileage Plus Holdings

Emily Reynolds

Vice President, Major Accounts

Xerox Corporation

David A. Riggle

Partner

Riggle and Craven

David M. Roden

Vice President & Group Manager

Fifth Third Bank

Howard J. Romanek

Illinois State University

Hironori Sawada

Deputy Consul General


August W. Schaefer

SVP & Public Safety Officer

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

Patrick P. Shannon

Chief Financial Officer

United Healthcare of Illinois, Inc.

Akira Shibata

Vice President, Chicago Regional Sales Office

Nippon Life Insurance Co. of America

Yoshio Shibazaki

Senior Manager

Plante & Moran, PLLC

Kazuo Shimizu

President & COO

Kikkoman Foods, Inc.

O F F I C E R S & D I R E C T O R S 2 0 1 1 - 1 2


Tatsuhiro Shindo

Chief Executive Director

JETRO Chicago

Shane Stiles

President

gate39MEDIA

William A. Streff, Jr.

Partner

Kirkland & Ellis, LLP

Thomas Studney

Business Management Officer

Sunstar Group

Mary Sutherland

Bridget Sweeney

Director, Business Operations

The Boeing Company

Sachio Takahashi

Vice President

NYK Line (North America), Inc.

Kentaro Tsuchiya

Deputy General Manager

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Mike M. Tsuruga

President

Pacific Advisory Service, Inc.

Shawn Y. Valukas

Account Vice President

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Shogo Wakamiya

Vice President & Regional Manager

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Ritsuko Okuno Welch

Private Banking Manager, Intl. Finance

Fifth Third Bank

Michael P. Whelan

Partner

Ernst & Young, LLP

Mari Yamamoto Regnier

Partner

Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

Dr. Hisashi Yamamoto

Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Professor

Department of Chemistry

The University of Chicago

Masao Yoshida

President & CEO

Astellas US, LLC

Board of Governors

Jack D. Beem (Retired)

Chairman

Dan L. Boho

Attorney

Hinshaw & Culbertson

Thomas J. Boodell, Jr.

Partner

Boodell & Domanskis, LLC

Clyde O. Bowles, Jr.

Of Counsel

Harrison & Held, LLP

John Bukacek

President

Japanese Business Legal & Technical Translation and Interpretation Services

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

Ralph Fujimoto

David Ghaussy

Senior Vice President


Masataka Harashima

President & CEO

E-Hay International Corp.

Lyric Hughes Hale

Shunichiro Kishioka

Chairman

I.T.A., Inc.

Jody E. Kurtzhalts

President & COO

Yasakawa Electric America, Inc.

James A. McClurg

Chairman and CEO

Lismore International, Inc.

Thomas P. McMenamin

Principal


Adlai E. Stevenson

Chairman

SC&M Investment Management Corp.

Josie Tomes

O F F I C E R S & D I R E C T O R S 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 ( C O N T I N U E D )

J A P A N S T u D E N T N E T W O R K R E C E P T I O N

Japan Student Network Reception February 10, 2011


Program Committee

Mari Yamamoto Regnier, Barnes & Thornburg (Co-Chair)

Ken Kabira, Lions Clubs International (Co-Chair)

Membership Committee

Mike M. Tsuruga, Pacific Advisory Service, Inc. (Chair)

Development Committee

Robert W. Karr, Jr., Jones Day (Chair)

Finance Committee

David Baeckelandt, Segall Bryant & Hamill (Co-Chair)

Yoshio Shibazaki, Plante & Moran, PLLC (Co-Chair)

Nominating Committee

Jody E. Kurtzhalts, Yaskawa Electric America (Co-Chair)

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

Young Professionals Committee

Austin Gilkeson, Japan Information Center (Co-Chair)

Genea Tafesse (Co-Chair)

Sami Ali (Co-Chair)

Executive Committee

David Baeckelandt, Segall Bryant & Hamill (Co-Chair, Finance Committee)

John Bukacek, Japanese Business Legal & Technical Translation and Interpretation Services (Secretary)

Edward A. Grant (President)

Tetsu Hayashi, Mitsubishi International Corp. (Executive Vice President)

Ken G. Kabira, Lions Clubs International (Co-Chair, Program Committee)

Robert W. Karr, Jr., Jones Day (Chair, Development Committee & Executive Vice President)

Shunichiro Kishioka, I.T.A., Inc.

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

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

Yoshio Shibazaki, Plante & Moran PLLC (Co-Chair, Finance Committee)

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

Kumiko Watanabe, Grant Thornton (Treasurer)

Mari Yamamoto Regnier, Barnes & Thornburg (Co-Chair, Program Committee)

C O M M I T T E E C H A I R S 2 0 1 1 - 1 2

18th Annual Sake Tasting

May 12, 2011


E V E N T S 2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2

Japan Road to Recovery — Challenges and Opportunities Panel

July 6, 2011

Fall Sake Tasting

November 2, 2011

Yasuchika Hasegawa,

President and Chief Executive Officer,

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited Japan

September 2, 2010

Dr. Motoshige Itoh, Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo

August 23, 2011

81st Anniversary Celebratory Dinner

Earthquake/Tsunami check presentation

June 9, 2011

24th Annual Holiday Fundraiser & Bonenkai December 15, 2010


Canavan Consulting LLC

Howard Romanek, Illinois State University

The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago

Joyce Chelberg

The Challenges and Opportunities for Japan

in a Rapidly Changing World

Date: 9/2/10

Speaker: Yasuchika Hasegawa, President & Chief Executive Officer, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Japan

