TUJ TIMES

Vol. 6

Summer2006

TUJ ALUMNI ASSOCIATION'SFIRST EVENT HAILED AS A
SUCCESS

regularly and, in cooperation with othersupporter since 2003, generously

volunteers, is developing a website andcontributed ¥5 million. The money will aid

planning various events. The next alumni

students earning NGO skills development

Judging from the positive reactions

party is scheduled for Friday, July 21. In the

training certiﬁcates through the Continuingof the attendees, the ﬁrst alumni event

meantime, the Executive Committee will

Education Program at TUJ. It also covered

entirely organized and hosted by the new

be working with TUJ’s Career Development

all classroom and ﬁeldwork expenses

TUJ Alumni Association was a clear winner.

Ofﬁce on career development andfor the 12 students enrolled in a new

About 40 people came to the get-together

networking sessions for TUJ alumni and

TUJ undergraduate course, NGOs in

at Café Pronto in Shibuya on Friday, March

students.

International Development.

The Executive Committee meetsPhilip Morris Japan, a TUJ ﬁnancial

17. The group—representing an impressive

The NGO course provided an overview

cross-section of TUJ’s nationalities andof development theory and the role ofacademic specialties, and ranging from

NGOs in development. The goal was toholders of undergraduate degrees toprepare students for ﬁeldwork at the M. S.

MBAs—truly embodied TUJ’s unique

Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF),

international educational atmosphere.

an NGO in southern India. Students wereselected for the course based on essay
submissions and worked on an MSSRF
project called “Mission 2007: Every Villagea Knowledge Centre.” The project combinesmodern communication technology withThe TUJ Alumni Association Executive Committee “hanami”
meeting held in April at Yoyogi Park.

grassroots-level training in impoverishedand environmentally endangered areas.
“ With this ﬁnancial support,” said TUJ
Dean Kirk R. Patterson, “ TUJ is better able
to prepare individuals for successful careers

The new Alumni Association’s ﬁrst event, held at Café
Pronto, Shibuya, was a great success.

GRANTS HELP EXPANDTUJ PROGRAMS ANDSCHOLARSHIPS

working at or with NGOs and, more broadly,
to raise public awareness and support ofsuch organizations.”

Large contributions from Philip
The event’s success was due largely

Morris Japan and Amway Japanto the efforts of the Alumni Association’s

are beneﬁting TUJ students andExecutive Committee. The Association

programs. TUJ will use the grants topresident is former TUJ student government

expand and develop its curriculum

president Yuichi Takahashi (B.A. ’04),

related to non-governmental

who took the lead in forming the Alumniorganizations (NGOs) and to offer

Association at last fall’s alumni event.

additional scholarships to students

Supporting Takahashi are vice presidents

in its Undergraduate and Continuing

Michiyo Matsuoka (B.A. ’93) and Ayako

Education programs.

Tada (B.A. ’05). Other Executive Committee

Of the ¥1 million received

members are Naoki Sakata (B.A. ’93), who isfrom Amway Japan, half will behandling career development; Saki Kojima

allocated for an MBA scholarship.

(B.A. ’05), heading up communications; andThe remaining ¥500,000 is set to be

Jeffrey Tarlofsky (M.Ed. ’97), overseeing

divided among ﬁve undergraduates

fund-raising and acting as subcommittee

majoring in economics with minors inliaison.

business.

TUJ Dean Kirk Patterson (left) hands Mr. Peter Nixon, Director of
Corporate Affairs, Philip Morris Japan K.K., a plaque of appreciation
for the company’s generous ﬁnancial support.

ICJS FOSTERS DISCUSSION
AND DEBATE IN THE
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

seminar in Japan. Professors Edward
Ohlbaum and JoAnne Epps from Temple
University’s Beasley School of Law, along with

ALUMNI NEWS
Undergraduate Program

TUJ law professor Matthew Wilson in Tokyo,

Tomomi (Okawara) Cate (A.A. ’90), who

subsequently presented a seminar in November

used to be on staff atof Contemporary

2005 to help prepare Japanese lawyers for

TUJ’s business ofﬁce,

Japanese Studies

Japan’s introduction of the jury trial system.

