Category: Newsletter

Donating Securities Such as Stocks in an Option

Some stocks have been soaring in their values recently, and you may be enjoying this development. If you are generous enough to consider donating some of your profits to a good cause of FUTI, such as scholarships for students, here are some tips on tax benefits you may receive by donating appreciated securities directly to…
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Engrave your name on the Yasuda Auditorium

To commemorate important occasions, such as wedding anniversary (silver, pearl, or gold), significant birthday (60th, 69th, 77th, 80th, 88th, 90th), university entrance, retirement, graduation, etc. To express your gratitude to your professor or to your parents To celebrate your child, a major reunion of your class, an anniversary sport event The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)…
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Donors’ messages: Haruo Kawahara, Hirokazu Miura, Masako Osako and Yasuhide Watanabe

We selected several people among those who gave generous donations to FUTI in FY 2012-2013, asking them to prepare a message.  The following four individuals (listed in the alphabetical order) graciously responded to our request.  We hope that their messages will strike your cord and encourage you to respond to our fifth annual fundraising campaign.…
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Blog Article: Meaning of Education: Enhancement of Capabilities or Help Catching Up

Shun Kishioka Foreword by Editor: In the last issue we quoted an article from the mail magazine of Dr. Shigenori Matsushita. In this issue, we have asked Mr. Shunichiro Kishioka to publish his very interesting article on education and learning from his blog “Survival Age (in Japanese)” http://sksknowledgetosurvive.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-post_9.html Mr. Kishioka serves on the Advisory Committee…
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Alumni in Japan and Illinois Make the Fourth Annual Campaign Successful

The annual fundraising campaign in FY 2012/13 (July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013) concluded successfully, although it did not match the huge success of last year. It showed a 5% decline largely due to the lower interest rates, affecting the dividends from Shintech Inc’s Trust Fund. Donations from individuals kept the same high level as last…
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The Annual Board and Advisory Committee Meeting Held

FUTI’s Annual Board of Directors meeting was held in the morning of September 21 (Sat) 2013 at the Community Resource Exchange (CRE) Office’s conference room at 42 Broadway, New York, NY 10004. After President Kobayashi’s welcome greeting, Dr. Masako Egawa, Executive Vice President of UTokyo and Director of FUTI reported on recent news and developments…
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Eight More Receive FUTI’s Summer Scholarships for Participating in GSP and Other Summer Programs

The Award Committee awarded the 2013 FUTI Global Leadership Award (FUTI-GLA) to three UTokyo students and three students from U.S. universities, for their participation in the GSP (Global Summer Program). In addition, two UTokyo students were awarded for their enrollment in other summer programs . Together with the 11 awards already reported in Newsletter No.7,…
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UTokyo Students Challenge Summer Sessions at Yale

In mid-July, Dr. Masako Osako, a member of the FUTI Award Committee, visited Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, to meet with four recipients of the 2013 FUTI Global Leadership Award. Sitting in Book Trader Café or Cask Republic (both being popular eating and gathering places for students in New Haven), the students talked to…
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Reception Held to Welcome UTokyo Students on a “Taiken” Program

On August 30, a reception was held for 14 UTokyo students who participated in the 2013 New York Region Taiken (Hands-on Experience) program for UTokyo undergraduates. Twelve students of the program visited UTokyo alumni at four corporations,  a law firm, a hospital, a university, an NGO, and the United Nations to learn firsthand about “work…
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2013 UTRIP Reception Held

On July 11, 2013 a reception was held for the students who participated in the 2013 University of Tokyo Research Internship Program (UTRIP) , hosted by the Faculty of Science of UTokyo. This year, 28 undergraduate students were selected from all over the world. Among them were six FUTI awardees, who were selected from more…
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