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1 50th anniversary festivities Newsletter 2015.7.1 On May 21, 2015, Josai University Educational Corporation invited former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad to give a keynote lecture entitled “Enhancing Knowledge for Peace: A Message to Future Leaders & Global Citizens” at the Tokyo Kioicho Campus as part of Josai’s 50th anniversary. Josai also commemorated the event by awarding Mr. Mahathir an honorary doctoral degree in conjunction with the opening of the Josai Center for ASEAN Studies. As part of their 50th anniversary festivities, Josai organized the Mizuta Mikio Memorial “Global Lecture” Series that invites globally influential people and exceptional scholars from both Japan and abroad to speak on the cultivation of global human resources. Mr. Mahathir is the first such speaker in this series. Mr. Mahathir was the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia. Beginning as a medical practitioner, he switched to politics and served as Malaysia’s longest-standing Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003. As an Asian leader with k nowledge of Japan, Mr. Mahathir espoused a “look East” policy that looked to Japan rather than the West for a model of economic development. anks to his exceptional and sustained leadership, Malaysia’s national power has grown exponentially. During a Chancellor Mizuta-led Josai delegation visit to Malaysia in January 2015, the delegation was invited to Mr. Mahathir’s residence. It was then that Chancellor Mizuta announced Josai’s plans for a Global Lecture Series and secured Mr. Mahathir’s participation. Mr. Mahathir delivers his lecture Students and faculty greet the Mahathir delegation Chancellor Mizuta provides opening remarks Mr. Mahathir receives his honorary doctor degree Date: May 21, 2015 at 10:30 am Place: Josai University Educational Corporation, Tokyo Kioicho Campus Josai Hosts Special Keynote Lecture by Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir as Part of Josai’s 50 th Anniversary Josai University Educational Corporation 3-26 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 03-6238-1300 http://www.josai.jp/ 〒 102-0094 東京都千代田区紀尾井町 3-26 03-6238-1300 http://www.josai.jp/ 2015.7.1 発行創立 50 周年記念事業 Josai University Educational Corporation’s 50th anniversary festivities

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On May 21, 2015, Josai University Educational Corporation invited former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad to give a keynote lecture entitled “Enhancing Knowledge for Peace: A Message to Future Leaders & Global Citizens” at the Tokyo Kioicho Campus as part of Josai’s 50th anniversary.Josai also commemorated the event by awarding Mr. Mahathir an honorary doctoral degree in conjunction with the opening of the Josai Center for ASEAN Studies. As part of their 50th anniversary festivities, Josai organized the Mizuta Mikio Memorial “Global Lecture” Series that invites globally influential people and exceptional scholars from both Japan and abroad to speak on the cultivation of global human resources. Mr. Mahathir is the first

such speaker in this series. Mr. Mahathir was the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia. Beginning as a medical practitioner, he switched to politics and served as Malaysia’s longest-standing Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003. As an Asian leader with k nowledge of Japan, Mr. Mahathir espoused a “look East” policy that looked to Japan rather than the West for a model of economic development. Thanks to his exceptional and sustained leadership, Malaysia’s national power has grown exponentially. During a Chancellor Mizuta-led Josai delegation visit to Malaysia in January 2015, the delegation was invited to Mr. Mahathir’s residence. It was then that Chancellor Mizuta announced Josai’s plans for a Global Lecture Series and secured Mr. Mahathir’s participation.

Mr. Mahathir delivers his lectureStudents and faculty greet the Mahathir delegation

Chancellor Mizuta provides opening remarksMr. Mahathir receives his honorary doctor degree

Date: May 21, 2015 at 10:30 amPlace: Josai University Educational Corporation, Tokyo Kioicho Campus

Josai Hosts Special Keynote Lecture by Former MalaysianPrime Minister Mahathir as Part of Josai’s 50th Anniversary

Josai University Educational Corporation3-26 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 03-6238-1300 http://www.josai.jp/

〒 102-0094 東京都千代田区紀尾井町 3-26

03-6238-1300

http://www.josai.jp/

(2015.7.1発行)創立50周年記念事業Josai University Educational Corporation’s50th anniversary festivities

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On April 20, 2015, Josai University Educational Corporation organized a concert at Josai University’s Sakado Campus’s Seiko Hall (Saitama prefecture, Sakado city) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding. Our university seeks to strengthen international exchange and actively pursue exchanges with other universities in the world. Last year, our university has particularly strengthened international exchange with universities in central European countries and ASEAN countries. Starting with the Budapest Business School in 2007, our university has now signed academic exchange agreement with nine universities in Hungary and particularly developed student exchange with Hungary. This concert featured performances by musicians who have deep ties with Hungary.

