Foreword — 6

Program and Activities — 8

1. Encouragement of Intercultural Intellectual Dialogue — 8

Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP) — 8

I-House Ushiba Fellowships — 10

Japan-India Distinguished Visitors Program — 10

Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century — 10

2. Development and Training of Human Resources for Multicultural Exchange — 11

Educational Programs — 11

Nitobe Leadership Program — 11

Cooperation and Coordination with Overseas Institutions — 15

US-Japan Creative Artists Program Fellowships — 15

3. Public Programs — 18

Lectures / Symposiums

I-House Public Programs:

70 Years Postwar Symposium — 18

I-House Lunchtime Lecture — 21

Programs to Understand Japan:

japan@ihj — 21

IUC Lecture Series — 22

Nichibunken-IHJ Forum — 23

Delve into Japanese Culture @ I-House — 24

Special Programs — 25

I-House×COURRiER JAPON Special Program — 25

Special Symposium — 25

Tokyo International Literary Festival — 26

Publications — 27

LTCB International Library — 27

I-House Press — 28

Newsletter and Occasional Publications — 29

Others — 30

The 1,000 Portraits of Hope Fund — 30

4. Research Projects — 31

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Foreign Policy Dinner Meeting — 31

Archive Preparations — 31

5. Library and Reading Room — 32

Library Services — 32

Collection Management — 33

Reading Session/Joint Exposition of Books — 34

6. Cooperation with Other Organizations — 36

Administration and Organization — 38

1. Organizational Affairs — 38

Board and Council — 38

Personnel — 38

General Affairs — 38

Others — 38

2. Fundraising Activities — 39

Grants and Contributions from Institutions and Individuals — 39

3. Membership — 39

Regular Membership — 39

Corporate Membership — 40

Honorary Membership — 40

Library Membership — 40

Dinner Meeting for IHJ Members — 40

Social Gathering for New Members — 41

Affiliated Clubs — 41

4. Building and Equipment — 41

5. Accommodations and Service Activities — 41

6. Finance — 43

Analysis of Individual Membership by Nationality — 44

Composition of I-House Membership — 46

Corporate Members — 47

Increase or Decrease of Net Assets — 50

Trustees, Auditors and Councilors — 52

Organization of the Secretariat — 54

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Foreword

Fiscal 2015 was yet another turbulent year,starting with the huge earthquake in Nepal, agreat number of refugees fleeing to Europe,and another terror attack in Paris inNovember. Domestically, there was a widedebate over the enactment of a series of securi-ty laws. The International House of Japan (I-House) conducted various programs to betterunderstand the entangled world order throughdialogue and exchange.

The highlight of the programs of Fiscal 2015was a series of symposiums to commemorateseventy years postwar, “Thinking Togetherabout the World and Japan,” which I-Houseco-organized with the Maureen & MikeMansfield Foundation. The aim of the serieswas not only to look back on the past, but tothink about the future of the world and Japanby reexamining postwar Japan-China andJapan-US relations as a whole, with an empha-sis on cultural and intellectual aspects. Wewere fortunate to invite a variety of speakersfrom Japan and abroad, who engaged in activediscussion among themselves and with the dis-cussants and the audience.

The Asia Leadership Fellows Program(ALFP), a joint undertaking with the JapanFoundation since 1996, celebrated its 20thanniversary. In addition to the regular programin the fall, six alumni of ALFP hosted a panel

discussion titled ”Seeking Our Commons inAsia: Visionary Collaboration of the AsiaLeadership Fellow Program over TwoDecades” at the 9th International Conventionof Asia Scholars (ICAS 9) held in Adelaide,Australia, in July.

We offered programs in our regular series,such as the I-House Lunchtime Lecture andprograms in the field of Japanese Studies andpromotion of understanding of Japan, by invit-ing a variety of speakers from Japan andabroad.

In addition, one of the special programs weoffered was a lecture by Mr. Makiura Doga,which we co-hosted with Kodansha’s COURRiERJAPON. At the time of the lecture, Mr.Makiura, who set up a business based inRwanda to act as a bridge between local farm-ers and organizations for international cooper-ation, was 21 years old. He is by far theyoungest speaker I-House has invited in itslong history, and we were pleased to see manyyoung people in the audience, including stu-dents.

Since 2000, I-House has been managing theactivities of the LTCB International Library,established by the Long-Term Credit Bank ofJapan in 1994 to publish two English transla-tions each year of outstanding Japanese non-fiction titles. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

manages the financial assets of the LTCBInternational Library Trust, and the publicationand distribution of books is to end when thefund has been used up. As such, the LTCBInternational Library will terminate at the endof Fiscal 2016, when the last book has beentranslated, published and distributed.

I am pleased that the quarterly bilingualnewsletter we launched in 2013, I-HouseQuarterly, continues to receive many favorableresponses. As the members have alreadybeen informed, a “members-only” page on theI-House website was launched in 2014, featur-ing program reports in full or in edited for-mat, back issues of the IHJ Bulletin, which wepublished biannually until 2013, andannouncements about members-only events.Our members are encouraged to access the“members-only” page if they have not alreadydone so.

It is also my pleasure to inform you that the“Reading about Japan at I-House Library”series has been well received. This series wasstarted in 2013 to provide an opportunity forpeople having the same interests to gather. InFiscal 2015, Mr. Ogoura Kazuo, Senior Advisorfor the Japan Foundation, arranged a specialsession: The Lady Aoi in Five Modern Noh Playsby Mishima Yukio accompanied by the Nohplay The Lady Aoi. The audience much enjoyed

this intellectual yet artistic session, as did myself.The annual banquet for our members and

their guests invited Mr. Hosokawa Morihiro,former prime minister and chairman of theEisei-Bunko Museum. Mr. Hosokawa sharedwith the guests his passion for the arts, show-ing slides of his own artworks.

Concerning redevelopment plans for thearea where I-House is located, I-House hasbeen participating in the Roppongi 5-chômeWest District Urban Area RedevelopmentPreparatory Association, established in 2008.In order to accommodate the soaring construc-tion costs, current plans are being reviewed. Itis estimated that a new basic plan will be pro-posed sometime this fall, and a rough citydevelopment plan will be drawn up in thespring of 2017. We will keep our membersinformed of main developments that directlyinvolve I-House.

At I-House, we strive to offer relativelysmall and “down to earth” programs to fosterunderstanding between Japan and the world,and at the same time to keep the facilities andservices that will meet the needs of our mem-bers and visitors. We humbly ask for yourkind support and encouragement.

