Governor s

MONTHLY LETTER

Governor s Message

District 2750

22024

FEBRUARY

Rotary International District 2750 2023-24 Governor

Yoichiro Miyazaki

February 23 is“World Understanding and Peace Day”

2023-24 Governor

Yoichiro Miyazaki

Dear Rotarians and Rotaractors, how are you doing ?

realize its mission of small-group education. A ﬁeld trip

February 23, 1905, the date of the ﬁrst meeting of

have come from war-torn countries, to hear the voices

is observed as World Understanding and Peace Day.

how Japan attempts to overcome genocide throughand emphasize Rotary's dedication to international

the past,” Arakaki says. “It is a real fear that theto Hiroshima enables students, including some whoof survivors of the nuclear bomb and witness ﬁrsthandRotary's founder, Paul Harris, with three of his friends,
On this day, let us all together to speciﬁcally recognize

reconciliation. “The horror of Hiroshima is not simply inunderstanding, friendship, and peace.

tragedy may be repeated in parts or even the whole ofIn October 2014, the R I Board of Directors designatedeﬀort to avoid that situation.” The professor is also a

Conﬂict Prevention Month” . This month I will discussknowledge of Rotary.

Rotary Peace Centers oﬀer tailor-made curricula toRussia's invasion of Ukraine that began in February ofresolution. The Rotary Peace Centers program wasHamas. Now is the time to act as Rotary members withclasses three years later. Since then, more than 1,500

peacebuilders. Through My Rotary, you can designate

Rotary Peace Centers. There are six Peace Centers

Annual Fund. Designating your gift to "Peacebuilding

the globe in the future unless we make a concertedf o r m e r R o t ar y F o un da t i o n S c h o lar w i t h a de e p

February as the area of focus: “Peacebuilding andthe Rotary Peace Centers program.

Conﬂicts have broken out all over the world, including
the year before last and the conﬂict between Israel andtrain individuals devoted to peacebuilding and conﬂict

established in 1999, and the ﬁrst peace centers began

recognition of the importance of nurturing future

peace fellows from 115 countries have graduated fromcontributions to speciﬁc areas of activity within theworldwide, but the only one in Asia is located atand Conﬂict Prevention" is one important action you

International Christian University in Mitaka, Tokyo. The

can take for peacebuilding.

organizations is underscored in classes such as “TheThis month, I continue with the Paul Harris quote.

“Multilateral Diplomacy.” “ICU holds a mission to foster“The way to war is a well-paved highway and the wayof lasting peace.” says Professor Arakaki, theTranscript of an interview in Alabama, USA, 1945

and international organization staﬀ members and“I have no hesitation in saying that world peace couldThe 22-month peace studies program prides itself on

Rotaryʼ s ﬁrm foundation of friendliness, tolerance, andClasses at the graduate level are oﬀered in English, andMessage to 1940 RI Convention, Havana, Cuba

schoolʼ s emphasis on intergovernmental peacekeeping

United Nations and Sustainable Development” andto peace is still a wilderness.”international citizens contributing to the establishment

programʼ s director, “And it has formed countless UNb e a c hi e v e d an d m a d e p e r m an e n t i f r e ar e d o n

diplomats.”

usefulness.”the open dialogue between students and instructors.
the student-to-faculty ratio of 18-to-1 enables ICU to1

