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Friends of UTokyo, Inc.
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Message from the President
Dr. Hiroshi Komiyama’s Message on FUTI’s 10th Anniversary
Friends of UTokyo at a Glance: 2007-2017
Report on the FUTI Global Leadership Award Programs
Roster of Global Leadership Award Recipients
Report on the Ito Foundation U.S.A.- FUTI Scholarship Program
Roster of Ito Foundation U.S.A.-FUTI Scholarship Recipients
Status of FUTI Research Funds
Fundraising Results of FY 2016-2017
Summary of Financial Statement FY 2016-2017
FUTI Lecture Series
FUTI Organization
FY 2016-2017 List of Donors

Message from the President
Just over a decade ago, then president Hiroshi

Dr. Hiroshi Komiyama’s Message on
FUTI’s 10th Anniversary

Komiyama proposed starting Friends of UTokyo(FUTI), and after its inception, with theWhat do we expect from the Friends of UTokyo and its scholarship students as we

encouragement of countless supporters, FUTI has

continue to face challenges of globalization, environment, AI and othersteadily grown to what it is today: a thriving organization

developments/phenomena?

supporting close to 20 U.S. and University of Tokyo(UTokyo) students for summer study abroad programs andGlobalization means to lower the borders.

aiding mid- to long-term study for around 10 UTokyo students
pursuing a higher degree in the United States.
Recently there is much talk of students in Japan becoming inwardly
in

But what are these borders dividing:people, goods, money, information,
various systems? Disappearance of alloriented. However, judging from what we see in our activities the lastthese borders would be possible only

several years, it is clear that this is not necessarily the case. We
W havein a single global nation. However,encountered many UTokyo students who are eager to study in the U.S. andthat may be an

wish to expand their potential, along with a number of those in top U.S.

unrealizable/unrealistic dream.

universities who have shown great interest in studying at the University ofTokyo.

The EU is doing
In reading the students’ reports
reports, it is apparent thatthe new experiences they have gainedat their studygexperiments in which thenational borders for persons, goods, money, information,

abroad serves as a spring board in their journey to aand currencies no longer exist, while the fiscal andbright future. As Professor Komiyama
remarks in his
Komlocal policies are regulated by individual nations. The

greetings to commemorate FU
FUTI’s 10th anniversary, inEU is having a difficulty in getting an agreement

the turbulent world with an unclear
future, exchange ofunamong its members about saving the Greek

views through direct dialogue amongindividuals acrossaeconomy with resources of wealthy nations suchinternational borders is particularly
important. Additionally,
particul
FUTI President
Masaaki Yamada

President Emeritus,
University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Komiyama

this year we have especially joyful
joyf news: Two students who
have been studying this past yea
year in the States with thesupport of the Ito Foundation U
U.S.A.-FUTI Scholarship haveas Germany. In contrast, in a single nation stateof Japan, residents in Tokyo do not complain if
large grants are given to Hokkaido.

prestigious award. Details of theirachieved outstanding grades and were each honored with a pr

Furthermore, in the EU, the support forwebsite. Seeing such achievements
accomplishments can be found in their reports on FUTI’s wenationalistic parties opposing immigrants is

encouragement.
made on a global scale by our recipients gives FUTI great en

growing. I am anxious about whether the
EU experiment will succeed. It goes

given to Columbia University and
Furthermore, in continuation from past years, grants were giv
Yale University for research exchange programs with the University of Tokyo. This of course is
only made possible through the generous contributions from our supporters and I would like totake this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude. Alumni organizations around the world

without saying that I am also concerned
about the current political situation in the
United States.

such as the Akamonkai and Ichokai present exchange opportunities to UTokyo graduates. In
cooperation with these organizations, FUTI endeavors to nurture and help as many of these

These circumstances are reflected in a

students to succeed as a global leader in Japan and in the world as possible. I kindly request yourgrowing debate being called “trilemma”,

continued support and understanding of our mission.

which posits that globalization,nation-states, and democracy may not

Masaaki Yamada
President
Friends of UTokyo, Inc.

