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Category: FUTI News

Category: FUTI News

Campaign Result of FY 2011-2012: Final Report

As of June 30, 2012 The annual fundraising campaign for the fiscal year 2011/2012 (July 2011-June 2012) has concluded successfully, with an increase of 40% over the previous year. We sincerely thank Shintech, Inc. and a large number of individuals who have generously contributed to Friends of UTokyo, Inc. Shown below is a list of donors. The wishes of those donors who prefer to remain anonymous or not to disclose their donation amounts are honored. We also acknowledge receipt of matching gifts from Mitsubishi International Corporation, Mizuho Foundation and Wells Fargo. CORPORATION Benefactor ($25,000 or more) Shintech Inc* $77,150 *Dividend income from a $5 million trust fund created for the benefit of FUTI. INDIVIDUALS Sponsor ($10,000-$24,999) Hisashi Kobayashi $10,000 Donor ($1,000-$9,999) Hiroshi Ichihara $3,000 Junji Masuda $3,000 Sadayoshi Okubo $2,000 Seiei Ono $2,000 Motoatsu & Nobuko Sakurai $2,000 Kenichi Sugiyama $2,000 Yuichiro Kuwama $1,500 Anonymous $1,000 Anonymous $1,000 Teruaki Aoki $1,000 Toru Asami $1,000 Hiroshi Esaki $1,000 Haruo Kawahara $1,000 Shoshichi Kobayashi $1,000 Chiaki Kusuhara $1,000 Takashi Masuda $1,000 Saburo & Yoko Muroga $1,000 Yasuo Okamoto $1,000 Masako Osako $1,000 Hideaki Takagi $1,000 Shinya Wako $1,000   Yasuhide Watanabe $1,000 Masaaki Yamada $1,000 Supporting Member ($500 – $999) Anonymous $500 Yoichi Yoshida $500 Ko-Yung Tung $500 Donations $250 – $499 Anonymous $300 Nahoko Sato $300 Anonymous $250 Jung-Kook Hong $250 Donations under $250 Ryugakusei Alumni Group $140 Anonymous $100 Anonymous $100 Anonymous $100 Anonymous $100 Anonymous $100 Anonymous $100 Anonymous $100 Jotaro Hamada $100 Keiichiro Hayashi $100 Yoshio Hiramoto $100** Yoshiyuki Kawashima $100 Sung K. Paik $100 Koichi Sakamoto $100 Satsukikai America $100 ** A matching gift from the employer for his gift in FY 2010-2011     Names only Chicago Akamon-kai Tadao Fujimatsu Yoshinari Ikiri Hideki Imai Masugi Inoue Sumiko Ito Hisao Kameda Akira Kamosaki Hiroshi Komiyama Hiroshi Konno Hoe Ling Shigenori Matsushita Hirokazu Miura Kazuo Murano Nhut Nguyen Takayuki Sakuma Hajime Sasaki Junji Takegami Ichiro Toyama Kazuhiro Tsukamoto Tsuyoshi Yoneyama Ryota Watanabe Nanpei Yasui Subtotal $16,480 Total: 1 corporation, 77 individuals; $139,155

Campaign Result of FY 2011-2012: Interim Report

As of February 17, 2012 We deeply appreciate Shintech, Inc. and a number of individuals who have contributed to Friends of UTokyo, Inc (FUTI) in the fiscal year 2011-2012 (July 2011-present). We show below a list of donors.  The wishes of those donors who prefer to remain anonymous or not to disclose their donation amounts are honored.   CORPORATION Benefactor($25,000 or more) Shintech Inc* $37,171 *Dividend income from a $5 million trust fund created for the benefit of FUTI. INDIVIDUALS Sponsor ($10,000-$24,999) Hisashi Kobayashi $10,000 Donor ($1,000-$9,999) Hiroshi Ichihara $3,000 Junji Masuda $3,000 Sadayoshi Okubo $2,000 Motoatsu & Nobuko Sakurai $2,000 Kenichi Sugiyama $2,000 Yuichiro Kuwama $1,500 Anonymous $1,000 Anonymous $1,000 Teruaki Aoki $1,000 Toru Asami $1,000 Hiroshi Esaki $1,000 Haruo Kawahara $1,000 Shoshichi Kobayashi $1,000 Chiaki Kusuhara $1,000 Takashi Masuda $1,000 Saburo & Yoko Muroga $1,000 Yasuo Okamoto $1,000   Seiei Ono $1,000 Masako Osako $1,000 Hideaki Takagi $1,000 Yasuhide Watanabe $1,000 Masaaki Yamada $1,000 Anonymous $500 Yoichi Yoshida $500 Ko-Yung Tung $500 Anonymous $300 Anonymous $250 Jung-Kook Hong $250 Ryugakusei Alumni Group $140 Anonymous $100 Anonymous $100 Anonymous $100 Anonymous $100 Jotaro Hamada $100 Keiichiro Hayashi $100 Yoshio Hiramoto $100** Yoshiyuki Kawashima $100 Sung K. Paik $100 ** A matching gift from the employer for his gift in FY 2010-2011   Names only Chicago Akamon-kai Tadao Fujimatsu Yoshinari Ikiri Hideki Imai Masugi Inoue Sumiko Ito Hisao Kameda Akira Kamosaki Hiroshi Komiyama Hoe Ling Shigenori Matsushita Hirokazu Miura Kazuo Murano Nhut Nguyen Nahoko Sato Junji Takegami Ichiro Toyama Kazuhiro Tsukamoto Tsuyoshi Yoneyama Ryota Watanabe Nanpei Yasui Subtotal $14,830   Total: 1 corporation, 58 individuals; $94,841

