TUJ LAUNCHES A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR
A PERMANENT HOMEIn October 2004, TUJ launched afund-raising campaign to build theTemple Educational Center. Plannedfor central Tokyo, this new facility isintended to be the center of international
education in Japan.
TUJ’s needs forsuch a facility are
becoming evermore urgent, as
increasing student
enrollment is
putting greater
demands on our
existing venue
TUJ seeks superior facilities for its students.
and resources andlimiting the flexibility that we traditionally enjoy in offering new programs tosuit students’ changing needs. Thesedifficulties would be resolved with larger
facilities that TUJ would share with othereducational organizations. Joint-use facilities would include a library, classrooms,
a gymnasium, and lecture theaters.
Our burgeoning student population andthe likelihood of being able to sponsor
student visas from 2005, which would
further increase the number of students,
give new urgency to planning and realizing our longtime dream of a TUJ-owned
facility. Please refer to the website,
www.tuj.ac.jp/buildingfund, to see how
you can contribute to building the Temple
Educational Center.

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Committee and let us know how you want to be
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MAKING A GREATSCHOOL EVEN BETTER

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bout Y18.4 million was raised in the
2003–2004 Annual Fund Campaign,with alumni contributing about 13%of that amount. The Area of Greatest
Need and Scholarships were the popular
designations among alumni, followed by
Library and Video-Editing Facility. Of
the total, 56% was given by corporate
sponsors, including the ¥3.5 million giftfrom Citigroup for last year’s Alumni
Reunion. Current APP students’ parents
accounted for 21% of the total, with 6%
coming from faculty and staff members,
mainly for scholarships for APP andundergraduate
students. As
TUJ’s first Annual
Fund Campaign,
it started a
tradition of givingthat we hope willgrow and continue
for years to come.
The names of donors are printed on inserts
to the books purchased with their donations.

Donors List 2003–2004
Institutional Donors
TUJ Patrons (¥5,000,000 and above)
Philip Morris Japan K.K.
Supporting Sponsors (¥2,500,000-¥4,999,999)
Citigroup International
Gold Owl Supporters (¥100,000-¥499,999)
EigoTown.com Limited
Ogasawara Foundation
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Silver Owl Supporters (¥50,000-¥99,999)
Vodafone K.K.

Individual Donors
Diamond Donors (¥1,000,000-¥2,499,999)
Mamoru Shimada (BA CLA ’98/staff)
Gold Owl Supporters (¥100,000-¥499,999)
Minako Fuoti (BA CLA ’99/staff)
Hiroshi Ichikawa (student’s parent)
Kenji Iwabuchi (student’s parent)
Hisao Karube (EMBA ’01)
Simon Locke (TUJ friend)
Sachiko Nakajo (BA CLA ’93)
Koichi Onoe (MA Econ ’00)
Yoshiko Sakurai (TUJ friend)
Hiroyo Shiroyanagi (student’s parent)
Silver Owl Supporters (¥50,000-¥99,999)
Kozo Aihara (student’s parent)
Mariko Arai (student’s parent)
Yasunobu Arai (MEd ’00)
Sakie T. Fukushima (TUJ friend)
Takao Hatogai (student’s parent)
Harumi Imai (student’s parent)

