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GALA CO-CHAIRS NOBUKO SAITO CLEARY AND C. LAWRENCE GREENWOOD, JR., AND
THE GALA COMMITTEE CORDIALLY WELCOME YOU TOJAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S

AWARD OF HONOR GALA
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Marriott Marquis, San Francisco780 Mission Street.

VIP Reception:.....................................................................5:30 pm
General Reception & Silent Auction: ....................................6:00 pm
Dinner Program:..................................................................7:00 pm

PRESENTATIONSAWARD OF HONOR

Mr. Hiroaki Nakanishi
Executive Chairman, Hitachi Ltd.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Honorable William J. Perry
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense

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Beet and Goat Cheese Salad
Wild Arugula, Almonds & Crumbled Goat Cheese
Sherry Vinaigrette

ENTREE
Grilled Filet Mignon, Demi-Glace Sauce
Potato Gratin, Broccolini, Roast Root Vegetables

VEGETARIAN ENTREE
Eggplant Roulade
Spicy Tomato Sauce, Seasonal Vegetables

DESSERT
Chocolate Hazelnut Espresso Torte
Fresh Berries and Chocolate Ring Garnish
Certified Rainforest Alliance Regular and Decaf Coffee andMighty Leaf Tea
Wine at Dinner Generously Donated by Yuko Suzuki
Suzuki Marketing, Inc. and Dalla Terra Winery Direct
VIP Reception Wine Generously Donated by Freeman Winery
Sake for Toasts Generously Donated by Gekkeikan.

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PROGRAMWELCOME

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Honorable William J. Perry
Former United States Secretaryof Defense

Jon Metzler

Chairman of the Board Japan
Society of Northern California

Introduced by

Ambassador
Michael Armacost

GREETINGS

Nobuko Saito Cleary2018 Gala Co-Chair

C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr.

2018 Gala Co-Chair

AWARD OF HONOR

Hiroaki Nakanishi

Executive Chairman, Hitachi, Ltd.

TOAST

Introduced by

Tomochika Uyama

Glen Fukushima

Consul General
Consulate-General of Japanin San Francisco

BENEFIT AUCTION
Jerry Goldstone

DINNER

CLOSING REMARKSENTERTAINMENT
Mai Fujisawa, Chad Cannon

Nobuko Saito Cleary2018 Co-Chair

C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr.
President, Japan Society ofNorthern California

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2018 AWARD OF HONOR RECIPIENTHIROAKI NAKANISHI | Executive Chairman, Hitachi, Ltd.

HIROAKI NAKANISHI started his career with
Hitachi in April 1970 as an engineer in computer
system design for industrial applications, such as
railway, automotive, steel manufacturing, power,
public utility services.
He has had rich experiences in USA and Europe
while serving in various positions, such as computer
system designer, regional sales representative andCEO of the hard disc drive company, Hitachi Global
Storage Technologies. He was appointed President of
Hitachi, Ltd. in 2010, just after the financial crisis.
He achieved Hitachi’s global transformation throughfocusing on “Social Innovation Business,” thatis, Digital transformation promotion and support
business for various industries. In 2014, he became
Executive Chairman of Hitachi, Ltd. and has been
actively proposing the new national concept, “Society
5.0” to apply technology to help implement the UN’s
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
He was appointed Chairman of Keidanren, the Japan
Business Federation, in May, 2018. He graduatedfrom the University of Tokyo with a Bachelor of
Electrical Engineering and earned a Master of
Science degree in Computer Engineering from
Stanford University.

