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Stanley M. BergmanChairman & CEOHenry Schein, Inc.

Mitsuru Claire ChinoPresident & CEOITOCHU International Inc.

Gerald L . CurtisBurgess Professor of Political ScienceColumbia University

Ariel J. DeckelbaumPartnerPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Richard A. DruckerPartnerCornell Capital LLC

Louis J. Forster*General PartnerGreen Visor Capital

Jacob A. FrenkelChairmanJPMorgan Chase International

Yasunobu FukudaPresident & CEOTokio Marine North America, Inc.

Carol Gluck*George Sansom Professor of HistoryColumbia University

Maurice R. GreenbergChairman & CEOC.V. Starr & Co., Inc.

Larik M. HallDeputy President & Chief Distribution OfficerAIG Japan Holdings KK

Mikio HazumiGroup Vice PresidentToyota Motor North America, Inc.

Yosuke HonjoPresident & CEOITO EN (North America) INC.

Joichi ItoDirectorMIT Media Lab

Merit E. JanowDean, School of International and Public AffairsProfessor of Professional Practice, International Economic Law & International AffairsColumbia University

Robert A. KarrPrincipalJoho Capital, LLC

Frederick H. KatayamaAnchorThomson Reuters

Nobuyuki KawabataExecutive Managing Director & CEO, Americas DivisionSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Hajime KawamuraPresident & CEOMarubeni America Corporation

Mark KhalilExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & SecretarySony Corporation of America

Jonathan B. KindredPresident & CEOMorgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co., Ltd.

Richard S. LanierPresident EmeritusAsian Cultural Council

Alan S. MacDonald*Chief Client Officer, Vice ChairmanCitibank, N.A.

Jun Makihara

Masato MiyachiChairmanMUFG Americas Holdings Corporation

Hidemoto MizuharaPresident & CEOMitsubishi Corporation (Americas)

Satoru Murase*PartnerMayer Brown LLP

Toby S. MyersonChairman & CEOLongsight Strategic Advisors LLC

Hideto NishitaniChairman, President & CEOORIX USA Corporation

Kentaro OkudaPresident & CEONomura Holding America Inc.

Joseph R. Perella*Chairman, Japan SocietyFounding Partner and ChairmanPerella Weinberg Partners

Douglas L . PetersonPresident & CEOS&P Global

Punit Renjen Chief Executive OfficerDeloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited

Justin A. RockefellerAddepar.comRockefeller Brothers FundThe ImPact

Motoatsu Sakurai*PresidentJapan SocietyEx Officio

Takayuki SawanoChairman & CEO, Head of AmericasDaiwa Capital Markets America Holdings Inc.

Timothy SchiltPartnerAlternative Investment Group

David SnoddyFounder & Managing PartnerNezu Asia Capital Management

Joshua N. SolomonPrincipalNew York City Department of Education

Reiichiro Takahashi**Ambassador & Consul General of Japan in New YorkConsulate General of Japan

Gary M. Talarico*Managing DirectorCora Street Partners

Teiji TeramotoSenior Managing Executive Officer & Head of the AmericasMizuho Bank, Limited

Shingo UenoPresident & CEOSumitomo Corporation of Americas

Chris WachenheimCo-PresidentGreenhaven Associates, Inc.

Takashi YatsunamiPresident & CEONippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A ., Inc.

Katsurao YoshimoriPresident & CEOMitsui & Co. (U.S.A .), Inc.

Michael A. ZarconeChairman, MetLife FoundationExecutive Vice President, Head of Corporate Affairs, MetLife

SECR E TARY

Susan J. OnumaPartnerIngram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP

L IFE DIR EC TO R S

Deryck C. Maughan

Henry A. McKinnell, Jr.ChairmanAccordia Global Health FoundationFormer Chairman of the Board & CEOPfizer Inc

Michael I. SovernPresident Emeritus and Chancellor Kent Professor of LawColumbia University

Paul A. VolckerFormer Chairman of the Board of GovernorsFederal Reserve System

HONORARY PATRONSH.E. Shinsuke J. SugiyamaAmbassador of Japan to the United States of America

H.E. Reiichiro TakahashiAmbassador & Consul General of Japan in New York

H.E. Koro BesshoAmbassador, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations

—As of June 28, 2018

*Denotes member of the Executive Committee

**Denotes Honorary Director

Japan Society Board of Directors

is the leading U.S. organization committed to

deepening mutual understanding between the

United States and Japan in a global context.

Now in its second century, the Society serves

audiences across the United States and abroad

through innovative programs in arts and culture,

public policy, business, language and education.

Dear Friends and Supporters,

As our extraordinary 110th Anniversary came to a close, we held a celebratory

ceremony and reception at the Hotel Okura in Tokyo to further deepen awareness

and strengthen our relationships in Japan. We were most honored to have the

presence of Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess as well as

Foreign Minister Taro Kono, who delivered the toast.

We welcomed 630 guests to our 2018 Annual Dinner, featuring an inspiring

keynote dialogue between Mastercard President & CEO Ajay Banga and S&P

Global President & CEO Doug Peterson. Jazz pianist Makoto Ozone gave a

showstopping performance, followed by the Japan Society Award presentation

to Sir Deryck Maughan.

Premiere performances included Moto Osada's chamber opera Four Nights of

Dream, choreographer Luca Vegetti's Left-Right-Left and Hiroshi Sugimoto's

new noh play Rikyu-Enoura. Commissioned in partnership and co-presented by

esteemed Japanese arts institutions Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Yokohama Noh Theater

and Odawara Art Foundation respectively, performances sold out both at Japan

Society and in Japan. Spring 2018 Performing Arts programs emphasized Japan

Society's vital role in New York City's creative community by involving local

artists, and the season ended on a high note with a sold-out concert by jazz

pianist Makoto Ozone.

The fall exhibition, Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise, explored one of the first

encounters between Japan and the West in the 16th century through a new series

of photographs by Sugimoto, paired with masterpieces of nanban art from Japan.

Our lobby garden, redesigned by Sugimoto, was featured in Architectural Digest.

Called "Entrancing" by The New York Times, A Giant Leap: The Transformation of

Hasegawa Tohaku, (spring 2018) was the first exhibition in the U.S. devoted to

one of the most important painters of Japan's early modern era. Precious screens

and hanging scrolls, including four Important Cultural Properties from Japan,

were displayed in two rotations that garnered significant press.

Our 12th annual JAPAN CUTS Film Festival spanned 10 days and showcased

28 feature-length films and nine short films, with the most guest filmmakers,

actors, and producers in the festival's history. The late actress Kirin Kiki was

honored with this year's CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Performance in

Film. Co-organized with The Museum of Modern Art, Kazuo Miyagawa: Japan's

Greatest Cinematographer paid tribute to the legendary cameraman with an 11-

film retrospective in recognition of the 110th anniversary of his birth.

The Business & Policy program presented discussions with prominent economic

and business leaders, while also examining the Trump administration's Asia policy

across multiple events. Notable speakers included Koichi Hamada, Economic

Adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Suntory Holdings Ltd. CEO Takeshi Niinami

and economist Nouriel Roubini. Discussions on artificial intelligence, blockchain

technology and cryptocurrencies in the financial sector brought new perspectives

to enthusiastic audiences. In a new initiative, eight programs throughout the

season were livecast globally, expanding the Society's reach to fresh audiences.

Guests discovered the many flavors of Japan at our popular talks and tastings,

including "Natto: Japan's Probiotic Superfood," covered by The Wall Street

Journal and programs with samurai banquet cuisine expert Kanna Himiya and

shochu sommelier Stephen Lyman. Commemorating the 7th anniversary of the

Great East Japan Earthquake, Richard Lloyd Parry appeared in conversation with

Ian Buruma to discuss Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster

Zone. Buddhist priest Dai Ajari Ryojun Shionuma, one of the only people alive

to have completed two of the most dif ficult ascetic practices in the Shugendo

tradition, shared wisdom from his journey to awakening.

The Japan Society Junior Fellows Leadership Program brought 10 Japanese high

school students to the U.S. in the spring, with 10 American counterparts traveling

to Japan this past July. We offered "Medieval Japan: People & Systems in the

World of the Shogunate," a professional development program fully accredited

by the NYC Department of Education. Our sold-out New Year's celebration,

Oshogatsu, part of the Japan's Annual Festivities series for families, was featured

as a Top 5 NYC attraction of the week on NY1.

