Category: Newsletter

Dr. Kuwama Elected as Treasurer and Director

At the FUTI Board meeting of November 7th, 2012, Dr. YuichiroKuwama, M.D. , who had been a member of the Advisory Committee, was elected as Director and Treasurer. He has succeeded Ms. Ito and is responsible for financial matters of FUTI in addition to serve as a director of the Board. After graduating from the…
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Selection of 2013 Summer Scholarship Recipients Begins

The scholarship committee chaired by Dr. Masaaki Yamada, Director of University Relations, has selected eight U.S. students and four UTokyo students for this summer’s scholarship program. Several more awards are expected to be given to UTokyo students and a few more to U.S. students, as the GSP (Global Summer Programs) to be held at U.C.…
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Fundraising Campaign Continues: Interim Report and Reminder

As we announced in Newsletter No. 6, we have been actively pursuing our fourth Annual Campaign to raise fund for FUTI’s scholarships and research grant programs. We are thankful to many of you who have already graciously responded to our request. As you can find in related articles in this issue, the visibility of our…
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Donor’s Message

In Newsletter No. 6 of last fall, we reported the messages from several donors. In the current issue we are pleased to deliver a message received from Mr. Shunichiro Kishioka, a member of the FUTI Advisory Committee. Mr. Shunichiro Kishioka Chairman, ITA, Inc. Advisor, The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago Member of…
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UTokyo and Princeton Establish Strategic Partnership

Princeton University and UTokyo (the University of Tokyo) have established a strategic partnership that will support collaborations in research and teaching. An outline of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) of this agreement was announced by both Princeton and UTokyo on February 6, 2012. This agreement is an example of internationalization efforts at both universities. Under…
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FUTI Director Professor Koichi Hamada Appointed as Special Advisor to the Abe Cabinet

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of LDP, who recently returned to power, decided on December 16th to appoint Professor Emeritus Koichi Hamada of Yale University, a specialist of international finance theory, as Special Advisor (on Economics) to his new Cabinet. Mr. Abe will seek Prof. Hamada’s advice on economic policies and international finance in order to…
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FUTI President Kobayashi Receives the C&C Prize

FUTI President Hisashi Kobayashi received the 2012 C&C (Computer & Communications) Prize. The citation of his award reads “For his pioneering and leading contribution both to the invention of high-density and highly reliable digital recording technology and to the creation and development of a performance evaluation methodology for computer and communication systems.” http://www.candc.or.jp/en/2012/group_b.html The C&C…
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Dr. Kurokawa Lectures on Investigation of Fukushima Nuclear Accident

On October 17, 2012, Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Academic Fellow of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, who chaired the National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independents Investigation Commission (NAIIC), delivered a speech entitled “NAIIC Report on Fukushima: Lessons Learned and Next Steps Forward” at Japan Society…
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Chicago Akamonkai’s Year-End Party

Chicago Akamonkai (UTokyo alumni association) held its year-end party on December 8, 2012 at a fashionable Italian restaurant, Carlucci, in a suburb of Chicago. Over 20 alumni participated, including some working in the greater Chicago region, several students from Northwestern University, and one each from Wisconsin and New York. Mr. Shigeru Mori, President of the…
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The 2013 Annual Meeting of SF Akamonkai Held

On Saturday February 9th, 2013, the Annual Meeting of San Francisco Akamonkai (the UTokyo Alumni Group of the region) was held at Daly City Golf Club in the outskirts of San Francisco. The Akamonkai has approximately 80 registered members. The meeting was attended by about 40 members and Mr. Isao Matsuura, the president of Rakuyu-kai…
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