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be able to coexist. Furthermore, theso-called liberal economic champions
such as the Nobel Prize laureates andthe Harvard Business School

Friends of UTokyo at a Glance
2007-2017professors are expressing a great sense of crisis in capitalism itself.

The world is in turbulence and its future unclear. Because of thissituation, dialogue among individuals is truly important. It is the
dialogues with diverse people that enrich my life. Japan tends tobe left behind in global information exchange. I sincerely hopethat Friends of UTokyo and its scholarship students willserve as a critical base for enhancing the dialogue between
Japan and the rest of the world.

• Proposed by UTokyo’s
President Hiroshi Komiyama (2005-2009)• Incorporated as a non- profit foundation in 2007
in the State of New York

Hiroshi Komiyama, PhD
Chairman of the Institute,
Mitsubishi Research Institute;
President Emeritus,
University of Tokyo$494,000

Individuals &General Public$423,000
Shintech, Inc.

$310,000

Ito Foundation U.S.A.

Please visit us at
friendsofutokyo.org
for more details andto support our work.

ALUMNI DONATIONS RECEIVED TO DATE:

Total: $1,227,000450+2Report on the FUTI Global Leadership Award Programs
Under the FUTI Global Leadership Awards Program, using donations mostly from alumni and Shintech, Inc., FUTI provided scholarships to
UTokyo students planning to study in the U.S. and U.S. students intending to participate in an internship or study at the UTokyo.
Due to the newly instituted academic calendar at the UTokyo, the number of students who wished to undertake summer study abroad decreased in2016. However, the situation improved this year. FUTI received 23 applications from UTokyo students and gave eight awards. The reason for theincrease was due to the large number of applications from students belonging to GEfIL (Global Education for Innovation and Leadership)program.
At UTokyo there are mainly three types of programs to promote study abroad for its students in the summer. They are (1) programs supported andcoordinated by the International Exchange Group, (2) GSP (Global Summer Program) organized by the IARU (The International Alliance of
Research Universities), and (3) other various summer programs identified by students.
The International Exchange Group promotes study abroad and financially support students. FUTI provides awards when highly qualified students
need further support. In the current year FUTI gave awards to two students who enrolled in a program at UC Berkeley and one student at a
Stanford program (who is double-counted in the “Other“ category due to his GEfIL affiliation.) Additionally, FUTI awarded a scholarship to a
UTokyo undergraduate who participated in a GSP program at UC Berkeley.
Most applicants in the third category, “Programs identified by students though their own initiative” are affiliated with GEfIL. As its name suggests,
it is a cross-disciplinary program of the University with the aim of fostering future leaders in the global community. Each fall, the program selects
100 students from all fields. In addition to regular classes during the week, GEfIL students take international leadership classes and practices in

Roster of Global Leadership Award Recipients
Surbhi Bharadwaj
Yale University, Freshman • Undeclared
GSP at UTokyo, “Japan in Today’s World”

Camille Biscarrat
UC Berkeley, Senior • Engineering Physics & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
UTRIP Internship with Prof. Keisuke Goda

Kayu (Anna) Cheung
University of Tokyo, Master 1st year • Graduate School of Economics, Division of Management Quantitative Finance
UC Berkeley Summer Session

Beatrice Ciabattoni
UC Berkeley, Freshman • College of Environmental Design, Sustainable Environmental Design
GSP at UTokyo, “Sustainable Urban Development”

Yasin Kaya
Princeton University, Ph.D. 3rd Year • Electrical Engineering
University-wide Student Exchange Program (USTEP)

Grace Kuffner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Freshman • Biology
UTSIP-Kashiwa

Jensen Lo
Princeton University, Junior • Physics
UTSIP-Kashiwa

Maria Matsumoto
University of Tokyo, Sophomore • Economics
Harvard Summer School

Keita Morikawa
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University of Tokyo, Junior • Faculty of Medicine
VIA Medical Exchange & Discovery at VIA/Stanford University