Board of Governors Annual Dinner

“The Paths I Have Followed — A Physicist's Story”

Date: 9/16/10

Speaker: Dr. Yoichiro Nambu, The Harry Pratt Judson Professor Emeritus, The University of Chicago, Recipient of the 2008

Nobel Prize in Physics

Corporate Sponsor: Canavan Consulting, LLC

First Annual “Bring a Friend” Event

Bridging Countries and Cultures: Service in the Age of Global Travel

Date: 10/27/10

Speaker: Thomas F. O’Toole, Chief Operating Officer, Mileage Plus Holdings, United Airlines

“The Global Economy in 2011 and Beyond”

Date: 1/20/11

Speaker: David D. Hale, Founding Chairman, David Hale Global Economics

Corporate Sponsor: Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP

Where to Invest in Japan in 2011

Date: 2/24/11

Speakers: Nick Ronalds, Executive Director, FIA Asia; Drew Edwards, Vice President, Advisory Research, Inc. and David Baeckelandt, Director, Sales and Marketing, Segall Bryant & Hamill

Corporate Sponsor: Segall Bryant & Hamill

Trans-Pacific Aviation – A New Marketplace

航空業新市場　－　アジア太平洋地域

Date: 3/16/11

Speaker: Thomas F. Aichele, Vice President, American Airlines, Inc.

“Japan Road to Recovery — Challenges and Opportunities”

Date: 7/6/11

Speaker: Hideki Asari, Embassy of Japan; Tatsuhiro Shindo, JETRO & Kathryn Ibata Arens, DePaul University

The Japanese Economy after the Earthquake and Tsunami: Its Impact and the Road to Recovery

エコノミスト伊藤元重氏に伺う

東日本大震災後の経済的影響と復興政策

Date: 8/23/11

Speaker: Dr. Motoshige Itoh, Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo

Corporate Sponsor: Howard Romanek, Illinois State University

In cooperation with: The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago

Supporting organization: JETRO Chicago

Board of Governors Annual Dinner

“Financial Derivatives in Japan”

Date: 9/27/11

Speaker: Leo Melamed, Former Chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chairman Emeritus of the CME Group, Inc.

Building Towards a Sustainable Energy Policy for the Future

Date: 11/4/11

Speaker: Dr. Hideaki Takabe, Professor, Osaka University

Co-Sponsor: Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, City of Osaka Chicago Office & JETRO Chicago

Corporate Sponsor: Orion Energy Systems

Supporting Organization: Osaka University San Francisco Center for Education & Research

Crisis Management: Toyota’s Response to Market and Media Challenges

Date: 11/10/11

Speaker: Dr. James B. Wood, President, Wood Communications Group

Corporate Sponsor: RSM McGladrey

“The united States and Japan: Challenges and Opportunities under Two Democratic Parties”

アメリカと日本：２つの民主党政権の行く末

Date: 7/1/10

Speaker: Glen S. Fukushima, Former President, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan

President and Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Japan K.K.

Co-Sponsor: The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Japan’s Emperor System: Bane or Blessing?

Date: 10/21/10

Speaker: James Huffman, H. Orth Hirt Professor of History Emeritus, Wittenberg University

This event was made possible with funding from: The Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chicago

81st Anniversary Celebratory Dinner

The u.S.- Japan Relationship at the Asian Development Bank

Date: 6/9/11

Speaker: Ambassador Robert M. Orr, U.S. Executive Director to the Asian Development Bank

Corporate Sponsors: Joyce Chelberg & Omron

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


Joyce Chelberg

Why We Love Godzilla

ゴジラが人々から愛される理由

Date: 7/10/10

Speaker: William M. Tsutsui, Ph.D., Dean, Southern Methodist University

This is made possible with funding from: The Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chicago

Amezaiku (Japanese Candy) Demonstration

飴細工デモンストレーション

Date: 8/11/10 & 8/12/10

Speaker: Masaji Terasawa

Co-Sponsors: Japanese American Service Committee of Chicago and the Japan Information Center of the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago

Special thanks to: Tampopo Kai


Chanoyu (Japanese Tea Ceremony) & Chabana (Tea Flowers)

茶の湯と茶花～季節を楽しむ

Date: 9/29/10

Co-Sponsors: The Japan Information Center of the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago and Urasenke Chicago Association

Art Institute of Chicago Private Tour & Lunch

Private tour of the newly renovated and expanded galleries of Japanese art and luncheon in the Millennium Park Room, Art Institute of Chicago