The Language Center's Japanese classes had a record breaking number of

registrants each semester. The Nihongo Chat + J-Culture series introduced

Japanese cultural activities ikebana, tate, kyudo and kendo, demonstrated by

professional artists, and a new Japanese business etiquette workshop was in high

demand. In May, we invited a group of high school students from Brownsville,

Brooklyn for free lessons on Japanese and culture to help them achieve their goal

to go to Japan in July.

The launch of the two-year Innovators Network project Resilient and Vibrant

Rural Communities in Japan and the U.S. took five leading Japanese rural

revitalizers to meet and exchange ideas with their American counterparts in West

Virginia, Ohio, Nebraska and New York. The visit received in-depth coverage from

West Virginia's The Herald-Dispatch and Nebraska's Omaha World Herald and

The Lyons Mirror-Sun, among others. Produced in partnership with the Japan NPO

Center in Tokyo, the project's American innovators visit Niigata, Iwate, Shimane

and Tokyo in October 2018.

Looking to the future, a comprehensive strategic planning review of the Society

culminating this fall will illuminate our organizational roadmap for the next

three to five years. As always, we thank you for your continued support and look

forward to seeing you in the 2018-19 season and beyond.

Motoatsu Sakurai

President, Japan Society

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Above: Japan Society President Motoatsu Sakurai addresses guests at the 110th Anniversary

Celebration in Japan, in the presence of Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown

Princess Masako. Photo © Hotel Okura.

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110th Anniversary Celebration in Japan

Clockwise, from top right: Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess

Masako. So-oku Sen, Etsuko and Kashiwa Sato, and Sebastian Masuda. Hirotada Kamei on

o-tsuzumi with noh actor Takanobu Sakaguchi. Japan Society Board Member Justin Rockefeller

represents the Rockefeller Family. Koichi Makigami, Chigumi Obayashi, Momo of Charan-Po-

Rantan, Takeo and Kyoko Obayashi, and Chiharu of Charan-Po-Rantan. Japan Society Chairman

Joseph Perella addresses guests at the ceremony. H.E. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs ,

gives the toast. Photos © Hotel Okura.

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Special EventsClockwise, from top left: Bidding at the live auction portion of the 110th Anniversary Arts &

Culture Bash. Photo © Daphne Youree. Artist Ushio Shinohara performs his signature boxing

painting at the Celebration of Life for founding Japan Society Gallery Director Rand Castile. Photo

© Daphne Youree. Young Professionals at the annual Midsummer Matsuri & Karaoke Party. Photo

© Lily Kesselman. Duo Yumeno (Yoko Reikano Kimura on koto, Hikaru Tamaki on cello) perform at

the 110th Anniversary Arts & Culture Bash. Photo © Daphne Youree. Ryuichi Sakamoto, guest of

honor at the 110th Anniversary Arts & Culture Bash. Photo © Daphne Youree.

Special Events

From top to bottom: Ajay Banga, President & CEO of Mastercard (right), in dialogue with Japan

Society Board Member Douglas Peterson (lef t). Guests of honor, lef t to right: Japan Society President

Motoatsu Sakurai, TV anchor Catherine Kobayashi, jazz pianist Makoto Ozone, Citi Vice Chairman

Alan MacDonald, Japan Society Chairman Joseph Perella, Mastercard President & CEO Ajay Banga

and S&P Global President & CEO Douglas Peterson. 2018 Annual Dinner at the Hilton New York Grand

Ballroom. Makoto Ozone speaks between performances. The 2018 Japan Society Award is presented

to Sir Deryck Maughan. Photos © Daphne Youree.

2018 Annual DinnerApproximately 630 guests gathered on June 5 at the Hilton New York for the

Society's annual fundraising gala. Mastercard President & CEO Ajay Banga

engaged in a keynote dialogue with Douglas Peterson, President & CEO of

S&P Global. TV anchor and reporter Catherine Kobayashi served as Master

of Ceremonies, and jazz pianist and composer Makoto Ozone provided

entertainment. The evening concluded with Japan Society Board Member Alan

MacDonald presenting the Japan Society Award to Sir Deryck C. Maughan, who

gave acceptance remarks via video.

Business & PolicyThe Business & Policy Program hosts unique public and private programs for the

international business and policy community, which promote reciprocal exchange

and deep engagement on issues that define U.S.-Japan relations within a global

context.

Clockwise, from top right: Nouriel Roubini, Professor of Economics and International Business,

New York University Stern School of Business; Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Roubini Macro

Associates, LLC . Photo © Alan Klein; Gerard Baker (lef t), Editor-in-Chief, The Wall Street Journal;

Koichi Hamada (center), Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe; Tuntex Emeritus Professor

of Economics, Yale University; and R . Glenn Hubbard (right), Dean & Russell L . Carson Professor of

Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School. Photo © Daphne Youree; Yuzo Kano, Co-Founder

& Chief Executive Officer, bitFlyer, Inc. ; Representative Director, Japan Blockchain Association. Photo

© Daphne Youree; Joseph Perella (lef t), Founding Partner and Chairman, Perella Weinberg Partners;

Chairman, Japan Society; Caroline Kennedy (center), Former United States Ambassador to Japan; and

Takeshi Niinami (right), Chief Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings Limited. Photo © Daphne Youree.

Japan Society wishes to thank the following corporations for their generous support of the Business & Policy Program:

GLOBAL LE ADER S:

Citi Deloitte United Airlines

CORP OR ATE PARTNER S:

Mizuho Americas Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

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Japan Society GalleryJapan Society Gallery is the premier institution in the United States for the presentation

of Japanese art and related cultural themes, with groundbreaking exhibitions that foster a

broader understanding and appreciation of Japan's contributions to global artistic heritage.

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise, Oct. 20, 2017—Jan. 7, 2018 and A Giant Leap: The

Transformation of Hasegawa Tohaku, Mar. 9—May 6, 2018 were both organized by Japan

Society.

From top to bottom: Guests at the opening of Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise. Photo © Daphne

Youree; Installation view of Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise showing two masterpieces of East-West

"hybrid" art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Photo by Richard P. Goodbody; Visitors at the f irst rotation of

Giant Leap: The Transformation of Hasegawa Tohaku. Photo © Lily Kesselman; Installation view of A Giant

Leap: The Transformation of Hasegawa Tohaku, with Hasegawa Tohaku (Nobuharu), Flowers and Birds of

Spring and Summer, c . 1562. Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on paper. Private collection, New

York. Photo by Richard P. Goodbody.

"Sugimoto's photography goes beyond documentation to augment our experience of viewing art."

— Mimi Wong, ArtAsiaPacific

"A small, entrancing show, the first in the U.S. dedicated to a 16th-century artist

widely considered one of Japan's greatest and most versatile painters."

—Lee Lawrence, The Wall Street Journal

Performing ArtsThe Performing Arts Program introduces performers from Japan's contemporary

and traditional music, dance and theater scenes and commissions non-

Japanese performing artists to create works on themes relating to Japan. Many

distinguished artists have performed in the Society's 260-seat theater and on

Society-produced North American tours.

Clockwise, from top left: Four Nights of Dream, a new chamber opera co-produced with Tokyo Bunka

Kaikan, performed to sold-out houses in NYC and Tokyo. Photo © Ayumi Sakamoto; Luca Veggetti 's

Left-Right-Left, co-produced by Yokohama Noh Theater, combined live noh music and contemporary

dance. Photo © Julie Lemberger; Celebrated jazz pianist Makoto Ozone closed the season with upbeat and

unforgettable performances from his wide-ranging repertoire. Photo © Ayumi Sakamoto; Internationally-

renowned director Satoshi Miyagi's Mugen Noh Othello, a noh play that reimagined Shakespeare's tragedy

from Desdemona's perspective, was presented as part of The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival.

Photo © Richard Termine.

"[The performance] was a refreshingly original take on Western opera, notable for its daring concept."

— The New York Times on Four Nights of Dream

"[Ozone] lived up to his billing as 'jazz virtuoso' by showing impeccable command and encyclopedic grasp

of the piano, moving seemingly effortlessly through myriad textures and techniques with never a false step."

— The New York City Jazz Record on Makoto Ozone: Jazz Virtuoso

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FilmJapan Society Film screens a diverse selection of classic and contemporary

Japanese cinema throughout the year—including retrospectives of seminal

directors, thematic series and special screenings of international, U.S. and NY

premieres—and organizes JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, the largest

festival of its kind in North America.

