2014 AWARDOF HONOR GALASATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014

WELCOMEJAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S2014 ANNUAL AWARD OF HONOR GALANOBUKO SAITO CLEARY, GALA CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE GALA COMMITTEE,AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WELCOME YOU TOJAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S2014 ANNUAL AWARD OF HONOR GALA
Saturday, November 22, 2014
The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square
335 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA
VIP Reception:................................................ 5:30 pm
General Reception & Silent Auction:............... 6:00 pm
Dinner Program:............................................. 7:00 pm
PRESENTING OUR AWARD OF HONOR TO
Ambassador John V. Roos
Ken Watanabe, Actor and Humanitarian
PRESENTING OUR VISIONARY AWARD TO
MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

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PROGRAMWELCOME
Isao ‘Steve’ Matsuura, Board Chair

REMARKS
Nobuko Saito Cleary, 2014 Gala ChairTOAST
The Honorable Masato Watanabe,
Consul General of Japan in San Francisco

ENTERTAINMENT
Pasquale Esposito
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Introduced by Jillian Manus

BENEFIT AUCTION

Chad Carvey, “The Principal Auctioneer”

AWARD OF HONOR
Ambassador John V. Roos
Introduced by Ambassador Michael H. Armacost
Ken Watanabe, Actor and Humanitarian
Introduced by Secretary Norman Y. Mineta

VISIONARY AWARD
Masashi Oka, Executive Chairman, accepting on behalf of MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Introduced by Secretary Norman Y. Mineta

CLOSING REMARKS
Nobuko Saito Cleary andThomas P. Logan, Executive Director

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DINNER MENUFIRST COURSE
ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH BISQUE WITH
CINNAMON CRÈME FRAÎCHE

ENTRÉEROASTED CALIFORNIA HALIBUT FILET,GRILLED HERB POLENTA CAKE, BROCCOLINI,ROASTED MEDLEY OF SQUASH POMEGRANATE,MERLOT REDUCTION
FILET OF ANGUS BEEF, HERBED PANKO CRUSTGRILLED POTATO PANCAKE, ROASTED CARROTS, WILD MUSHROOMSZINFANDEL REDUCTION

DESSERT
CHOCOLATE TRÉSOR CHOCOLATE MOUSSE,
ANISETTE CRÈME BRÛLÉE IN THE CENTER,
VANILLA SAUCE

WINE GENEROUSLY DONATED
BY ROBERT MONDAVI WINERY2013 ROBERT MONDAVI WINERY FUME BLANC,
NAPA VALLEY

2014 AWARD OF HONOR RECIPIENTAMBASSADOR JOHN V. ROOSFORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO JAPANJohn V. Roos was the United States Ambassador to Japan from August
2009 - August 2013. On Aug. 6, 2010 he became the first sitting
U.S. Ambassador ever to attend the commemoration ceremony of the atomic
bombing in Hiroshima. Ambassador Roos’ service in Tokyo coincided withthe devastating 9.0 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis on March 11,
2011. Following this tragedy, Ambassador Roos led the American effort on the
ground in support of Japan’s response to the multi-dimensional andunprecedented disaster. After the crisis, Ambassador Roos also led the creationof the TOMODACHI Initiative, a public-private partnership that has raised morethan thirty million dollars and established more than 40 exchange programs.
Ambassador Roos is a member of the Board of Directors at salesforce andSony Corporation and the Global Advisory Board of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
Group. Previously, Ambassador Roos served as Chief Executive Officer andSenior Partner at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, & Rosati, the leading law firmin the United States in the representation of technology, life sciences, andemerging growth companies. Ambassador Roos is a graduate with honors anddistinction from Stanford University and from Stanford Law School where he
was Order of the Coif.