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2018 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTTHE HONORABLE WILLIAM J. PERRY | Former U.S. Secretary of Defense

WILLIAM J. PERRY Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William J.
Perry’s career has spanned academia, industry, entrepreneurship,
government, and diplomacy. Perry served as the 19th Secretary of
Defense for the United States from February, 1994 to January, 1997.
In 2007, Perry, George Shultz, Sam Nunn, and Henry Kissinger together
formed the Nuclear Security Project, articulating practical steps to reduce
nuclear dangers. Perry founded the William J. Perry Project in 2013, toengage and educate the public on the dangers of nuclear weapons. In
2015 he published My Journey at the Nuclear Brink, a personal accountof his lifelong effort to reduce nuclear danger.
Perry is currently the Michael and Barbara Berberian Professor (emeritus)
at Stanford University. He received a B.S. and M.S from Stanford, and a
Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State, all in mathematics. He was awarded thePresidential Medal of Freedom (1997) and the Knight Commander ofthe British Empire (1998). Perry has received numerous other awards,
including the American Electronic Association’s Medal of Achievement(1980), the Eisenhower Award (1996), the Marshall Award (1997), theForrestal Medal (1994), the Henry Stimson Medal (1994), and the Arthur
Bueche Medal (1996) by the National Academy of Engineering. He hasreceived decorations from the governments of Albania, Bahrain, France,
Germany, Hungary, Japan, South Korea, Poland, Slovenia, and Ukraine.

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GREETINGS FROM THE CONSUL
GENERAL OF JAPAN IN
SAN FRANCISCO

JON METZLERTOMOCHIKA UYAMA
It is an honor to greet you at the32nd Award of Honor Gala hosted
by the Japan Society of Northern
California. I would like tocongratulate Mr. Hiroaki Nakanishiand Mr. William Perry on receiving
the 2018 Award of Honor.
Over the years, the Japan Society has strengthened
the bilateral relation between the United States andJapan by focusing on activities here in the Bay Area.
Through its public programs and events, the Japan
Society is a valuable resource to the local community.
Tonight is an excellent example of the ways the Japan
Society promotes dialogue and exchange between
the United States and Japan, by bringing together
individuals who are strongly committed to fostering
mutual understanding between our countries.
This is my first year to attend the gala, as I recently
arrived at my post in San Francisco this past February. I look forward to supporting the Japan Society ofNorthern California as Consul General of Japan in theyears to come. I wish the organization, its leadership,
and its members continued success in all their futureendeavors.
Tomochika Uyama
Consul General of Japan in San Francisco

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GREETINGS FROM THE
BOARD CHAIR

Welcome to the 32nd Annual Awardof Honor Gala. Tonight we honor
leaders in the business and policy arenas: Mr. Hiroaki Nakanishi, executive
chairman of Hitachi and chairmanof the Keidanren; and the Honorable
William Perry, former U.S. Secretaryof Defense and a tireless advocate on
the risks of nuclear proliferation. Bothhonorees have longstanding ties with the Bay Area andwe are delighted to honor them tonight.
This year the Society is hitting on all cylinders. At age
113, we have executed on record levels of programming,in the fields of women in the workplace; innovation;business; policy; security; food; culture and more. Our
newly launched Women’s Impact Network is flourishing;
our Young Professionals Group has created a vibrantnetworking forum for U.S.-Japan professionals.
I want to highlight the efforts of the team, which works
its magic on a very limited budget. The team’s work
matters - and your presence here tonight helps them
execute on our mission of creating closer ties between
the Bay Area and Japan.
I also want to thank our corporate sponsors and partners,
whose generous support keeps the Society going. This
year alone we have added 17 new corporate partners,
including five in Japan with our new Japan corporate
membership plan. Lastly, I want to thank our Gala
co-chairs, Nobuko Saito Cleary and Larry Greenwood.
Thank you for being part of this special night.