Before the concert, Chancellor Noriko Mizuta greeted the audience saying “Today we begin to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of our university. In addition to promoting international education, our relationship with Hungary has become a great strength. Starting with Liszt, Hungary has produced many distinguished musicians. Please enjoy today’s concert given by active musicians.” Following Chancellor Mizuta welcome words, István Szerdahelyi, Hungarian ambassador to Japan, expressed his gratitude saying “When leading Hungarian figures come to Japan, they are always invited by Josai University and I see the excellent results of this relationship. I am very gratefully that you can all listen to Hungarian music today.”

Arriving to the Tokyo Kioicho Campus on the morning of May 21, Mr. Mahathir’s delegation was greeted by domestic and exchange students as well as faculties from both Josai University and Josai International University to tour the 1st and 3rd buildings of the Kioicho campus. In the 1st building’s auditorium, Chancellor Mizuta greeted the guests saying: “It is a great honor to have the opportunity to hear a speech from a leader that has contributed to the peace and prosperity of Asia,” she said. In his lecture, Mr. Mahathir said, “Though Malaysia has been involved in territorial disputes with its five neighboring nations, they have all been resolved in accordance with the International Court of Justice without starting wars. Japan must not resort to war in the name of territorial disputes. We must send a message to the world that war is the most serious of crimes.” The auditorium was filled to capacity with Asian government officials and leaders, as well as JU and JIU faculties and students. Students from Josai

satellite universities also attended the event. The entire audience listened with great attention to the precious words from this Asian global leader. The guests then moved to an hotel for a luncheon party following the lecture. Former Chairman of the Japan Business Federation Hiromasa Yonekura, Consultant for Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. and toastmaster Ryoki Sugita, former President of Nikkei Inc. Yoshiaki Ito, as well as the managing directors of the Mainichi Newspapers also joined the festivities. The newly opened Josai Center for ASEAN Studies will be located on the 2nd building of the Tokyo Kioicho Campus with Josai University Vice President Kenji Sugibayashi and former Malaysian Minister of Tourism Ng Yen Yen serving as joint directors. Here at Josai, we continue to work for the promotion of academic exchange and joint research between Japan and the ASEAN region and the cultivation of human resources for the extension of international relations.

Mr. and Mrs. Mahathir hold school mascots given to them by studentsA commemorative photo after the event

The concert hall was filled to full capacity Miyuji Kaneko (back) and Reiko Szerdahelyi’s performance

Date: April 20, 2015 at 1:30 pmPlace: Josai University, Sakado campus

Concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding ofJosai University Educational Corporation

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The concert started with Miyuji Kaneko’s (whose father is Japanese and mother Hungarian) piano performance of Chopin’s Polonaise No. 6 “Heroique.” The concert then featured 14 pieces interpreted by Budapest born István Kohán (clarinet), Miwako Handa (soprano) and Reiko Szerdahelyi (piano, Ambassador Szerdahelyi’s wife) who played Liszt’s Concolation No. 3 and Hungarian compositor Bartók’s Roman nepi tancok as well as Japanese songs by Yoshinao Nakada and “Hana” by Rentaro Taki. This beautifully cheerful concert was attended by about 500 people including Akiko Igaya, managing director of the Japan-Hungary Friendship Association, members from this association as well as faculty members, students and exchange students.

Following this concert, we are expecting that exchanges between our university and Hungary as well as between our university and Hungarian universities will develop more and more. Our university was established in April 1965 by Mikio Mizuta, who held various political offices including that of Minister of Finance, with the goal of “Character building through learning.” In 1983 a women community college was open by Josai University (which afterwards became Josai Base College), then in 1992 Josai International University opened in Togane, Chiba prefecture. In 2005, a central campus was opened in Kioicho (Tokyo, Chiyodaku) to bring together our three universities.