シカゴ美術館　昼食会とプライベートツアー

日本美術の新ギャラリーウェストンウイングをキュレーター･ジ

ャニスキャッツ氏と巡ります

Date: 11/13/10

Speaker: Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art,

Art Institute of Chicago

Sponsor: Joyce Chelberg

JETRO Chicago Japanese Food Showcase: Greens from the Sea

Date: 3/9/11

Co-Sponsors: Japan America Society of Chicago and City of Osaka, Chicago Office

Best Friends Forever: A WWII Scrapbook Presentation,

Book signing, Q&A

Date: 5/15/11

Speaker: Beverly Patt, Author

Co-Sponsor: Japanese American Service Committee

JETAA Author Panel: Experiences Teaching English in Japan

Date: 6/10/11

Speakers: Lars Martinson, Cartoonist and Author, Tonoharu Part I & II; D.H. Cermeno, Author, Rising Sunsets and James Kennedy,

Author, The Order of Odd-Fish

Corporate Sponsor: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP and JET Alumni Association

Kamishibai (Japanese Story Telling)

紙芝居

Date: 8/2/11

Co-Sponsors: Japanese American Service Committee and Tampopo-kai

A Vexing Problem: The Long Tradition of Copies and Forgeries in Japanese and East Asian Art

日本及び東アジア美術の模造品と贋作問題

Date: 10/27/11

Speaker: Patricia Graham, Ph.D., Certified Appraiser and Consultant

Corporate Sponsor: Masuda Funai

Art Institute of Chicago Tour in Japanese Language

シカゴ美術館・日本語解説付ツアー

Date: 7/29/10

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

History of Chicago Tour in Japanese Language

シカゴ歴史博物館・日本語解説付ツアー

Date: 8/2/10

Speakers: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago & Howard Romanek, Illinois State University


シカゴ美術館・日本語解説付ツアー

Date: 8/26/10


Museum of Science and Industry Tour in Japanese Language

シカゴ科学産業博物館・日本語解説付ツアー

Date: 9/12/10


Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Tour in Japanese Language

シカゴ現代美術館・日本語解説付ツアー

Date: 3/22/11



シカゴ美術館・日本語解説ツアー

Date: 4/21/11



シカゴ美術館・日本語解説ツアー

Date: 5/19/11


YPC Exploring Wine Series: California Wines and Food

Date: 6/24/11

YPC Exploring Wine Series: California Wines and Food

Date: 7/8/11

History of Chicago Tour in Japanese Language

シカゴ歴史博物館・日本語解説ツアー

Date: 7/18/11

Speakers: Hiroko Saito, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago & Howard Romanek, Illinois State University

YPC Exploring Wine Series: South Africa

Date: 8/26/11

Tour of the Japanese Kimono, 1915-1940: From Tradition to Ready-to-Wear exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago

Date: 9/15/11

Speaker: Odile Joassin, Assistant Curator, The Department of Textiles, The Art Institute of Chicago

Ikebana Workshop

Date: 12/2/11

Instructor: Kazuko Ernst, President, The Chicago Chapter of Ohara School of Ikebana

Co-Sponsor: Japanese American Service Committee

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


Joyce Chelberg

Anonymous Donor

HumanThread

InLine Power Corp.

Sam Cremin

Chicago Japanese American Council

HOPE Jazz Showcase Earthquake/Tsunami Fundraiser

Date: 4/12/11

Co-Sponsor: HumanThread

Downtown Meishi (Business Card) Exchange

シカゴ日米協会YPC名刺交換会

Date: 4/28/11

Corporate Sponsors: Corbett, Duncan & Hubly PC and District Bar

Co-Sponsor: JET Alumni Association

18th Annual Sake Tasting

シカゴ日米協会　第8回　酒テイスティング

Date: 5/12/11

Corporate Sponsor: InLine Power Corp. and Japan Airlines

YPC Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids Professional Soccer Game

Date: 8/27/11

Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Relief

White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins

Date: 8/30/11

YPC Lunch and Presentation at Belly Shack

Date: 9/18/11

Speaker: Bill Kim, Chef and Owner, Belly Shack

38th Annual Golf Tournament

Date: 10/9/11

Beer Sponsor: Asahi Breweries, Ltd., Sam Cremin & GolfSmith

Welcome Reception for The Honorable & Mrs.Yoshifumi Okamura


Date: 10/18/11

Co-Sponsors: Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago and Chicago Japanese American Council

YPC Haunted House Outing

Date: 10/22/11

Fall Sake Tasting

シカゴ日米協会　秋の酒テイスティング

Date: 11/2/11

Corporate Sponsor: Japan Airlines

25th Annual Holiday Fundraiser & Bonenkai

Date: 12/15/11

Speaker: Dr. Ei-ichi Negishi, Herbert C. Brown Distinguished

Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University and recipient of the

2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

37th Annual Golf Tournament

Date: 7/13/10

Beer Sponsor: Asahi Breweries, Ltd.

