Governor's
MONTHLYLETTER

12December 2020

Governor's
Message
Rotary International
District 2750 2020-21 Governor“I hereby declarethat we will aim to realize
a carbon-neutral society by 2050.”
It is hard to believe that 2020 will come to a close
in another month. Additionally, almost six months has
passed since I assumed the post of District Governor.
Having taken up that post amid the COVID-19
pandemic, I had to make gradual changes to methods
that had been in place up to that point. I want to express
my sincerest thanks to the staff members who assisted
me in that endeavor as well as to the members of eachClub who devised ways to give me a warm welcome
upon The Official Visits, which I have made to 86 Clubs(excluding the Pacific Basin Group) thus far according tomy count.
As you may know, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s
recent general policy speech contained the aboveline about realizing a carbon-neutral society by2050. In this manner, Rotary International’s area of
focus of “supporting the environment,” which I havecommunicated in my Governor’s Messages, has becomea nationwide agenda. Japan has taken the helm inefforts to become a carbon-neutral society. Mind you, I
am by no means bragging on Japan‘s behalf. I am simply
saying that is how close to home the issue has become.
With Prime Minister Suga now on our side, let us asRotarians begin our own efforts starting with what we
can tackle at this point in time.
An extremely convenient form of synthetic resin,plastics are used to make all kinds of products that
support our daily life, including the most common of
items like plastic bags, straws and forks. At the sametime, there is a problem with those convenient synthetic
resins. Made from petroleum, plastics remain on theearth semi-permanently without decomposing whenleft alone, and currently pollute the sea with an annual
volume of roughly eight million tons. It is said that at thisrate, the volume of plastic trash in the sea will exceed
the volume of fish by 2050. Moreover, there are also
fears that microplastics 5 millimeters or less in size
are ingested by fish and shellfish, then accumulated inour bodies as we consume those creatures as food. InJapan, plastic bags provided upon store checkout havebecome a paid item as of this July. However, there are
already more than forty countries in the world where useof those plastic bags is banned outright.
The “3 R’s” movement — those being “Reduce, Reuseand Recycle” — has gotten underway around the world.
“Reduce” is the act of reducing plastic bags anddisposable eating utensils by using reusable bags,chopsticks and the like. “Reuse” is the act of washingand reusing bottles. Finally, a leading example of“Recycle” is sorting and collecting plastics and recycling
them into raw materials. With the exception of recycling,these endeavors can be initiated with just a tiny bit ofaction or change in mentality on an individual level.
With that in mind, I am handing out reusable bags madewith recycled PET materials, which I discussed upon
The Official Visits, so that we may all practice the 3 R’s
together. Please use those bags by all means.
December is Christmas month. It is the time of year
when Santa Claus rides around in his sleigh to bringpresents to children all over the world. On this specialnight that only comes once a year, children wait with
anticipation for their presents to arrive. Due to certain
circumstances, those presents may not arrive for somechildren, leaving them in a state of sadness. Still, when
all is said and done, the idea of Santa Claus and what
he does is a wonderful one. As for us Rotarians, ourdream is to help bring peace to the world and make it aplace free of people who experience sickness, poverty orsadness. In our case, however, that is not a once-a-year
commitment. It is the ultimate objective of the service
activities that we carry out every day.
The new year is almost upon us. 2021 will be the Yearof the Ox, which is said to express “endurance” and a“precursor to growth.” We may have to keep on enduring
COVID-19 well into next year as well. However, as theysay, there is no telling what the future holds in life. I liketo think that happy times await us at the end of these
difficult times. While they are not set in stone yet, I
expect that we will have a string of enjoyable occasions
like the Olympics and Paralympics to look forward to. I
wish you all a very Happy New Year.