Yukio Ishii (student’s parent)
Kazutaka Katayama (student’s parent)
Shohachi Katayama (TUJ friend)
Hideo Kobayashi (student’s parent)
Tomoko Komatsu (student’s parent)
Masayoshi Maekawa (student’s parent)
Christopher McDonald (TUJ friend)
Takashi Nishikawa (student’s parent)
Yasuhiro Ogawa (student’s parent)
Tadashi Omori (student’s parent)
Michael Patterson (TUJ friend)Thierry Porté (TUJ friend)
Bunro Sasaki (student’s parent)
Lee W. Schvaneveldt (MEd ’00)
Noriko Takahashi (student’s parent)
Masaru Takano (student’s parent)
Yuka Takashima (AA CLA ’97)
Satoshi Takayama (student’s parent)
Yoshiyuki Tanaka (student’s parent)
Hideaki Tsukuma (student’s parent)
Rinpei Yamaguchi (student’s parent)
Masayuki Yamana (student’s parent)
Toshizumi Yamawaki (student’s parent)
Bronze Owl Supporters (¥10,000-¥49,999)
David Baca (MEd ’88)
Thomas Boardman (staff)
Alan Brender (MEd ’02/faculty)Peter Castagnaro (MEd ’91/faculty)
William Clark (faculty)
Scott Dotterer (MA CST ’80/faculty)
Leonard Horton (faculty)
Michiko Ikuta (staff)
Christina Junko Itaya (MEd ’90/faculty)
Tomoe Kanai (CLA ’92)
Neubert Karl (faculty)
Chie Kato (staff)
Fujiko Komatsu (MFA ’70)
Takako Kurimoto (MEd ’91)
Tadashi Kushibuchi (MEd ’91)
Masako Makino (MEd ’94)
Toyotsugu Matsui (MEd ’02)
Takashi Matsuzawa (MEd ’02)
Frederick Myers (faculty)
Mariko Nagai (faculty)
Satoko Noritake (BA ’03)
Bungo Ohata (BA CLA ’02)
Shohei Okano (EMBA ’02)
Noriaki Okuda (LLM ’02)
Hiromi Overton (staff)
Patrick Rosenkjar (EdD ’95/faculty)
Kathleen Schmitz (faculty)
William Schrade (faculty)
Tomomi Sekioka (BA CLA ’99)
Kazutoshi Shidehara (EMBA ’03)
Miyuki Shoju (staff)
Kathleen Summers (faculty)
Ikuya Suzuki (MEd ’98)
Roberta Takahashi (MEd ’99/faculty)
Hiromasa Tanaka (MEd ’95)
Yukiko Toyama (BA CLA ’94)
Michael Williams (MEd ’84)
Maiko Yahagi (AA CLA ’98)
Tomoko Yamada (staff)
Mihoko Yamagata (MEd ’97)
Akira Yamamoto (BA CLA ’95)
Asuka (Takada) Yamamoto (BA CLA ’96)
Keiko Yamazaki (BA CLA ’92)
Akinobu Yoshikawa (student’s parent)
The list includes donors whose donations wereconfirmed as of October 29, 2004. Not cited are donors
with unconfirmed payments on their pledges andanonymous donors.
The list is regularly updated on the TUJ alumni website,
at http://www.tuj.ac.jp/alumni.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY JAPANTUJ TIMES

Vol. 3
Fall 2004

TUJ HOLDS GRADUATIONCELEBRATION 2004

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UJ held its commencement ceremonyon June 7 at the Tokyo Radisson
Miyako Hotel. Always a high point
in TUJ’s year, commencement 2004
was honored by the attendance of thepresident of Temple University andother distinguished guests from themain campus. President Adamany was
accompanied by Robert J. Reinstein,vice president of International Programsand dean of the Beasley School of Law;
Richard Englert, deputy provost and deanof University College; Concetta Stewart,
dean of the School of Communications
and Theater; C. Kent McGuire, dean of
the College of Education; and several
other representatives.
In addressing the graduates, President
Adamany noted that “as the only fullscale foreign university in Japan, Temple
University is proud to be making a uniquecontribution to the Japanese educational

President Adamany confers degrees on graduates at TUJ Commencement 2004.

scene. More important, though, we areproud and privileged that TUJ is able
to play a special role in the professional
and personal development of so many
Japanese, American, and other students.
We are committed to building on the TUJ
foundation that has been established overthe past 22 years so that we can provide
even broader and richer educational
opportunities to future students.”
True to his words, during his visit

to Japan President Adamany and his
entourage from the main campus worked
alongside Dean Patterson and othersfrom TUJ to advance TUJ’s mission. They
spoke with the American ambassador
and with Japanese officials regarding
fairer treatment for TUJ students. The
U.S. ambassador even hosted an official
reception welcoming President Adamany
to Japan, revealing particularly strong
support by the U.S. government for TUJ.