English mostly on Saturdays. The program also requires students to undertake study abroad in the summer of their junior and senior years. While
GEfIL provides its own financial support funded by corporate contributions, it encourages students to seek outside support to supplement it. In
2017, FUTI awarded scholarships to three students participating in Harvard summer school and two Stanford programs.
We are pleased to report that FUTI continues to enjoy an active interest in the summer global leadership program among U.S. students. FUTI
received a few dozen applications for the UTRIP (University of Tokyo Research Internship Program). While FUTI’s preference to select those withoutstanding future leadership promise may somewhat differ from the needs and priority of UTokyo laboratories participating in the UTRIP, wemanaged to identify three students acceptable to both parties.
Other UTokyo schools also sponsor summer programs for foreign students: UTSIP (University of Tokyo Summer Internship Program) offered by
the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences and SEUT (School of Engineering University of Tokyo) offered by the Engineering School. While the
UTSIP reportedly receive over 1000 applications globally, those from the U.S. are relatively few. FUTI gave scholarships to three students in
UTSIP and one in SEUT. In addition, FUTI selected two recipients (from Yale and UC Berkeley) participating in the GSP programs at UTokyo.
In total, FUTI gave ten awards to U.S. students.
The summer programs participated by eight students from the University of Tokyo this year covered a wide range of fields including medicine,
economics, business, finance, political science but no science or engineering. In contrast, with the exception of the two GSP participants, all U.S.
awardees were in science or engineering this year.
Summer study abroad may be considered to be a relatively low risk investment for students, because it is a short-term commitment. It can serve as atesting-water before they undertake a longer-term stay in a foreign university. We hope our commitment in the summer programs contributes to
UTokyo’s effort for globalization.
* Information listed are based on data collected at the time of application.

Tra Nguyen
Yale University, Junior • Economics and Mathematics
UTSIP-Kashiwa

Simon Oberhoffer
University of Tokyo, Master 2nd Year • IME Program (Major: Mechanical Engineering)
UC Berkeley Summer Session

Zane Rossi
University of Chicago, Sophomore • Physics, Mathematics
UTRIP Internship, Physics, UTokyo

Takenori Shimamura
University of Tokyo, Junior • Department of Precision Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Sustainable Finance and Investments at Harvard University

Taiga Tsubota
University of Tokyo, Sophomore • Engineering / Civil Engineering
Stanford Summer International Honors Program

Haruka Tsuchiya
University of Tokyo, Freshman • Humanities and Social Sciences
GSP at University of California, Berkeley, “Islam Phobia and Constructing Otherness”

Kotaro Tsutsumi
Northwestern University, Junior • Biochemistry/Biophysics, Violin Performance, and Computer Science (minor)
UTRIP Internship with Prof. Takeaki Ozawa, Chemistry, UTokyo

Mayu Yamamoto
University of Tokyo, Junior • Agriculture/International Sustainable Agriculture Development
Harvard Summer School

William Yarinsky
Rice University, Sophomore • Dept of Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
SEUT Internship, School of Engineering, UTokyo

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Report on the Ito Foundation U.S.A.- FUTI Scholarship Program
The Ito Foundation U.S.A.-FUTI Scholarship started in 2016 to support mid- to long-term study of one or more semesters at a U.S. university forcurrent students and alumni of UTokyo. As there are scholarships available from UTokyo which are designed to encourage study abroad forundergraduate and masters level graduate students, FUTI works with the university closely to complement the existing programs. This year (2017academic year) FUTI had two new recipients from this group. On the other hand, FUTI plays a larger role in the categories that do not fit in
UTokyo’s study abroad system, namely, 1) seniors who desire to continue to a U.S. university immediately after graduation, 2) those who graduatedin the past from UTokyo and decided later to study abroad, and 3) UTokyo doctoral students who wish to study abroad. There are eight scholarship
recipients this year under these categories.

We received 29 applications for the Ito-Foundation U.S.A.-FUTI program this year and awarded ten scholarships. In comparison, for the 2016academic year, nine were selected out of 28 applicants. The ten recipients in 2017 include four award recipients from 2016 who successfully reapplied
for second-year support in 2017. Thus, the numbers of both new applicants and scholarship recipients declined in 2017 (six selected out of 25
applicants) compared to 2016 where all were first-time applicants. One reason for the decrease is a result of fewer applications received from the firstcategory mentioned above (that is, UTokyo seniors immediately continuing to a U.S. graduate school). This is a topic deserving full exploration as
further trends emerge in the future.