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2014 AWARD OF HONOR RECIPIENT
KEN WATANABEACTOR AND HUMANITARIAN
Ken Watanabe began his acting career with the Tokyo-based theatercompany En. His performance in En’s Shitaya Mannen-cho Monogatari,
directed by Yukio Ninawara, first brought the actor to the attention ofJapanese critics and theatre audiences alike. His Japanese theatre credits
include Hamlet, The Lion in Winter, and The Royal Hunt of the Sun. Last
year, Watanabe returned to the Tokyo and Osaka stages in the criticallyacclaimed comedy Dialogue with Horowitz by Koki Mitani. Both runs weresold out and the production was subsequently filmed for and broadcast on
Japanese television.
For his work in film, Watanabe received Oscar, Golden Globe, and Screen
Actors Guild award nominations for The Last Samurai. In Japan, he has won,
among other awards, the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor twice, for his
work in Memories of Tomorrow and Shizumanu Taiyo. His motion picture
credits in the US include Inception, Letters from Iwo Jima, Memoirs of a
Geisha, Batman Begins and Godzilla. Watanabe recently completed Gus Van
Sant’s Sea of Trees, and is preparing next for Martin Scorsese’s Silence.
Next Spring, Watanabe will be making his American stage debut in
Lincoln Center’s revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I.

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2014 VISIONARY AWARD RECIPIENTMUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
MASASHI OKAEXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
Masashi Oka is Executive Chairman of MUFG Americas Holdings and its
wholly-owned US banking subsidiary, MUFG Union Bank, the oldest
commercial bank in the Western United States. Founded in 1864 as The Bankof California by William Ralston, it has played a vital part in San Francisco
history for 150 years and maintained deep ties to Japan for more than acentury. In 2013, the bank was named the most reputable bank in thenation by American Banker Magazine and The Reputation Institute, based on anationwide survey of bank customers. Immediately prior, Oka was President& CEO of Union Bank and CEO for the Americas for The Bank ofTokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, both members of Tokyo-based Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
Group, Inc. MUFG is one of the world’s largest financial organizations, withwhich Union Bank has been associated for more than 30 years. Under Oka’s
leadership, on July 1st this year MUFG integrated all its resources throughout
the Americas, including Union Bank, into one unified organization doing
business as MUFG Union Bank, with more than 12,000 employees, offices
across the US, assets of $109 billion and strong capital and credit ratings.
MUFG Union Bank offers services to retail, wealth, commercial andcorporate banking customers, including trust and estate, investment
management, capital markets and global transaction banking services. Its
parent, MUFG, has assets of approximately $2.5 trillion.

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SPECIAL GUESTAMBASSADOR MICHAEL H. ARMACOST, PHD
SHORENSTEIN DISTINGUISHED FELLOW, APARC
Michael Armacost graduatedwith a B.A. from Carleton
College as well as a masters
and doctorate in publiclaw and government from
Columbia University. He
began his professional life
as an instructor of government at Pomona College in
1962. He entered the State
Department in 1969 as aWhite House Fellow, andremained in public service for 24 years. During that time
he held sensitive international security positions in theState Department, Defense Department and the National
Security Council. These included Ambassador to the Philippines from 1982-1984, Undersecretary of State for Political
Affairs from 1984-1989 and Ambassador to Japan from
1989-1993. Armacost subsequently served as President of
The Brookings Institution from 1995-2002.
Since 2002, he has been a Shorenstein Distinguished
Fellow at Shorenstein APARC. Armacost has authored threebooks including Friends or Rivals? and edited The
Future of America’s Alliances in Northeast Asia. He recently
chaired the board of The Asia Foundation, and has served
as a director on a number of public corporations. He hasreceived the President’s Distinguished Service Award,
The Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award, theDefense Department’s Distinguished Civilian Service Award,
and the Japanese government’s Grand Cordon of the Orderof the Rising Sun.