Clockwise from top lef t: The late actress Kirin Kiki attended the North American premiere of Mori, The

Artist 's Habitat and received the CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Performance in Film at JAPAN CUTS

2018. Photo © Mike Nogami/Japan Society; Actor Takumi Saitoh and director Eric Khoo introduce the

sold-out North American Premiere screening of Ramen Shop during opening night of JAPAN CUTS 2018.

Photo © Daphne Youree; Opening night of the 2018 Globus Film Series Kazuo Miyagawa: Japan's Greatest

Cinematographer: Special guests Ichiro Miyagawa (center lef t) and Masahiro Miyajima (center right) with

f ilm supporter Steve Globus (lef t) and Japan Society Senior Film Programmer Aiko Masubuchi (right).

Photo © George Hirose; Director Hikaru Toda participates in a Q&A following the East Coast premiere of

Of Love & Law at JAPAN CUTS 2018. Photo © Mike Nogami/Japan Society.

"The 2018 lineup is a characteristically awesome testament to the adventurous programming

that's always set JAPAN CUTS apart."

— Indiewire on JAPAN CUTS 2018

"A major event."

— The Wall Street Journal on the 2018 Globus Film Series Kazuo Miyagawa: Japan's Greatest Cinematographer

Talks+

Top to bottom: Guests enjoy the tasting at Japanese Green Tea 101: From Matcha to Sakura Sencha.

Photo © Daphne Youree; Richard Lloyd Parry discusses his new book Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death

and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone, with Ian Buruma, editor of The New York Review of Books. Photo

© Daphne Youree; Sebastian Masuda (front, center), visual artist and founder of Harajuku shop

6%DokiDoki with fans at the reception following Cool Tokyo: Harajuku, Akihabara & Beyond. Photo

© Daphne Youree; Kanna Himiya, author of The Samurai Gourmet, with Fred Katayama, Anchor,

Thompson Reuters and Member of the Board, Japan Society, at the reception following How to Eat

Like a Samurai. Photo © Daphne Youree.

"Sebastian Masuda was outstanding— refreshing, informative and fun."

— Attendee at Cool Tokyo

"Great event. Very informative. Amazing speakers. Wonderful tea and treats."

— Attendee at Green Tea 101

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Talks+ introduces vital issues and trends in Japanese culture, inviting leading

pioneers and professionals to engage with and explore diverse topics including

Japanese art, cuisine, and innovation and technology. Events are hosted in a

variety of formats; audiences interact with speakers during intimate lectures,

view onstage presentations, meet speakers during post-event receptions and

participate in hands-on workshops.

Education & FamilyThe Education & Family Program sparks interest in Japan through a suite of programs

including the Japan Society Junior Fellows Leadership Program, as well as family, school and

educator programs. Our interactive website, About Japan: A Teacher's Resource, provides

educational resources to users throughout the world.

aboutjapan.japansociety.org

"The program allowed me to build incredible connections, complete a successful research project that has given me insight

into many issues, and challenge myself to understand what a leader is and how I can become one. I grew a lot intellectually and

have a new perspective on how our world can become a better place through empathetic leadership and education. I feel that the program succeeded in its goals of educating young people

on leadership's importance in our world, and strengthening the future relationship between the U.S. and Japan."

— Sebastian Chang, 2017 U.S. Junior Fellow, Choate Rosemary Hall, NJ

Clockwise from top right: The Children's Day calligraphy workshop also featured an unexpected visit

by a shishimai. Photo © George Hirose; Obake Family Day 2017. Photo © George Hirose; Medieval

Japan: People & Systems in the World of the Shogunate, a Professional Development Workshop for

Educators. Photo © George Hirose; 2018 Japan Society Junior Fellows. Photo © Japan Society.

Language Center

Clockwise from top lef t: Instructor Yuko Aizawa with Japanese level 11 students. Photo © Daphne

Youree; Japanese level 7 & 8 students with their instructor, Mami Nakanishi. Photo © Daphne Youree;

Participants watch a demonstration of tate (Japanese archery) at a Nihongo-Chat + J-Culture event.

Photo © Japan Society; Shodo instructor Tsuyoshi Takemori observes his students. Photo © Daphne

Youree.

The Language Center offers 13 comprehensive levels of Japanese with specialized

courses including JLPT preparation, kanji, conversation, J-drama, breaking news

in Japan and anime. Other courses include shodo (Japanese calligraphy), English

conversation (ESL), a Japanese-language teacher training program and weekend

intensives. Language exchange events and trial Japanese lessons, as well as

workshops on Japanese writing (hiragana, katakana and kanji), travelers to Japan,

and Japanese business etiquette are also offered. Some language classes, as well

as business etiquette workshops, are also held at local companies.

The C.V. Starr Library contains approximately 14,000 volumes on Japan and

U.S.-Japan relations, primarily in English. Use of the library is limited to Japan

Society members and Language Center students.

Enrollment in Japanese classes continues to grow, with a record-breaking 650 registrants in fall 2017 and spring 2018 .

Innovators NetworkThe Innovators Network makes real world impact through thoughtful examination

of key issues, new ideas, and emerging social trends in the U.S., Japan, and around

the world. It facilitates unique opportunities for leaders to share knowledge and

insight, and to catalyze positive social change.

"When we paid a visit to [Cosmic Studio], local residents came by and started to explain the studio and discuss cinematography. It

was something that they did naturally and everyone was having a good time. As I watched this, it occurred to me that this is what makes a good town: No matter how small a community is and no

matter how rural, if the residents are enjoying their lives, and if the town can create this kind of atmosphere, it's a good town."

— Ryoko Sato, Associate Professor, Ehime University

Clockwise from top left: Public Forum: Are Rural Communities Doomed? Changemakers Say No! Front

row, lef t to right: Fumiko Miyamoto, Senior Program Officer, Innovators Network, Japan Society; Junichi

Tamura, Chief Director, Next Commons Lab; Atsuhisa Emori, General Manager, Nippon Taberu Journal

League. Back row, lef t to right: Motoatsu Sakurai, President, Japan Society; Kazuho Tsuchiya, Senior

Program Coordinator, Japan NPO Center; Tsuyoshi Sekihara, Regional Resource and Industry Advisor,

former Executive Director, & Founder, Kamiechigo Yamazato Fan Club; Kenji Hayashi, Co-President,

FoundingBase; Betty Borden, Director, Innovators Network, Japan Society; Ryoko Sato, Associate

Professor, Ehime University; and Richard McCarthy, Executive Director, Slow Food USA. Photo © Shinji

Nagase; Public Forum: A Thriving Rural Future in Japan and the U.S. at the Rural Futures Institute,

University of Nebraska, Lincoln (lef t to right): Tsuyoshi Sekihara, Regional Resource and Industry Advisor,

former Executive Director, & Founder, Kamiechigo Yamazato Fan Club; Kenji Hayashi, Co-President,

FoundingBase; Ryoko Sato, Associate Professor, Ehime University; Junichi Tamura, Chief Director, Next

Commons Lab; and Atsuhisa Emori, General Manager, Nippon Taberu Journal League. Photo © Shinji

Nagase; Junichi Tamura, Chief Director, Next Commons Lab (lef t) and Nathan Hall , President, Reclaim

Appalachia, Coalf ield Development Corporation (right) at a former surface coal mining site in West

Virginia. Photo © Shinji Nagase; Partipants in Resilient and Vibrant Rural Communities in Japan and the

U.S. with students from Lyons-Decatur Northeast School in Lyons, Nebraska. Photo © Shinji Nagase.

"After the visit to the U.S., I realized that I sometimes accept things for how they are

and do not think outside the box."

— Kenji Hayashi, Co-founder, FoundingBase

"I realized that we are not good at visualizing data... If we are good at visualizing data, we can be persuasive.

This is something I want to improve when I get back home."

—Tsuyoshi Sekihara, Former Executive Director & Founder, Kamiechigo Yamazato Fan Club

Japan Earthquake Relief Fund

Counter-clockwise from top right: Student retreat in Aso, Kumamoto. Photo courtesy of Katariba;

Discussing recovery work with leaders from Tohoku. Photo courtesy of FUMIDAS; Trainees at the Minero

Farm in Fukushima. Photo courtesy of FAR-Net; Young farmers meet to discuss the future of farming in

Aso, Kumamoto. Photo courtesy of FUMIDAS.