YPC Japanese Potluck at Millennium Park

Date: 7/17/10

Asian Heritage Night

Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners

Date: 7/28/10

Japan America Society of Chicago 80th Anniversary Piano Concert

Date: 9/8/10

Performer: Fuzjko Hemming, Pianist


The Wave of Japanese Fusion Cuisine in Chicago

シカゴにおけるジャパニーズフュージョン

L2OのLaurent Grasシェフ語る

Date: 10/7/10

Speaker: Chef Laurent Gras, Executive Chef/Partner, L20 Restaurant


24th Annual Holiday Fundraiser and Bonenkai

Date: 12/15/10

Japan Student Network Reception

シカゴ日米協会主催　学生ネットワークレセプション

Date: 2/10/11

Corporate Sponsors: Astellas USA Foundation, JET Alumni Association, Anonymous Donor, Komatsu America Corp., Joyce Chelberg and RSM McGladrey

YPC New Year’s Party

Date: 2/17/11

Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fundraiser

Date: 3/29/11

Corporate Sponsors: Japonais Restaurant & Lounge, Chandon, more cupcakes, Tenzing, Chocolatines and Goose Island

“The Society at the Centennial”

Date: 4/8/11


S O C I A L E V E N T S


Corporate Platinum Member

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.

Corporate Gold Member

United Airlines Mileage Plus Holdings

Corporate Silver Member

Astellas US, LLC

Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Ernst & Young, LLP

IRIS USA, Inc.

Kirkland & Ellis, LLP

KPMG, LLP

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.

Mayer Brown, LLP

Molex Incorporated

Sunstar Group

TDK Corporation of America

United Healthcare of Illinois, Inc.

Yaskawa Electric America, Inc.

Corporate Bronze Member

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

ARK Technologies, Inc.

Citibank, N.A.

Cornerstone Environmental, Health & Safety, Inc.

Fifth Third Bank

Genieco, Inc.

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Japanese Business Legal & Technical Translation and Interpretation Services

JETRO Chicago

JPower USA Development Company, Ltd.

KDDI America, Inc.

Komatsu America Corp.

Marubeni America Corporation

MB Real Estate

MC Machinery Systems, Inc.

McDonald’s Corporation

Melamed & Associates


Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.

Mitsubishi International Corporation

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


Navteq

Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc.

Nippon Life Benefits

Nippon Steel U.S.A., Inc.

NYK Line (North America), Inc.

Okabe Co., Inc.

Ono Sokki Technology, Inc.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Riggle and Craven

RSM McGladrey

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.


The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

The Boeing Company

U.S. Tsubaki, Inc.


Xerox Corporation

Corporate Member

Aon Risk Services, Inc.

Bates Carey Nicolaides, LLP

Borda Lorenz, P.C.

Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co.

Clausen Miller, P.C.


Corbett Duncan & Hubly P.C.

Cosmos Services (America) Inc.

Courtyard by Marriott Arlington Heights South

Daido Steel (America), Inc.

Freeborn & Peters, LLP

gate39MEDIA

G2 Builders, LLC

Green Tree Products

Holiday Inn Express Arlington Heights

Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows Schaumburg Area

Hyatt Regency Chicago

Immigration Law Associates, P.C.

ITA, Inc.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP

Kikkoman Foods, Inc.

Kintetsu World Express (USA), Inc.

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

Komori America Corporation

Kubota Engine America Corporation

MBL (USA) Corporation

Meiji Corporation

Metal One America, Inc.

Metal One Holdings America, Inc.

Mitutoyo America Corporation

Moritani America, Inc.


NIPPONKOA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Nissan Forklift Corporation, North America

Okamura Corporation, Chicago Branch

Olympia Fields Country Club

Omron Management Center of America, Inc.

Plante & Moran, PLLC

Signa Group, Inc.

Sumitomo Metal USA, Inc.

Sussex Enterprises, Inc.


Tokio Marine Management, Inc.

Tomoegawa (U.S.A.), Inc.

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.

World Business Chicago

W.W Grainger, Inc.

ZS Associates, Inc.

Corporate Supporter Member

Boodell & Domanskis, LLC

Aioi Nissay Dowa 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.

Center for Market Leadership, Kellogg School of Management

City of Osaka, Chicago Office

Cole & Associates

David Hale Global Economics

Dynamesh, Inc.

E-Hay International Corp.

Figaro USA, INC.

Goda Advertising

Kitsuya Trading, Inc.

Mark Goodman & Associates, Inc.

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

Miyanaga America Corporation

Mizkan Americas, Inc.

Nikkei America, Inc.

Nisshin Steel USA, LLC

Pacific Advisory Service, Inc.

Personalized Medicine Research, Inc.

Stephen Rankin Associates

Sumitomo Electric Carbide, Inc.

Sumitomo Life Insurance Agency of America, Inc.

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

The Green Teaist, LLC

The Manshio Law Firm, P.C.

Third Generation Financial, LLC

Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.

Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Uni-Con, Inc.

C O R P O R A T E M E M B E R L I S T I N G C A S H D O N O R S 2 0 1 1 - 1 2

$10,000 and above

Astellas USA Foundation

$5,000-$9,999


Molex, Inc.


$1,000-$4,999

Citibank

Cornerstone Environmental, Health & Safety, Inc.

Investment Technology Group

Kikkoman Foods Foundation, Inc.

Mary and Albert Koga Memorial Fund



Moritani America

Piper Jaffray

$500-$999

Canavan Consulting, LLC

Cole & Associates

Dynamesh, Inc.

Executive Resource Group, Inc.

JET Alumni Association

Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP

Komatsu America Corp.