IELP, the Law Program,(ICJS), dedicatedMore than 100 Nichibenren members

EMBA and Continuing

The Instituteto research related

attended the seminar, with another 200

Education, now lives in ato contemporary

attorneys following the proceedings via satellite

small town near Corpus

Japan, is part ofat seven locations across Japan. The Temple

Christi, Texas with her

TUJ’s commitment

professors trained the audience in oral advocacy

husband, Michael. Since

to enhancing themethods before juries, opening statements,

November 2004, Tomomi

cross-examination, and closing arguments.

has been working at aunderstanding of
this multifaceted

A ﬂyer from the January
2006 ICJS event.

Temple’s Beasley School of Law is highly

country. The Instituteacclaimed among U.S. law schools for its

hosts forums where Japan scholars present

training of trial attorneys. In 2006, U.S. News

their work on Japanese social, cultural, and& World Report magazine ranked the school

political issues.

number two in trial advocacy.

An event in January, for example,

leading Internet travel destination marketingcompany in Corpus Christi, where she started
a quality assurance department to ensure thatclient websites and campaigns are error-free.
Tomomi and her husband were recently blessedwith a healthy, happy baby girl, Megumi Ashlee
Cate, born on October 19, 2005. Raising a child in

addressed Japan’s resurgent nationalism andthe United States is a new and very challenging

proposals to revise Article IX of the nation’s

experience for her, but Tomomi is deﬁnitely

constitution. There was also a screening ofenjoying being a working mother and staying

the documentary Japan’s Peace Constitution,busy. toe_more_me@hotmail.com

and talks by the ﬁlm’s director, John
Junkerman, and controversial performance

Megumi Fujii (B.A. ’04) has been working

artist Minoru Torihada.

for a Japanese junior high school in Yokosuka,

In 2006, the ICJS has already hosted
a series of seminars focused on Asianpolitical alliances including, the Korea-

Kanagawa, for two years. Megumi believes that it
Temple professors schooled more than 300 Japaneselawyers in cross-examination, oral advocacy, and othertopics related to jury trials.

scholars through Japan’s Council of Foreign
Relations. These graduate seminars featured

NEW DIRECTOR EXCITED TO
JOIN LAW PROGRAM

area specialists, politicians, and journalists.
The ICJS has also expanded the Wakai
Project, which started as student-organizedsymposia in collaboration with the United
Nations University and Keio University. That
project now encompasses events involving
TUJ students and representatives from NGOs
and other organizations.
The Institute is evolving as well, offering
fellowships for visiting scholars and making
plans to publish an academic journal.
According to ICJS Director Kyle Cleveland,
who is also a sociology professor at TUJ andthe director of TUJ’s Ofﬁce of International
Students, the journal will be TUJ’s ﬁrst newacademic publication in many years. It will
publish work by Japanese and international
scholars on contemporary social and politicalissues related to Japan.

TEMPLE LAW PROFESSORSLEAD TRIAL ADVOCACYSEMINAR IN JAPANIn February, June Kitagawa became the
new Director of TUJ’s

she works with assistant language teachers (ALTs),
who give English lessons with Japanese English
teachers. This provides a good opportunity forstudents to have native English speakers in theclass. With the ALTs, Megumi often plans interview
games, through which she hopes to encourage the

Law Program and an

fun of learning English.

assistant professor of

fujiimegumi@dolphin.ocn.ne.jp

law. Prior to joining thefaculty, June was anCollege of Education

attorney in the corporate
and ﬁnance groups of

Dwight Atkinson (M.Ed. ’87) is both a TUJ

the Los Angeles andgraduate and a member of the graduate faculty inTokyo ofﬁces of Milbank,the College of Education at TUJ. After completing

Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
LLP.
After graduating
Phi Beta Kappa from

Professor Kitagawa
brings international
experience to her newroles at Law Program.