Kumamoto

Total funds raised: $334,702

Total funds allocated: $265,000

Largest single gift: $50,000

Total number of donations: 617

Tohoku

Total funds raised: $14,130,953.40

Total funds allocated: $13,996,843.19

Largest single gift: $1 million

Total number of donations: 24,602

—As of June 30, 2018

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In Tohoku, revitalization efforts continue seven years after the devastating Great East Japan

Earthquake. Many of the Relief Fund grantees continue their good work, and although most of

the relief fund grants are completed, Japan Society continues to engage with a number of the

former grantees who are hard at work revitalizing local economies and the agricultural sector.

April marked the second anniversary of the Kumamoto Earthquake, and the Relief Fund made

a follow up grant to FUMIDAS, which works with small- to medium-sized businesses and

organizations adversely impacted by the earthquake. The relief fund investment in FUMIDAS

not only helps businesses and organizations with immediate needs, but impacts their long-

term growth and viability, and nurtures the next generation of local leaders revitalizing

Kumamoto. Katariba continued its work with junior high and high school students, providing

much needed emotional and educational support and encouraging them to think about their

potential and desires for the future.

For more information on the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund and a list of major supporters, visit

japansociety.org/earthquake.

Japan Society Support • FY 2017-18

Online Visitors, Fans, Followers & Subscribers

285,060 Facebook fans/likes FACEBOOK .COM/JAPANSOCIET Y

78,784 Twitter followers

T WIT TER .COM/JAPANSOCIET Y

5,294,764 YouTube video views (in the past year)

36,374,027 lifetime views

33,675 new subscribers (in the past year)

YOUTUBE .COM/JAPANSOCIET YNYC

13,046 Instagram followers

INSTAGR AM .COM/JAPANSOCIET Y_ NYC

48,244 Average unique visitors to website per month

JAPANSOCIET Y.ORG —As of June 30, 2018

Operating IncomeSources of

Contributed Support

Foundation & Government

Corporations

Individuals

Investment

Earned

Contributed

Program Services

Supporting Services

Operating Expenses

24% 34%

11%

32%

55%68%61% 15%

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Clockwise, from top left: Artists Ushio and Noriko Shinohara with Jon and Joanne Hendricks. Photo © Daphne Youree. Japan Society members visit the studio of artist Sebastian Masuda and create colorful messages for a time capsule. Photo © Japan

Society. Japan Society Board Member Douglas Peterson and wife Teresa at the 2018 Annual Dinner. Photo © Daphne Youree. Guests at the 110th Anniversary Arts & Culture Bash and Benefit Auction. Photo © Daphne Youree.

We thank our diverse community of supporters and invite you to join us!

benefit from free admission to our gallery, exclusive access to member events and special offers, and discounts on all films, lectures, classes and performances throughout the year.

play an important role in supporting our vibrant and varied programming while receiving invitations to exclusive events, networking opportunities and access to artists, curators, scholars and other important figures in the U.S.-Japan relations scene.

help secure the future of Japan Society by including us in their long-term and estate plans.

enjoy networking, knowledge-sharing and business development opportunities, as well as exclusive access to business and policy leaders, and unique benefits for employees.

raise their brand awareness among blue-chip U.S. and Japanese companies, and help shape the conversation between Japan and the United States in a global context.

provide critical support for Japan Society's annual programs and special projects, investing in our capacity to engage the broadest possible audience.

Individual members

Circle of Friends members

Legacy Circle members

Corporate members

Corporate sponsors

Foundation and government grants

$150,000 and above

Citi

Deloitte

Amy and Joseph Perella

Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

$100,000 and above

MasterCard

Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)

MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial

Group)

ORIX Americas Miyauchi Charitable

Foundation

The Starr Foundation

Anonymous

Anonymous Family Foundation

$75,000 and above

AIG

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

ITO EN (North America) INC.

Japan Airlines

The Japan Foundation Center for Global

Partnership

MetLife Foundation

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

Mizuho Americas

Tsuneko and Shoji Sadao

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

United Airlines

United States-Japan Foundation

Dian Woodner

$50,000 and above

American Airlines

Raphael and Jane Bernstein

BlackRock, Inc.

Daiwa Capital Markets America Holdings Inc.

Delta Air Lines

Mr. Louis J. Forster

Jun Makihara and Megumi Oka

MetLife

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

Doug and Teresa Peterson

Thierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro

Sony Corporation of America

Sony Electronics Inc

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Xcoal Energy & Resources

Anonymous

Japan Society Supporters* July 1, 2017—June 30, 2018

Guests at the 110th Anniversary Celebration in Tokyo. Left to right: Toshikazu Nambu, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Corporation; Jason Rekate, Head of Corporate Banking, Citibank N.A . , Tokyo Branch; Anthony Della Pietra, Jr. ,

Citi Country Officer & Japan CEO, Citigroup Japan; Masatsugu Nagato, President & CEO, JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co. , Ltd. ; and Makoto Takashima, President & CEO, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. Left to right: Minister for Foreign Affairs

H.E. Taro Kono, Yuki Niinami and Japan Society Board Member Satoru Murase. Photos © Hotel Okura.

$25,000 and above

Bain Capital

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Dentsu Aegis Network

Dentsu Communication Institute Inc.

E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

Goldman Sachs

Henry Schein, Inc.

Hitachi America, Ltd.

ITOCHU International Inc.

Japan-United States Friendship Commission

JPMorgan Chase

Jonathan B. Kindred

Marubeni America Corporation

Sir Deryck Maughan

Morgan Stanley

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

National Endowment for the Arts

New York State Council on the Arts

Nezu Asia Capital Management LLC

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A., Inc.

Nomura America Foundation

P.K. Ranney Foundation

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Perella Weinberg Partners

S&P Global

Yoshiko and Tim Schilt

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Tokio Marine Group

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.

Visual Industry Promotion Organization

The W.L.S. Spencer Foundation

$15 ,000 and above

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Crystal & Company

Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Daikin U.S. Corporation

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

The Japan Foundation, New York

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC

KPMG LLP

Kumon Centers of Manhattan

Mr. Alan S. MacDonald

Satoru and Hiroko Murase

Mr. Toby S. Myerson

Nissan Foundation

The Rockefeller Group

Mr. and Mrs. Motoatsu Sakurai

Sojitz Corporation of America

Carl and Chizuko TaeuschM

Toshiba International Foundation

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Yuko Hosomi and Koichi Yanagi

$10,000 and above

Archegos Capital Management, LP

Mark Steven Barres

Mr. Stanley and Dr. Marion Bergman

Brother International Corporation

Mr. Norman Chung

Consulate General of Japan in New York

Mr. Ariel J. Deckelbaum

Mr. Richard A. Drucker

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels

Foundation, Inc.

Fast Retailing

The Globus Family

Gaia Holistic Foundation

Yosuke and Michiko Honjo

Indus Capital Partners, LLC

Kikkoman Corporation

James Read LevyM

David T. Libertson/ Ronin Gallery

Mayer Brown LLP

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings America, Inc.

Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc.

Mr. Peter Myette

Nikkei America, Inc.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Panasonic Corporation of North America

PwC

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Sidley Austin LLP

Mr. and Mrs. David Snoddy

Dr. Jeanette C. Takamura

Time Warner Inc.

Tokai Tokyo Securities (USA), Inc.

Japan Society Supporters* July 1, 2017—June 30, 2018

* Gifts do not include contributions to Japan Society’s Japan Earthquake

Relief Fund. For a list of major supporters to the Relief Fund, visit

japansociety.org/earthquake.

M Japan Society gratefully acknowledges donors who have had their

contributions matched by their employer.

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Dr. Joshua N. Solomon

Sompo America Insurance Services LLC

Starry Night Fund

Ms. Wan-Hui Su

Subaru of America, Inc.

Sun Noodle North America

Suntory America Inc.

Gary M. Talarico and Linda W. Filardi

Harry Taylor and Motoko Sakurai

Thomson Reuters

William K. Tomita

Toray Industries (America), Inc.

Toshiba America, Inc.

Urasenke Foundation

Jack and Susy Wadsworth

Warburg Pincus, LLC

The World Academy

Kazumi Yanai

Eri and Jeffrey Zavattero

Anonymous

$2, 500 and above

Aon

Aozora Bank, Ltd.

Asahi Shimbun America, Inc.

The Asahi Shimbun Foundation

Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chassin & Hosinski LLP

BentOn

Graeme Birchall and Katya HansenM

BNY Mellon

Brunswick Group LLC

Central Japan Railway Company

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

DBJ Americas, Inc.

Mrs. Jane B. DeBevoise

DNP Corporation USA

Dow Chemical Japan Ltd.