September 2016 Akashi YasushiChairman

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I. Encouragement of InterculturalIntellectual Dialogue

Asia Leadership Fellow Program

In joint cooperation with the Japan Founda-tion, I-House has organized the AsiaLeadership Fellow Program (ALFP) since1996, and a total of 117 fellows have partici-pated in the program to date. ALFP providesselected public intellectuals in the Asian re-gion with the opportunity to reside for ap-proximately two months at I-House andengage in collaborative activities and discus-sions on common subjects pertinent to the re-gion. Through such intellectual dialogue, theprogram aims to promote regional andtransnational understanding and cooperation,and the creation of a close personal and pro-fessional network among intellectual lead-ers in Asia, as well as with their counterpartsin Japan. Fellows come from diverse profes-sional backgrounds, including academia, jour-nalism, publishing, law, education, the arts,NGOs, and nonprofit activities.

The theme of the 2015 program was “SeekingOur Commons in Asia: How Can We CreateVisions for the Future?” From September 7 toOctober 30, eight fellows resided at I-House,taking part in workshops, resource seminars,and field trips. Following are the eight 2015fellows, and the program in which they par-ticipated during their stay in Japan:

Arulanantham Sarveswaran (Sri Lanka)Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University ofColombo

Jaideep Hardikar (India)Special Correspondent, The Telegraph, India /Core group member, People’s Archive of RuralIndia (PARI)

Saranarat Kanjanavanit (Thailand)Chairperson, Green World Foundation

Karen Lai Yu Lee (Malaysia)Programme Manager, Penang Women’sDevelopment Corporation

Nomura Mai (Japan)Global Strategic Partnerships Manager, CentralEuropean University Business School, Hungary

Dinah Roma (Philippines)Poet; Professor, Department of Literature, De LaSalle University, Manila

Harry Surjadi (Indonesia)Executive Director, Society of Indonesian ScienceJournalists

Yin Shuxi (China)Professor, Hefei University of Technology

During their fellowship in Japan, the fellowsheld dialogues and discussion sessions withintellectuals in Japan such as Mr. Tanabe Akio(Professor, Kyoto University Graduate Schoolof Asian and African Area Studies), Mr.Takahara Akio (Professor, University ofTokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics),Ms. Ishiuchi Miyako (Photographer) and Mr.Wakamatsu Eisuke (Literary critic). They alsovisited NHK World, Asahi Shimbun and the

Programs and Activities

CSR Department of Sony Corporation inTokyo as well as places outside of Tokyo suchas Kamiyama town of Tokushima to learnabout creative measures to tackle depopula-tion and the National Sanatorium Nagashima-Aiseien in Okayama to learn about the historyof leprosy in Japan.

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ArulananthamSarveswaran

Saranarat Kanjanavanit

Nomura Mai

Jaideep Hardikar Karen Lai Yu Lee

Dinah Roma Harry Surjadi

Field Trip

Yin Shuxi

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I-House Ushiba Fellowships

The I-House Ushiba Fellowship annually in-vites one or two global opinion leaders withdistinguished accomplishments in fields suchas academia, journalism, or foreign policy, in-dividuals who cannot only interpret the com-plexity of current global trends but also haveinsight into the foreseeable future and be-yond. The fellows engage in dialogue withtheir counterparts about various issues facedby global society in the hope that such dia-logue will deepen mutual understanding be-tween Japan and other countries. During theirstay, fellows give public lectures and partici-pate in seminars and workshops with theircounterparts and resource persons.

In Fiscal 2015, I-House invited ProfessorTariq Ramadan of Oxford University but hewas unable to come due to a conflict of sched-ule. Professor Ramadan will be invited duringFiscal 2016.

This fellowship has been made possible bythe endowment subsequent to the dissolutionof the Ushiba Memorial Foundation.

Japan-India Distinguished Visitors Program

Commemorating the 60th anniversary ofJapan-India diplomatic relations, I-House and

the Japan Foundation jointly launched theJapan-India Distinguished Visitors Program in2012. This program invites to Japan eminentIndian public figures who are proposing newvalues or innovative ideas to change the sta-tus quo of society. Fellows are invited for aweek to meet counterparts and leaders whoare tackling similar issues in Japan in theirarea of expertise. The fellows also engage inpublic seminars or lecture programs duringtheir stay.

In 2015, the selected fellow who acceptedthe invitation and planned to come to Japanhad to cancel her visit due to the conflict ofher assignments in India. For the fiscal year2016, a fellow will be newly selected.

Symposium on Building the Financial System

of the 21st Century

I-House and the Program on InternationalFinancial Systems (PIFS) of Harvard LawSchool coorganize an annual symposium“Building the Financial System of the 21stCentury: An Agenda for Japan and the UnitedStates.” The symposium, held alternately inJapan and the United States, brings togetherapproximately a hundred participants, halffrom Japan and half from the United States,composed of senior government officials,politicians and their advisors, heads of finan-

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cial firms, lawyers and consultants, scholarsand a few media representatives. They gatherfor a two-day, off-the-record discussion ofmatters affecting the function and stability ofthe global financial system. Normally threemajor topics are discussed in detail, focusingon one or both countries, matters of regionalconcern in Asia, or of significance worldwide.

The eighteenth annual symposium, held atHarvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts),November 5-7, was attended by 125 partici-pants and was devoted to the following fourtopics:

1. The end of large global banks?2. Gauging the success of the three arrows3. Rise of China: Implications for Japan, the

United States and the global financialmarkets

4. Reform of GPIF’s Investment Strategyand Governance: Implications for interna-tional capital markets

II. Development and Training ofHuman Resources forMulticultural Exchange

Educational Programs

Nitobe Leadership Program

The Nitobe Leadership Program (formerly Nito-be Kokusai Juku) started in 2008 designed totrain young professionals from various organ-izations and corporations to become public-minded leaders, equipped with a broadperspective to function in an international en-vironment both in and outside the country.This program invites professionals of variousfields to speak on their experiences, allowingparticipants (Nitobe Leadership Fellows) todeepen their understanding of such themes asglobalization and leadership. In a rapidlychanging world, both geopolitically and so-cially, the program provides a platform forfellows of various backgrounds to exchangeideas and reexamine their ideals of a better fu-ture. A total of 113 fellows have participatedin the program to date, forming a Nitobealumni network.

The Principal of this program is AkashiYasushi (Chairman of I-House), and theCoordinator is Professor Watanabe Yasushi(Professor at the Faculty of EnvironmentalInformation, Keio University). Ms. ChinoKeiko (Contributing Editor, Sankei Shimbun),Mr. Kondô Masaakira James (Visiting Scientist,

Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21stCentury

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MIT Media Lab), and Mr. Hirabayashi ChrisKunihiko (Director, UNICEF Tokyo Office)are the members of the steering committee ofthis program. The eighth Nitobe LeadershipProgram, organized between June andDecember 2015, invited prominent lecturers.Six out of the fourteen lectures were open tothe general public.