On June 13, 2015, Josai University Educational Corporation (Chancellor Noriko Mizuta) invited Dr. Ezra F. Vogel, who is an honorary professor of Harvard University (U.S.) to give a keynote lecture entitled “East Asia in the Next Fifty Years” at the Sakado Campus in Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture, as part of Josai’s 50th anniversary. To commemorate the lecture, Josai presented Dr. Vogel with the honorary doctorate.As part of their 50th anniversary festivities, Josai promotes the Mizuta Mikio Memorial “Global Lecture” Series that invites globally influential people and exceptional scholars from both Japan and abroad to speak on the cultivation of global human resources. Dr. Vogel was the second guest after the Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, who gave a lecture on May 21.After acquiring the doctorate (sociology) from Harvard University in 1958, Dr. Vogel came to Japan to research the Japanese language

and family relationships in Japan and stayed for 2 years. In 1972, he was appointed the director of the East Asian Research Center in the University. He released “Japan as Number One”, which became a best-seller in Japan, in 1979. In recent years, his book “Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China”, which was released in 2013 after spending over 10 years, also became popular. This lecture was realized after Chancellor Mizuta, who lived in the U.S. for many years as a comparative literature researcher, requested that Dr. Vogel, who is her old acquaintance, give a lecture.Dr. Vogel arrived at Sakado Campus, being welcomed by the faculty members, students, and exchange students in Josai University and Josai International University in the morning on the day of the lecture. After enjoying the ukiyoe collection in Mizuta Museum of Art, he attended the honorary doctorate presentation ceremony and gave the lecture.

Miwako Handa signing Japanese songs (right)Duo by Miyuji Kaneko and István Kohán (right)

Date: June 13, 2015 at 10:45 amPlace: Josai University, Sakado campus

Josai Hosts “Special Keynote Lecture by Dr. Ezra F. Vogel”as Part of Mizuta Mikio Memorial “Global Lecture” Series

Dr. Vogel enjoying ukiyoe Chancellor Mizuta presenting Dr. Vogel with the honorary doctorate

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On March 30, 2015, Josai hosted a joint symposium with Sweden’s Uppsala University, “Women’s Studies and Literatures in Sweden and Japan,” as part of the 50th anniversary of their founding in the 1st building`s underground hall on the Tokyo Kioicho Campus. The panelists for the symposium consisted of four members from Josai, led by poet and scholar of comparative literature, Chancellor Mizuta, and four members from Uppsala University, led by Department of Literature chair, Ann Öhrberg.

Taking gender as its topic, the symposium also featured contributions from Slovenian ambassador to Japan, Helena Drnovsek Zorko, and drew an audience of about 160, including faculty and students (both domestic and international) from Josai University and Josai International University (both of which offer courses in women’s studies), visiting scholars, and members of the Japan-Sweden Association (for which Chancellor Mizuta serves as President).

After the honorary doctorate presentation ceremony held in the Seiko Hall, Chancellor Mizuta praised Dr. Vogel’s achievements in the speech, saying that he “has made academic and research contributions that are necessary not only in the research of Japan but also in the peace and prosperity of this region”. In the lecture, Dr. Vogel followed the political, economic, and social changes in Japan, China, and the U.S. during 25 years by dividing the period before and after 1989, in which the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Tiananmen Square incident took place. He raised “continuation of economic growth”, “deterioration of environmental issues”, and “expansion of international exchanges” as the key points to capture East Asia in the future. He went on to point out that the U.S. “must cooperate with China in environmental issues”. He advised that China, which has achieved economic growth and is creating conflicts with the neighboring countries, “should keep a low profile in its foreign policy”. He also made the audience laugh, saying that “Japan needs

to learn more natural English”. He then concluded that (Japan) “needs to be more patient in order to get along with neighboring countries (mainly Korea). Japan’s representative must have considerations and a sense of responsibility”. Dr. Vogel also thoroughly answered questions by students, such as “what should the younger generation do in this time of aging society with the declining birth date?”, etc.Approximately 500 people filled the hall, including the guests such as Kuniko Koda, who is a member of the House of Councillors, and Mayor Hayato Shimizu of Saitama City, etc., faculty members and students of Josai University and Josai International University, researchers, residents in the community, etc. The audience listened to the lecture of Dr. Vogel, which is supported by his many years of academic studies, with passion.A reception was also held after the lecture, and pleasant conversations were held, surrounding Dr. Vogel.

