The Japan Society
Patron HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO
President HE The Japanese Ambassador, Mr Shin Ebihara
Honorary Vice-Presidents
2009
Carmen Blacker

Masaki Orita

2010
Sir Hugh Cortazzi

Shoichi Saba

Sir Hugh Cortazzi

Shoichi Saba

Hiroaki Fujii

John Snaith

Hiroaki Fujii

John Snaith

Haruko Fukuda

Tetsuro Terada

Haruko Fukuda

Tetsuro Terada

Sadayuki Hayashi

Ben Thorne

Sadayuki Hayashi

Ben Thorne

Hiroshi Kitamura

Sir John Whitehead

Hiroshi Kitamura

Sir John Whitehead

Koji Nakamura

Koji Nakamura

Ian Nish

Ian Nish

Yoshiji Nogami

Yoshiji Nogami

Masaki OritaOfficers
Chairman:Christopher Purvis

Vice-Chairman:
Paul Dimond		Sumio Kusaka		George Olcott
Treasurer: 		
Solicitor: 		
Hon. Editor:
Hon. Librarian:

Satoru Yoshida
Nigel Wellings
David Powers
Victor Harris (2009)

Ordinary Trustees
2009
Ryoichi Bamba

2010
Jun Kobayashi

Ryoichi Bamba

Jun Kobayashi

Pauline Chakmakjian Stephen McEnallyDavid Cairns

Stephen McEnally

Sean Curtin

Masamichi Morooka

Pauline Chakmakjian Koji Nakamura

Martin Day

Ken Okaniwa

Sean Curtin

Ken Okaniwa

Anna Dingley

Keisaku SanoMartin Day

Keisaku Sano

Andrew Fraser

Michael Spencer

Andrew Fraser

Michael Spencer

4 Organisation & Benefactors

Benefactors
The Japan Society is grateful to the companies, organisations andinvididuals who have contributed financially to its work. Theirgenerous support, both for the general mission and for the schools
education work, is invaluable. All or part of the donation fromcompanies marked with an asterisk (*) has been designated insupport of the schools education and small grants programmes.
Those with a pilcrow sign (¶) have given their support through afive year agreement. Unless delineated with (2009) or (2010) thecompanies listed supported the Japan Society in both years.
President’s Circle (£10,000)*Itochu Europe plc
JTI UK*¶Mitsubishi Corporation*¶Mitsui & Co Europe Plc
Nomura International plc*¶Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd
Corporate Patron (£7,500)*¶Astellas Pharma Inc*¶Canon Europe Ltd*¶Central Japan Railway Company*¶Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd*¶Eisai Europe Ltd
Foreign & Commonwealth Office*NYK Group Europe Ltd*¶Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV*Panasonic UK Ltd (2010)*¶PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP*Swire Charitable Trust*¶Takeda Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd*¶Tokyo Electrical Power Co Inc
Corporate Benefactor (£5,000)
BAE Systems plc
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ*¶Chugai Pharma Europe Ltd
Clifford Chance LLP

Dai-ichi Life International Europe (2010)
Ernst & Young LLP (2009)¶Hitachi Europe Ltd
HSBC Insurance Brokers Ltd (2009)HSBC Holdings International
The Japan Centre Group Ltd*“K” Line (Europe) Ltd
KPMG LLP
Marubeni (Europe) Plc (2010)*Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International Plc
Mizuho Financial GroupNikko Asset Management Europe Ltd (2010)
Toyota (UK) Plc (2010)
UBS Investment BankCorporate Donor (£2,000)
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (2010)
All Nippon Airways
BDO LLP
Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd (2010)
Daiwa Securities SMBC (2009)DAKS Simpson Group plc*Greenback Alan LLP
Japan Airlines
Japan England Insurance Brokers Ltd
Linklaters LLP (2010)
Marubeni (Europe) plc (2009)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe (2010)
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group

Japan Society Proceedings

5*NEC (Europe) Ltd
Nikko Asset Management (2009)
Ricoh (Europe) plc (2010)
Rothschild (2010)
SJ Berwin LLPSMBC (Europe) Ltd
Think London
Towers Watson
Winton Capital Management
WPP 2005 Ltd (2010)

Individual donors and sponsors
2009
Principal Benefactor (£1,000 and more)
Martin and Noriko Barrow
Kyoko Gledhill
Christopher and Phillida Purvis
Mami Mizutori
Benefactor (£500 and more)
Paul and Carolyn DimondBill Emmott
Hugh CortazziPrincipal Donor (£250 and more)
Michael Faber
Robert Guy
Keiko Itoh
Anthony Loehnis
Boris Piermont
Heidi Potter
Akihiro TsuchiyaDonor (£100 and more)
Stephen Cohen
Christopher Hanson-Abbott
Anthony Archibald
Meri Arichi
Clive and Vivien Bradley
Robin Fox
Lydia Gomersall
Christopher Jackson
Kathleen Kimura
Mako Lutyens Mochizuki
Ruth MartinFrank Moxon
David Powell
Pernille Rudlin
Andrew Smithers

6 Organisation & Benefactors

2010
Principal Benefactor (£1,000 and more)
Christopher and Phillida Purvis
Hugh Cortazzi
Martin Barrow
Geoffrey Bownas
Kyoko Gledhill
Benefactor (£500 and more)
Bill EmmottSadao Oba		Akihiro Tsuchiya
Principal Donor (£250 and more)
Michael Faber
Anne Glendinning
Robert Guy
Keiko Itoh
Anthony Loehnis
Boris Piermont
Heidi PotterDonor (£100 and more)
Stephen Cohen
Christopher Hanson-Abbott
Anthony Archibald
Meri Arichi
Clive and Vivien Bradley
Robin Fox
Lydia Gomersall
Kathleen Kimura
Geoffrey Littler
Ruth Martin
Mariko Nakahara
David Powell
Noel Pritchard
Pernille Rudlin
Andrew Smithers