The fellows were first screened based on ap-plication materials (application forms and es-says written on a designated theme), thenselected through interviews. The eighth-yearfellows consisted of 13 individuals aged 33 onaverage from corporations and nonprofit or-ganizations and an artist.

The Nitobe Leadership Program is sup-ported by the Shibusawa Eiichi MemorialFoundation and the MRA Foundation.

Following is a list of the lectures of the 2015Nitobe Leadership Program:

“The World in 2030: The Emerging Consensus”(June 27; public)Hirabayashi Chris KunihikoDirector, UNICEF Tokyo Office

“Should Japan Accept Immigrants or Not?”(July 1)Menju ToshihiroManaging Director, Japan Center for InternationalExchange

Study Tour in Hamamatsu (July 11-12)

“Looking at Multicultural Society from Amazonand Hamamatsu”Tsuruta Toshimi Former Senior Volunteer at JICA

“Designing a Future by Learning from History”Kawakatsu Heita Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture

“Current Situation and Challenges of Farmersin Japan”Hori Michiyo Tea farmer

Nitobe Leadership Program

Hirabayashi ChrisKunihiko

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“Towards a Sustainable Society to Hand Overto the Next Generation”Katô Yuriko President, M2 Labo Co.

“Rule of Law or Rule Through Law?”(July 25; public)Mitsuru Claire Chino Executive Officer and General Counsel, ItochuCorporation; Admitted to the California Bar

“The U.S. –Japan Alliance in the Asia-PacificRegion” (August 8; public)Robert D. Eldridge Former Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff,Government and External Affairs [G-7], MarineCorps Installations Pacific/Marine Forces Japan

Study Tour to the Shibusawa MemorialMuseum (August 22)“Shibusawa Eiichi and People’s Diplomacy” Shibusawa Masahide President, Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation

“Living ‘Globally’” (September 5; public)Hiruma Yûji Advisor, IHI Corporation

Mitsuru Claire Chino

Shibusawa Masahide

Robert D. Eldridge

Hiruma Yûji

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Intensive Seminar at Miura Kaigan“The World in 2030 Seen from a MacroscopicPerspective” (September 12-13)

Day 1:“Media as Social Issues”

Day 2:“Social Change and the Role of Media”“Media Theory in 2030”Aida HirotsuguProfessor, School of Global Studies and Collaboration,Aoyama Gakuin UniversityChino Keiko Contributing Editor, Sankei ShimbunWatanabe Yasushi Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information,Keio University

Discussion Session with fellows from theAsia Leadership Fellow Program, the MansfieldFoundation, and Science without Borders(Brazil) (October 17)

“Consumer Society in 2030—Focusing on thePotential of Developing Countries”(October 31; public)Yamazaki Daisuke Co-founder and Executive Vice-President, Motherhouse Co., Ltd.

Aida Hirotsugu Chino Keiko

Watanabe Yasushi

Discussion with other fellows

Yamazaki Daisuke

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Discussion with the Principal (November 14)Akashi Yasushi Principal, Nitobe Leadership Program

“Kôgei—Japanese Traditional Crafts OpeningNew Doors” (November 28; public)Murose Kazumi Urushi [lacquer] artist, Living National Treasure

Graduation Ceremony (December 5)

Cooperation and Coordination withOverseas Institutions

US-Japan Creative Artists Program

Fellowships

Since 1978, I-House has facilitated annual fel-lowships for American artists to reside inJapan to broaden their careers and expandcontacts with Japanese artists. This fellowship,the longest continuing program operated by I-House, is sponsored by the Japan-U.S.Friendship Commission with in-kind supportfrom the U.S. National Endowment for theArts. The Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunka-chô) provides visa sponsorship, while I-Houseserves as general advisor and coordinator.

The following American artists were chosenfor the 2015 fellowships:

Julian Barnett, Choreographer(October–January)

Katie Cercone, Interdisciplinary Visual Artist(February–May)

George Ferrandi, Visual and Performance Artist(June–August)

Paul Kikuchi, Composer (April–June)

Monique Truong, Novelist (March–June)

Graduation ceremony

Akashi Yasushi

Murose Kazumi

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All the Fellows shared their works with localaudiences through the JUSFC-sponsoredArtists’ Forum series.

JUSFC celebrated its 40th Anniversary in2015, which made it possible to provide addi-tional sponsorship for two programs in con-junction with Roppongi Art Night, held onApril 25. Due to last-minute technical circum-stances, “Star! Star! Star! Circle!” was modi-fied to be an Artist’s Talk, and thecorresponding performance was rescheduledfor July 6 and 7.

The following six programs were held dur-ing Fiscal 2015:

Reading & Talk “The Sea-Salt Sadness of theOutcast—Monique Truong reads from hernovel The Book of Salt” (March 27, 2015)Speaker: Monique TruongCommentator: Kobayashi Fukuko

Translator; Guest Professor, JosaiInternational University

George Ferrandi

Monique Truong Photo: Michele Panduri Metalli

Paul Kikuchi Photo: Liz Tunnel

“The Sea-Salt Sadness of the Outcast”

Katie Cercone Photo: Marie Tomanova

Julian Barnett

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Workshop & Parade “PRAY WILD—InConjunction with Roppongi Art Night 2015”(April 25)Workshop Leaders: Katie Cercone and Elisa

Garcia de la Huerta (Go!Push Pops)

Beats: Michael Tousana (Dos Global)

Artist Talk “STAR! STAR! STAR! CIRCLE!—In Conjunction with RoppongiArt Night 2015” (April 25)Speaker: George Ferrandi

Performance “STAR! STAR! STAR!CIRCLE!—George Ferrandi’s ImmersiveSynchronized Sound Play” (July 6-7)Written, directed, and performed by GeorgeFerrandiEnglish-Japanese Translation: Kasei Toshio,Hiratsuka ShunsukeNarration: George Ferrandi (English)Japanese vocals: Miyake Yuriko (Instructions)

Inage Reiko (Stories)

Concert: R E S O N A N C E (May 27)Performers: Paul Kikuchi

Christopher Yohmei (shakuhachi)Nakamura Hitomi (hichiriki) Tajima Kazue (wagon) Miura Remi (sho)

“PRAY WILD”

“STAR! STAR! STAR! CIRCLE!”