his M.Ed. degree at TUJ, Dr. Atkinson went on toearn a doctorate at the University of Southern
California. He
returned to TUJ as

the University of California at Berkeley,a member of theJune received her Juris Doctor from thegraduate faculty inGeorgetown University Law Center. A

2000. Dr. Atkinson

licensed California attorney, she has lived inrecently accepted aTokyo since 2002.
“This is an exciting time for TUJ and the
Law Program,” June said, adding that she isthrilled to be working with TUJ students andfaculty. “ We will continue to build upon
our achievements to enhance our students’

Last year, the Japan Federation of Bar

skills, especially listening and reading. Using
English with Japanese translations in her class,Japan Study Group and the U.S.-Japan-China
Study Group, both organized by visiting

is important to develop all four English-language

experiences. I couldn’t ask for a more

Associations (Nichibenren) invited Temple

talented and enjoyable group of colleagues

University to hold a trial advocacy training

and students.”

faculty position at
Purdue University
in Indiana, which
will begin in thefall semester of2006. Although Dr.
Atkinson is leaving TUJ, he will return as often as
possible to teach in the summer and to participate
in the TUJ Lecture Series.

What Are TUJ Alumni Up To?

Send your news to alumni@tuj.ac.jp

Jon Dalrymple(M.Ed. ’04) has
launched a new life
teaching part-time
at Bunkyo University,
Tamagawa University,and Kanagawa SohgohHigh School. He is
enjoying his new life,
but misses seeing TUJ
students and colleagues on a daily basis like he did
while working in the Dean's Ofﬁce. Fortunately,
being an alumnus makes for a strong connection.
He says that it is very satisfying to put all thethings he learned to good use. It's like being a
conduit for all the wisdom and good will that thepeople and classes in all the programs have sharedwith him. He plans on attending some lectures andotherwise dropping by to keep up with friends,
and he will certainly stay in touch.
dalrymple_jon@yahoo.com

MBA
Kazuhisa Hirano (MBA ’99) is now in his thirdyear with Manulife Life Insurance Company, where
he manages a team of nine auditors as head of
the internal audit department. The job has been
demanding, and Kazuhisa is now busier thanever. His wife, Kumiko, gave birth to the couple’s
ﬁrst child in February after 17 years of marriage.
The baby was named Kai, meaning “sea” in the
Hawaiian language. Fatherhood has become
an important part of Kazuhisa’s life, albeit a bit
unexpectedly. hirano-cello@jcom.home.ne.jp

COLOR, LIGHT, AND DEPTH: THE UNIQUE STYLE OF
KAZUTO FUJITA
Kazuto Fujita (B.A. ’04)

success. Among the visitors was the generalAt ﬁrst glance, Kazuto

manager of Nikon, who was impressed enoughFujita’s artworks lookto advise Kazuto to make a website establishing

like drawings—detailed,

him as the originator of the technique and to

subtly yet richly colored,suggest that Kazuto apply to show his works at

but with a remarkable

the prestigious Nikon Salon in Shinjuku.

sense of layers and depth.
This sense turns out to

Kazuto held his second exhibition in 2005 at

be spot on. His works are

the Asahi Gallery in his own neighborhood of

not prints or drawings but

Tachikawa, following that six months later withthe result of a unique process Kazuto developed

the Nikon Salon exhibition. The latter show was athat merges multiple photographs using digitaltremendous success, seen by over 1,400 people inimaging techniques to create a single powerful

just one week and winning the 53rd Nikkor Photo

image.

Contest in the digital imaging category. Kazuto
returned to the Arai Gallery for a fourth exhibition

Although Kazuto was born in Tachikawa, hein March of this year.

spent much of his childhood in Indonesia. He
loves music, was involved in a band and otherSo, where to go from here? “I’m thinking of newmusical activities, as well as enjoying TV games,

kinds of subjects, such as body parts, showing thethroughout his school years. Then he met a friendinterplay of light and shadow on someone’s hand,with an interest in 3D art and graphics and got

for example,” he says. “It gives you more control

hooked himself. “ I knew Adobe Photoshop, andover the subject, lets you express more of your

had been using it for about 12 years, but this wasinner self.” He is also considering combining his

a completely new level.”artwork with his ﬁrst love, music, and a Japanese
friend whom he ﬁrst met in Indonesia is thinking

Realizing that his sparse background in art meantof composing music inspired by Kazuto’s works.

he would need to start with the basics, learning
the principles of drawing and color, Kazuto

For more information, you can visit Kazuto Fujita’s

applied to TUJ and later transferred to the main

website at http://www16.ocn.ne.jp/˜kf-at212, or

campus, which offers a Studio Art major.

email him at arts_tower_212@ninus.ocn.ne.jp.

