54th Celebration of World Telecommunication andInformation Society Day
The ITU Association of Japan
Planning Department■ Ceremony at the Keio Plaza Hotel, TokyoOn May 17, 2022 for the first time in three years, the ITU
Association of Japan (ITU-AJ) held the “54th Celebration ofWorld Telecommunication and Information Society Day” atthe Keio Plaza Hotel in Nishishinjuku, Tokyo. It was attended
by approximately 90 guests from the Japanese government,
telecommunications and broadcasting industries and other relatedorganizations. The event was also posted on YouTube.
■ Award winners and Honorable guests

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The event began with greetings from the Honorable Mr.
NAKANISHI Yusuke, State Minister for Internal Affairs andCommunications (MIC) and Mr. HARA Keiichi, DeputyAssistant Minister for Foreign Affairs (MOFA). This wasfollowed by a report on the selection of award recipients for thisyear, by Dr. TOKUDA Hideyuki, Chair of the ITU-AJ Award
Selection Board, and presentations of the MIC Minister’s Awardand ITU-AJ Awards.
The MIC Minister’s Award was presented to Dr.
SATO Kohei, of the National Institute of Information andCommunications Technology (NICT), who has made great
contributions to international standardization efforts in wirelesscommunications through the ITU and APT, held various key
positions at the APT, and contributed to discussion on nextgeneration standards in Japan at the Beyond 5G New
Management Strategy Center.
The ITU-AJ Special Achievement Award was presented
to Dr. ASAKAWA Chieko, of the IBM Corporation andthe National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation(Miraikan), for her efforts improving accessibility in informationand communication technology as a researcher who is blind andcontributions to standardization.
ITU-AJ Accomplishment Awards were also presented

to 11 recipients, and ITU-AJ Encouragement Awards to 18recipients, in recognition of their achievements contributing toITU activities or ITU-related activities in Japan, to implementing
the basic declaration and action plan at the World Summit on theInformation Society, to international cooperation in the fields ofinformation, communication, broadcasting and postal services,and to other achievements in international activities related toinformation, communication and broadcasting.
After the awards ceremony, there was an anniversary keynote
presentation by Dr. ASAKAWA Chieko, recipient of the Special
Achievement Award, on the theme, “The Future: An Inclusive
Society via Science and Technology”.
Scenes from the ceremony have been posted on the ITU-AJ
web site and can be viewed at the following URL:
https://www.ituaj.jp/?page_id=27274 (Japanese only)Award recipients will be introduced in the next and following issuesof New Breeze.

■ MIC Minister’s Award winner
Dr. SATOH Kohei■ ITU-AJ Special Achievement Awardwinner Dr. ASAKAWA Chieko

The List of the Award Winners on 17 May 2022
MIC Minister's Award
Dr. SATOH Kohei (National Institute of Information andCommunications Technology)

ITU-AJ Special Achievement Award■ Honorable Guest :Mr. NAKANISHI Yusuke
State Minister, MICDr. ASAKAWA Chieko (IBM Fellow, IBM Corporation
Chief Executive Director, Miraikan- The National Museum of Emerging
Science and Innovation)

ITU-AJ Accomplishment Awards
Dr. OTSUKI Sinya (NTT)Mr. OBATA Kenji (Japan Cable Laboratories)
Mr. KAWANISHI Motoharu (OKI Consulting Solutions)
Prof. TAKADA Jun-ichi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Mr. TANAKA Hidemi
Mr. TOCHIO Yuji (Fujitsu)
Dr. NAKAJIMA Isao (Seisa University)
Mr. FUKUYAMA Masafumi (NTT e-Asia)
Mr. HOTTA Akio (BHN)
Ms. HONDO Eriko (KDDI)Mr. YOKOYAMA Takahiro (ARIB)■ Honorable Guest :Mr. HARA Keiichi Deputy AssistantMinister, MOFAITU-AJ Encouragement Awards
Mr. AKIYAMA Shinsaku (NTT DOCOMO)
Mr. IIZUKA Hiroto (NEC)Mr. ISOHARA Takamasa (KDDI Research)
Mr. ITO Fumito (JAPAN BROADCASTING)
Mr. INOUE Yoshihiro (NTT Advanced Technology)
Mr. OKUGAWA Yuichiro (NTT)Dr. KUMAGAI Shinya (NTT DOCOMO)
Mr. KUMAKI Yuichi (NTT EAST)
Mr. KUMAMARU Kazuhiro (JAPAN BROADCASTING)
Mr. SAITO Susumu (JAPAN BROADCASTING)
Dr. SHIMODAIRA Hidekazu (NTT DOCOMO)
Mr. TAKEDA Hiroki (KDDI)
Ms. TANIDA Hisako (NTT DOCOMO)
Mr. HARADA Takashi (OKI)Mr. FUTAKI Hisashi (NEC)Mr. HOYA Kazuhiro (FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK)
Mr. MAEGAWA Takanori (NTT EAST)
Mr. YOSHIDA Shinji (KDDI Foundation)■ Anniversary Keynote Presentation:
Dr. ASAKAWA Chieko

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