“R E S O N A N C E”

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Dance/Film Performance“HAFU WAY THERE | HAFU WAY HERE”(October 17)Artists: Julian Barnett

Jocelyn Tobias(Choreographer/Performer)

Tamatsuka Mitsuru(Director/Performer)

Yamakawa Hidetake (Musician)Hashimoto Remi (Cinematographer)Masubuchi Takeshi (Mask Design)

III. Public Programs

Lectures / SymposiumsI-House Public Programs:

70 Years Postwar Symposium Series

To commemorate the seventieth anniversary ofthe end of World War II, a series of four sym-posia was held, coorganized with the Maureen& Mike Mansfield Foundation, inviting speak-ers from various backgrounds and regions toreview the postwar period and think togetherabout the future of Japan and the world. Thefirst symposium examined the changes in polit-ical structure in China and the path for stableChina-Japan relations. In the second sympo-sium, the ideals and realities of the UnitedStates were explored, while the third focusedon culture and philosophy as the basis forpeace. As a wrap-up of this program, the lastsymposium examined the position and roleJapan is expected to assume and what theworld will be like in the coming years.

This program was sponsored by the JapanFoundation, MRA Foundation, Tokyo Club,and supported by the Asahi Shimbun.

Following are the speakers of each symposium:

“HAFU WAY THERE | HAFU WAY HERE“

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Symposium 1“China in the Modern World and a NewJapan-China Relationship” (October 14)Speakers: Jia Qingguo

Dean, School of International Studies,Peking UniversityTakahara AkioProfessor, University of TokyoGraduate Schools for Law and Politics

Panelists: Frank JannuziPresident/CEO, Maureen and MikeMansfield FoundationYoshioka KeikoSenior Staff Writer, Asahi Shimbun

Moderator: Kawashima ShinProfessor, University of TokyoGraduate School of Arts and Sciences

Symposium 2“The Foundation of Japan-U.S. RelationsFrom the Perspective of American History”(December 10)Speakers: Rogers M. Smith

Professor, Political ScienceDepartment, University ofPennsylvaniaFunabashi YôichiChairman, Rebuild Japan InitiativeFoundation

Panelists: Furuya JunProfessor, Department of Commerce,Hokkai School of CommerceMachidori Satoshi Professor, Graduate School of Law,Kyoto University

Moderator: Agawa Naoyuki Professor, Faculty of PolicyManagement, Keio University

Jia Qingguo Takahara Akio

Rogers M. Smith Funabashi Yôichi

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Symposium 3“Culture and Philosophy as a Basis forPeace” (January 29, 2016)Speakers: Michel Wieviorka

Administrator, Fondation Maison dessciences de l’homme in ParisAoyagi MasanoriCommissioner for Cultural Affairs

Panelists: Inoue TatsuoProfessor, Graduate Schools for Lawand Politics, University of TokyoFukushima AkikoProfessor, School of Global Studies andCollaboration, Aoyama GakuinUniversity

Moderator: Watanabe YasushiProfessor, Faculty of EnvironmentalInformation Studies, Keio University

Symposium 4“Looking to the Future of the World, Asia,and Japan” (March 8, 2016)Speakers: Gerald L. Curtis

Burgess Professor Emeritus, ColumbiaUniversityIokibe MakotoChancellor, Prefectural University ofKumamoto

Panelists: Kawashima ShinProfessor, University of TokyoGraduate School of Arts and SciencesNishizaki FumikoProfessor, University of TokyoGraduate School of Arts and SciencesWatanabe YasushiProfessor, Faculty of EnvironmentalInformation, Keio University

Moderator: Akashi YasushiChairman, International House ofJapan

Michel Wieviorka Aoyagi Masanori

Iokibe MakotoGerald Curtis

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I-House Lunchtime Lecture

The I-House Lunchtime Lecture invites spe-cialists in various fields to talk on timelythemes for a wider audience.

The following two lectures were held dur-ing Fiscal 2015:

“Philosophy and Actions of Global Jihad”(May 19)Ikeuchi Satoshi Associate Professor, Research Center for AdvancedScience and Technology, University of Tokyo

“Android and Robot Society—The Cutting-edge Technology Connecting Japan with theWorld” (November 13)Ishiguro HiroshiRobot researcher/Distinguished Professor, OsakaUniversity

Programs to Understand Japan:

japan@ihj

With the help of experts in such areas as acad-emia, journalism, art and business with whomI-House has associations, japan@ihj is de-signed to function as a place for disseminat-ing/sharing information and knowledge onJapan. In principle, lectures in this series areconducted only in English with no Japaneseinterpretation.

The following two forums were organizedduring Fiscal 2015:

“Hawai’i as Japan’s Paradise: ConsumingImages of the Tropics” (June 3)Panelists: Tada Osamu

Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences,Hitotsubashi UniversityTezuka YoshiharuAssociate Professor, Faculty of GlobalMedia Studies, Komazawa UniversityYaguchi YûjinProfessor, University of TokyoGraduate School of Arts and SciencesChristine YanoProfessor, University of Hawai‘iCollege of Social Sciences

Ikeuchi Satoshi

Ishiguro Hiroshi

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“Japan’s National Interests and SecuritySeen Through the Development CooperationCharter” (November 4)Speaker: Marie Söderberg

Director, European Institute of JapaneseStudies; Professor, Stockholm School ofEconomics

Moderator and Commentator: Katsuma YasushiProfessor, Waseda University Graduate School ofAsia-Pacific Studies

IUC Lecture Series

In 2014 I-House started a new program withthe Inter-University Center for JapaneseLanguage Studies (IUC), a center in Yoko-hama established in 1963 providing Japaneselanguage education at the advanced level tooutstanding students with academic or pro-fessional career goals related to Japan, and theNippon Foundation. Under this program, twopublic lectures in Japanese are held at I-Houseinviting IUC alumni and experts in JapaneseStudies with the aim of networking for futureexperts of Japan and current leaders in thefield.

The following two lectures were held dur-ing Fiscal 2015:

“Conundrums of Literary Translation”(May 13)

Juliet W. Carpenter Professor, Faculty of Culture and Representation,Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts

Marie Söderberg

Juliet W. Carpenter

“Hawai’i as Japan’s Paradise”

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“The Kaleidoscopic Japanese Archipelago:Observations from Fieldwork on Biodiversity”(February 2, 2016)Anne McDonald Professor, Sophia University Graduate School ofGlobal Environmental Studies

Nichibunken-IHJ Forum

In Fiscal 2014 I-House started a new programwith the International Research Center forJapanese Studies (Nichibunken), a center inKyoto for researching Japanese culture andhistory through international collaborationand cooperation and supporting foreign re-searchers specializing in Japan. Under thisForum, the two organizations jointly holdfour lectures and seminars with Nichibunkenresearchers as lecturers (language: Japanese orEnglish).