Roster of Ito Foundation U.S.A.-FUTI Scholarship Recipients
Megumi Asaba
M
Un
Universityof Tokyo • Graduate School of Medicine, International Health, 2012
Tulane University • Doctoral Program, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Global Community
Tu
Health and Behavioral Sciences
He

Junpei Asai
University of Tokyo • Master of Civil Engineering, 2015
University of California, Berkeley • Master’s Program, College of Environmental Design,
Department of Landscape Architecture

Eri Furusawa
University of Tokyo • Architecture, 2016
Columbia University • Master’s Program, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation,
Urban Planning Program

Minami Goto
University of Tokyo • Bachelor of Art History, 2015
Columbia University • Master’s Program, Film/Creative Producing

Yuriko Naka
Nakamura
University of Tokyo, Junior • Public Law, Faculty of Law
Harvard University • Visiting Undergraduate Student, Sociology, Government, and Economics

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Of the ten award recipients, three are in engineering-related majors (of which two are second-year applicants) and two are in law or public policy
majors. Two of the recipients are in liberal arts (one is a second-year applicant) and the other is a UTokyo doctoral student undertaking research ofMark Twain at UC Berkeley. One of the second-year applicants who majored in art history at UTokyo, now a student in the master’s program forfilm and creative producing at Columbia University, has recently won a prestigious international award for film planning.

In addition, the 2017 scholarship recipient pool includes one from the PEAK (Program in English at Komaba), one in physics, and one inmedicine/health. These ten students are currently enrolled in the following universities: Columbia University (3), Georgia Institute of Technology,
Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, Tulane University and UC Berkeley (2).

We believe that our scholarship recipients represent the top crust of students and alumni of UTokyo. As we are informed of substantial
achievements described in their reports, we cannot help but have high expectations of their future accomplishments and contribution to society.

* Information listed are based on data collected at the time of application.

Hiroya Nishikawa
University of Tokyo • Physics, 2016
Johns Hopkins University • Master ‘s Program, Physics and Astronomy

Mihiro Nomura
University of Tokyo, Senior • International Program on Environmental Sciences
Princeton University • Master’s Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Program

Kazuhide Okamoto
University of Tokyo • Master’s Program; Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, 2014
Georgia Institute of Technology • Ph.D. Program, Aerospace Engineering

Risa Shibata
University of Tokyo, Master 1st Year • Graduate School of Public Policy
Columbia University • Master’s Program, School of International and Public Affairs

Atsushi Sugimura
University of Tokyo, Ph.D. Candidate • English
University of California, Berkeley • Mark Twain Papers & Project (American Literature)

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Status of FUTI Research Funds
I. Cooperative Research and Education in Frontiers of Condensed Matter Physics(PI: Prof. Y. Uemura, Columbia University)
Since FY 2012, the Friends of UTokyo, Inc. (FUTI) has provided
d grants every year to the international and cooper
cooperative
rative research and education
activities at Columbia University and Tokyo University in the arearea
ea of Condensed Matter Physics (CMP). This activ
activity
vity includes a novel
Condensed
live/simulcast/video graduate lecture series “Frontiers of Condens
sed Matter Physics (F-CMP)” course and subsequent
subsequuent international workshops
severaland student tours, as well as specific research collaboration by sev
veral graduate
students after taking the F-CMP course.

In January of 2017, Prof. Uemura organized a five-day event of consecutive
coonsecutive
Tour-Workshop-Symposium in Japan, based on financial supportt from the FUTI,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency and the US NSF. This event was joinedjby 13
graduate students from Columbia and 6 from Harvard, Universityy of Oregon, Rice,
UCLA, and McMaster (Canada), 2 from IOP Beijing, and 1 fromm Zhejiang (China),
and about 10 graduate students from the University of Tokyo andd 4 from RIKEN(originally from Indonesia).