SPECIAL GUEST
SECRETARY NORMAN Y. MINETAFORMER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND SECRETARY
OF TRANSPORTATION

Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
has the unique perspectiveof having served in Congressfor over 20 years and in the
Cabinets of both Republicanand Democratic presidents.
For almost 30 years, Secretary Mineta represented San
Jose city council member
and mayor, then advancing
to Congress for 20 years. He
worked to encourage new industries and spur job growththrough infrastructure development.
While in Congress, he co-founded the Congressional Asian
Pacific American Caucus and was Chair of the National
Civil Aviation Review Commission in 1997. Then in 2000,
Secretary Mineta was appointed by President Clinton as the
Secretary of Commerce. At Commerce, he was known for
his work on technology issues and for achieving international cooperation on complex industry and trade issues.
Secretary Mineta served as Secretary of Transportation by
President George W. Bush and guided the creation of the
TSA following the September 11 attacks. Since 2006,
Secretary Mineta has been Vice Chairman of Hill &Knowlton based in its Washington, DC office, providing
counsel and strategic advice to clients on a wide range ofbusiness and political issues. Secretary Mineta has received
numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of
Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.

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GREETINGS FROM THE CONSUL GENERAL OF JAPANIN SAN FRANCISCO
MASATO WATANABEPREVIOUS AWARDOF HONOR RECIPIENTS
2013

It is my great pleasure toextend greetings to you on
the occasion of the Japan
Society of Northern
California’s 28th Annual
Award of Honor Gala.
Since its founding in 1905,
the Japan Society of Northern California has been
dedicated to strengthening
the bonds of friendshipbetween Japan and the people of Northern California. As
it has for over 100 years, the Society continues to facilitate
opportunities to meet and learn from leaders in business,
politics, society and the arts from both sides of the Pacificin order to promote mutual understanding between the
United States and Japan.
I would like to congratulate the Honorable John V. Roos,
former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, and esteemed actor, Mr.
Ken Watanabe, as the recipients of the 2014 Japan Societyof Northern California’s Annual Award of Honor, as well as
Visionary Award recipient, MUFG Union Bank, N.A.. It isan honor to join you at this year’s Gala to recognize theirgreat contributions to U.S. - Japan relations.
The Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco has longenjoyed a strong partnership with the Japan Society ofNorthern California in working toward our shared goal ofenhancing U.S. - Japan relations. I hope that you, who havejoined us here tonight, will continue to lend us yoursupport in order to further enhance this lasting bond ofcooperation, understanding and friendship between the
U.S. and Japan. Thank you for supporting the Japan Societyof Northern California and all of its programs and endeavors.

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Margrit Biever Mondavi, Kenzo Tsujimoto &Dr. Shinya Yamanaka (World Visionary)Georges Desvaux(on behalf of McKinsey & Company)
Ryozo Kato, William H. Neukom(on behalf of the San Francisco Giants),
Lewis Wolff (on behalf of the Oakland Athletics) &Masanori Murakami (Lifetime Achievement)
J. Thomas Scheiffer, Takahiro Moriguchi &Hatsuro Aizawa (Lifetime Achievement)
Shunji Yanai & Toichi Takenaka
Sakie Fukushima, Kathy Matsui &Richard Heggie (Lifetime Achievement)
Yuzaburo Mogi &Philip Kan Gotanda (Artistic Achievement)
Yoshihiko Miyauchi, A.W. Clausen &Alexander D. Calhoun (Lifetime Achievement)
Tatsuro Toyoda & Scott Cook,
Atsuhiko Tateuchi (Humanitarian Award)
Keiji Tachikawa
Nobuyuki Idei
Walt Disney Corporation/Oriental Land Company
Norman Mineta(on behalf of the Japanese American Community)
Yotaro Kobayashi
James C. Morgan
Norio Ohga
Kiichi Miyazawa
Donald Keene
Michael H. Armacost & Nobuo Matsunaga
James Clavell & Jesse Takamiyama
Yasuhiro Nakasone & George P. Shultz
Sadako Ogata & Robert Scalapino
Michael Mansfield & Hiroshi Kitamura
Robert Ingersoll
Robert Ward
Yoshio Okawara
Edwin & Haru Matsukata Reischauer

GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD CHAIRISAO ‘STEVE’ MATSUURA