Dr. Vogel during the lecture Dr. Vogel having a pleasant conversation with exchange students

Dr. Vogel answering questions by studentsChancellor Mizuta greeting prior to the lecture

Date: March 30, 2015 at 1:00 pmPlace: Josai University Educational Corporation, Tokyo Kioicho Campus

Josai Hosts Joint Symposium with Uppsala University asPart of 50th Anniversary

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Uppsala University was founded in 1477 and is the oldest university in Northern Europe. Uppsala is one of the most influential European institutions in higher learning and research, boasting fifteen affiliates (either faculty or alumni) who have received the Nobel Prize. Uppsala is also known as the university where the father of botany, Carl von Linné, pursued his studies. This joint symposium was made possible by former Swedish ambassador to Japan and Uppsala graduate Lars Vargö (currently working as special lecturer for Josai following his retirement from the embassy) who introduced Josai to his alma mater. Josai paid a visit to Uppsala in October 2014, during which the joint symposium was planned. Chancellor Mizuta provided opening remarks at the symposium, saying, “The greatest honor for me was to be able to meet all of you as soon as I did. It’s my hope that this event will serve as a point of departure for future communication between Sweden and Japan.” The symposium was divided into two sessions, with Mr. Vargö also participating, featuring discussion and debate on the state of women’s literature and expression in both Sweden and Japan as well as regarding Sweden’s position as a forerunner in gender studies. The session closed with a panel discussion with all the participants. In closing, Professor Öhrberg offered her opinion stating, “Sweden is often declared the forerunner in gender studies, but we cannot become complacent with this idea. We must continue to progress.” She also expressed her gratitude for the event saying, “With today’s symposium I learned so much about Japanese literature and culture, as well as Josai University.”

In conjunction with the symposium, an “Ukiyo-e Special Exhibition” was held in the 1st floor gallery featuring pieces from the art museum collection. The Faculty of Social Work Studies also put up a display about their activities, which the Uppsala University delegation and other visitors browsed with great interest. During intermission, participants were treated to Japanese tea made by Josai’s tea ceremony club and the symposium was followed by a reception, giving participants a chance to engage in casual conversation. With this joint symposium, one can expect even more programs of exchange and joint research projects with Uppsala and other Swedish universities in the near future.

On March 27, 2015, Josai University Educational Corporation (Noriko Mizuta, Chancellor) hosted a guest lecture entitled “Haiku in the World” by former Swedish ambassador to Japan, Lars Vargö, which was held in the 3rd building of Josai’s Tokyo Kioicho Campus. Mr. Vargö graduated from Sweden’s Uppsala University with a degree in Asian Studies. During his work at the Swedish embassy in Japan, he studied Japanese history at Kyoto University’s Faculty of Letterst. He went on to receive his PhD in Japanese ancient history from the University of Stockholm. After working as Swedish ambassador to Korea, Mr. Vargö served as Swedish ambassador to Japan from 2011 to 2014, receiving the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun in 2014. Mr. Vargö has published numerous translations and collections of haiku and has worked as a specially appointed professor at Josai since his retirement from the Swedish embassy. Chancellor Mizuta, who has served as president of the Japan-Sweden Association since 2014, provided opening remarks, introducing Mr. Vargö as “someone who has spread Japanese and East Asian culture to the world.” Mr. Vargö, giving his lecture in Japanese, gave several examples of how-as exemplified by English writer and scholar of Japanese culture Reginald Horace Blyth (1898-1964)-multiple Western writers were introduced to Japanese poetic forms such as haiku and senryu and stated that, “one can sense the influence of haiku even in Western poetic works.” He also gave several examples of haiku composed by Western writers and children. Mr. Vargö stated, “Haiku is often taught in Western schools, and through the verse of children one can really feel the spirit and humor of haikai.”

More than one hundred people attended the lecture including Josai University and Josai International University faculty, members of the Haiku International Association, and extension students. All participants listened with great interest as Mr. Vargö gave his lecture.In December 2013, Chancellor Mizuta had the great honor to receive the Cikada Prize from the Swedish government, a prize awarded to poets who are able to express the majesty of life in East Asia through poetry. To commemorate this award, an international symposium entitled “Expressing the inviolability of Life,” in which Mr. Vargö and Haiku International Association President Akito Arima participated, was held in June 2014. The material from this symposium was published by Josai University Educational Corporation University Press as International Symposium Commemorating Winning of the Cikada Prize: Giving World to the Inviolability of Life in January 2015.