MEXT ANNOUNCES RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN
UNIVERSITY BRANCH CAMPUSES

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apan’s Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, and Science (MEXT) recently
announced that it plans to recognize
the Japan branches of foreign
universities starting in November 2004.
This means official mutual recognitionof course credits between Japanese
universities and foreign university branch
campuses. It also makes the graduatesof foreign university branch campuses
eligible for acceptance at Japanese
graduate schools. Although TUJ’s credits
and graduates have, in fact, already been
accepted by Japanese universities on acase-by-case basis, this new policy will
provide official status for TUJ and its
graduates within the Japanese university
system.
More importantly, TUJ hopes thatrecognition will lay the foundation for

resolving such long-standing issues as
train pass discounts for TUJ students,
TUJ’s ability to sponsor foreign-student
visas, and payment into the national
pension system by TUJ students.
Although there is no guarantee thatthese issues will be resolved, TUJ
administrators believe that progress isbeing made and that, one by one, theseissues will be addressed by the relevant
government ministries.
This announcement by MEXT is in partthe result of the persistent efforts of many
people at TUJ over the years. It comes asa result of strong support for TUJ from the
TUJ Board of Governors, the American
Embassy, the American Chamber ofCommerce in Japan, and many influential
Japanese government officials and otherindividuals and organizations.

U.S. Ambassador Baker (right) hosts a reception for Temple President
Adamany at the ambassador’s residence.

ALUMNI NEWS:WHAT ARE TUJ
ALUMNI UP TO?

Send your news to alumni@tuj.ac.jp

Undergraduate Program
Fumiko Ishioka (BA ’93) earned a master’sin development studies at England’s Leeds
University after
graduating from
TUJ. Upon her
return to Japan,
her interest in
human rights led
her to join theTokyo Holocaust
Education
Resource Center, an NPO that teaches children
tolerance, mutual respect, and compassion. A
book about her research on a Czech girl who
died in the Holocaust, Hana’s Suitcase, waspublished in Canada in 2002. Translated into 24
languages, it is sold in 27 countries. The Japanesetranslation is recommended reading for Japaneseelementary school students, which dovetails wellwith Fumiko’s main work at the center: speaking
at schools and organizing traveling exhibitions.
Helping her in that work is her fifth internstudent from TUJ. Fumiko recently received anhonorary degree from York University in Canada,
and her activities as an NPO representative
were recently reported in the Asahi newspaper.
fumi06oct@yahoo.co.jp
www.ne.jp/asahi/holocaust/tokyo
www.hanassuitcase.ca

Mitsuyo Akiba (BA ’93) graduated magna cum
laude from TUJ. After working for a company
for three years, she changed course and becamea translator, which is how she met her husband.
Although she became a full-time mother when
her first child was born, Mitsuyo never stopped
studying. Now with two children—two-year-old
Kousuke and four-year-old Yuri—Mitsuyo is
studying to become a certified children’s English
teacher. “In the near future,” she says, “I’d like togo back to TUJ to continue my studies.”
mitsuyo@tkf.att.ne.jp

Tomomi Sekioka (BA ’99) worked as a reporter
for Bloomberg News for five years following her
graduation from TUJ. She now works in a sectionof the company that supports wire services,such as NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone. In
September, she also started an online shopping
mall, OkaimonoNavi (www.okaimononavi.
com). Themed “+smile +design to your life,”
OkaimonoNavi introduces consumers to various
design-oriented items in 10 categories, including
home appliances, food, furnishings, gifts, andbeauty products. tomo@okaimononavi.com

Atsuko (Nakazawa) Clark (BA ’99) was
teaching English
to children when
she met her futurehusband. In 1997, shedecided to enroll in
a community college
in the U.S. while herhusband-to-be joined

an MBA program in Arizona. Upon finishing
their respective programs in Arizona, the couple
returned to Japan. Atsuko transferred her credits
to TUJ, and her fiancé began working. They got
married in 2002. Following her graduation from
TUJ, Atsuko worked full time at Aeon as an
English instructor until giving birth to a baby
boy, Keisi, who is now one year old. Her husband,
meanwhile, launched his own business in Japanlast year. Atsuko says, “I love children, and being
a mother is a lot of fun. But if I have a chance
after having my second child, I would love to
study at grad school.” atsukon@hotmail.com

Miyuki Tezuka (BA ’01)
married Steve Hsieh
in May 2004. Steve, who
graduated from Davidson
College in 1998 with a BS in
math, was a study-abroad
student at TUJ in autumn
1996. They both took the same class, Japanese
Art and History, and fell in love later on! They
now live in Shibadaimon in Tokyo. Miyuki’s
cousin began studying at TUJ last summer.
Mitezuka29@aol.com