The following four forums were organizedduring Fiscal 2015:

“Why I Teach the Art of Manga Abroad”(April 21)Ôtsuka Eiji Theorist and Creator of Manga ;Professor, Nichibunken

“From Itôô Hirobumi and Beyond—What the‘Politician of Intellect’ Left to Us” (July 16)Takii Kazuhiro Professor, Nichibunken

Ôtsuka Eiji

Takii Kazuhiro

Anne McDonald

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“The Tale of Genji as World Literature”(December 10)Lee Ae-sook Professor, Korea National Open University;Visiting Research Scholar, Nichibunken

“Japanese Traditional Theater Seen fromItalian Theater: Noh, Kabuki, Opera, Ballet—Focusing on ‘Kyoran (Madness)’ as a Theme”(February 10, 2016)Bonaventura Ruperti Professor, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice;Visiting Research Scholar, Nichibunken

Delve into Japanese Culture @ I-House

In 2014, I-House and the Kisako InterculturalInstitute, which offers comprehensive Japaneseinstruction programs in Tokyo, launched a

new program on Japanese culture. This seriesintroduces aspects of Japanese culture whichcan lead to new awareness both for non-Japanese and Japanese. Lectures are held inEnglish to increase the opportunities for ourguests who stay at or visit I-House to deepentheir understanding of Japanese culture.

The following three lectures were held dur-ing Fiscal 2015:

“Ink is Alive: Japanese Sumie Painting”(April 6)Jim Hathaway Sumie artist

“The Power of Noh: From Japan’s ClassicalTheater to the World’s Avant-Garde”(December 14)Richard Emmert Professor, Musashino University;Art Director, Theatre Nohgaku

Lee Ae-sook

Bonaventura Ruperti

Jim Hathaway

Richard Emmert

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“The Heart of Washoku: Creating a SeasonalSensibility” (February 23, 2016)Elizabeth Andoh Director, A Taste of Culture; Culinary journalist

Special Programs

I-House × COURRiER JAPON Special

Program

In a program coorganized by COURRiERJAPON (Kodansha Company Ltd.), 21-year-old social entrepreneur Makiura Doga, whohas written a column for the magazine, gave atalk. The program was to disseminate I-Houseactivities to the subscribers and readers of themagazine and students during the summerbreak.

“Looking at Japan from Outside—What aYoung Entrepreneur Thinks” (July 30)Makiura Doga (Co-founder, Needs-One Co., Ltd.;Rwanda Representative, e-Education)

Special Symposium

Commemorating the Japanese publication ofKujû no Sentaku: Taigaiseisaku Henkô ni KansuruRiron [Painful Choices: A Theory of ForeignPolicy Change] by David A. Welch, I-House,the Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation,and the Suntory Foundation coorganized aspecial symposium to discuss changes in theforeign policy of major players in East Asia inaccordance with major structural changes inthe global security environment after the endof the Cold War.

“Will There be Dramatic Foreign PolicyChanges? Shift of Security Environment andProspective Changes of Foreign Policy inEast Asia” (February 3, 2016)Keynote Speaker: David A. Welch

Professor, Department ofPolitical Science, University ofWaterloo

Panelists: Yamamoto YoshinobuProfessor, University of Niigata

Elizabeth Andoh

“Looking at Japan from Outside”

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Prefecture Graduate School ofInternational Studies and RegionalDevelopmentHosoya YûichiProfessor, Faculty of Law, KeioUniversity

Chairperson: Tadokoro MasayukiProfessor, Faculty of Law, KeioUniversity

Tokyo International Literary Festival

The Tokyo International Literary Festival wasfounded by the Nippon Foundation in 2012 topromote Japanese literature abroad andTokyo as a literary focus of the world comingabreast of New York, London and Paris. It in-vites authors from around the world to buildconnections between Japan and the rest of theworld through literary works. The aim is tobring together leading novelists, poets, edi-tors, and translators, and to encourage newdialogue about books from different countriesand cultures.

In Fiscal 2015, two Asia sessions were heldat I-House. Both sessions were coorganized bythe Japan Foundation Asia Center. TheChinese author Sheng Keyi, who was sched-uled to talk in Session 2, unfortunately had tocancel her participation in the festival due tounforeseen circumstances.

Session 1“Female Writers Challenging Social Taboos:Transcending Gender, Religion, and Community”(March 5, 2016)Speakers: Jhoanna Cruz (Philippines), Kirino

Natsuo (Japan), Dina Zaman(Malaysia)

Moderator: Prabda Yoon (Thailand)Session 2“China and Japan Today Seen ThroughLiterature” (March 5, 2016)Speakers: Nakajima Kyôko (Writer), Iizuka

Yutori (Professor of Chinese Literature,Faculty of Letters, Chuo University)

David A. Welch

Session 1

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Publications

LTCB International Library

Since 2000, I-House has assumed administra-tive responsibility for continuing the work ofthe LTCB Foundation, under the guidance ofthe policy and selection committees, to intro-duce selected books on the Japanese economy,politics, society and culture by Japanese au-thors to a wider international readership bytranslating them into English. This program isfinanced by the revenue and part of the prin-cipal of the fund established by endowmentand other assets of the LTCB Library Foun-dation subsequent to its dissolution in 2000.

Two books are to be selected and translatedannually, and 3,500 copies of each distributedby free gift to university libraries, institutions,public libraries, and cultural organizationsaround the world.

The following work was carried out inFiscal 2015.

[Donations]Holy Foolery in the Life ofJapan: A HistoricalOverview by HiguchiKazunoriTranslator: Waku Miller

The Akita Ranga Schooland the Cultural Contextin Edo Japan by ImahashiRikoTranslator: Ruth S. McCreery

Japan’s Asian Diplomacy:A Legacy of TwoMillennia by Ogura KazuoTranslator: David Noble

[Translation and editing]The Comfort Women:Historical, Political, Legal,and Moral Perspectives byKumagai NaokoTranslator: David Noble

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How Like a God: Deificationin Japanese Religion by SatôHirooTranslator: David Noble

The Lancashire CottonIndustry and Its Rivals(tentative) by KawakatsuHeita[in a somewhat editedform of the Japanese origi-nal (original Japanese title:Nihon bunmei to kindaiseiyô: “Sakoku” saikô) byKawakatsu Heita]Translator and Editor: Jean Connell Hoff

I-House Press

I-House launched a commercial book imprint,the I-House Press, in 2006. It publishes inEnglish various works, including the fruits ofI-House’s program activities as well as revisededitions of selected works from the LTCBInternational Library series, for the purpose ofpromoting understanding of Japan abroad.