Welcome to the 2014 Awardof Honor Gala!
The Japan Society ofNorthern California wasestablished almost 110 years
ago by three prominent
gentlemen: Stanford
University’s first President
David Starr Jordan, San
Mateo attorney Henry Pike
Bowie, and San Francisco
Consul Kisaburo Ueno. They hoped to spread knowledge ofJapanese language and culture, and promote cooperation
between the U.S. and Japan. Today the Japan Society
continues to promote U.S. - Japan friendship through ourvarious initiatives. Our programs cover a variety fields
including politics, diplomacy, economics, culture, sports
and Japanese language classes.
It is truly our privilege to honor former U.S. Ambassador to
Japan John V. Roos, international movie star and humanitarian
Ken Watanabe, and MUFG Union Bank for its 150 years ofcommunity service.
We at Japan Society are devoted to meeting global
challenges in our rapidly changing world. In the years
ahead, we will continue to examine Japan’s transforming roleon the global stage while exploring new ways to strengthen
the partnership among Japan, the U.S., and northern
California. I ask all of you for your advice, yourcooperation, and your support as we move forward withthis mission.

GREETINGS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THOMAS P. LOGAN

It is a great privilege towelcome you to the 28th
Annual Japan Society ofNorthern California’s Awardof Honor Gala.
“Omoiyari”, or “sympathetic
regard for others”
describes the professionalismof our distinguishedAwardees tonight.
Ambassador John V. Roos demonstrated “omoiyari”,
particularly during the earthquakes and tsunami of 2011.
Many of his laudable actions shall be forever cherishedby the Japanese People. He has continued bilateral linkage
between our two countries by fostering innovation andentrepreneurialism in a dynamic trans-Pacific context.
Who has not enjoyed a movie featuring actor
Ken Watanabe without walking away inspired by withhis portrayals on the big screen? Recognized by manyin the United States these days, Mr. Watanabe also sprang
into action at the same time as Ambassador Roos to assist
distressed 2011 victims of Tohoku following the natural
disaster, and so we also recognize his humanitarian effortsof “omoiyari” tonight.
MUFG Union Bank N.A., woven into the fabric of
California, has for 150 years been not only a finefinancial institution but very active in the community
through numerous programs which have given back to
the people of our state through “omoiyari”, and truly—as
their slogan states—by “Doing Right.”

Thank you and I hope you enjoy the evening!
We extend deep gratitude to all who made tonight’s event
possible and for your continued support of the Society’s
vision and mission.

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GREETINGS FROM THE GALA CHAIRNOBUKO SAITO CLEARY
Esteemed guests,
Thank you for joining us
this evening at the Japan
Society of Northern California
Gala.
We are proud to honor two
remarkable individuals who
embody so much of the Japan
Society vision to strengthen
cooperation and understanding
between the people of Japan and the United States.
Tonight we confer our Award of Honor on former
Ambassador to Japan John Roos, and international film star
Ken Watanabe for their personal commitment and humanitarian efforts to aid those who were severely impacted by
the Tohōku earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Tonight,
we also commemorate MUFG Union Bank, led by Executive Chairman Masashi Oka, for 150 years of service to ourcommunity and the State of California. Our award presenters,
former Ambassador to Japan Michael Armacost and former
Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, are previous
Japan Society honorees.
The grandness of this evening would not be possible
without the efforts of many. I extend my appreciation to
Chairman of the Board Steve Matsuura, the members of our
Gala Committee, the Japan Society staff, and the St. Francis
Hotel team. My personal gratitude to the San Francisco
Symphony Youth Orchestra and Pasquale Esposito for thisevening’s entertainment.

GREETINGS FROM THE GALA AUCTION CHAIR
TAKASHI NAKAI
It is my great pleasure tochair the 28th Annual Awardof Honor Gala Auction. The
Japan Society of Northern
California plays an importantrole in fostering cooperation
and understanding between
the peoples of the UnitedStates and Japan. The Japan
Society offers a variety of
excellent programs
throughout the year thatinspires greater interest and knowledge, further deepening
the ties between the two countries.
But these programs are not without cost. As a non-profit
organization, one of the Japan Society’s biggest challenges
is to raise funds to be able to offer quality program that aremeaningful to its members.
We rely on your generous contributions to keep the Japan
Society’s mission alive. Tonight, I would like to thank all of
the generous donors who have contributed as well as forthe tireless efforts of many individuals and volunteers who
worked so hard on this auction to make all of this possible.
We have a wonderful program tonight honoring
Ambassador John V. Roos, Ken Watanabe and MUFG Union
Bank, N.A. Enjoy the evening and please bid generously on
the auction items to support the Japan Society of Northern
California.