Maiko Yahagi (AA ’98) works for GL Trade.
Established in 1987 in France, GL Trade is aleading provider of order routing and trading
systems worldwide. Maiko is developing andtesting software for stock companies as a memberof the company’s Technical Support Center team.
She got married this year to a Hungarian coworker
in the office, and they plan to move to GL Trade’s
Sydney branch office next year. In the meantime,they are pursuing their hobbies. Maiko is studying
Japanese flower arrangement at the Sogetsu
school and her husband is taking art classes at
TUJ. yahagi_m@hotmail.com

Kazuhiro (BA ’98) and Mari (Adachi)
Takahashi (AA ’99) took the same classes at
TUJ and then studied together at the main
campus. After graduating from the main campus
and returning to Japan,
Kazuhiro started working
for Aeon, a major
Japanese department
store. Mari and Kazuhiro
continued their longtime
friendship and marriedin April 2002. Their firstchild, Yuto, was born in May 2004. Now, they areliving in Aichi Prefecture because of Kazuhiro’sjob. Mari keeps in contact with her closest TUJ
alumni friends but would like to receive e-mailfrom other friends from TUJ as well.
rio-mfs.t@docomo.ne.jp

College of Education
Marshall Childs (EdD ’97) frequently has his
daughter, Nami, a delightful seven-year-old,accompany him on campus. Marshall shares
his life with her in this way because of his busy
schedule. He writes the newspaper column “The
Practical Linguist” and teaches in a number of
TUJ programs, including Continuing Education,
the Academic Preparation Program, and the
Graduate Education Program.

Takako Kurimoto (MEd ’91) had an operationin April because of acute appendicitis and only

returned to her job in mid-May after 11 daysin the hospital. “It was pretty hard at my age
to have an operation, but I feel that I’m getting
better and better everyday,” she says. Takako
teaches at a senmon gakko (vocational school)
and a junior college. Fascinated by Dr. Schaefer’sclass on sound systems at TUJ, she started a
new class to teach pronunciation at the school.
atamamomo@mrj.biglobe.ne.jp

J. and Noriko Lake (MEd ’03), both recent
graduates of the TUJ MEd
program in Fukuoka, had
the distinct honor of sharing
their commencement with
their daughter, Sara,
who was born shortly
after her mother took her
comprehensive examination.
A babe in arms for the procession, Sara can forever
lay claim to having been exposed to academics at
a very early age. The Lakes met (where else?) in a
graduate course—sociolinguistics—in Fukuoka.

Tania (Basile) O’Hare(EMBA ’04), an Italian
who considers Japan
to be her second home,
has moved to the UnitedStates because of her
husband’s job. Their firstbaby, Daragh Emilie, wasborn August 5, 2004, and has become Tania’s fulltime job, with feedings every two to three hours.
She is thinking about starting her own businessbut needs at least a six-month break to devote tomotherhood. bastan_2000@yahoo.com

Law School
Jun Niwa (LLM ’03), always an energetic andenthusiastic student who sat in the first row inthe classroom, passed the New York Bar Exam in
February 2004. He continues to manage the Legal
Department at Tomen Corp., which is the same
job that supported his study at TUJ.
jun_niwa@tomen.com

ALUMNI REUNION 2004T

he 2004 alumni reunion was heldin October at an Italian restaurant,
Soho’s, in Harajuku. Invitations
had been sent to all Temple alumni
living in Japan, including TU and TUJ
graduates, and approximately 180 alumni
and their guests and faculty and Board ofGovernors members attended the event.
Chie Kato, TUJ director of external
relations, got the event under way withsome opening remarks. Dean Patterson
followed with a welcoming speech that
included a report on recent developments
in TUJ’s legal issues and in the newcampus building project.
Alumni and faculty share memoriesof their time together at TUJ.

Executive MBA Program
Masamaru Takao (EMBA ’01) earned his
EMBA while working for and with assistance from
Fedders Corporation. He subsequently left Fedders
to help launch Dee Corp, one of the Softbank
group of corporations that provides e-procurement
services for companies. “I applied,” he says, “whatI learned in Temple’s EMBA Program, and thestart-up went so well.” In summer 2002, however,
Masamaru achieved his wish to return to the
manufacturing sector when he became head of theJapan representative office of the Rubbermaid
Group, of Newell Rubbermaid. U.S.-based Newell
Rubbermaid is a leading global manufacturer andmarketer of consumer products. The Rubbermaid
Group Japan office markets an array of home- andcommercial-use Rubbermaid products, toys forkids (Little Tikes), and baby products (Graco).
Masamaru enjoys the excitement of his new job,which sees him face new challenges every day.
masamaru.takao@rubbermaid.com