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GREETINGS FROM THE
PRESIDENT & GALA CO-CHAIR

GREETINGS FROM THE
GALA CO-CHAIR

C. LAWRENCE GREENWOOD, JR.

NOBUKO SAITO CLEARYMark Twain famously said that “history
doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” 113
years ago, faced with rising geopolitical uncertainty in Asia and growing resentment of
non-European immigrants in the U.S.., Henry Pike Bowie, a lawyer with a fascination
for Japan, and David Starr Jordan, Stanford’s
first President and noted peace advocate,joined Consul General Kisaburo Inoue tofound the Japan Society of Northern
California. They believed that deeper mutual understanding
was critical to peace and prosperity in a troubled world.
Today, both sides of the Pacific are more prosperous and peacefulthan at any time in history, yet we are seeing some rhyming of
history. As the U.S. risks turning inward at a time when geopolitics
in Asia are changing rapidly and the dangers of conflict are rising,grassroots support organizations like the Japan Society remain as
relevant as ever.
Our two honorees for this evening personify those strong ties.
Hiroaki Nakanishi, Hitachi Chairman, studied at Stanford andworked over his career to establish Hitachi in the Bay Area. The
Chairman’s Society 5.0 concept, which has become the main
roadmap for Japan’s future, is a good example of the benefits ofcombining the innovation of Silicon Valley with the manufacturing
excellence of Japan. Secretary William Perry has spent a significant part of his long career working to strengthen ties with Japan in
the areas of security, business and technology and promoting his
crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons, a passion he shareswith generations of Japanese leaders.
Thanks to your support, the JSNC is booming, with anunprecedented range and scale of programming, a fast-growing
Japanese language program, and rising reputation as a vital link
between Silicon Valley and innovative Japanese companies. Thisevening is an opportunity to celebrate that success with our friends
and two wonderful honorees, and to recommit ourselves to doing
what we can to build even stronger ties between the Bay Area andthe great nation of Japan.

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It is my pleasure to welcome you to the
32nd Award of Honor Gala. I am once again
honored to serve as the co-chair for this very
special event for an organization that has
been in existence for over 113 years.
We are honored to recognize two individuals
who have done much for building relationships between the two countries. Both men
are to be congratulated for their work thatmirrors the mission of the Japan Society.
Mr. Hiroaki Nakanishi, with his education in the U.S. and Japan,
has seen global success. Furthermore, his expertise is acknowledged with his appointment as the Chair of Keidanren, Japan
Business Federation, the most powerful business organization.
The Honorable William Perry has exemplified true diplomacy andworldy understanding throughout his distinguished career in politics,
business and, most especially, in his scholarly pursuits through his
books and his Foundation. His mission of working toward a world
without nuclear weapons is to be admired.
This message is emphasized with the two entertainers who tonight
will perform a song from “Paper Lanterns”, a movie I produced.
The film has done much to spread the message of one man’s life’s
work to show a need for a world free of nuclear war. Mr. Mori,
the subject of the film, spent decades finding the families of the 12
American POWs who died in the Hiroshima atomic bomb blast.
His inspiring dedication will be shown through music tonight.
This year marks my 50th year in this country and my first association was with the Japan Society in Boston when I arrived. Therefore, I feel that tonight’s Gala reflects my own journey through alife lived between two cultures. The bridge theme we have selectedechoes my own mission of building relationships between my two
countries. I am proud to have been involved in helping build abridge between the two countries I love. With this feeling, I feel
privileged to welcome you to tonight’s celebration of such a relationship between countries and cultures. I thank all of you for the
support you have given me and to the Japan Society.

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THE JAPAN SOCIETY GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THESEDONORS TO THE 32nd “AWARD OF HONOR” GALAINNOVATOR
Hitachi, Ltd. & Hitachi America, Ltd.

PARTNERAll Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Japan Airlines
MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Jim and Becky Morgan
United Airlines

BENEFACTOR
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)

PATRONThomas Brunner/Glaucoma
Research Foundation
Dr. Gary W. Cleary &Nobuko Saito Cleary
Deloitte
Glen S. & Sakie T. Fukushima

Japanese Chamber ofCommerce of Northern
California
Jon Metzler / Michi Kaifu
Morrison & Foerster

Nikon Corporation
Ambassador John & Susie Roos
Salesforce
Eriko Sekiya
Squire Patton Boggs

Takenaka Corporation
Tateuchi Foundation
John Thomas / Bill Fuller
Dr. Shinya Yamanaka

INDIVIDUAL SPONSOR
Dana Buntrock
Richard Dasher
Frequency Therapeutics
Robert S. Langer, ScD/Frequency
David Lucchino/Frequency
Buck Gee / Mary Hackenbracht