December 2023
ROTARY CLUB
Chiyoda GroupClub Name

Yamanote East Group

23/07/01 23/12/31 Variations

Tama Middle Group

23/07/01 23/12/31 Variations

Club NameClub Name

23/07/01 23/12/31 Variations

Tokyo-South

183

186

3

Tokyo-West

178

174

-4

Tokyo-Tachikawa

118

115

-3

Tokyo-Shiba

64

69

5

Tokyo-Josai

59

56

-3

Tokyo-Koganei

40

39-1

Tokyo-Shimbashi

47

46-1

Tokyo-Seinan

32

31-1

Tokyo-Kokubunji

36

43

7

Tokyo-Akasaka

52

52

0Tokyo-Harajuku

12

14

2

Tokyo-Mitaka

38391Tokyo-Minato

3637

1Tokyo-Suginami

3837-1Tokyo-Akishima

4749

2Tokyo-Azabu

1411-3Tokyo-Jingu

29290Tokyo-Kunitachi

3944

5Tokyo-Global

17

15-2Tokyo-Ebisu

110

109

-1

Tokyo-Tachikawa Kobushi

94

97

3Tokyo-Sunrise Shiodome

14140Tokyo-Hiroo

30

33

3Tokyo-Inokashira26

24-2Tokyo-Shibuya

34

36

2Tokyo-Akishima Chuo

55

54-10Subtotal

427

430

3Ginza/Nihonbashi GroupClub NameTokyo-Roppongi

55

55

0Tokyo-Musashi Kokubunji

4545

Tokyo-Atago

4040

0Tokyo-Koganei-Sakura

29

290Subtotal

617

614-3

Tokyo-Kunitachi Shiroume1715-223/07/01 23/12/31 Variations

Yamanote West GroupE-Club of Tokyo Peace Wing

2119-2Subtotal

605

612

7Tokyo-Ginza

178

177-1

Tokyo-Nihonbashi

1965

203

7Tokyo-Tsukiji

61

61

0Tokyo-Setagaya

36

35-1

Tokyo-Nihonbashi East

37

35-2

Tokyo-Meguro

32

31-1

Tokyo-Chuo

175

181

6Tokyo-Seijo

1211-1

Tokyo-Fuchu

50

49-1

Tokyo-Nihonbashi West

4247

5

Tokyo-Crosscity

92

96

4

Tokyo-Chofu

66

69

3

Tokyo-Ginza New

75

75

0

Tokyo-Jonan

910

1Tokyo-Tama

1718

1Tokyo-City Nihonbashi

30

32

2Tokyo-Yamanote

78

77-1Tokyo-Inagi

25

24-1

Tokyo-Chuo Shin

6056-4Tokyo-Seijo Shin

27

270Tokyo-Musashi Fuchu

37

39

2Tokyo-Akebono

1920

1Tokyo-Aoyama

22

24

2Tokyo-Tamagawa

18

19

1Tokyo-Sanno

37

38

1Tokyo-Jiyugaoka

1415

1Tokyo-Tama Green18

21

3Tokyo-Barrier Free Mind

18

30

12Tokyo-Yoneyama Yuai

34

34

0Tokyo-Chofu Murasaki

66

65

-1

23/07/01 23/12/31 Variations

Club NameTama East GroupClub Name

23/07/01 23/12/31 Variations

Tokyo-Imagine Join Us

1923

4District 2750, Tokyo Yoneyama

36

360

Tokyo i City

18180Subtotal

947

978

31Tokyo Daikanyama

3129-2Subtotal

315

322

7Subtotal

4234252Keihin GroupClub Name

Paciﬁc Basin Group

Tama South Group

23/07/01 23/12/31 Variations

Tokyo-Haneda

50

55

5Tokyo-Shinagawa

36

37

1Tokyo-Hachioji

55

54-1Tokyo-Omori

32

30-2Tokyo-Machida

62

65

3Tokyo-Shinagawa Chuo25

25

0Tokyo-Hino

34

34

0

Tokyo-Denenchofu

33

33

0

Tokyo-Hachioji West

105

109

4Tokyo-Konan Marine

990

Tokyo-Machida-Naka

24

27

3Tokyo-Osaki

23

25

2

Tokyo-Hachioji East

34

33-1Tokyo-Kamata

63

63

0Tokyo-Hachioji South78

79

1Tokyo-Keihin

28

26-2Tokyo-Machida-Salvia

3942

3Tokyo-Denenchofu Midori

16

160Tokyo-Tobihino

21232Tokyo-Shirokane

2221-1

Tokyo-Machida East

28280Tokyo-Takanawa

1920

1Tokyo-Hachioji North

4445

1Subtotal

3563604Subtotal

52453915Club NameTokyo Fuchu
Tokyo WestTokyo Hino
Tokyo Ginza
Tokyo Shinagawa
Tokyo Hachioji
Tokyo Shinagawa Chuo

Number of active members

916197
7
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Club NameClub Name

23/07/01 23/12/31 Variations

Guam

50

49-1

Saipan4649

3Tumon Bay73

75

2

Northern Guam

2824-4

Pohnpei1514-1

Palau

1413-1

Guam Sunrise

1614-2

Truk Lagoon

10100E-Club of Pago Bay Guam25250Subtotal

277273-4

Total in Japan - 89

4,214 4,280

66

Total in 2750 dis. - 98

4,491 4,553

62

ROTARACT CLUBClub Name

Number of active members

Tokyo Akishima

5Saipan

18

Tokyo Denenchofu

7Tokyo Ebis

11

Tokyo Nihonbashi

13

Tokyo Central

6Tokyo Orchid Setagaya South

16

Tokyo Vision18

Total in Japan - 16

223

Total in 2750 dis. - 18

265

Shibuya-Marianas

24

Chuo Univ.

88

2Club Name

Number of active members