The following work was carried out inFiscal 2015:

[Publication and distribution]Nitobe LeadershipProgram Proceedings 4:Sekai o hiraku rîdâ tachi e(Messages for Young Leadersin a Global Age)Edited by NitobeLeadership Program,International House ofJapan

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Newsletter and Occasional Publications

In Fiscal 2015 I-House continued publishingits bilingual newsletter I-House Quarterly (A4format, 16 pages), issues No. 6 to 9. The publi-cation features interviews and dialogues, re-ports on past programs, and information onupcoming events, with the aim of compellingpotential members, particularly young peoplewho do not yet know of I-House, to visit itsfacility. In order to better reach such an audi-ence, the publication was distributed at vari-ous relevant places, in addition to theprevious distribution points like interna-tional/cultural organizations and press clubs,with a regular circulation of 6,500 copies.Meanwhile transcripts/video recordings ofprograms are regularly provided on ourmembers-only website, which has taken theplace of the IHJ Bulletin and the Kokusai BunkaKaikan Kaihô since its start in June 2014.

The Annual Report and its Japanese versionKokusai Bunka Kaikan no Ayumi detailed opera-tions of the previous fiscal year and were dis-tributed among related organizations.

Publications during Fiscal 2015 are as fol-lows:

Annual Report 60 (September)

Kokusai Bunka Kaikan no Ayumi 60 (September)

I-House Quarterly No. 6 (June)Dialogue: MiyatsuDaisuke (Art collector),Nanjô Fumio (Director,Mori Art Museum)Essay: Watanabe Yasushi(Professor, KeioUniversity)

I-House Quarterly No. 7 (September)Dialogue: Theodore Bestor(Social anthropologist),David Leibowitz (Tunatrader)Essay: Sakaguchi Kyôhei(Writer)

I-House Quarterly No. 8 (December)ALFP Report: IshiuchiMiyako (Photographer),Wakamatsu Eisuke (Critic)Essay: Muraoka Eri(Writer)

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I-House Quarterly No. 9 (March 2016)Special Event: TawadaYôko (Author/Poet),Kawakami Mieko(Author/Poet)Essay: Kondô MasaakiraJames (Visiting Scientist,MIT Media Lab)

Others

The 1,000 Portraits of Hope Fund

New York-based artist Nakagawa Naoto hascreated what he calls “1,000 Portraits ofHope,” sketches of people from Tohoku. Hebegan this series for those who lost all theirpossessions, including photographs, in theMarch 11th disaster. He drew literally 1,000

portraits of survivors of the earthquake andtsunami, including some portraits of those en-gaged in relief activities such as SDF person-nel and firefighters. Upon completion of the1,000 drawings, on March 11, 2013, I-Houseand JAA-NY jointly established a fund to sup-port the areas in Tohoku affected by the disas-ter. During Fiscal 2015, all the remaining fundwas donated to the following educational orart institutions in Tohoku, and the Fundended its activities.

NPO Iwate Mirai Kiko (Morioka, Iwate)(250,000 yen)

Badminton Team of Tomioka Daiichi JuniorHigh School (temporarily situated inInawashiro, Fukushima) (388,800 yen)

Togura Elementary School (Minami Sanriku,Miyagi) (350,000 yen)

Okuma Kindergarten (temporarily situated inAizuwakamatsu, Fukushima) (250,000 yen)

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IV. Research Projects

Foreign Policy Dinner Meeting

The Foreign Policy Dinner Meeting series in-vites selected experts on foreign policy to en-gage in an informal, off-the-record discussionon various foreign policy-related issues. Theparticipants, limited to twenty to thirty innumber, are academics and researchers, for-mer diplomats and international officials,journalists and commentators, those active incivil society organizations, and business peo-ple. The working language is either English orJapanese and no interpretation service is pro-vided. The feedback from this program is uti-lized in other programs of I-House.

The following meeting was held duringFiscal 2015:

“Where Is Xi Jinping Leading China?”(April 28)Takahara AkioProfessor, University of Tokyo Graduate Schoolsfor Law and Politics

Archive Preparations

I-House holds many materials that should bepreserved at an archive as a primary sourceabout the history of postwar international cul-tural exchange, such as photographs, officialdocuments, and various records.

In Fiscal 2015, consultation was conductedwith experts for the purpose of archivingthese materials in the future.

Takahara Akio

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V. Library and Reading Room

Library Services

In comparison to the previous year, libraryusers increased by 5 percent.

Inter Library LoanLibrary MembersUsersReferenceLending

1,075 1,319 1,742 1,742 1,583

1,292 1,445 1,549 1,549 1,748 1,748 1,999

1,539947962 1,038

581 654 688 737 924 938 931

4,654

7,906

9,538

10,321 10,654

9,943 9,926

10,576

12,433

11,808

63

88

111

125

112 117

124 130 132 135

78

179 172

185 191

197

168

119

157 164

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2014 0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

0

50

100

150

200

250

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Collection Management

In Fiscal 2015, continuing on from Fiscal 2014,the library increased the number of de-accessionedbooks in order to use its limited space mostefficiently.

426

1,158

997

800

504

682

556

353

279

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295

428

208 198

293 304 302

26,028

24,881

25,450

26,042

26,871

27,337 27,492 27,478 27,480

536 549

448

438 431 421 419 411

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

23,000

23,500

24,000

24,500

25,000

25,500

26,000

26,500

27,000

27,500

28,000

237

523

120 90

504

26,309

2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 201520142007

From fiscal year 2007, book holdings are based on the library system LIMEDIO.

Catalogued Books De-accessioned Books Book Holdings Periodical Titles

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Reading Sessions/Joint Expositions of Books

Reading about Japan at I-House Library(Reading Session)Reading sessions are being held several timesa year, for the purpose of offering a talk fromthe library collection, and making an opportu-nity for the participants to have a conversa-tion with the speaker and communicate freely.

There has been wide participation eachtime, and it is functioning to promote the li-brary to a wider range of people.

The following four reading sessions wereorganized during Fiscal 2015:

“I-House Members read The Lady Aoi—fromFive Modern Noh Plays by Mishima Yukio,featuring a traditional Noh play, in a sessionarranged by Mr. Ogoura Kazuo”(September 30)Moderator: Ogoura Kazuo

Professor, Aoyama GakuinUniversity; Senior Advisor, JapanFoundation

Noh Actress: Terai ChikageShite kata, Kanze School of Noh

Readers: Stuart Varnam-AtkinNarrator; Actor; Writer; Lecturer, OpenUniversity of JapanTimothy HarrisActor; Lecturer, Open University ofJapanDarren CraigTeacher, Japan College of ForeignLanguages; Former Daiwa Anglo- Japanese Foundation Scholar

Ogoura Kazuo Terai Chikage

Stuart Varnam-Atkin Timothy Harris

Darren Craig

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“Nassrine Azimi and Michel Wassermanread from Last Boat to Yokohama: The Lifeand Legacy of Beate Sirota Gordon”(December 10)Nassrine AzimiSenior Advisor, United Nations Institute forTraining and ResearchMichel WassermanProfessor, Ritsumeikan University

“Kent Calder reads from Wind of the Age:Collected Reflections, April 2014–March2015” (January 18, 2016)Kent CalderDirector, Reischauer Center for East AsianStudies, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University

“Ambassador Radu Serban reads from hisbook Closer to the Sky (Sora e Ayumu)”(February 19, 2016)Radu SerbanAmbassador of Romania in Japan

Reading Session (January 18, 2016)

Nassrine Azimi Michel Wasserman

Kent Calder

Radu Serban

Reading Session (September 30)

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Joint Exposition of BooksExpositions were held in collaboration withthe Bibliothéque de la Maison franco-japonaiseand the Deutsches Institut für JapanstudienBibliothek. Under the same theme, I-HouseLibrary displayed books in English, the Maisonfranco-japonaise Bibliothèque displayed booksin French, and the Deutsches Institut fürJapanstudien Bibliothek displayed books inGerman.