Tracy Gopal
Howard Hoover
Keiko & Gerald Horkan
Kathleen & Kozo Kimura
Rochelle Kopp
David Makman

Kathy Matsui
Norio Nakazawa / JETRO
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Steve Pollock
Shin & Yumiko Sano
Yoshiaki Tojo

Marsha Vande Berg
Leigh Wasson
Stefan Williams
Paul Yonamine
Visa
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ENTERTAINMENT

Chad Cannon
Chad Cannon is a composer whose style andstorytelling interests are quickly launching
him to prominence. His double soundtrack
releases in 2016 received global recognition: Cairo Declaration, co-composed with
Chinese composer Xiaogang Ye, received theGolden Rooster Award (China’s equivalentof an Oscar) for Best Music in 2016, while
his score to the Hiroshima documentary Paper
Lanterns received a nomination for Best
Original Score for a Documentary from the International Film Music
Critics Association. In 2017 the Slovenia Philharmonic gave the world
premiere of his symphonic choir work, Dreams of a
Sleeping World.

Mai Fujisawa
Mai Fujisawa is a Japanese singer andlyricist born in Tokyo. She made her debuton screen at the age of 4, singing
Nausicäa Requiem (featured in today’s
concert), from her father Joe Hisaishi’ssoundtrack to Nausicaa of the Valley ofthe Wind, Studio Ghibli’s earliest film. Herparents are both graduates ofKunitachi College of Music.
She recorded her first album Mai in Sweden and the Czech Republic. In 2012, she sang the opening theme of Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows – Part II and joined the United Nations Singers
as a guest singer for their Japan tour; and joined them again in 2015as a singer and producer when they toured Tokyo, Hiroshima andNagasaki during the UN’s 70th memorial year. She sang and wrote
lyrics for an American documentary about World War II called
Paper Lanterns, with music by American composer, Chad Cannon.
She wrote and sang the ending theme song for Ojarumaru, a popular anime TV show and also sang the main theme for Clouds Above
the Hill, a long-running NHK historical drama series.
She has been contributing to the revitalization of rural towns
through the power of music and has served as a goodwill ambassador for Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture while also producing,writing and performing theme songs for cities and schools.
Currently, she is on tour with “Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert:
Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki” as a solo
vocalist, playing a key role in its successful productions in Paris,
Melbourne, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles. The tour will contine
to Carnegie Hall in New York in November and to Europe in 2019.

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Chad is the founder of the Asia / America New Music
Institute (AANMI), which promotes cultural exchange throughcontemporary music and has presented concerts in Beijing, Shenyang,
Tianjin, Bangkok, Hanoi, Tokyo (Suntory Hall), Kyoto, Hiroshima,
Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, New York, Boston, Salt Lake City, and Los
Angeles, featuring some of the best young talent in classical music including violinist Ryu Goto and conductor Yuga Cohler. This year
saw the debut release of AANMI’s album, Transcendent, on Delos
Music, to critical acclaim.
As an arranger, Chad works closely with Studio Ghibli composer Joe
Hisaishi, acting as chief arranger for the world tour “Joe Hisaishi
Symphonic Concert: Music from the Films of Hayao Miyazaki” andalso Hisaishi’s New Japan Philharmonic tours in 2017 and 2018. He
has also orchestrated on some of the highest-grossing films in Hollywood, such as the Hobbit Trilogy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,
and Secret Life of Pets. Chad holds degrees from Harvard
and Juilliard in Japanese and music composition.

Kumiko Uyeda
Kumiko enjoys performing in various genres, including western art music,
jazz-fusion, and collaborating with poets and musicians performing
traditional world instruments. Kumiko teaches world music courses andpiano at the University of San Francisco. She received her Ph.D. in cultural
musicology from UCSC, and her M.M. degree in piano performance from
the Manhattan School of Music in New York City where she actively pursued contemporary music. Kumiko now performs with the Bridge Piano
Quartet, a group based in Northern California.