In Philadelphia, Kazuto mastered thetechniques of lithography, woodcuts,
painting, and digital printmaking.
In one computer imaging class, thestudents were asked to use any picture
to create an image of a personalnightmare. Using a digital camera andPhotoshop, Kazuto layered and merged
30 photographs to create a single
image. This was the beginning of his
unique style and method.

Law School
Takashi Shirakawa (LL.M. ‘05) joined the inhouse legal team of Pﬁzer Japan Inc. in Februaryof this year. He came back from Philadelphia in
mid-March of 2005 after completing his LL.M.
degree at the main campus. Because he previously
worked for the Japanese subsidiary of a USbased IT company, Takashi says he has lots ofthings to learn—and not just about new laws andregulations but about business as well. So far, he iscomfortable in his new environment.
takashi.shirakawa@almni.temple.edu

Philadelphia also provided him with thesubjects for his ﬁrst series of artworks.
“The city isn’t old, compared with places
in Japan or Europe, but it has a feelingof depth and density that I love, ”
he explains. “I tried to capture thatfeeling.”
His ﬁrst exhibition was held at theArai Gallery in Ginza in 2004. “I knew
virtually nothing about the exhibition
process,” Kazuto says. “Because money
was tight, I used cheap frames thatstarted to warp under the spotlights!”
Despite that, the exhibition was a

One of Kazuto’s works from a series focusing on buildings in
Philadelphia. Six photographs were combined using an originaltechnique to produce a rich, hand-drawn effect.

DR. SHIMADA HONORED AT
MAIN CAMPUS CELEBRATION

embraces the task of helping students plan

faculty and staff honored his achievementcareers and ﬁnd internships and jobs.

at a presentation ceremony on March 15.

Tomas is ﬂuent in Swedish, Japanese,

The ceremony marked the completion

TUJ’s Dr. Koji Shimada (Ed.D. ’75)

and English. Born and raised in Japan, he isof Mr. Motoki’s yearlong teaching internshipreceived a Distinguished Alumni Award on

a graduate of California’s Menlo College.

at TUJ. Mr. Motoki was on sabbatical fromMarch 25, 2006, at the Temple main campus

Before accepting the position at TUJ, Tomashis position as an English teacher at Warabi

Founder’s Celebration. A member of TUJ’sworked for eight years as a corporate

High School in Saitama Prefecture. During

Board of Governors, Dr. Shimada was inrecruiting consultant, primarily for foreign

his year at TUJ, he took TESOL graduate

Philadelphia to attend meetings of Temple’s

corporations with operations in Tokyo.

courses, worked as a teaching assistantpresidential advisory board and the College“ I want to meet every TUJ student andin Academic Preparation Program (APP)of Education’s board of visitors the day

graduate who is serious about ﬁnding theclasses, and received mentoring from APP

before receiving his award.

best job out there,” Tomas states. Drop by

instructors and Assistant Dean Rosenkjar.

The awards ceremony, attended by
740 people, was emceed by two local

his ofﬁce on the fourth ﬂoor of TUJ and get
to know him.

DONOR LIST 2005–2006

news anchors and followed a photo

Institutional Donors 2005–2006

shoot of all 21 award recipients. Temple

TUJ Patrons (¥5,000,000 and above)
Philip Morris Japan K.K.
Diamond Donors (¥1,000,000–¥2,499,999)
Amway Japan Limited
Gold Owl Supporters (¥100,000–¥499,999)
Japan Educational Exchange Services (JESS)
Silver Owl Supporters (¥50,000–¥99,999)
IACE Travel

University President David Adamany
congratulated those receiving awards ontheir accomplishments, and four of therecipients gave speeches. A dinner anddance reception in the great hall of the
Philadelphia Convention Center took place

Individual Donors 2005–2006

after the ceremony.
Tomas Gistren, the new Manager of Career
Development, is ﬂuent in Swedish, Japanese, andEnglish.