Kubota Engine America Corporation

Lori and Steve O’Hara Family Foundation

Omron Management Center of America, Inc.

Orion Energy Systems

RSM McGladrey


$250-$499

Corbett Duncan & Hubly P.C.

DePaul University

H.D. Hudson Manufacturing Company

Immigration Law Associates

Plante & Moran

STA Travel

Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.

$100-$249

Daido Steel (America), Inc.

Dell Employee Giving Program

InLine Power Corporation

Nippon Express Foundation, Inc.

Silverman/Sutherland Family Foundation

Taiyo Yuden (USA), Inc.

$0-$99

Chicago Human Rhythm Project

Hamilton Partners

Miyanaga America Corporation

Russian Pointe, Inc.

$10,000 and above

Joyce Chelberg

$1,000-$4,999

Anonymous Donor

S. Celine Bendy

Marcia Goodman

Edward A. Grant

Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming

Mr. & Mrs. James A. McClung

Honorable Michael H. Moskow

Kimiko Nakamura

$500-$999

Robert C. Hudson, Jr.

$250-$499

Benita Boettner

Robert A. Center

Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Dickey

Marion Ishii

Howard Romanek

Hisashi Yamamoto

Ken Yoshitani

$100-$249

Sayuri Anderson

Bret Dandoy

Takashi Oka

Solvig & Harry Robertson

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon I. Segal

Patrick Shannon

Machiko Sullivan

Joann R. Tomes

$0-$99

Keizo Fuchita

Ralph Fujimoto

Kyoko Fujioka

Yasuhiko Kamada

Kenichiro Koizumi

Jeane Kono-Nisino

Joanne Tohei

Ryoichi Yorisue

CORPORATE DONORS

INDIVIDuAL DONORS

The Japan America Society of Chicago would like to thank the below organizations for their grant contribution and support:

Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chicago

JETRO Chicago


The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago

The Japan America Society of Chicago would like to thank the below companies for their ongoing support:

Corbett, Duncan & Hubly, P.C.

Courtyard by Marriott Arlington Heights South

gate39MEDIA

Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows Schaumburg Area

Holiday Inn Express Arlington Heights

Masuda, Funai, Eirder & Mitchell, Ltd.


PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Audited financial statements will be made available to members upon request.

The Japan America Society of Chicago would like to thank Movéo Integrated Branding for their design of this annual report.

The support of Movéo is greatly appreciated.


2003: Dr. Shozo Sato, Kabuki Master

2006: Lee Gurga, American Haiku author

2007: John R. Anderson, Anderson Gardens

2008: Lucien Stryk, Translator and Writer of Zen poetry

2009: Dr. Janice a. Katz, The Art Institute of Chicago

2010: Tatsu Aoki, Asian aRts Improv Midwest

2011: Fujima Shunojo, Japanese Classical Dancer

2006: Reina Williams

2007: Adam Janusz

2008: Kathleen Lynee Kutsche

2009: Elgin Bokari T. Smith

2010: Michael Chlebowski

2011: Cheryl-Ann Fakes

1969: Mr. Kayoshi Togasaki, President of Rotary International

1971: Mr. Shiro Kashiwa, Assistant Attorney General of the United States

1972: Mr. Oliver Statler, Author-lecturer

1974: Robert S. Ingersoll, Deputy Secretary of State, US Department of State

1975: Robert S. Ingersoll, Former Ambassador of US to Japan, Deputy Secretary of State, US Department of State

1976: Frank Gibney, “1776-1868: Two Revolutions and their Descendents”

1977: The Honorable James D. Hodgso`n, Former US Ambassador to Japan

1978: His Excellency Fumihiko Togo, Japanese Ambassador to US

1979: The Honorable James R. Thompson, Governor of State of Illinois

1980: Yoshio Okawara, Ambassador of Japan to the United States

1981: Ambassador Robert S. Ingersoll, recipient of The First Class Order of the Rising Sun

1982: The Honorable Michio Mizoguchi

1983: The Honorable Charles H. Percy

1984: Honorable Moriyuki Motono

1985: Professor Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University

1986: Mr. James D. Robinson III, Chairman and CEO, American Express Co.

1987: Akio Morita, Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation

1988: Mr. Stephen Wolf of UAL Corporation United Airlines, “Important Role of Corporate Citizenship in Enhancing and Stabilizing US-Japan Bilateral Relations”

1989: Mr. Scott E. Pardee, Chairman of Yamaichi International (America) Inc

1990: Mr. Toshiaki Ogasawara, Chairman and Publisher of the Japan Times, Japan’s leading English language daily, “The United States and Japan: The Relationship in the Nineties”

1991: Honorable Takako Doi, Member of the Diet, Chairperson, Social Democratic Party of Japan, “Japan’s Role in the International Community”

1992: Takashi Oka, Senior Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor, “Japan and the United States: Non-military Power in the post-Cold War Era”

1993: Ambassador of Japan to UN, the Honorable Yoshio Hatano, “Japan in the New United Nations”

1994: Dr. Koji Taira, Professor of Economics and Industrial Relations at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, “Will the Rising Sun Set?”