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ANNUAL AWARD OF HONOR GALA HISTORYRECIPIENTS 1987-2018
Every year since 1987, the Society has honored distinguished individuals fromboth cultures at the Annual Award of Honor Gala. Awards are given to those
who, “worked to foster better American understanding of Japan and better UnitedStates–Japan relations.” The first recipients of this award were Edwin O.
Reischauer and Haru Matsukata Reischauer on March 11, 1987.

2012 Georges Desvaux(on behalf of McKinsey &Company)

2007 Yuzaburo Mogi,
Kikkoman Philip Kan Gotanda,
playwright (Artistic Achievement)
2006 Yoshihiko Miyauchi, Orix
& A.W. Clausen, Bank of America
Alexander D. Calhoun(Lifetime Achievement)

2016 Hiroshi Mikitani,
Rakuten, Inc. & Hayao Miyazaki,
Animation Director Studio Ghibli(World Imaginator Award)

2011 Japanese Ambassador
to U.S. Ryozo Kato, William
H. Neukom (on behalf of the
San Francisco Giants) & Lewis
Wolff (on behalf of the Oakland
Athletics) Masanori Murakami(Lifetime Achievement),
Sadaharu Oh (Lifetime
Achievement)2015 Marc Benioff, Salesforce& Haruo Murase, Canon
Marketing Japan Inc. Nobuyuki
Tsujii, Van Cliburn Gold Medal
Winner (Music Ambassador)

2010 U.S. Ambassador to
Japan J. Thomas Schieffer &Takahiro Moriguchi, JP Morgan
Japan Hatsuro “Hats” Aizawa(Lifetime Achievement)2014 Ambassador John V.
Roos & Ken Watanabe, Actor andHumanitarian MUFG Union Bank,
N.A. (Visionary Award)

2009 Japanese Ambassador
to U.S. Shunji Yanai & Toichi
Takenaka, Takenaka Corporation2018 Hiroaki Nakanishi,
Executive Chairman, Hitachi &William Perry, Former Secretaryof Defense
2017 David Pearson, CEO,
Opus One & Yuzo Kayama, Actor,
Artist, & Singer

2013 Margrit Biever Mondavi,
Robert Mondavi Winery &Kenzo Tsujimoto, Kenzo Estate,
Capcom Co., Ltd, Capcom U.S.A.,
Inc. Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, 2012Nobel Prize Winner (World
Visionary Award)

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2008 Sakie Fukushima, Korn/
Ferry International & Kathy
Matsui, Goldman Sachs Japan(Women in Business Gala)
Richard Heggie (Lifetime
Achievement)

2005 Tatsuro Toyoda, Toyota
Foundation & Scott Cook, Intuit
Atsuhiko Tateuchi, Tateuchi
Foundation (HumanitarianAward)
2004 Keiji Tachikawa,
NTT Docomo
2003 Nobuyuki Idei,
Sony Corporation
2002 Walt Disney Corporation/
Oriental Land Company Osamu
Yamada (Lifetime Achievement)
2001 Secretary of Transportation
Norman Mineta (On behalf of
the Japanese American
Community)
2000 Yotaro Kobayashi,
Fuji Xerox

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1999 James C. Morgan,
Applied Materials
1998 Norio Ohga,
Sony Corporation
1997 Prime Minister Kiichi
Miyazawa
1996 Dr. Donald Keene,
Columbia University
1995 U.S. Ambassador to
Japan Michael H. Armacost &Japanese Ambassador to U.S.
Nobuo Matsunaga
1994 James Clavell, Novelist& Jesse Takamiyama, Sumo
Wrestler
1993 Prime Minister Yasuhiro
Nakasone & Secretary of State
George P. Schultz
1992 Sadako Ogata, United
Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees & Dr. Robert Scalapino,
National Committee on UnitedStates-China Relations
1991 U.S. Ambassador to
Japan Michael Mansfield &Ambassador (and former Consul
General in San Francisco)
Hiroshi Kitamura
1990 U.S. Ambassador to
Japan Robert Ingersoll
1989 Dr. Robert Ward,
Stanford University
1988 Japanese Ambassador to
U.S. Yoshio Okawara
1987 U.S. Ambassador to
Japan Edwin & Haru Matsukata
Reischauer