Through the years, we have honored leaders who have
served to help improve our world, especially the
relationship between our two great cultures. Your kind
support and dedication allows us to continue this goodwork. Thank you for helping Japan Society to serve as abridge to connect us.
Please enjoy your evening.

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ENTERTAINMENTPASQUALE ESPOSITO
Pasquale Esposito was bornin Naples, Italy. He immigrated to the United States in1998 to pursue his dreamand passion for music. He
studied at San Jose State
University’s School of Music
where he received a degree
in Vocal Performance.
Esposito has released six
full-length CDs and has
traveled the world performing with the finest orchestras and his stellar band ofinternational musicians.
Aside from recording and touring, Pasquale directed andproduced his 1st PBS television special titled: Pasquale
Esposito Celebrates Enrico Caruso. The docu-concert pays
homage to the great Italian tenor Enrico Caruso by taking
the audience on a musical journey through the places andsongs that made him an international star. The concert wasfilmed on the Amalfi Coast in Italy and the United States.
Pasquale had the great honor of collaborating with Placido
Domingo on the program that is set for its premier airingon public television stations in March 2015.
Aside from performing, Pasquale continues to give back to
the community by providing vocal lessons to under-served
students and provide outreach musical programs to the
public schools that have experienced cuts in the arts
programs. He founded Notable Music and Arts Organization, a charitable non-profit to carry out the mission ofproviding music education locally and globally. This
December, he is set to perform his 6th Annual Benefit
Concert “Bianco Natale” at the Menlo Atherton Performing
Arts Center on December 14, 2014 at 7:30 PM.

ENTERTAINMENTSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Founded in 1981 to provide pre-professional training to
the Bay Area’s most gifted young musicians, theSan Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (SFSYO) has
earned a reputation as one of the finest youth ensembles
in the world. The SFSYO has toured Europe and Asia to rave
reviews and made acclaimed recordings, including Mahler’sSymphony No. 5 recorded live at Davies Symphony Hall in
1994 and a live recording of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony
No. 2 made at Prague’s Dvořák Hall in 1998. Today, theorchestra features 108 musicians and typically performs
five concerts a year at Davies Symphony Hall. The orchestra’s success has a lot to do with its innovative, tuitionfree training program, which taps members of the San
Francisco Symphony to coach the young musicians. The
orchestra members also get the invaluable experience ofworking with many renowned artists and conductors, from
Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas to guest
stars like Yo-Yo Ma and Wynton Marsalis. In 2009, Donato
Cabrera, the San Francisco Symphony’s Resident Conductor,
became the Youth Orchestra’s Music Director.

PERFORMERS INCLUDE:
Ann Elena Rodier and Michael Turkell, violins
Daphne Gooch, viola
Adam Young, celloFor more information about Pasquale Esposito, visit
www.pasqualeesposito.com

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THE JAPAN SOCIETY GRATEFULLYACKNOWLEDGES THESE DONORS TO
THE 2014 AWARD OF HONOR GALASTRATEGIC PARTNER
VIP RECEPTION HOST
MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
INNOVATOR
Allen & Michiko Miner
PARTNERSAll Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Hiro Ogawa
Salesforce
United Airlines
Wells Fargo
BENEFACTORSBank of the West
Dr. Gary &Nobuko Saito ClearyDavid & Fumiko Hoeft
Gerald & Keiko Horkan
KPMG LLPPATRONS
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Consulate General ofJapan in San Francisco
Scott Cook & Signe Ostby
DEFTA Partners
Deloitte
Mitsuko Duerr &Satsuki Kai, Inc.
Dr. Frank L. Ellsworth
Sakurako & William Fisher/
San Francisco Symphony
William P. Fuller &Jennifer L. Beckett
FX Global, Inc.