“50 Year Memorial for Tanizaki Jun’ichirô”(October 1-30)

“Architecture in Japan”(March 1-31, 2016)

VI. Cooperation with OtherOrganizations

During Fiscal 2015, I-House supported and/orcooperated with the following programshosted by other institutions.

Cooperation:Lecture by the President of Vassar College,“The True Value of Top Liberal Arts Collegesin the United States” (June 22)Organized by: Grew Bancroft FoundationVenue: I-House

Innovative City Forum (October 14-16)Organized by: Institute for Urban Strategies–The

Mori Memorial Foundation, Mori ArtMuseum, Academyhills

Venue: Roppongi Academyhills

Lecture by Mr. Juan Carlos Valdez Marin,“Present-day Mexico, ‘Country of Photographs’”(October 21)Organized by: Embassy of the United

Mexican States, Photographic Society ofJapan

Venue: Embassy of the United Mexican States

“Architecuture in Japan“ display

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“Wonders of Liberal Arts Education in theUnited States” (November 17)Organized by: Grew Bancroft FoundationVenue: I-House

Korea-Japan Exchange Symposium: “The NewJapan-Korea Exchange — Searching for ‘TheWay’ through People and Culture”(December 11)Organized by: Korea Foundation TokyoOfficeVenue: I-House

The Wooster Group’s Early Shaker Spirituals(December 22-23)Organized by: Japan Center, Pacific Basin Arts

Communication (PARC)Venue: Spiral Hall

International Symposium on the Five-YearCommemoration of the Great East JapanEarthquake: “The Possibilities for Art inDisasters” (March 4, 2016)Organized by: Tsukuba UniversityVenue: I-House

Support:John Jesurun & Takeshi Kawamura CollaborationTokyo/New York Correspondence, Episode 2(July 4)Organized by: T FactoryVenue: Morishita Studio, Saison Foundation

Lecture by Mr. Michel Wieviorka, “One Yearafter the Charlie Hebdo Attack in Paris andRefugee Crisis in Europe: Thinking aboutTerrorism, Forgiveness and Hospitality withJacques Derrida” (January 30, 2016)Organized by: Maison Franco-JaponaiseVenue: Maison Franco-Japonaise

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I. Organizational Affairs

Board and Council

In Fiscal 2015, Board and Council meetingswere held as follows:

The 1st Board meeting (May 27)The 2nd Board meeting (March 11, 2016)The 3rd Board meeting (conducted by

post; April 4, 2016)

The 1st Council meeting (June 23)The extraordinary Council meeting (March

28, 2016)

Personnel

Board and Council Affairs

TrusteesDuring Fiscal 2015, the following Trustee tookoffice for a term of two years at his re-electionby the Council on June 23.

Iwashita Tsuyoshi

As of March 31, 2016, there were 13 Trustees,19 Councilors and 2 Auditors.

Staff Affairs

During Fiscal 2015, one new employee washired and none resigned. The total number ofemployees as of March 31, 2016, stood at 15 (4men; 11 women).

General Affairs

Preparatory Association for Redevelopment

of the Roppongi 5-chome West District

I-House has been joining in the activities of thePreparatory Association for Redevelopment ofthe Roppongi 5-chôme West District estab-lished in March, 2008, to study possible futureplanning for the area, upon request from localresidents to participate as an important preser-vationist of the cultural and historical heritageas well as for its valuable green environmentin an urban area. Not only for keeping a goodrelationship with neighbors, but also formonitoring the future direction of urbandevelopment for this area, it is informativeand instructive for I-House to share views andopinions with our neighborhood.

Others

Cooperative Agreement of Mutual Exchange

with the Portland Japanese Garden

I-House has established a cooperative agreementof mutual exchange with the Portland JapaneseGarden (Portland, Oregon, United States). Areception to commemorate the agreement washeld on October 8, at the International House ofJapan, where I-House Chairman AkashiYasushi and Portland Japanese Garden CEOMr. Stephen D. Bloom signed the agreement. I-House and the Portland Japanese Garden willjointly work for the cause of mutual exchangeand cooperation, furthering international

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understanding of Japanese gardens and culture,and the significance of these to our societies.

II. Fundraising Activities

During the period under review, grants andcontributions from institutions and individualsin total of 68.6 million yen were received asfollows. (Further details are to be found in thestatement of increase and decrease of net assetsfor Fiscal 2015.)

Grants and Contributions fromInstitutions and Individuals

Japan Foundation ¥26,232,074Symposium on Building the Financial

Systems of the 21st Century ¥13,500,000Japan-US Friendship Commission ¥7,180,679MRA Foundation ¥2,000,000Tokyo Club ¥1,500,000Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial

Foundation ¥1,200,000Maureen and Mike Mansfield

Foundation ¥1,000,000Kasumi Kaikan ¥300,000Voluntary contributions

from new members ¥11,000,000Contributions from individuals ¥3,793,036Bequests ¥846,719

III. Membership

Regular Membership

Fiscal 2015 saw a total of 111 persons (81Japanese and 30 other nationalities) acceptedonto the rolls of I-House membership.

There was a total of 142 members (95Japanese and 47 other nationalities) lost owingto resignation, death, or delinquency of dues.One member changed nationality fromKorean to Japanese.

Accordingly, this brought a net decrease inmembership of 31 (13 less Japanese and 18less other nationalities) and the total regularmembership stood at 2,895, of whom 2,046were Japanese and 849 individuals of 37 dif-ferent nationalities and areas, as of March 31,2016.

Nationality Subtotal Total

Japanese Others

New Members 81 30 111

Resignations 43 13 56

Death 39 19 58

Delinquency in dues 13 15 28

Sub-total 95 47 142

Change in nationality ＋1 －1

Net Increase －13 －18 －31

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Corporate Membership

During Fiscal 2015, there were a total of 5 newcorporate members totaling 6 support units,while 7 members and 9 units withdrew orwere reduced.