THE JAPAN SOCIETY GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES OURLEADERSHIP CIRCLE CHARTER & CURRENT MEMBERS TO THE
32ND ANNUAL AWARD OF HONOR GALAJAPAN SOCIETYLEADERSHIP CIRCLE
CHARTER & CURRENT MEMBERS

Sada Chidambaram
Tracy Gopal
George Hara
Howard Hoover
Keiko Horkan
Kathleen and Kozo Kimura, MBE*
David A. Makman
Michael G. O’Bryan* & Masako Shimizu
Steve Pollock
David A. Saltzman
Tsutomu ‘Tom’ Tanaka
Joyce & John R. Thomas*
Tom & Akemi Woofter*
Yujin Yamaai

BENEFACTOR
Kazuhiko Abe
PATRON
Dr. Gary W. Cleary &Nobuko Saito Cleary*
Richard B. Dasher
Glen S. & Sakie T. Fukushima
William P. Fuller* &Jennifer L. Beckett*Charter Member 2010-2011

THE JAPAN SOCIETYOF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMITTEEGALA COMMITTEEGALA COORDINATORS

Nobuko Saito Cleary, Co-Chair
C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr. ,Co-ChairGlen S. Fukushima
Kathleen Kimura
Kevin A. Kuhn
Jon Metzler
David Saltzman
Miho Greenberg, Japan Society

Pam Dunnett, At Your Request
Reiko Iwanaga, At Your Request
JAPAN SOCIETY STAFF
C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr.,
President
Miho Greenberg,
Chief Operating Officer
Kendra De Nike,
Office Administrator
Yukie Kato,
Language Coordinator

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THE JAPAN SOCIETY GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES OURBOARD OF DIRECTORS, HONORARY, & EMERITUS TO THE
32nd ANNUAL AWARD OF HONOR GALABOARD OF DIRECTORSDIRECTOREXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Kazuhiko Abe
Richard B. Dasher, Stanford University
Robert Eberhart, Santa Clara University
Glen S. Fukushima,
Center for American Progress
William P. Fuller,
The Asia Foundation(Emeritus)
Tracy Gopal, Founder of Third Arrow Strategies
George Hayashi, MOL (America) Inc. (Ret.)
Howard Hoover, Deloitte (Ret.)
Keiko Horkan,
Dodge & Cox Investment Managers
Sarah Ingmanson,
Entrepreneur & Investment Relations Consultant
Michi Kaifu, Enotech Consulting
Kathleen and Kozo Kimura,Tokyo Express Co., Inc.
Kevin A. Kuhn,
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Makoto Maezawa, Japan Airlines
Terry Marsh, Quantal International
Christopher Monteilh, Deloitte
Eiji Namba, MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Michael G. O’Bryan,
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Norio Nakazawa, JETRO San Francisco
Tomo Saito, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Tsutomu ‘Tom’ Tanaka
Yoshiaki Tojo, Senesens
Marsha J. Vande Berg, Tata Capital Pte. Ltd.
Thomas H. Woofter,
Squire Patton Boggs (Ret.)
Dana Buntrock, University of California
Gen Isayama, WIL World Innovation Lab
Bryan J. Jacop, Located LLC
Eriko Sekiya,
Japanese-English Interpreter/Radio Personality

Jon Metzler, Blue Field Strategies, ChairJohn Thomas,
Martingale Asset Management,
Vice Chair
Leigh Wasson, BNY Mellon WealthManagement, TreasurerDavid A. Saltzman, Squire Patton
Boggs, Secretary
Takahide Akiyama,
Kyocei Consulting Partners
Nobuko Saito Cleary,
Cross Cultural Communications
Rochelle Kopp,
Japan Intercultural Consulting
David A. Makman,
Law Offices of David A. Makman
Steve Pollock, Altitude, Inc.
C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr.,Japan Society ofNorthern California, President
Tracy Gopal,
Founder of Third Arrow Strategies