1995: Ambassador Nicholas Platt, President, The Asia Society, “The United States and Japan in Asia”

1996: Mr. Noboru Hatakeyama, President of JETRO, “Friendly Advice to America from an Old Friend”

1997: Honorable Yoshio Okawara former Ambassador of Japan to US (1981-1985), “The Changing Context of US-Japan Relations”

1998: His Excellency Kunihiko Saito, Ambassador of Japan to the United States, “The Status of US-Japan Relations”

1999: Honorable Akiko Yamanaka, Member of Japanese Diet, “The Role of Women in Japanese Society”

2000: Honorable Shunji Yanai, Ambassador of Japan to the US.

2001: James Cantalupo, Vice Chairman and President of McDonald’s Corporation, “McDonald’s in Japan: Perspective on a Thirty Year Relationship”

2002: Honorable Ryozo Kato. Ambassador of Japan to the US, “Where did Japan go?”

2003: A special performance by Yukiko Ogura, Viola, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and an instrumental medley by Yoko Noge & Jazz Me Blues

2004: Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, Ambassador of Japan to Mexico. Former Consul General of Japan at Chicago, “My Views on America”

2005: Guest chefs from United Airlines/Signature Room

2006: Dr. Lee Gurga. award-winning haiku poet and former editor of Modern Haiku, the oldest and most respected journal of haiku and haiku studies outside Japan. He is a past president of the Haiku Society of America.

2007: David W. Grzelak, Chairman and CEO, Komatsu America Corp. “Komatsu: Managing a Japanese Company in North America”

2008: Michael R. Lufrano, Senior Vice President, Community Affairs and General Counsel, Chicago Cubs. “The International Past Time: Traditions and Connections between Baseball, Japan and Wrigley Field.

2009: Dr. Kazuo Kawasaki, Design Director, Doctor of Medical Science, Professor of Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Professor Emeritus at Nagoya City University. “Japanese Designs - From Eyeglasses to Artificial Organ Technology”

2010: Professor Theodore C. Bestor, Chair of the Department of Anthropology, Social Anthropology Program, Harvard University

2011: Ambassador Robert M. Orr, U.S. Executive Director to the Asian Development Bank. “The U.S.-Japan Relationship at the Asian Development Bank”.

k E Y N O T E S P E A k E R S

C U L T U R A L A C H I E V E M E N T & S C H O L A R S H I P

Cultural aChievement awards

reCent sChool of the art institute of ChiCago sCholarship award reCipients

A N N U A L P R O G R A M S P O N S O R S & U N D E R W R I T E R S

Very special recognition, honor and gratitude is due to the Society’s 81st Annual Program Sponsors & Underwriters. They are listed below. These fine member organizations have stepped forward and up as sponsors for our entire 81st Program Year. It is as a result of their generosity and belief in our mission and programming that the Society is able to continue to provide the robust and vital programs that our members value highly and have come to expect. We thank each of these companies and firms very deeply for their support and faith in our programming and in our purpose.



J A P A N E A R T H q U A k E / T S U N A M I R E L I E F F U N D

$35,000Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.

$12,500Barnes & Thornburg, LLP (Additional $12,500 donated to the Japan America Society of Indiana)

$11,456Tatami Catering

$10,240Human Thread

$10,000Jason Foods, Inc.

$9,848.40Japonais Restaurant & Lounge

$6,411.09Afternoon Green Tea Fundraiser

$5,000Fresh Mark LeaderTech Systems of Chicago, Inc.

$3,000Sumitomo Corporation of America Foundation

$2,887Latin School of Chicago

$2,697Woodland School District #50$2,000Matthew Ambrogi Machiko Sullivan Herman & Elba Vela

$1,831.50Chicago White Sox

$1,633Madison Metropolitan School District

$1,600Grissom Middle School International Women Associates

$1,500Phalanx Capital Management, LLC

$1,491“U.S. Tsubaki Holyoke, MA Employees”

$1,301John Spry Community School

$1,300Segal McCambridge Singer and Mahoney, Ltd.

$1,291School of the Art Institute of Chicago & the Japan Relief Committee

$1,108 Shigeru Tsuji

$1,070Lake View High School

$1,000American Foods Group Arrowsight, Inc. Celine Bendy Bill Buckner Catelli Brothers CFS North America Joyce Chelberg Clemens Family Corporation Cryovac Div., Sealed Air Corporation Ed Miniat, Inc.FPL Food, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hedberg J.H. Routh Packing Company Kayem Foods Kenosha Beef InternationalKunzler and Company Land O’ Frost Marlen International MIDCO, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nagle National Beef Packing Co., LLC Mr. & Mrs. Ralph NozakiOdom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. Plumrose USA Rose Packing Company Seaboard Foods Segall Bryant & Hamill Shogun Japanese Steak House Alan Simon William A. Streff, Jr.The Metropolitan Club Fund at The Chicago Community Trust Mari Yamamoto Regnier

$970U.S. Tsubaki Holdings, Inc.