Friends of UTokyo, Inc. FY 2009-2010 Campaign

FRIENDS OF TODAI, INC. FY2009-2010 CAMPAIGN LIST OF DONORS Friends of UTokyo, Inc. (FUTI) deeply appreciates the following organization and individuals who have contributed $50 or more from November 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010. During this period gifts to FUTI totaled $139,632. Wishes of those donors who prefer to remain anonymous or not to disclose their gift amount are honored.   CORPORATION Benefactor[$25,000 or over] Shintech Inc.* $96,432.23 * Interest income from a trust established for the benefit of FUTI.   INDIVIDUALS Sponsor [$10,000 – $24,999] Junji Masuda $10,000.00 Donor [$1,000 – $9,999] Shunichiro Kishioka $5,000.00 Hisashi Kobayashi $5,000.00 Sumiko Ito $2,500.00 Masako Osako $2,000.00 Yuichiro Kuwama $1,000.00 Motomu Takahashi $1,000.00 Yasuhide Watanabe $1,000.00 Supporting Member [$500 – $999] Yoshiyuki Kawashima $500.00 Ko-Yung Tung $500.00 Motoatsu & Nobuko Sakurai $500.00 Kenichiro Yamada $500.00 $250-$499 Iwao Kimura $250.00 Hiromichi Minami $250.00 Yutaka Mizuta $250.00 Masahiko Oshima $250.00 Yu Wakae $250.00 Gifts Under $250 Yoshio Hiramoto $100.00 Yoshitoshi Imoto $100.00 Takeo Iwamoto $100.00 Motohiko Nakagawara $100.00 Takeshi Nakano $100.00 Hiroshi Ota $100.00 Masato Suzuki $100.00 Shinichi Tana $100.00 Toshi Takeda $100.00 Masaya Ueda $100.00 Sebastian K Hartley $50.00 Hirotaka Tsutsui $50.00 Other Donors (Gift amounts are not disclosed at the donors’ requests.) Keiko Aikawa Eiichiro Kimura Shigenori Matsushita Hiroshi Sasaki Sung K Paik Koshun Sato Junji Takegami Anonymous Donors

IARU Alumni UN Day Reception

IARU Alumni UN Day Reception The University of Tokyo is the only Japanese member of the International Alliance for Research Universities (IARU). This reception was the second get-together event for alumni and friends of the ten members of the Alliance in the New York area. The Alliance members are: Australian National University, National University of Singapore, ETH Zurich, Peking University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Tokyo, and Yale University. For information on IARU visit: www.iaruni.org Day/time： November 9, 2010, 7.00pm – 9.00 pm Location： Yale Club Tap Room, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York City Speaker： Ms. Patricia O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel Speech： “Legal Issues on the agenda of the United Nations: An Appraisal from the Legal Counsel’s perspective *************************************************************************** INVITATION: IARU OBSERVES UNITED NATIONS DAY AT YALE CLUB ON NOV. 9th Dear UTokyo Alumni: The New York City Chapter of the International Association of Research Universities (IARU,http://www.iaruni.org) invites you to an evening lecture with Ms. Patricia O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, on “Legal Issues on the agenda of the United Nations: An Appraisal from the Legal Counsel’s perspective” at the Yale Club, Manhattan, on November 9th, 2010. The rule of law at the national and international levels is at the heart of the United Nations’ mission. We are honored and delighted to have Ms. O’Brien address how establishing respect for the rule of law is fundamental to the promotion of peace, to the effective protection of human rights and to the ending of impunity. As a truly international society covering the full academic spectrum, IARU wants to observe United Nations Day by presenting a lecture appealing to all alumni. Our event, located in the Tap Room of the elegant and historic Yale Club in Manhattan, provides additionally an excellent opportunity to meet local IARU alumni. Wine & cheese will be served to underline its social character and to ease networking.