Discussion with all panel members

Date: March 27, 2015 at 11:10 amPlace: Josai University Educational Corporation, Tokyo Kioicho Campus

Josai Hosts Guest Lecture “Haiku in the World”by Lars Vargö as Part of 50th Anniversary

Mr. Lars Vargö giving his lecture

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On May 8, 2015, Josai University Educational Corporation invited President Xiu Gang of Tianjin Foreign Studies University to give a special keynote lecture on the subject of “Global Human Resources at the University-Organizing Education for Highly Skilled Professionals” as part of their 50th anniversary at the 3rd building of the Tokyo Kioicho Campus. President Xiu specialized in Japanese studies at college level and is known among university presidents in China as the foremost scholar of Japanese. President Xiu also serves as president of the Chinese Institute of Japanese Language Studies, as well as a member of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the Japanese Language Education Division, and Vice-President of the Chinese Translators Association. Josai University Educational Corporation formed an academic exchange agreement with Tianjin Foreign Studies University (TFSU) in October 2007. Since that time, more than 300 undergraduate and graduate students from TFSU have come to Josai to study. The two institutions have also engaged in faculty exchange. Based on their partnership, President Xiu was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Josai International University in September 2011. At present, 14 graduate students from TFSU are participating in a semester-long program of study in Business Design at JIU’s Faculty of Media Studies. Chancellor Mizuta gave opening remarks before the lecture, saying, “I expect this lecture from world-famous President Xiu to be highly informative, for both me and all of you here today.” President Xiu then began his lecture with the subtitle “The Direction of China’s University Education Reform and Potential Cooperative Ventures with Japan.” “The cultivation of global human resources is one important component of university education today. China is also channeling much energy into the education of specialized and highly skilled professionals. Chinese and Japanese universities share a common outlook and objective when it comes to the fostering of global human resources

and highly skilled professionals. The two nations’ shared history and achievements as well as cultural and physical proximity make the potential for China-Japan collaboration great,” he said. President Xiu summed up his lecture by saying, “The activities of Tianjin Foreign Studies University and Josai University/Josai International University should be considered one such model for success.” He also touched on the history of China-Japan relations by saying, “We must highly value our relationship with our neighbors. The best way to improve China-Japan relations is through cooperation at the popular level.” Roughly one hundred people were in attendance, including JU and JIU faculty, as well as Chinese exchange students from both TFSU and other universities, all of whom were greatly intrigued to hear the words of the experienced President Xiu. The conversation extended into the post-lecture reception, where TFSU exchange student Yang Mengmeng gave a performance of “Bamboo Under the Moon” on a hyōtan (gourd) flute with President Xiu clapping along in appreciation. One can expect even more programs of exchange with Tianjin Foreign Studies University as a result of this special keynote lecture.

On February 24, 2015, as part of their 50th anniversary festivities, the Josai University Educational Corporation hosted a special lecture by Yoshiaki Shimizu on “The Works of Jakuchū Itō and Hongaku Thought in Buddhism” in the 3rd building of the Tokyo Kioicho Campus. Mr. Shimizu, Professor Emeritus of Art and Archeology at Princeton University and the foremost scholar in Japanese art history, gave a talk on the art of Jakuchū Itō, who was active during the mid-Edo period, analyzing his work from a religious perspective. Jakuchū Itō (1716-1800) was born the eldest son of a grocer whose shop was located in the Nishiki district of Kyoto. Jakuchū ran the shop until age 40 when he turned it over to one of his younger brothers to pursue a career in painting. By incorporating elements of the Kōrin School of ornamental painting, Jakuchū developed his own unique approach

President Xiu gives his lecture

Prof. Shimizu explains Jakuchū’s work

Date: February 24, 2015Place: Josai University Educational Corporation, Tokyo Kioicho Campus

Josai Hosts Special Lecture by Yoshiaki Shimizu on“The Works of Jakuchū Itō and Hongaku Thought in Buddhism”

Date: May 8, 2015 at 11:10 amPlace: Josai University Educational Corporation, Tokyo Kioicho Campus

President Xiu Gang of Tianjin Foreign Studies UniversityGives Keynote Lecture as Part of Josai’s 50th Anniversary

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to art. For his numerous paintings containing realistic depictions of plants and animals, Jakuchū became known as the “uncanny artist.” “Hongaku thought” is often translated as “innate enlightenment” and is based on the idea that all sentient beings are already enlightened a notion that proliferated as a central dogma of Tendai Buddhism. Chancellor Noriko Mizuta provided opening remarks at the lecture that was held in Josai’s International Conference Room. “It is a great honor to introduce this special lecture by Mr. Shimizu to commemorate

Josai’s 50th anniversary, “ she said. Prof. Emeritus Shimizu showed many slides of Jakuchū’s work alongside paintings of the Buddha achieving enlightenment to demonstrate the “incorporation of religious connotations in the artistic work of Jakuchū. This is one of the great merits of Jakuchū’s paintings, thereby linking them with Hongaku thought.” More than one hundred attendees, including Josai University and Josai International University faculty and extension students, listened with great attention to Prof. Shimizu’s fascinating lecture.