District 2750 Membership Report October 2020
Club Name

Regularmeeting

Member quantity
July 1, 2020

End of Oct. 2020

Variations

Chiyoda GroupClub Name

Regularmeeting

Member quantity
July 1, 2020

End of Oct. 2020

Variations

Yamanote West Group

Rotary Club of Tokyo-South

3184

190

6

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Jiyugaoka

416171

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Shiba

45658

2

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Yoneyama Yuai

43536

1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Shimbashi

35655-1

Rotary E-Club of District 2750, Tokyo Yoneyama

23434

0

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Akasaka

44547

2

Rotary Club of Tokyo Daikanyama

228280Rotary Club of Tokyo-Minato

43233

1Tama South Group

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Azabu

215161Rotary Club of Tokyo-Hachioji

56364

1Rotary Club of Tokyo-Global

320200Rotary Club of Tokyo-Machida

25757

0

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Sunrise Shiodome

416160Rotary Club of Tokyo-Hino

434340Rotary Club of Tokyo-Hachioji West

4111109-2

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Ginza

41801811

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Machida-Naka

228280Rotary Club of Tokyo-Nihonbashi

3204207

3

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Hachioji East

432342Rotary Club of Tokyo-Tsukiji46968-1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Hachioji South

478780Rotary Club of Tokyo-Nihonbashi East

341421Rotary Club of Tokyo-Machida-Salvia

53536

1Rotary Club of Tokyo-Chuo5203206

3

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Tobihino

422220Rotary Club of Tokyo-Nihonbashi West345450Rotary Club of Tokyo-Machida East

43029-1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Ginza New

47980

1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Hachioji North

443430Rotary Club of Tokyo-City Nihonbashi

538380Tama Middle Group

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Chuo Shin

456615Rotary Club of Tokyo-Tachikawa

41191223Rotary Club of Tokyo-Akebono

320200Rotary Club of Tokyo-Koganei

43837-1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Sanno

436360Ginza/Nihonbashi GroupKeihin Group

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Kokubunji

43233

1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Mitaka

24238-4-1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Haneda

355

55

0

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Akishima

255

54

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Shinagawa

44142

1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Kunitachi

34747

0

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Omori

53539

4

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Tachikawa Kobushi

48789

2

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Shinagawa Chuo

430300Rotary Club of Tokyo-Inokashira323241Rotary Club of Tokyo-Denenchofu

448480Rotary Club of Tokyo-Akishima Chuo

448480Rotary Club of Tokyo-Konan Marine

318180Rotary Club of Tokyo-Musashi Kokubunji

342420Rotary Club of Tokyo-Osaki

324240Rotary Club of Tokyo-Koganei-Sakura

52526

1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Kamata

459645

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Kunitachi Shiroume317170Rotary Club of Tokyo-Keihin326260Rotary E-Club of Tokyo Peace Wing

523230Rotary Club of Tokyo-Denenchofu Midori

218180Tama East Group

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Shirokane

324284Rotary Club of Tokyo-Fuchu

455550Rotary Club of Tokyo-Takanawa

22322-1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Chofu

464640Rotary Club of Tokyo-Tama

320211Rotary Club of Tokyo-West

4197

197

0

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Komae

41413-1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Josai

46771

4

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Inagi

528280Rotary Club of Tokyo-Seinan

444440Rotary Club of Tokyo-Musashi Fuchu

43936-3

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Harajuku

41716-1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Tamagawa

22019-1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Suginami

44140-1

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Tama Green229290Rotary Club of Tokyo-Jingu

424240Rotary Club of Tokyo-Chofu Murasaki

466671Rotary Club of Tokyo-Ebisu

41171170Rotary Club of Tokyo i City

218180Rotary Club of Tokyo-Hiroo

424240

Pacific Basin Group

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Shibuya

235372Rotary Club of Guam

55253

1Rotary Club of Tokyo-Roppongi

453530Rotary Club of Saipan

440422Rotary Club of Tokyo-Atago

431310Rotary Club of Tumon Bay

259590Rotary Club of Northern Guam

231310Rotary Club of Tokyo-Setagaya

44445

1Rotary Club of Pohnpei

418191

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Meguro

433

34

1

Rotary Club of Palau

214162

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Seijo

217170Rotary Club of Guam Sunrise

415150Rotary Club of Tokyo-Setagaya South

29793-4

Rotary Club of Truk Lagoon

880

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Jonan

31316

3

Rotary Club of Pago Bay Guam E

2325

2

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Yamanote

57069-1

Total in Japan - 89

4,364

4,406

42

Rotary Club of Tokyo-Seijo Shin

531310Rotary Club of Tokyo-Aoyama

31615-1

Total in 2750 dis. - 98

4,624

4,67450Yamanote East Group

Yamanote West Group2