Japan's
The first event was a tour of experimental facilities at JPARC, Jap
pan's largest

Mott Symposium at UTokyo, January 2017accelerator facility in Tokai Mura, Ibaraki on Jan 13, to which mostost of the gradstudents joined. They toured neutron scattering, muon spin relaxation
relaxaation and particle
Workshop
Spintronics
physics facilities of JPARC. From Jan 14 to 16, a three-day Workkshop on Correlated Electron Physics and Spintro
onics was held at Tokai joinedby about 60 senior scientists and 40 graduate students. These events
eveents were followed by a one-day symposium on Mott
Mott transitions at theon their research at
University of Tokyo, having distinguished lecturers from Japan, US
U and China. About 30 grad students presented posterspthis UTokyo Symposium.

included
Vancouver
Graduate student participants from the University of Tokyo inclu
uded four students who visited TRIUMF in Vanco
ouver and the Paul Scherrer
Institute in Zurich in the past to collaborate on muon experiments with the Columbia group led by Prof. Uemura, supported partly with thereunited with American andfunds from FUTI. The 2017 January event in Japan made an opportunity for these UTokyo students to be reunite
Canadian students with whom they collaborated on research using Canadian and European facilities. For other UT
U and Riken graduate
researchers.
students, the Tokai-Tokyo event enabled interaction with their counterpart foreign students and world’s leading res

II. Yamakawa Kenjiro Memorial Lecture Travel Grant (PI: Prof. N. Hiwatari)

For the second year, in 2017, we provided McMillan Center, Yale University a travel grant to support Yale faculty members to deliver the Yamakawa
Kenjiro Memorial lecture at the University of Tokyo. In May 2017, Professor Steven Wilkinson, Nilekani Professor of India and South AsianStudies and Chair of the Political Science Department gave a lecture at UTokyo titled “War and Political Change.” In July 2017, Dr. Daeyeol Lee,
Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology and of Psychiatry at Yale Medical School delivered his talk titled“Reward and Uncertainty in the Prefrontal Cortex”. The lecture series is aimed at strengthening ties between the two institutions. By disseminating
information about research at Yale, the lectures have been helpful in introducing the scope and depth of research conducted at Yale to graduate

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and undergraduate students at UTokyo.

Fundraising Results of FY 2016-2017
The annual fundraising campaign for FY 2016/17 ( July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017) concluded with a total revenue of about $199,000. Of thisamount $110,000 was a donation from the Ito Foundation U.S.A. whose program for FUTI started in FY 2015/2016. The Foundation’s FY
2016-17 donation was smaller than $ 200,000 received in FY 2015/2016 due to various conditions surrounding the grants. Including theFoundation’s gifts, the total donation FUTI received amounted to $316,000 in FY 2015/2016, $116,000 in FY 2014/15, $110,000 in FY 2013/14,$131,000 in FY 2012/13, and $139,000 in FY 2011/12.

250,000

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

2011

2012

2013

Contributions - general public
Contribution from Ito Foundation

2014

2015

2016

2017

Trust distribution from Shintech

The grant from the Ito Foundation U.S.A. was the largest component of the revenue. This grant is used for scholarships awarded to currents students
and graduates of UTokyo who intend to study in the U.S. for medium/long durations of one semester or longer. The second largest contribution was
the trust distribution from Shintech, Inc. In accordance with the 5-year agreement with the company, we received about $35,000 this year. We
sincerely appreciate the generosity of Shintech, Inc. over the many years.

The number of individual donors (“general public” in the chart) was 65 in this fiscal year. This is similar to the levels achieved in recent years, namely,
54 in FY 2014/15 and 68 in FY 2015/16. However, the amount of their donations this year at $54,000 fell short of last year’s approximately$80,000 due to the absence of large donors who contributed in excess of $10,000.

We are sincerely thankful to Ito Foundation U.S.A. and Shintech, Inc. for their generous support of FUTI’s mission. As a condition for us to securea grant from Ito Foundation U.S.A. and continue the current level of activities, FUTI must raise sufficient funds from individual donors. We thankeach and every one of our donors for his/her generosity and urgently request their continuing support.