East Japan Railway Company

Ernst & Young LLP

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Fuji Industries Corporation

FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation

Mr. George Gallagher

Brendan and Jenifer Garvey

Mr. Geoffrey Hoefer

Honda North America, Inc.

David S. Howe

IHI INC.

J.C.C. Fund of the Japanese Chamber of

Commerce and Industry

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association

Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Japan Local Government Center

JFE Steel America, Inc.

Jiji Press America, Ltd.

JTB USA, Inc.

JX Nippon Oil & Energy (Americas) Inc.

K&L Gates LLP

Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc.

Shigesuke and Noriko Kashiwagi

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (USA), Inc.

Kikkoman Sales USA, Inc.

Kodansha USA, Inc.

Kyodo News America, Inc.

Ms. Paula S. LawrenceM

Meiji Yasuda America Incorporated

MIKI HOUSE Americas, Inc.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc.

MoloLamken LLP

Monex Group, Inc.

Morimura Bros. (U.S.A.), Inc.

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Dr. Tatsuji Namba

NHK CosmoMedia America, Inc.

NHK General Bureau for America

Nippon Express USA, Inc.

Nippon Life Group

Nitto, Inc.

The Norinchukin Bank

Dr. and Mrs. Iwao Ojima

Okabe & Yampolsky Translations, LLC

Orient Corporation of America

Permanent Mission of Japan to the United

Nations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Prudential Financial, Inc.

$5,000 and above

Advantage Partners, Inc.

Aircastle Advisor LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald and Maria Anderson

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Bank of Japan

Benihana of Tokyo LLC

Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Chafetz

Eisai Inc.

The Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation

Fred Eychaner

Fujisankei Communications International, Inc.

Mark F. Goldfield and Mary E. Hatch

Laurel Gonsalves

Google

Christopher Hong

Ishikawa Prefectural Government of Japan

Merit E. JanowM

The Japan Foundation

JETRO New York

Kajima U.S.A. Inc.

Saori Kawano/Korin Japanese Trading Corp.

KLDiscovery

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.

Kyowa Hakko U.S.A., Inc.

Dr. Stephen and Mrs. Michiko Levine

Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Mr. Tom Macon

Masu Hiroshi Masuyama (MAM/Tokyo)

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America, Inc.

Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management

(U.S.A.), Inc.

Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc.

The Norinchukin Foundation

NTT America, Inc.

NYK Group Americas Inc.

Hiroko Onoyama

Poten & Partners, Inc.

Riverside Kenshin Center

Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Inc.

Errol M. Rudman and Nana Onishi

Sapporo U.S.A., Inc.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Japan Society Supporters* July 1, 2017—June 30, 2018

The Saison Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Shapiro

Shiseido Americas

SoftBank Telecom America Corp.

Sojitz Foundation

Mr. Joshua Stanka

Mr. Alan M. Suhonen

Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

TAK Development, Inc.

Dr. Kazuko Tatsumura-Hillyer

Teijin Holdings USA, Inc.

TOKYU HOTELS CO., LTD.

TOTO Americas Holdings, Inc.

TV Asahi America, Inc.

United Building Maintenance Corporation

Wacoal America, Inc.

Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Kumiko Yoshii/Gorgeous Entertainment

$1 ,000 and above

Diane and Arthur Abbey

Ms. Janet Abraham

Ms. Hope Aldrich and Mr. Michael B. Jeffers

Mrs. Joan D. Baekeland

Barbara Bell Cumming Foundation

Mr. Norton Belknap

Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Beller

Ms. Reiko Braun

Mrs. Kiyoko Ohata Brown

Jim and Yuko Brumm

Mr. Geoffrey C. Carpenter

and Ms. Lauren Carpenter

Barbara Bertozzi Castelli

Ms. Amy E. Cherry-Abitbol

and Mr. Pierre Abitbol

Mr. David C. Chou

Mr. Robert Cory and Mr. Shuichiro Takeda

Dr. Raymond Daddazio

and Ms. Sawako Yamaguchi

Nachiketa Das

Mrs. Miyoko Davey

Mrs. Anne Noel Jones Dawson

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

Dr. John K. Gillespie

Mr. Steven Giordano

Professor Carol Gluck

June Omura Goldberg

Jennifer Gordon and Richard Shanley

Wendy and Leeds Gulick

Susan Hamaker

Robert Glenn Hubbard

Mr. Durant A. Hunter

Jon T. Hutcheson

Mr. Koji Igarashi

Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP

Ms. Sumiko Ito and Mr. Donald Allison

The Japan Foundation Los Angeles

Joto Sake LLC

Dr. Bic Kanayjorn

Miki Kashiwagi and Thomas Bingham

Mr. Frederick H. KatayamaM

Barbara Ann Klein

Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA, Inc.

Mr. Axel Kramer and Ms. Patricia Hallstein

Mr. and Mrs. Leighton R. Longhi

Mr. Charles O. Lucas

Ms. Janine Luke

Geoff and Fumi MattersM

Karen L. McDonald

Mrs. Monika McLennan

Toshiko Mori

Etsuko O. Morris

Miyeko Murase

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu NY LLP

National Association of Japan-America

Societies, Inc.

Marjorie Neuwirth

Edward and Ann Niehoff

Mr. Hiro Nozaki

Mrs. Edith K. Payne

Pamela Perlman

Mr. Christopher Phillips

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Japan Society Supporters* July 1, 2017—June 30, 2018

Dai-Ichi Life Group

Mr. Richard A. Debs

Mr. Michael Dunn

Michael Dupler and Junko Ichikawa

Ms. Diane Durst

Mr. Stuart Eisenkraft and Ms. Marilyn Hoffman

Abigail and Rick Elbaum c/o EBA Foundation

Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman

Mr. Andrew Fein

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gilbert

Amiad Grandt-Nesher

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Grannan

Susan and Robert Grey

Mr. Kevin J. Hanratty

James and Yasuko Harris

Mr. Kazumi Hayama

Heidrick & Struggles, Inc.

Sebastian and Miki Izzard

Ms. Shirley Jackewicz

Mr. Mac Jeffery

Kaneka Pharma America LLC

Mr. William G. Karl

Shoko Kasumi

KIKUSUI SAKE USA, INC.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kouba

Mr. Michael H. Krupa

Dr. Yuichiro Kuwama

Ms. Mary Elizabeth La Fosse

Mr. Ken Lindley

John Lipsky and Zsuzsanna Karasz

Nancy Matsumoto and Grant Vingoe

Matt McGlade and Lydia Bender

Mr. Krishen Mehta

Victoria Melendez

Mrs. Kimberly Merrill

Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. MyersM

Mr. Stephen Rawls

Mr. Eugene E. Reilly

Ms. Marlene Reiss

Patricia E. Saigo, MD

Mr. Jack Sanderson

Mrs. Susan S. Savitsky

Ms. Arrie C. Setiawati

Mr. Leonard I. Solondz

Mr. and Mrs. David Sorgen

Robert Sutherland

Mr. Junji Takegami

Ms. Allison Tolman

Avery Verona

Mr. Takayoshi Wiesner

Ms. Leslie Williams

Wuhao New York Inc.

Ivan Zimmerman and Taryn Higashi

Anonymous (4)

Japan Society has received matching gifts from

the following companies during the 2017-18

Program Season:

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

ExxonMobil

Google Inc.

HSBC USA Inc.

IBM Corporation

John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Johnson & Johnson

Kingdon Capital Management, LLC

Merck & Co., Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

PDT Partners, LLC

Penguin Putnam Inc.

Penguin Random House LLC

The Pfizer Foundation, Inc.

The Prudential Foundation

Salesforce.org

The Starr Foundation

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Thomson Reuters

Warburg Pincus, LLC

Kevin and Jane Quinn

Mr. Michael N. ReynnellsM

Indre and Justin Rockefeller

Ms. Sascha Rockefeller

Michael Romano

Royal Little Family Foundation

Mr. Takayuki Sawano

Frederic T. Schneider

Mr. Frederick H. Schultz and Ms. Carole Aoki

Paul and Yoshiko Sheard

Ms. Lucyna Shefter

Ms. Matsuko Shibuya

Dr. Ling Yu Shih

Dai Ajari Ryojun Shionuma

Norman and Laura Shisler

Sarah Billinghurst Solomon

and Howard Solomon

Mr. Michael W. Sonnenfeldt

Mr. Michael I. Sovern

SUMO STEW

Nora and David Tezanos

Hiroshi Tsuyuki and Yasuko Tsuyuki

Mr. Ryoichi Ueda

Mr. Shingo Ueno

Ms. Takemi Ueno

Westmont Associates, Inc.