There was thus a net decrease of 2 memberstotaling 3 units, bringing the total to 176 cor-porate members with 206 units as of March31, 2016.

Change fromCorporations Units previous year

5-unit corporate members 0 0 －1 (－5 units)

4-unit 〃 2 8 ＋1 (＋4 units)

3-unit 〃 3 9 0

2-unit 〃 18 36 0

1-unit 〃 153 153 －2 (－2 units)

Total 176 206 －2 (－3 units)

Honorary Membership

Honorary Membership has been abolished asa category of membership with no new hon-orary members replacing those leaving Japan.The total honorary membership stood at oneas of March 31, 2016.

Library Membership

With 32 new library members and 29 with-drawals, the total library membership stood at135, representing 14 nationalities, as of March31, 2016.

Dinner Meeting for IHJ Members

A dinner meeting for IHJ members was heldat the Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall onNovember 27 with 80 members. As a specialguest, we invited Mr. Hosokawa Morihiro,Former Prime Minister / Chairman, Eisei-Bunko Museum. Mr. Hosokawa described thebeauty of fusuma-e, ceramics, frescoes, Callig-raphy, and other artworks. He showed slidesof artworks he made with explanations andinteresting anecdotes. He also referred to hisactivities other than art, such as a plantingprogram, promotion of natural energy, and ashunga exhibition held at the Eisei-BunkoMuseum.

Hosokawa Morihiro

Dinner Meeting for IHJ Members

Social Gathering for New Members

A social gathering for new members whojoined our membership between January andAugust was held on October 2.

Affiliated Clubs

I-House is affiliated with several overseas pri-vate clubs, and our members have the privi-lege of using them. In addition to the existingfour clubs, we have recently concluded a con-tract with one more club on January 2016 asbelow.

Newly added club: Reform Club (London, U.K.)

Other affiliated clubs:Cornell Club New York(New York, U. S.) Cosmos Club (Washington D.C., U. S.)India International Centre (New Delhi, India)University House (Canberra, Australia)

IV. Building and Equipment

From July 27 to November 10, we did repairwork on the wooden framings of the north sideof the east building, which had some conspicu-ous aging degradation.

Furthermore, some of the lighting wasconverted to LED from Augaust 12 to 16, andwe introduced a new hotel system from May 28to December 25.

V. Accommodations and ServiceActivities

I-House provides accommodations and meetingplaces in support of its mission of furtheringinternational exchange. Facilities include accom-modations for both overseas and Japanese schol-ars and other distinguished visitors, meetingrooms for international conferences and semi-nars, the Tea Lounge “The Garden” for moreinformal exchange, the Restaurant “SAKURA”as a “salon” for members and guests, and ban-quet rooms for various conferences and recep-tions.

The study-bedrooms number 44 rooms, andall the rooms in the east wing are located facingthe garden; the well-kept and beautiful tradition-al garden is a strong attraction for our guests. Wehad 15,516 guests from more than 50 countries intotal in Fiscal 2015. The percentage of foreignguests remained at nearly 65 percent, showingthe important role I-House continues to play forvisiting scholars and other individuals involvedin international cultural and intellectualexchange. The Lecture Hall (capacity up to 120

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people) and three seminar rooms in the annexand four seminar rooms on the fourth floor ofthe west wing are used by corporate and indi-vidual members as well as guests for confer-ences, lectures, group study and other meetings:34,068 people used these meeting facilities.

The banquet/conference room called theKabayama/Matsumoto Room and the IwasakiKoyata Memorial Hall can accommodate 200people each for various conferences, lectures,concerts, group meetings, dinner gatherings and

other large functions. We welcomed 38,643guests gathered for such occasions. The TeaLounge “The Garden” serves breakfast, mealsand refreshments for members and gueststhroughout the day. We had 62,497 guests inFiscal 2015. The Restaurant “SAKURA” providesFrench cuisine with seasonal touches atlunchtime and dinnertime. We had 16,320 guestsin total enjoying our cuisine with the scenery ofthe garden. As a result, 167,104 guests in totalused the facilities.

Cherry-Blossom Viewing Party

Wine Party

Garden Beer Party

Christmas Dinner

To increase the opportunities for our membersto socialize, various occasional events were held.Seasonal events included a cherry-blossom view-ing party on April 1 and 2 with 229 participantsin total, a garden beer party on July 31, with 210participants, an autumn wine party onNovember 19, with 143 participants, and the tra-ditional House Christmas Dinner Parties, which183 guests in total enjoyed from December 23 to25, with the Toriizaka Church Choir caroling inthe main lobby on Christmas Eve.

VI. Finance

The I-House account statement is composedof Increase or Decrease of Net Assets, basedon the new accounting standards for PublicInterest Corporations.

In ordinary accounts, the total currentaccount revenue of the fiscal year 2015 stoodat ¥993,943,096 and the total current accountexpenditures at ¥970,421,218. Reflecting thevaluation loss of designated assets of¥2,635,815, the change in current account was¥20,886,063 in the black. The non-currentaccount loss of this term stood at ¥32,203,125.As a result, the balance of net assets in theordinary accounts stood at ¥2,347,347,573,compared to the beginning balance of¥2,358,664,635. In addition, the change in thedesignated account ended with a deficit of¥77,025 and the balance of the net assets indesignated accounts at the end of this termstood at ¥20,918,642, compared to the begin-ning balance of ¥20,995,667.

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Analysis of Individual Membership by Nationality(as of March 31, 2016)

Nationality/

Area

AustraliaAustriaBelgiumBrazilCanadaChinaDenmarkEcuadorFinlandFranceGermanyHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIrelandIsraelItalyJapanKenyaKoreaMalaysiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandPhilippinesPortugalRussiaSingaporeSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanThailandTurkey

as of

March 31,

2015

27431

353213

11301173627

20591

20417241261

1173

104

New

Members

(＋)

011000000010020000

810100000000010000

Resig-

nations

(－)

110010000000000001

430000000000001000

Deaths

(－)

000010000000000000

390000100010000000

Delinquency in

dues

(－)

000000000010000000

130200000001000000

as of

March 31,

2016

26441

333213

11301193626

2046*1

18*416241151

1263

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U. K.U. S. A.Vietnam

JapanOther

Total

51584

1

2059867

2926

6170

8130

111

170

4313

56

0160

3919

58

1100

1315

28

55568

1

2046849

2895

*One individual changed nationality from Korea to Japan

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Japanese Members

Composition of I-House Membership(as of March 31, 2016)

Non-Japanese Members

Japanese70.7%

Non-Japanese 29.3%

North America70.8%

Europe17.6%

Pacific3.3%

Middle East0.7%

Africa0.1%

Latin America0.2%

Asia7.3%