Over the past several years, we have made great strides to develop our programs. We are pleased to see the growth of our scholarship and research
grant programs as well as the educational endeavors made by our scholarship and grant recipients. It will be greatly rewarding for us to see UTokyo
increase its presence in the global community, which is becoming more and more competitive with many other well-recognized universities acrossthe globe. We are enormously thankful for your support of FUTI, which enables us to provide many highly qualified students with an opportunity
to study in the global community.

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Statement of Financial Positions (Unit: US Dollar)
AssetsCurrent Assets
Checking & Savings Accounts

393,165

Fixed Assets
Laptop PC (Undepreciated Portion)

Liabilities
Current Assets
Grants authorized but not paid
Long-term Liabilities

0

Total Liabilities

Total Assets

165,328

165,328

393,165
Net Assets
Unrestricted Assets
Temporary Restricted Assets
Permanently Restricted Assets
Total Net Assets

158,153
19,80049,885
227,838

Net Assets and Total Liabilities

393,166

Grants ( Research Grants, Awards)

224,457

Managerial and general

18,589Statement of Activities (Unit: US Dollar)
Support and Revenue

Expenses

Contributions
Program Revenue
Interest

199,260
241
142

Total Support and Revenue

199,643

Revenues over Expenses(43,403)

Net assets, beginning of year
Net assets, end of year

271,241
227,838

Total Expenses

243,046

FUTI Lecture Series
The objectives of the FUTI Lectures Series is to provide UTokyo alumni and others with an opportunity to explore, challenge and debate salientissues with visiting UTokyo scholars and distinguished alumni in an informal setting. The events generally take place in a mid-Manhattan location.
Lecture Theme

Lecturer and Affiliation

Date

Supporting Organizations

Reflections Since Receiving the Noble Prize

Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi (2016 Nobel Prizewinner in physiology and medicine,
Professor Emeritus of the Tokyo Instituteof Technology)

April 21, 2017

• New York Icho-kai• Satsuki-kai America

Expression in Violin Performance:
Innovations in the Late 19th Century

Dr. Ray Iwazumi（Faculty, The Juilliard
School)May 11, 2017

• New York Icho-kai• Satsuki-kai America

Sleep and Sleeping Pills

Dr. Norio Matsuki (Director and Executive
Vice President of UTokyo, Special
Professor at the Vision Resesarch Centerof UTokyo, and Director of FUTI)

October 2, 2017

• New York Icho-kai• Satsuki-kai America

Please visit Newsletter 17 for the articles about the lectures by Dr. Ohsumi
and Dr. Iwazumi and Newsletter 18 for Prof. Matuski's presentation.

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FUTI Newsletter 17

FUTI Newsletter 18

FUTI Organization
BOARD MEMBERS

ADVISORY COMMITTEESCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
S

President and Director of University
Relations

Advisory Committee Chair

Scholarship Committee Chair
S

Hisashi Kobayashi
Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus,
Princeton University

Shigenori Matsushita
S
F
Former President of Japan WinkC
Communications, Member of the JapaneseC
Computer Pioneers

Masaaki Yamada
Distinguished Research Fellow, Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory

Advisory Committee Members
S
Scholarship Committee Members

Vice-President and Treasurer
Yuichiro Kuwama
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center
Director
Koichi Hamada
Professor Emeritus, Yale University;
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Director
Sumiko Ito
President, Arcadia Capital, Inc.;
Vice Chairman, New York Icho-kai

Shunichiro Kishioka
Chairman, ITA, Inc.;
Honorary President, Chicago Akamon-kai
Takeshi Komoto
Director, Bureau of Japan’s Economic
Revitalization, Cabinet Secretariat, Japan
Geeta Mehta
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University;
President, Asia Initiatives
Iwao Ojima
University Distinguished Professor,
Stony Brook University - State Universityof New York

Director
Norio Matsuki
Executive Vice President,
University of Tokyo
Director
Shigenori Matsushita
Former President of Japan Wink
Communications, Member of the JapaneseComputer Pioneers
Director
Nobuko Sakurai
Advisor, Lotus Circle Asia Foundation
President Emeritus (non-voting)Yasuo Okamoto
Partner, Hughes, Hubard & Reed LLP;
President, New York Icho-kai