Roger L. Weston

Mr. Bon Yagi

Katsura Yamaguchi

Mr. Takashi Yatsunami

Alex York

Anonymous Fund at Aspen Community

Foundation

Anonymous (5)

$500 and above

Ms. Diana Altman

Mr. Arnulfo Arboleda, Jr.

Asahi Shuzo Co., Ltd.

Mr. Stephen D. Bloom

Mr. Jack R. Broesamle

and Ms. Lorena Broesamle

Mr. John A. Crawford

Mr. Thomas C. Crouse

Japan Society Supporters* (continued) July 1, 2017—June 30, 2018

Previous: Japan Society President Motoatsu Sakurai with Richard Gere and

Alejandra Silva, at the memorial gathering for Rand Castile. Takashi Yatsunami,

President & CEO, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S .A . , Inc. ; Ernie Thrasher,

CEO & Chief Marketing Officer, Xcoal Energy & Resources; Nobuko Sakurai;

Joseph Perella, Chairman, Japan Society; and Motoatsu Sakurai, President, Japan

Society, at the 2018 Annual Dinner. Photos © Daphne Youree.

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Circle of Friends

John D. Rockefeller 3rd CircleMark Steven BarresPeggy and Dick Danziger (G)The Globus Family (F)James Read LevyDavid T. Libertson/ Ronin Gallery NYC (G)William K. Tomita (G)Anonymous Anonymous Family Foundation

Leadership CircleMr. and Mrs. Ronald and Maria AndersonRaphael and Jane Bernstein (G)Mr. and Mrs. Randall ChafetzFred EychanerMark F. Goldfield and Mary E. HatchErrol M. Rudman and Nana OnishiStarry Night FundDr. Jeanette C. Takamura (PA)

Benefactor CircleMrs. Joan D. Baekeland (G)Barbara Bertozzi Castelli (G)Mr. Richard ChangJames and Beatrice Del FaveroMr. George GallagherBrendan and Jenifer GarveyLaurel GonsalvesJennifer Gordon and Richard ShanleySusan Hamaker (PA)Mr. Geoffrey HoeferDavid S. HoweMiki Kashiwagi and Thomas Bingham (G)Dr. Stephen and Mrs. Michiko LevineMr. and Mrs. Leighton R. Longhi (G)Masu Hiroshi Masuyama (F)Karen L. McDonald (G)Hiroko OnoyamaKevin and Jane Quinn (G)Fredric T. Schneider (G)

Mr. Frederick H. Schultz and Ms. Carole Aoki (G)Ms. Matsuko ShibuyaSarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon (PA)Dr. and Mrs. Carl F. Taeusch II (PA)Roger L. Weston (G)Dian Woodner (G)Katsura Yamaguchi (G)

Patron CircleDiane and Arthur AbbeyMr. and Mrs. Omar H. Al-Farisi (F)Ms. Hope Aldrich and Mr. Michael B. JeffersDr. and Mrs. Roy AshikariMr. Norton Belknap (PA)Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. BellerMr. Stanley and Dr. Marion BergmanGraeme Birchall and Katya HansenMs. Reiko BraunMrs. Kiyoko Ohata BrownJim and Yuko BrummMs. Amy E. Cherry-Abitbol and Mr. Pierre AbitbolMs. Mitsuru Claire ChinoMr. David C. ChouMr. Robert Cory and Mr. Shuichiro TakedaProfessor Gerald L. CurtisDr. Raymond Daddazio and Ms. Sawako YamaguchiNachiketa DasDr. John K. Gillespie (PA)June Omura GoldbergWendy and Leeds GulickRobert Glenn HubbardMr. Durant A. HunterMs. Sumiko Ito and Mr. Donald AllisonMerit E. JanowDr. Bic KanayjornBarbara Ann Klein

Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide (F)Mr. Axel Kramer and Ms. Patricia HallsteinMr. Charles O. LucasGeoff and Fumi Matters (F)Monika McLennanMs. Tenley MochizukiToshiko MoriEtsuko O. MorrisDr. Tatsuji Namba (F)Marjorie Neuwirth (G)Edward and Ann NiehoffMrs. Edith K. PaynePamela Perlman (PA)Doug and Teresa PetersonDavid and Susan RockefellerMs. Sascha RockefellerMichael RomanoPaul and Yoshiko SheardMs. Lucyna ShefterDr. Ling Yu ShihDai Ajari Ryojun ShionumaMr. Michael W. SonnenfeldtMr. Michael I. SovernMr. Hiroshi SuehiroHer Imperial Highness Princess TakamadoNora and David TezanosHiroshi Tsuyuki and Yasuko TsuyukiKumiko YoshiiAnonymous Fund at Aspen Community FoundationAnonymous (4)

(F) Friends of Film

(G) Friends of Gallery

(PA) Friends of Performing Arts

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In Memoriam

Junichi Arai, textile creator; featured in Japan Society

Gallery 2011 exhibition Fiber Futures: Japan's Textile

Pioneers.

Dr. Frederick Baekeland, longtime Friend of Japan

Society Gallery.

Rokurobyoe Fujita, a noh fue (flute) player;

performed in Left-Right-Left at Japan Society in 2017.

Kirin Kiki, veteran film and television actress;

attended JAPAN CUTS Festival of New Japanese Film

in July 2018 to accept the CUT ABOVE Award.

Nobuyoshi and Eiko Kuraoka, trailblazing New York

restauranteurs, owners of Restaurant Nippon and

friends of the Society.

Masayuki Nagare, sculptor whose work was installed

at the World Trade Center complex and whose work is

also held in the Japan Society collection.

Taizo Nishimuro, former president for both Toshiba and Japan

Post Holdings; member of Japan Society's Centennial Honorary

Committee and speaker at Business & Policy programs.

The Hon. Yoshio Okawara, former Ambassador of Japan to

the United States (1980-85); former President of the Japan-

based America-Japan Society.

The Hon. Peter G. Peterson, former Secretary of Commerce

and Co-Founder of Blackstone Group; longtime Japan Society

Board member; former Annual Dinner keynote speaker; member

of Japan Society's Centennial Honorary Committee; and 2009

Japan Society Award recipient.

Katsura Utamaru, rakugo legend; performed at Japan Society's

RAKUGO: Traditional Japanese Comedy event in 2006.

Yukio Waguri, butoh master; led a butoh workshop at Japan

Society in 2003.

We also mourn the loss of other friends and supporters of

Japan Society. Their generosity and friendship will always be

remembered.

Business & Policy

The season was sponsored by Global Leaders Citi, Deloitte, and United Airlines, and

by Corporate Partners Mizuho Americas and Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

Additional program support was provided by AIG, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.,

Littler Mendelson, P.C., Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu NY LLP, and Nikkei America,

Inc. Transportation assistance was provided by All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

Program co-organizers and outreach partners were Asia Society Policy Institute,

Financial Women's Association, and Japan Center for International Exchange.

Education & Family

Family Programs were generously supported by the Nissan Foundation, Delta

Air Lines, Kumon Centers of Manhattan, and the Wendy Obernauer Foundation.

Additional support was provided by BentOn.

The Japan Society Junior Fellows Leadership program was supported by generous

grants from an anonymous family foundation, the United States-Japan Foundation,

ITO EN (North America) INC., All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., the Jiro Murase

Memorial Fund, and the Sojitz Foundation.

Education and Family Programs received generous support from an anonymous

donor, the United States-Japan Foundation, The Norinchukin Foundation, and the

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Additional support was provided by James Read Levy.

About Japan: A Teacher's Resource was supported by Kumon Centers of Manhattan.

Film

The season was generously supported by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest

Endowment Fund. Additional season support was provided by The Globus Family,

Masu Hiroshi Masuyama, James Read Levy, Geoff Matters, David S. Howe, Dr.

Tatsuji Namba, Laurel Gonsalves, and Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide.

Sponsorship for JAPAN CUTS was generously provided by Sapporo U.S.A., Inc.

Additional support was provided by The Globus Family, Masu Hiroshi Masuyama,

and The Japan Foundation, New York. Transportation was generously supported by

Japan Airlines, the exclusive Japanese airlines sponsor of Film Programs at Japan

Society.

Kazuo Miyagawa: Japan's Greatest Cameraman was made possible through the

generous support of The Globus Family.