$906Lindsay Peigh

$753Papillion La Vista School District

$730.78Oakton Community College Japan Club

$700Dundee Crown High School, DC One Heart

$695Kannitha Sith, Career Builder SRG & Healthcare Zone

$681.58Sweet Endeavors/Chocolatines

$600Deerfield High School

$548.11Ryoko Miyamoto

$500Employees of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Chicago Branch Ryutaro Furukawa Genieco, Inc. Marcia Goodman & Hiroyoshi Noto Nate Hutcheson & Saskia HofmanDavid D. Johnson Kengo Kaji Sueko Kawamura Mr. & Mrs. Dan Lory Mitsubishi International Corp. Belinda Morgan Moritani America Thomas PatanoStephen Rankin Associates David Boyce & Barbara Ricks Tomoegawa (U.S.A.), Inc. Trans American Medical, Inc. William Westman

$462Master Medical Supplies, Inc.

$400St. Francis School District

$382American Meat Institute Expo Japan Relief

$358Sachi Nakamura

$350Kreizelman Burton & Associates, LLC

$347District Bar

$335M&J Products and Las Caras Lindas of Chicago

$310Beard Papa’s Chicago

$300 Jeanne Cohen Cindy Fluxgold Marion Friebus-FlamanGreen Tree Products & Technologies, LLC Steven G. Hashimoto Shunichiro Kishioka Lida Kreidich Sandy Park

we would like to aCknowledge the donors that pledged $300+:

$217,014 as of October 31, 2011

We thank the below donors for joining us in the continued effort to help support the people of Japan. All those affected by these events will remain foremost in our thoughts and prayers.

To make a donation: www.jaschicago.org

100% of proceeds will go to The Japanese Red Cross

The Japan America Society of Chicago is a 501(c)(3) organization.All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.Thank you for your support!



we would like to aCknowledge the below donors:

Donna L. Adler Dubravka Aleksic Beth Allen Sayuri Anderson Joyce Anderson Anonymous Mariana AranentaGen Asano Ashland Cold Storage Company Charles Ashley Mr. & Mrs. Mitsukuni Baba Marilyn BackeMeggan Banheim Charlene O. Baizer Phyllis Barnum William Baumgarten Jack Beem Margaret Behling Naomi Berkove Jan & Jeff BerksonKeiko Bessho Carmen Bodino Benita Boettner Meg Bonello Mr. & Mrs. Clyde O. Bowles, Jr. John Braden Margaret W. Brennan Tim BridgmanKeith Bringe Walter BudzielekCarrie Buell John Bukacek Christine Bultinck Anderton Burke Marilyn Byrnes Graziella Cabrera Richard Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Campbell Sharon Cannon Sadie Castro Robert Center Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Ying-Chang Chen Chicago Federation of Musicians Kermin ChokBill Christensen Nancy L. Cleburn Denise Collins Kendon ConradSonia Cooke Agnes Cooper

John Coxworth Sam Cremin Shane Crone Kikuko Cross John Cursio Arthur Cyr Diane Dahlberg Masayuki Daikuhara Robert & Julie Daly Alice Dan Tatjana Dankovic Florencio De Avila Yuko DeVito Donna DeVito William & Jane DeweyDiamond Lake Elementary School Diamond Lake Elementary School Student Council Paisly DiBianca Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Dickey Christa Donner Raymond Donner Patrick D’Onofrio Rosalie Carol Drechnik Sarah Duda Katharina Dunigan Judith A. Dyke Brian Eagles Betty Edgecombe Doris K. Endo Kazuko Ernst Julia EvanoffJaggen Farewell & Vanessa NavarroCarol Faye Bo Feng Fifth Third Bank International Finance Team Susan Kumagai Fink Mr. & Mrs. Albert Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fleming Sherri Fowler Liz Frankenbach Kenneth Freed Friends of Walter Burnett, Jr. Michiru Fujie Ryutaro FurukawaKanako Furusho Diance Gaedegate39MEDIADavid GeilenDavid GhaussyLisa Gillette Kimberlee Goldsmith Aki Goto Mary Grand Edward A. Grant

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Green Kevin Greene Yoshie Greene Debra Grieco Chrise Griese Nancy Groves Daisaku Gutama Mr. & Mrs. Robert GuttmanGwen Knapp Center for Lupus and Immunology Research at the University of Chicago (On behalf of Azusa Tanaka , for family and friends of Japan from Gwen Knapp Center for Lupus and Immunology Research at the University of Chicago) Janis Hackman Junghyun Hahn Richard & Nancy Hamman Diane HandelsmanSamuel Hanson Samantha Haring Debra Harless Shennan HarrisBarbara J. Hart Philipp Heck Nicholas HefeleSteven Heikkila Cynthia Herrera Lindstrom Mark Heymans Kelly Jo Highland Tamie Hobart Bob HodgeRyan Hoel Young Hong Laura Horwith Sachiko Hotoda Marni HoughamDon HuffPatrick Hughes Theresa Hush Natsuko Imamura Kayo Imamura Yuri InghamWesley Inouye Osamu Ishimura Hitomi Isomura Makio Iwashima Diane Jackson Rimond JamouPaul Johnson David D. Johnson Veronica Johnston Steven Juzwik Kazuyo Kambara Daisuke Kanamatsu Sachiko Kano Sachi Kato