Bruce Pierce (EMBA ’03) has recently changed
employers and moved to Nagoya. He now works
for Harman/Becker Automotive Systems. This
company is part of Harman International, whichmakes high-end automotive audio systems.
Harman/Becker Automotive Systems also makes
infotainment systems for cars. “I am,” says Bruce,“enjoying working with a company that is atechnology leader in a fast-paced business.
In addition to learning about the world of audio
and electronics technology in vehicles, I get
to exercise my senses of sight and sound.”BPierce@harmanbecker.com

Charles Bickers (EMBA ’04), known as Chazby his classmates, lives with his family just eastof Seattle, Washington, on Mercer Island.
Famous Japanese baseball player Ichiro Suzuki
lives in the neighborhood, but Chaz has yet tospot him. Chaz’s job as the communications
manager at Boeing Commercial Airplanes ischallenging but invigorating. He invites hisclassmates to Seattle, which is a great place toenjoy sailing, skiing, riding, hiking, and seafood.
Charles.n.bickers@Boeing.com

ANNUAL EMBA CELEBRATION INCLUDESTRIBUTE TO DR. SINGLETONT

he EMBA Program held its annual
EMBA Celebration on September 22,
2004, at the Tokyo American Club.
The occasion included a special tributeto Dr. Ron Singleton, who has beenan EMBA faculty member since 1996.
Although many students find his classchallenging, he remains one of the mostpopular professors in the program. About
45 alumni attended the event.
William Swinton (EMBA ’98), thedirector of the program and the assistantdean of Management Education Programs,
made the opening remarks, followed by atoast by Dean Patterson. Gifts were thenpresented to Dr. Singleton by William
Chute (EMBA ’98). A bulletin board
displayed messages for Dr. Singleton fromalumni who could not attend the eventand the new EMBA Program brochure,which had just been printed.
The EMBA Program also launched
a new website, www.tuj.ac.jp/emba, in
October 2004.

From left, Bruce Wang (2006), Miho Togashi (2004), and Dr. Singleton.

LAW PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROWM

ore courses and more students
are the most apparent signs ofincreasing activity in TUJ’s Law
Program. Behind the scenes, andunderlying this growth, are the effortsof the program’s director, Matthew
Wilson, who recently was promoted to
TUJ associate dean and general counsel.
Despite all these responsibilities, inaddition to his teaching schedule, Matt
has been traveling abroad to get the word

One of the event’s highlights was
the sale of Temple goods from the main
campus. Demand was so high that stock
ran out on some items, so Manager of theInformation Center Yoshikazu Takekoshi
promised to send items to alumni after
new shipments arrive from the main
campus.
All in all, the two and a half hour visit
with old friends and professors flew byvery quickly.

out about studying law at TUJ. Ayami
Kunieda, meanwhile, has been promoted
to assistant director of the Law Program
to better provide support for teachers andstudents alike. Kaoruko Hill has recently
become the program coordinator and is
responsible for ensuring that everything
meshes amid the many complexities
that seem to come up in teaching andtaking law courses. Min Lu continues
to work part-time in the office, and her

CONTINUING EDUCATIONGAINS POPULARITY

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nywhere you go, there is always
someone who seems to know everyone
and who helps people connect withother like-minded people to help themachieve their aspirations. At TUJ, Eugenia
Medrano (MEd ’90) is that person.
That’s why she is so suited to be TUJ’s
director of Continuing Education. Facedwith difficult situations, she remains
unflappable. When a Spanish instructorin the Undergraduate Program suddenly
became unavailable for the fall semester
only a week away, Genie was the person
everyone went to. Her response? “I’ll see
what I can do.” Within several days, threehighly qualified instructors had called tosee if they could help. Little wonder that
Continuing Education enrollment is up;that the program offers more courses thanever before, from accounting to yoga andeverything in between; and that students
are enjoying the program offerings somuch. Mai Murui (BA ’98), Kumari
Sato, Rimiko Murai, and Nami Akimotoround out the program’s convivial staff.
Incidentally, alumni get a break on tuitionin this exceptional program, which is oneof the best values in Tokyo.

friendliness, many talents, and great
efficiency make a tremendous contribution
to the program.