The screening of Everything Goes Wrong was co-presented with The Japan

Foundation.

Gallery

Exhibitions and Arts & Culture Lecture Programs at Japan Society were made

possible in part by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund, the Mary

Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and

Mary Griggs Burke Foundation, an anonymous donor, and Friends of the Gallery.

Additional support for Japan Society's Gallery was provided by Mrs. Jane B.

DeBevoise, Laurel Gonsalves, and Miyeko Murase. Support for Arts & Culture

Lecture Programs was provided, in part, by the Sandy Heck Lecture Fund.

Transportation assistance was provided by Japan Airlines, the exclusive Japanese

airline sponsor, and American Airlines, the exclusive American airline sponsor.

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise was generously supported by the Guild of

the Dome Association, the W.L.S. Spencer Foundation, the Japan-U.S. Friendship

Commission, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Japan

Foundation, Toshiba International Foundation, the New York State Council on the

Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State

Legislature, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with

the City Council, and the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation.

A Giant Leap: The Transformation of Hasegawa Tohaku was supported by Tsuneko

and Shoji Sadao, Dian Woodner, Jane and Raphael Bernstein, the E. Rhodes

and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., Yuko Hosomi

and Koichi Yanagi, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, Canon U.S.A.,

Inc., and The Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation. The exhibition catalogue was

made possible with the support of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Japanese

Art, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University.

Support for Escape East events was provided, in part, by BentOn.

Innovators Network

The Innovators Network was made possible, in part, by James Read Levy, SUMO

STEW, and Japan Society's endowment for policy projects. Transportation

assistance was provided by United Airlines and All Nippon Airways, Co., Ltd.

Resilient and Vibrant Rural Communities in Japan and the U.S. was supported

by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, Mitsubishi Corporation

(Americas), and R&R Consulting. Transportation assistance was provided by ANA

HOLDINGS, INC. and United Airlines.

Performing Arts

The season was sponsored by lead sponsor MetLife Foundation and corporate

partner ORIX Americas Miyauchi Charitable Foundation. Major support was

provided by Doug and Teresa Peterson, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels

Foundation, Inc., the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, an anonymous

donor, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with

Japan Society Funders • FY 2017-18

for the Arts, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and public funds from the New

York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support was provided

by The Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN program.

Production design support was provided by the Edith Lutyens and Norman

Bel Geddes Design Enhancement Fund, a program of the Alliance of Resident

Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York)

Mugen Noh Othello was presented by Japan Society as part of The Public

Theater's Under the Radar Festival and was supported by the Agency for

Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal year 2017.

Manhood was supported by The Saison Foundation.

Rest in Peace, New York. was presented in connection with AJOKAI (Asian

Women Performing Arts Collective), a networking organization for female

artists, directors, producers, translators, and researchers in theater, dance,

and film industries throughout Asia, and was supported by the Royal Little

Family Foundation.

Talks+The season was generously sponsored by Delta Air Lines and MUFG

(Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group). Additional support was provided by an

anonymous donor, the Sandy Heck Lecture Fund, Hiroko Onoyama, Laurel

Gonsalves, and Dai Ajari Ryojun Shionuma. The Food Talk series was

sponsored by Kikkoman Corporation.

How to Eat Like a Samurai was subsidized by J-LOP4 funding from The

Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan; additional support was

provided by Ishikawa Prefecture. Hiro Mashima: The Magical World of Fairy

Tail was supported in part by The Japan Foundation, New York. Shochu:

Japan's Best Kept Secret was co-organized by Japan Sake and Shochu Maker's

Association. Items on display at Directing Godzilla: The Life of Filmmaker

Ishiro Honda were generously donated by David Milner. Japanese Green Tea

101: From Matcha to Sakura Sencha was sponsored by ITO EN (North America)

INC; wagashi were provided by TIC Management. The Way of Whisky

was supported, in part, by Beam Suntory. Annual Sake Lecture & Tasting:

Unorthodox Variations was co-organized by Japan Sake Export Association.

Toyota Language Center

Support for Japan Society's Toyota Language Center was provided, in part, by

Mark F. Goldfield and Mary E. Hatch, Christopher Hong, Richard Chang, Albert

Lash, Steven Giordano, James Read Levy, and Dr. Bic Kanayjorn.

The Nihongo Chat + J-Culture series was generously supported by The Japan

Foundation, Los Angeles.

the City Council. Additional support was provided by Dr. and Mrs. Carl F. Taeusch II,

Dean Jeanette C. Takamura, Gary M. Talarico and Linda W. Filardi, Hiroko Onoyama,

Jun Makihara and Megumi Oka, Mr. Alan M. Suhonen, Jon T. Hutcheson, Amy and

Joseph Perella, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon, Dr. Stephen and

Mrs. Michiko Levine, Mr. Norton Belknap, Nachiketa Das, Louis J. Forster, Dr. John K.

Gillespie, Susan M. Hamaker, an anonymous donor, Jonathan B. Kindred, Ms. Paula

S. Lawrence, Satoru and Hiroko Murase, Pamela Perlman, and Alex York. Endowment

support was provided by Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund and the

Endowment for the Performing Arts, established with a leadership gift from the Doris

Duke Charitable Foundation. Special transportation assistance for Japan Society 110th

Anniversary Performing Arts programs was provided by All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

Yamaha was the official piano provider of Japan Society. MetLife Meet-the-Artists

Reception support was provided by MetLife Foundation.

Four Nights of Dream was originally commissioned by Vadstena-Akademien's

Artistic Director Nils Spangenberg and premiered at Vadstena Castle in Sweden

with generous support from The Japan Foundation, American Composers Forum,

The Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation, and The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia

Foundation. The new production was co-produced with Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and

was made possible with lead support from Doug and Teresa Peterson, Individual

Artist Grant support was provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with

the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature,

and special support from The Japan Foundation, New York. Additional support

was provided by Gary M. Talarico and Linda W. Filardi, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

FOUNDATION, Jun Makihara and Megumi Oka, Alan M. Suhonen, Hiroko Onoyama,

Amy and Joseph Perella, Dr. and Mrs. Carl F. Taeusch II, Louis J. Forster, Jon T.

Hutcheson, an anonymous donor, Jonathan B. Kindred, Ms. Paula L. Lawrence, Satoru

and Hiroko Murase, and The Barbara Bell Cumming Foundation. The production also

received in-kind support from ANA—through the National Association of Japan-

America Societies, Inc., The Omomuki Foundation, and TOKYU HOTELS CO., LTD.

The Medieval Japan's Influence on the World and Today series, including Left-Right-

Left, Rikyu-Enoura, Mugen Noh Othello, and Hanjo, was supported by the Japan-U.S.

Friendship Commission, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and

Toshiba International Foundation.

Japan Society's 110th Anniversary Performing Arts Commissions, including Four

Nights of Dream, Left-Right-Left, and Rikyu-Enoura, received support from the

Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Left-Right-Left was co-produced with Yokohama Noh Theater. International

transportation support was provided by The Japan Foundation.

Rikyu-Enoura was co-produced with Odawara Art Foundation and was supported

by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal year 2017. Pre-

performance lectures were supported by the National Association of Japan-America

Societies, with funding from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.

The performance of Hanjo was supported by public funds from the New York

City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Early

development occurred during SITI Work/Space, SITI Company's in-house residency

program for new play development, which was supported by the National Endowment

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SUPPORT AND REVENUE

Contributions, grants and membership

Revenue from functions and activities

Allocated investment return

Operating investment return (loss)

Special events, net of direct expenses

Net assets released from restrictions

Total support and revenue

OPERATING EXPENSES

Program services

Talks+

Business & policy

Innovators network

Membership

Film

Performing arts

Gallery

Media & marketing

Language center

Education

Japan Earthquake Relief Fund

Total program services

Supporting activities

General

Development

Total supporting activities

Total expenses

Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses from operations before non-operating revenue

Non-operating revenue

Total investment return, net of allocation to operations

Increase in net assets

Net assets, beginning of the year

Net assets, end of year

$3,456,622

1,862,421

2,970,815

8,925

1,246,533

3,052,443

12,597,759

260,114

492,910

301,397

274,572

448,554

1,846,479

2,076,405

909,462

960,042

589,833

215,006

8,374,774

2,700,834

1,274,329

3,975,163

12,349,937

247,822

489,190

737,012

6,638,763

$7,375,775

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

412,218

412,218

10,112,141

$10,524,359

$ 3,456,622

1,862,421

2,970,815

8,925

1,246,533

3,052,443

12,597,759

260,114

492,910

301,397

274,572

448,554

1,846,479

2,076,405

909,462

960,042

589,833

215,006

8,374,774

2,700,834

1,274,329

3,975,163

12,349,937

247,822

901,408

1,149,230

16,750,904

$17,900,134

$2,281,737

—

—

—

—

(3,052,443)

