(In Japanese alphabetical order)

Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.

AVAYA

Boeing Japan

General Electric Japan, Ltd.

Itochu Corporation

Canon Inc.

Sumitomo Corporation

Systems International, Inc.

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd

The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd

The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd

Toshiba Corporation

Toshiba International Foundation

Toyota Industries Corporation

Toyota Motor Corporation

Nifco Inc.

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd

Tourism Industry Association of Japan

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd

Hitachi, Ltd.

Honda Motor Co. Ltd

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.

Maersk K.K.

Mizuho Financial Group

Mitsubishi Co.

United Airlines, Inc.

John Kakinuki
Attorney at Foreign Law, Baker and McKenzie

Shijuro Ogata
Vice President, The America-Japan Society, Inc.

Masayuki Kohama
President, Global MK

Mikio Shoji
Senior Vice President, Kajima Co.

Taizo Nishimuro
Chairman, Toshiba Corporation

Takashi Watanabe
President, Toshiba International Foundation

Yoshiro Matsushima

Yoshiki Otake
Executive Advisor, AFLAC Japan

Founding Members (Japanese Alphabetical Order)

Takeshi Igarashi Professor, University of Tokyo

Hirotsugu Iikubo Chairman and CEO, Decision Systems, Inc.

Hisashi Hieda President, the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan

Katsuji Ebisawa President, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)

Yoshio Okawara President, the America-Japan Society, Inc.

Toshiaki Ogasawara Chairman and Publisher, The Japan Times, Ltd.

Shijuro Ogata Vice President, the America-Japan Society, Inc.

Motoyuki Ono Director General , Japan Society of the Promotion of Science

Yoshiki Otake Founder and Executive Advisor, AFLAC Japan

Hiromori Kawashima Commissioner, Professional Baseball of Japan

Ruri Kawashima Tokyo Representative , Japan Society, New York

Mikio Kato Managing Director, the International House of Japan, Inc.

Tsutomu Kimura Director General, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation

Akiko Kuno Executive Director, the America-Japan Society, Inc.

Yotaro Kobayashi Chairman of Board, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Hideya Taida Executive Director, Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership

Tadae Takubo Professor, Kyorin University

Kenichi Takemura Critic

Fujio Cho President and CEO, Toyota Motor Corporation

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi Chairman, Tourism Industry Association of Japan

Taro Nakayama President, Japan-US Parliamentarians Friendship Group

Taizo Nishimuro Chairman, Toshiba Corporation

Toru Hashimoto Senior Advisor, Deutsche Securities Limited, Tokyo Branch

Shigeaki Hinohara Chairman, St. Luke International Hospital

Jiro Hirano Executive Commentator, NHK

Masahiro Futahashi President, Council of Local Authorities for International Relations

Kazuo Ogura President, Japan Foundation

Yasuo Horibe Secretary General , Japan - U.S. Business Council

Keikichi Honda Chairman and CEO, NCR Japan Ltd.

Minoru Makihara Chairman, Mitsubishi Corporation

Yoshihiko Miyauchi Chairman and CEO, Orix Corporation

Minoru Murofushi Chairman, Itochu Corporation

Yoshihide Munekuni Chairman, Automobile Industry Association

Yuzaburo Mogi President and CEO, Kikkoman Corporation

Hiroshi Yasuda President, Tokyo Club, Inc.

Tadashi Yamamoto President, Japan Center for International Exchange

Shunji Yanai Professor, Chuo University , Former Ambassador to the United States of America

Osamu Watanabe Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organization

Takashi Watanabe President and Managing Director, Toshiba International Foundation

Executive Committee

Yoshio Okawara *, President, the America-Japan Society

Hirotsugu Iikubo Chairman and CEO, Decision Systems, Inc.

Shin Ebihara Director General, North American Affairs Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Toshiaki Ogasawara Chairman and Publisher, The Japan Times, Ltd.

Shijuro Ogata Vice President, the America-Japan Society, Inc.

Mikio Kato Managing Director, the International House of Japan, Inc.

Ruri Kawashima Tokyo Representative , Japan Society, New York

Akiko Kuno Executive Director, the America-Japan Society, Inc.

Hideya Taida Executive Director, Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership

Jiro Hirano Executive Commentator, NHK

Keikichi Honda Chairman and CEO, NCR Japan Ltd.

Shunji Yanai Professor, Chuo University , Former Ambassador to the United States of America

Tadashi Yamamoto President, Japan Center for International Exchange

Takashi Watanabe President and Managing Director, Toshiba International Foundation (*Chairman, Executive Committee)

Steering Committee

Ruri Kawashima Tokyo Representative , Japan Society, New York

Akiko Kuno Executive Director, the America-Japan Society, Inc.

Akio Miyajima Director, First North America Division, North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Yoji Yomitanzan Director, Exchange and Cooperation Department

Council of Local Authorities for International Relations

Takashi Watanabe President and Managing Director,

Toshiba International Foundation

Secretariat Office

Yumiko Suenobu, Secretary General,

Tomoko Seki Assistant Program Officer, Toshiba International Foundation