Julie Kaufman & Elizabeth Wright Susan KavickyYu Kawaguchi Shigeru Kawai Satoru Kawasaki Walter Keats Tara Keogh Yoko Kippley Toshihiro Kiryo Stephan F. Kistler Eileen Kleinick Michiko Kobayashi Noriko Koda Kuni Koda & Satoko Ogi Aritsugu Finch-Koinuma Katsumasa Komoda Mari Konishi Erika Kono & Hiro Kawakami Roberta Kono Jeane Kono-Nisino Yoshiko Kono Yoko Kono Taka Kosaka Bill Koutsis Charles KralovecTom & Melinda KujawskiYoshihiro Kumagai Barbara Kurokawa Donna LaBarbara Connie Larson Carol Lee Mun Fei Lee Sang-Yul Lee Jun Leng Bob Long Maria LopezGoran Lukic Phyllis Lyons Maurice R. Lyons William MacFadden Norma Magnuson Ann C. Mallow Jose & Ana Manglano Hector Marino Gil Marquez Marquese Martin-Hayes Yimer MartinezMichael MassarelliEtsuko Matsubara Jenny Matsui Chieko Matsumoto Tamar Mayer Jerry Mayeroff Eric Mechels



Elvis Melendez John McCarthy Mary McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. James & Jean McClung Anthony McGuire (In honor of Sadie McGuire’s 3rd birthday) Thomas P. McMenamin Mid-USA Falun Dafa Association Hiroshi MinawaAkiko Mitsunaga Hiroyuki Miyauchi M. Morgan Glenn Morimoto Yasuhiro Morino Jeylan Mortimer Carol Mossey Mary Mouw Shiori Konda Muhammad Naoko Muramatsu S.J. Murray Mari Nakajima Nobu Nakajima Nancy Nakamoto Mio Nakamura Kimiko Nakamura Carol Nakamura Aiko Nakane Kathryn Nettleman Yasuhiro NishikawaAsako Nishimura Michael Nolan Neal Nordling Bill Nordstrom Rita Oaks Mary O’Connell Jun Okubo Takemasa Okugawa Jean Okumura Robert O’Malley Tokoyo Omori Omron Foundation, Inc. Mika Osada Tsuneyoshi Otake Lois Oyama Lapekas Seiji Oyasu Kirtikumar Patel Nadine Peacock Greg Peterson Piano4te Inc. Steve PickettMark Pollack Aleksander Popivoda Kathryn Powell Daxa PurohitThomas Radtke

Gerard Ras Jennifer Recker Gail Reich Kathy Reilly Neil Rengel Carol Rettker Jo Ann Rice Janet Riley Wesley Rizal Richard J. Robertson Joseph Rodriguez Anna RoeserKayoko Rohan Lynn Romain Howard Romanek Rose Hill Alliance Church Jean L. RosenBrian Rous Susan Russo Kerry F. Ryan Ruth Keenan Ryan Syed Saad AhmedHiroko Saito Molly Sakamoto Genoveva Salmon Norman Sandfield Michael Savina Sebastian Savovic Denise Schallert Chris Crosby-Schmidt Richard Schoen Mark Scott Risa Sekiguchi Erica SeltzerSusan Shay Mary Shek (in memory of Nellie Kono and Florence Yamada) Tom Shimko Mary Shimoda Tatsuhiro Shindo Kaye Shinozaki Sharon SlettehaughWyatt L. Smith, D.D.S. Christina Smith Olivia Smith Robin Stahl Erin StarzykJack StefanowiczJulie Steinberg Marton Lizbeth J. Stevens Hon. Adlai Stevenson Carrie Storrs Emiko Sugiura Yuko Sugiyama M. Sullivan

Sachi Suzuki Shigeru & Mieko Tagawa Lisa Takata Kathy Takeguchi Esther Takeshita Mary Aiko Taketoshi George Taketoshi Janet Talbert Brian Taylor Anju Teal Patricia Teefy Kei Terada Wendolyn Tetlow G’Anne Thomas Leeah Thomas Tsutomu Togashi Joanne Kiyoko Tohei Kazuko Tonaki Linda TorresKenneth TraismanTsukasa Taiko Mr. & Mrs. Mike and Kanae Tsuruga Andrew Urda Mark Vajaranant Nancy Van SickleLindsay Van Sickle CJ VanSickle Koren T. Vanzo-Sinsuk Frances VeraVernon Area Public Library Staff Lori Vose Risa Vuillemot Kaoru Wada Peggy Wald Margot Wang Robert & Ellen Watt Michael Wei Janice Wenndt Ron & Kaori Werneth Doug Whitesell Panlalit WisuththathipW Chicago Lakeshore Scott Woelber Russell & Katherine Wortley Kristine Wright Stanislaw WroblewskiYea-Huey Wu Yoko Yamamoto Take Yamamoto Ellen Yamauchi Raymie Yamauchi Nahoko Yarbrough Nancy Yasutake Ting-Chun Yeh

Sian Mei Yeoh Mr. & Mrs. Manabu Yoshiike Javed YounisDennis & Akiko Yukimoto Hailing Zhang Steven ZimmermanJanet Zitzer Paul Zollar Mark Zolno

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