(770,706)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(770,706)

2, 023,595

1,252,889

9,962,673

$11,215,562

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

47,198,601

$47,198,601

UNRESTRICTED BOARD

DESIGNATEDPERMANENTLY

RESTRICTEDTEMPORARILY

RESTRICTEDUNRESTRICTED

OPERATINGUNRESTRICTED

TOTAL

Japan Society, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Statement of ActivitiesYear ended June 30, 2018 (with summarized comparative information for year ended June 30, 2017)

$5,738,359

1,862,421

2,970,815

8,925

1,246,533

—

11,827,053

260,114

492,910

301,397

274,572

448,554

1,846,479

2,076,405

909,462

960,042

589,833

215,006

8,374,774

2,700,834

1,274,329

3,975,163

12,349,937

(522,884)

2,925,003

2,402,119

73,912,178

$76,314,297

TOTAL 2017TOTAL 2018

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ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash designated for Japan Earthquake Relief Fund

Investments, at fair value

Receivables and other assets

Due from investment managers

Land, building and equipment, net

Total assets

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

Deferred membership revenue

Total liabilities

Net assets

Unrestricted

Operating

Board-designated

Total unrestricted

Temporarily restricted

Permanently restricted

Total net assets

Total liabilities and net assets

$ 3,425,341

331,239

69,134,017

465,229

3,969

3,840,973

$77,200,768

$505,530

380,941

886,471

7,375,775

10,524,359

17,900,134

11,215,562

47,198,601

76,314,297

$77,200,768

Japan Society, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

JUNE 30, 2017JUNE 30, 2018

$6,835,129

1,576,781

2,877,212

(64,966)

1,297,961

—

12,522,117

264,831

452,716

251,988

253,114

419,608

1,335,085

1,639,485

933,454

916,404

678,910

834,313

7,979,908

2,648,681

797,698

3,446,379

11,426,287

1,095,830

5,446,206

6,542,036

67,370,142

$73,912,178

$3,652,987

402,522

65,255,467

502,408

956,127

3,963,010

$74,732,521

$477,181

343,162

820,343

6,638,763

10,112,141

16,750,904

9,962,673

47,198,601

73,912,178

$74,732,521

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Executive

Motoatsu SakuraiPresident

Eileen Del RosarioExecutive Assistant

Business & Policy

Tomoko OkunoDirector

Yuka TeradaSenior Program Officer

Julia JinProgram Associate

Education & Family

Yumi NagasawaInterim Director

Pauline NoyesProgram Officer

Film

Kazu WatanabeDeputy Director

Amber NoéFilm Assistant

Gallery

Yukie KamiyaDirector

Michael Chagnon, Ph.D.Curator, Exhibition Interpretation

Mizuho YamazakiGallery Associate

Innovators Network

Betty BordenDirector

Fumiko MiyamotoSenior Program Officer

Language Center & Library

Tomoyo KamimuraDirector

Dawn WalkerLanguage Center Assistant

Aya WilsonLanguage Center Associate

Ria CitrinLanguage Center Assistant

Yuko AizawaInstructor

Megumi BarringerInstructor

Keiko HammerInstructor

Rieko IshibashiInstructor

Yumiko KakutaniInstructor

Maureen KamataInstructor

Momoyo KitauraInstructor

Kazue KuraharaInstructor

Yumi Mori Instructor

Mari NakamuraInstructor

Mami NakanishiInstructor

Kazuko NakazawaInstructor

Atsuko ShioInstructor

Shuichiro TakedaInstructor

Tsuyoshi TakemoriInstructor

Performing Arts

Yoko ShioyaArtistic Director

Futoshi MiyaiDirector of Productions and Technical Management

Amanda WaddellProgram Officer

Yukako YamazoeProgram Associate

Talks+

Tomomi SekiyaDirector

Anna CabassoProgram Officer

House Activities & Rentals

Lydia GulickDirector, Program Operations

Carmen BenManager, House Activities

Jennifer AldenAdministrative Assistant

Allison HallWelcome Desk Associate

Rachel KahnWelcome Desk Associate

Audra LambertWelcome Desk Associate

Austin LopezWelcome Desk Associate

Development

Christy JonesDirector, Special Events

Anne Shisler-HughesDirector, Foundation & Government Relations

Yoko SuzukiDirector, Corporate Strategic Initiatives

Kimberly WoodwardDirector, Individual Giving

Lisa GoldenbergSenior Development Officer

Nozomi IizukaSenior Development Officer

Michelle WakabayashiDevelopment Associate

Michael ChanDevelopment Assistant

Chelsea SuarezDevelopment Assistant

Finance & Administration

Lisa BermudezVice President

Vinka CvenicSenior Accountant

Emran AliAccountant

Human Resources

Karen GranbyDirector

Manuel MartinezPayroll Manager

Information Technology

Larry KongDirector, Info Technology, Building & House Operations

Daniel RichardsonDatabase Administrator

Robert HardyLAN Administrator

Maintenance

John AgapitoDirector, Building Services

Ivan SanchezHandyman/AV Coordinator

Manuel AlcazarPorter

Carlos EstradaPorter

Carlos TorresPorter

Media & Marketing

Michele DebreceniDirector

Ben WarrenVideo and Creative Services Manager

Asako SugiyamaPress and Community Relations Officer

Cynthia SternauPublications Manager

Malena SeldinManager of Graphic Design and Production

Sean FayDigital Content Producer

Tokyo Office

Ruri KawashimaTokyo Representative

—As of November 12, 2018

Japan Society Staff

PHOTO CREDITS:

Cover: Hasegawa Tohaku (Nobuharu), Willows in Four Seasons

(detail), Azuchi-Momoyama period. Pair of six-panel folding

screens; ink, color, and gold on paper. London Gallery, Japan.

Page 1: Hanjo, © Julie Lemberger.

Page 3: Clockwise from top left—Golden Night © Daphne

Youree • JAPAN CUTS guest star Takumi Saitoh (Ramen Shop)

with fans at the opening night party © Daphne Youree •

Guests at a special tour of A Giant Leap: The Transformation of

Hasegawa Tohaku © Daphne Youree • JAPAN CUTS audience

© Daphne Youree • Obake Family Day © Daphne Youree •

Members opening of Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise

© Daphne Youree • New Year's Party © Daphne Youree •

Hiroshi Sugimoto signing catalogues at the exhibition Hiroshi

Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise © Daphne Youree.

Page 24: © Daphne Youree.

Page 25: © Lily Kesselman.

Page 30: Left column, clockwise from top left: Their Imperial

Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako,

the honored guests at the 110th Anniversary Celebration in

Tokyo. © Hotel Okura. • Foreign Minister Taro Kono gives the

toast at the 110th Anniversary Celebration in Tokyo. © Hotel

Okura. • Daniel Russel, Diplomat in Residence & Senior Fellow,

Asia Society Policy Institute; former Assistant Secretary

of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; former Special

Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs,

National Security Council. © Daphne Youree. • Right column:

Top: Participants in Resilient and Vibrant Rural Communities

in Japan and the U.S. and Japan Society staff with Bill Hedges,

owner of the Cosmic Film Studios in Lyons, Nebraska. © Shinji

Nagase. • Bottom: Hasegawa Tohaku (Nobuharu), Cranes in

Bamboo Grove (detail), Momoyama period. Pair of six-panel

folding screens; ink on paper. Idemitsu Museum. Exhibited in A

Giant Leap: The Transformation of Hasegawa Tohaku.

Page 31: Clockwise from top right: Hiroshi Sugimoto's new noh

play Rikyu-Enoura featured first-class noh performers in a

first-time co-production with Odawara Art Foundation © Julie

Lemberger. • The late actress Kirin Kiki attended the North

American premiere of Mori, The Artist 's Habitat and received

the CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Performance in Film

at JAPAN CUTS 2018. © Ayumi Sakamoto. • Dai Ajari Ryojun

Shionuma, founder of Jigenji temple, at his talk "The Path to

Enlightenment." © Daphne Youree. • Instructor Yuko Aizawa

with Japanese level 11 students.© Daphne Youree. • Japan

Society Junior Fellows. © Japan Society.

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