Glaucoma Research
Foundation
Japanese Chamber ofCommerce of No. California
Kikkoman Sales USA, Inc.
Mizuho America, Inc.
MUFG – Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
Squire Patton Boggs
Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi
Foundation
Steven Teraoka for Teraoka &Partners LLP
Toshiba International
Corporation
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Foundation
INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSAngel Island Immigration
Station Foundation
Barbara K. Bundy
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Richard B. Dasher
Robert Eberhart
Fiduciary Trust International
Glen & Sakie Fukushima
Mary & Thomas
Haak-Frendscho
George Hayashi
Howard Hoover
Kathleen Kimura, MBE
Susan Kobayashi &Chuck Han
Law Office of Joanna Kozubal andDavid Buckley dba Anthony Construction
Tony & Pat Ley
Terry & Keiko MarshIsao ‘Steve’ Matsuura
Michael McKechnie, AIISF
Mitsubishi Corporation(Americas)
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Shin Nakahara
New People, Inc.
Seiji Horibuchi, President & CEO

Robert E. Obana
Allen & Pat Okamoto
Thierry & Yasko Porte
Lon Saavedra, Founding CEO,The Hakone Foundation
Salad Cosmo USA Corp.
Emily J. Sano
SKY Perfect
JSAT Corporation
Tsuyoshi Taira,Tazan International
Joyce & John R. Thomas
Tom & Akemi Woofter
Dr. Shinya Yamanaka & Chika
Yamanaka
ADDITIONAL THANKS
Beam Suntory
btrax
Chad Carvey, “The Principal
Auctioneer”
Chris Duffey, Photographer
Clos Du Bois
ES/EX Corporation
Pasquale Esposito
Ikenobo Ikebana Society ofNorthern California
ITO EN (North America) INC.
Mike Izumi, Zoom Video
JALUX AMERICAS, Inc.
Robert Mondavi Winery
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
TATCHA
E. Carmen Torres
Design: Charles W. Clark
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HONORARY COMMITTEE
Ambassador Michael H. Armacost
Consul General Christopher Cheang
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer
Secretary George P. Shultz
Consul General Masato Watanabe
GALA COMMITTEE
Nobuko Saito Cleary, Chair
Takashi Nakai, Auction Chair
Keiko Horkan
Kathleen KimuraThomas P. Logan
Isao ‘Steve’ Matsuura
Robert E. Obana
Betty Jean Ogawa
Masashi Oka
David Saltzman
Steven G. Teraoka
E. Carmen Torres
STAFF
Thomas P. Logan, Executive Director
Eileen C. Tanaka, Development Director
Briana Burrows, Program Coordinator
Yukie Kato, Language Coordinator
Lisa Miyajima, Office Administrator
Hiroko Hasegawa, Volunteer
Shigetaka Bobby Naiki, Volunteer

JAPAN SOCIETY LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
CHARTER & CURRENT MEMBERS
JAPAN SOCIETY STRATEGICPARTNER- PREMIUM MEMBER
Yoshiko & Masashi Oka*SUSTAINING
Kathy Matsui & Jesper Koll*
Betty Jean& Hiro Ogawa*Toichi Takenaka*
PARTNER
Keiko Negishi-Marsh & Terry Marsh*
Yasko & Thierry Porte*
BENEFACTOR
George Hayashi*
Keiko Horkan*
Masa Ishii*
Toru Iwai*
Takahiro Moriguchi*
Carlos Torres
PATRON
Amey & Hatsuro Aizawa*Emma C. Akiyama*
Takahide Akiyama*
Sharon & Carl Anduri*
Barbara K. Bundy*
Dr. Gary & Nobuko Saito Cleary*
Richard B. Dasher*
Paul & Valerie
Crane Dorfman*
Mitsuko & Edwin Duerr*
Robert EberhartFrank L. Ellsworth
Glen & Sakie Fukushima*
William P. Fuller &Jennifer L. Beckett*
Daryl & Janet Hatano*
Mary Haak-Frendscho*
Howard Hoover*David Hoppe*
Kathleen Kimura, MBE*
Susan Kobayashi
Stephen Leist & Yuriko Tada*
David W. Lyon &Joan Talbert*
David Makman*
Isao ‘Steve’ Matsuura*
Allen & Michiko Miner*
Michael M. Moore*
Michael & Nancy Moyle*
Noel W. Nellis*
Robert E. Obana*Michael G. O’Bryan & Masako Shimizu*
Allen M. Okamoto*
Paul A. O’Leary*
Koji Osawa*
T.J. Pempel*David A. Saltzman
Emily J. Sano*Charlene ‘Chuck’ Shimada*Tsuyoshi Taira
Steven G. Teraoka*
Joyce & John R. Thomas*
Tom & Akemi Woofter*
Yujin Yamaai*Charter Member 2010-2011
Departed