TUJ AWARDS INAUGURALTEACHING INTERNSHIPCERTIFICATE
Dr. Koji Shimada (middle) ﬂanked by Temple
University President David Adamany (left), andGeneral Alumni Association President Loretta C.
Duckworth (right).

Masakazu Motoki has received TUJ’s
ﬁrst-ever teaching internship certiﬁcate. TUJ
Dean Kirk Patterson, Assistant Dean Patrick
Rosenkjar, and other members of the TUJ

Dr. Shimada has long been a Temple
supporter. Through the Shimada Scholarship,
he helps TUJ students study at main campus,
and he has made many other noteworthy
donations and pledges.

A NEW FACE IN CAREERDEVELOPMENT
Tomas Gistren is here to help! Tomasjoined TUJ this past January as the Manager
of Career Development. He enthusiastically

Mr. Masakazu Motoki received the internshipcertiﬁcate and the congratulations of TUJ faculty
members.

Gold Owl Supporters (¥100,000–¥499,999)
Kaneko, Midori (BOG)
Konishi, Takao (Student's parent)
Newell, Anthony (M.Ed. Student)
Okawa, Yoshiaki (Student's parent)
Yamaguchi, Takako (Student's parent)
Silver Owl Supporters (¥50,000–¥99,999)
Inoue, Yoshio (Student's parent)
Ishikawa, Tadashi (Student's parent)
Iwasaki, Takashi (Student's parent)
Kawanishi, Shigeru (Student's parent)
Langville, Ladd (Student's parent)
McFarland, Ronald Dale (Student's parent)
Miyashita, Masatoshi (Student's parent)
Nakano, Hiroto (Student's parent)
Shigenobu, Kazuyoshi (Student's parent)
Tatsuguchi, Tetsuro (Student's parent)
Umeda, Shizuo (Student's parent)
Yamashita, Hideo (Student's parent)
Yasunaga, Eitatsu (Student's parent)
Wakabayashi, Akira (Student's parent)
Bronze Owl Supporters (¥10,000–¥49,999)
Boardman, Tom (Faculty/Staff)
Hirai, Akiyo (Ed.D. '01)
Ikuta, Michiko (Faculty/Staff)
Kondo, Satoru (B.A. '86)
Maruno, Koichi (M.A. '05)
Sakamoto, Takako (M.Ed. '05)
Suzuki, Keiko (M.Ed. '86)
Suzuki, Toshiko (M.A. '00)
Takahashi, Yuichi (B.A. '05)
Trosper, Emory (Faculty/Staff)
Yamazaki, Asako (Ed.D. '96)
As of April 7, 2006
Note: We would like to apologize for leaving Mr. Yasunobu
Arai (M.Ed. ’00) off the 2004-5 donor list in TUJ Times vol. 5.
Mr. Arai was a Silver Owl Supporter in both 2003-4 and2004-5.

EDITOR’S NOTESANNOUNCEMENTTOKYO AMERICAN CLUB OFFERS TRIAL PASS TO TEMPLE ALUMNI

Send your recent news to alumni@tuj.ac.jp! We’ll print

Tokyo American Club (www.tokyoamericanclub.org) is offering Temple University alumni complimentary
one-week trial passes that will enable alumni and their families to enjoy the full range of Club facilities. If
you are interested in obtaining one, please contact the Club’s membership ofﬁce directly at 03-3224-3687
or via e-mail at membership@tac-club.org. Be sure to identify yourself as an alumnus/alumna of Temple
University. The offer is good until July 2006.

it in the biannual newsletter and publish it on the
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when your mail and/or email address changes too, sothat we can update the University’s alumni databaseand you can continue receiving the newsletter, email
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