HHisashi
Kobayashi
Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus,P
Princeton University
P
I
Iwao
Ojima
University Distinguished Professor, Stony
U
Brook University - State University ofB
New YorkN
Masako Osako
M
Executive Director of the International
E
Longevity Center (ILC) Global Alliance;L
Director, Satsuki-kai America
D
Nobuko Sakurai
N
Advisor, Lotus Circle Asia Foundation
A
Masaaki Yamada
M
Distinguished Research Fellow,
D
Princeton Plasma Physics LaboratoryP

Ko-Yung Tung
Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School;
Vice Chair, NY Ichokai
Ex Officio Advisory Members
Kenzi Karasaki
Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory; President, San
Francisco Akamon-kai
Yuriko Suzuki
Principal, Y SUZUKICONSULTING, LLC;
President, Satsuki-kai USA

Hisashi Kobayashi
Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus,
Princeton University
Junji Masuda
Attorney;
President Emeritus, New York Icho-kai
Honorary Director (non-voting)
Hiroshi Komiyama
Chairman of the Institute, Mitsubishi
Research Institute; President Emeritus,
University of Tokyo

Members at the annual board meeting andMadvisory committee meeting held on
ad
October 1, 2017
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FY 2016-2017 List of Donors
Friends of UTokyo gratefully acknowledge and appreciate the gifts
from our donors which help to support the FUTI Global LeadershipAwards and the other many activities to further the globalization andfuture development of The University of Tokyo in the U.S., Japan andin the world.
CORPORATIONINDIVIDUALS

Benefactor($25,000 or more)

Donor($1,000-$9,999)

Ito Foundation U.S.A.
$110,000

Hisashi & Masae Kobayashi$5,000

Krishen & Geeta Mehta$1,000

Shintech, Inc.
$35,212.63*

Shigenori & Sumie Matsushita$5,000

Seiei Ono
$1,000Friends($250-$499)

Masaaki Yamada$5,000Kenichi Sugiyama$1,000Nhut Nguyen$300

Yuichiro & Chika Kuwama$3,000

Shumpei Yamazaki$1,000

Masako Yamada$300

Motoatsu & Nobuko Sakurai$3,000Anonymous$1,000Anonymous$300

Iwao Ojima$2,500Supporting Member($500-$999)

Keiichiro Hayashi$250

Yasuo Okamoto$2,500Toru Asami$800

Erika White$250

Hiroshi Komiyama$2,000Toyoo Gyohten$500

Kenichiro Yamada$250

Masako Osako$2,000

Hirokazu Miura$500

Tsutomu Yoshida$250

Junji Takegami$1,100Atsushi Sato$500

Donations
under $250

Teruaki Aoki
$1,000

Takeshi & Akiko Sokai‡$500

Tadasu Takuma$177

Leo Esaki$1,000Yasuhide Watanabe$500

Anonymous$200

Takeo Hoshi$1,000

Youichi Yoshida$500

Anonymous$150

Chiaki Kusuhara$1,000Jung-Kook Hong$100

FY 2016-17 total: 3 corporations†, 65 individuals; $198,759.63‡

11*Dividend income from a $5 million trust fund created for the benefit of FUTI
† Matching gift from SMBC Global Foundation, Inc.
‡ Total including matching gift

Satsuki-Kai America$100
Anonymous$100
Anonymous$100
Anonymous$50
Names only
(in alphabetical order)
Aichi Amemiya
Satoshi Arai
Tadao Fujimatsu
Tetsunosuke Fujisaki
Jotaro Hamada
Koichi Hamada
Eiji Harada
Hisao Kameda
Yoshiyuki Kawashima
Shunichiro Kishioka
Takeshi Komoto
Tokuyou Li
Taku Matsumoto
Shigeru Mori
Kazuo Murano
Masayuki & Sakiko Ono
Yasushi Ono
Hiroaki Sando
Yasutomo Uemura