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Isao “Steve” Matsuura, MIK International
Chair
Barbara K. Bundy, USF Center for the Pacific
Rim (Ret.)
Vice Chair, Development &Strategic Planning
Robert E. Obana, Northern California
Institute for Research & Education
Vice Chair & Strategic PlanningFrank L. Ellsworth, The Ellsworth Collection
Vice Chair
Howard Hoover, Deloitte & Touche (Ret.)
Audit
Terry Marsh, Quantal International
Treasurer & FinanceDavid A. Saltzman, Squire Patton
Boggs (US) LLP
Secretary, Nominating & GovernanceJohn R. Thomas, Martingale AssetManagement
Chairman’s Advisor, Development &Corporate MembershipThomas P. Logan, The Japan Society ofNorthern California
Executive Director

DIRECTORS
Kazuhiko Abe, Capcom, U.S.A., Inc.
Takahide Akiyama, Red Bridge Group
Nobuko Saito Cleary, Cross Cultural
Communications
Richard Dasher, Stanford University
Mitsuko Duerr, San Francisco State
University (Ret.)
Robert Eberhart, Santa Clara University
Glen S. Fukushima, Center for American
Progress
William P. Fuller, The Asia Foundation(Emeritus)
George Hayashi, MOL (America) Inc. (Ret.)
Seiji Horibuchi, NEW PEOPLE
Keiko Horkan, Dodge & Cox Investment
Managers
Kathleen Kimura, Tokyo Express Co., Inc.
Susan Kobayashi, State Street Global
Advisors
Rochelle Kopp, Japan Intercultural
Consulting
Kevin A. Kuhn, Mitsubishi Corporation(Americas)
David Makman, Makman & Matz LLP
Misako Mitsui, Mitsui Fine Arts, Inc.
Christopher J. Monteilh, Deloitte
Takashi Nakai, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Betty Jean Ogawa
Michael G. O’Bryan, Morrison & Foerster,
LLP
Masashi Oka, MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Emily J. Sano, Octopus Holdings LP
Ashish Sharma, Wells Fargo
Charlene “Chuck” Shimada,
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Steven G. Teraoka, Teraoka & Partners LLP
Yoshiaki Tojo, JETRO
Leigh Wasson, BNY Mellon WealthManagement
Thomas H. Woofter, Squire Sanders (US) LLP(Ret.)
Hitoshi Yamamuro, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

HONORARYThe Honorable Masato Watanabe,
Honorary Director
Consulate General of Japan in
San Francisco
Ambassador Michael Armacost,
Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow,
Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific ResearchCenter (APARC)EMERITUS
Hatsuro Aizawa
Carl E. Anduri, Jr.
Alexander Calhoun
Sy Corenson
Paul Crane Dorfman
Donald R. Davis
Steven J. Doi, Esq.
Richard Elwood
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
Roger J. Fleischmann
Richard G. Heggie
Greg Marutani
Michael Moyle
Kimi Narita
Noel Nellis
Masaya Okumura
Paul O’LearyJohn B. Ritchie
Robert ScalapinoOsamu Yamada
George Yamasaki, Jr.
John A. Zderic

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