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JAPAN CHIEF REPRESENTATIVE,
JAPAN OFFICE
Satoru Watanabe, Maximize Inc.
HONORARY
Tomochika Uyama,
Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
Ambassador Michael Armacost,
Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow
EMERITUS
Carl E. Anduri, Jr.
Barbara Bundy
Alexander Calhoun
Paul Crane Dorfman
Donald R. Davis
Steven J. Doi, Esq.
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
Roger J. Fleischmann
Greg Marutani
Michael Moyle
Noel Nellis
Masaya Okumura
Thomas H. Woofter
Osamu Yamada
George Yamasaki, Jr.
John A. Zderic

THE JAPAN SOCIETY GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGESOUR AUCTION DONORS AND IN KIND SUPPORTERS
AUCTION DONORS
Imperial Hotel TokyoJapan Airlines
Michi Kaifu
Keio Plaza Hotel
Kevin Kuhn
Kusakabe
Marriott Marquis, San Francisco
Jon and Kakul Metzler
Jim & Becky Morgan
Shigeaki Mori
Morrison and Foerster
N.A. Sales Company, Inc.
Kazuo Nakamura / CMIC Holdings
New York Metropolitan Opera
90 Plus Wine Club
Oakland Zoo
Opus OneAll Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
California Academy of Science
Dr. Gary W. Cleary
Nobuko Saito Cleary
Community School of Music and Arts
Consulate of Japan in San Francisco
Cross Cultural Communications
Ellation
Barry Frechette
Fuki Sushi
Furthermore Wines / Robert Zeches
Michael Greenberg
Hakone Foundation
George Hara
Jorge Hayashi
Hidden Villa
Himawari, San Mateo

Michael Palmer / Stone Bridge Press
Sakae Sushi
Jack Sakazaki
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
SanrioSequoia Sake
Serefina / Michael Loughlin
Suzuki Marketing, Inc./ Yuko Suzuki
Taeko Tabata
TAK Development, Inc.
Takara Sake
Beau Timken / True Sake
Lisa Tsubouchi
Akemi Woofter
Steven Yen/ Bushido Restaurant
Marsha Vande Berg
Viange Hair

List as of October 7, 2018.

IN KIND DONORS
Cross Cultural Communications
Community School ofMusic and Arts
Dalla Terra Winery Direct
Jim and Becky Morgan
Freeman Winery
Gekkeikan
Jerry Goldstone, Auctioneer
Eilyn Gonzalez,
Marriott Marquis HotelLIVE AUTION ITEMSKeiko Hitchcock, Professor of
Ikenobo Ikebana
Mike Izumi, Zoom Video
Kurty Photography
Lauren LaScala, PSAV
Kenny Malabag,
Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yuko Suzuki, Suzuki Marketing, Inc.
Kumiko Uyeda, Pianist
Volunteers

Dinner with the Consul General: Private dinner for 6 at the Japanese
Consulate in San Francisco. Gourmet dinner prepared by his private chefin the historic and beautiful residence.
Hawaiian Experience: 3 nights stay at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort
and the run of the house, donated by Tak Development, Inc.
Round trip air flight.
New York Area: 2 tickets to a Metropolitan Opera performance and 4
backstage tour passes. United Airlines round trip from S.F. to N.Y.
$200 gift certificate from Kintetsu.
Japan Bound: 2 round-trip tickets Business Class from S.F. to Japan.
2-night deluxe accommodations with breakfast at theImperial Hotel, Tokyo.
Formal Kinsa Dinner with Opus One Wine: A multi-course dinner for 4
served on authentic historic dishes prepared by Nobuko Saito Cleary,licensed in Kinsa style, and served by Dr. Gary Cleary, a world-famousscientist. Includes a magnum of award-winning Opus One Wine,
donated by David Pearson, CEO.

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