The Josai University Educational Corporation, as part of the 50th anniversary of its founding, just opened the newly completed 5th building of the Tokyo Kioicho Campus.On February 12, 2015, members of Josai faculty, board of directors, and alumni assembled for the opening ribbon cutting ceremony.Chancellor Noriko Mizuta gave opening remarks, saying, “It is thanks to all of your great efforts that so many undergraduate and graduate students flock to the Kioicho Campus to study. We have many symposia and other events scheduled here as part of our university’s 50th anniversary festivities. We also have numerous events planned around the entrance examination and job placement activities. I believe that our new 5th building will be of great use for these sorts of events, in addition to a home base for alumni activities.”Fumio Suzuki, president of the Josai Alumni Association, also gave a few

words. “It is here, in what might be called the heart of Japan, that we hope to dispatch and receive information about Josai alumni. By making this building our office and home base, we would like to support the development of Josai University,” he said.The 5th building consists of one below ground and five above ground floors with a total area of 1,400 square meters. The first floor houses the enrollment and public relations office and

The cafeteria on the first floor of Cafeteria Building 1 has been reborn as the stylish “JU CAFE 2015" in April. JU CAFE 2015 (630 seats) was designed by Professor Sunil Bald of Yale School of Architecture (U.S.) who designed Mizuta Museum of Art and the Design Department of Obayashi Corporation. The café is operated by “AIM SERVICES” (Minato-ward, Tokyo), which covers a wide scope of businesses, including health support in companies and schools, restaurant management, etc. in facilities, etc.The opening ribbon cutting ceremony was held on the first school entrance day on April 4. Approximately 400 attended the ceremony, including members of student organizations such as the Central

Committee, etc., club members of the soccer club, hardball club, female softball club, etc., and faculty members, etc. Chancellor Noriko Mizuta spoke in the speech: “I am very pleased that the remodeling of the cafeteria, which was one of the 50th anniversary festivities, is now completed. I hope that you will take care of the cafeteria and nurture it with care so that this cafeteria will be the place that supports the health and study lives of this university’s students for many years. After the ribbon was cut by Chancellor Mizuta, President Yasunori Morimoto, Chairman Sotaro Iwasa of the Central Committee, etc., students entered the brand new café. They exclaimed “beautiful”, “amazing”, etc. and sampled freshly-baked bread and cookies.

JU CAFE 2015 OpensDate: April 4, 2015Place: Josai University, Sakado campus

Josai Opens Tokyo Kioicho Campus’s 5th BuildingDate: February 12, 2015Place: Josai University Educational Corporation, Tokyo Kioicho Campus

Tasting Party Ribbon-cutting Ceremony

5th Building exterior

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The Commemorative Ceremony and Celebration for the 50th Anniversary will be held on October 31 (Saturday) in the General Gymnasium of Josai University Sakado Campus, along with the Komasai Festival. This commemorative milestone will be greatly celebrated by over 800 people, including embassy staff, representatives of overseas sister schools, leaders of the local community, assembly members, and university staff.On the day of the event, the commemorative ceremony and celebration will be held after the Komasai Festival opening ceremony, and a reception is also scheduled.After this, participants will tour the temporary exhibition room of Mizuta Mikio Memorial, which was opened in the General Gymnasium Student Hall on July 1, as well as the rose garden, etc. Branch Office produce exhibition, which is popular in the Komasai Festival every year, will also be held.A commemorative publication, “Kantsubaki-A Mikio Mizuta Biography-”, which was newly written by Visiting Professor Kenji Suzuki of Josai International University, will also be published from the Josai University Educational Corporation University Press. Professor Kenji Suzuki was close to Dr. Mikio Mizuta, the founder, as a former reporter in the Political Department of Mainichi Shimbun and the last beat reporter for Dr. Mizuta.

the parental support and alumni office. The 2nd through 4th floors will house a mini theater, seminar rooms, and study rooms. The 5th floor will consist of guest rooms for mid and long-term visitors from our sister institutions abroad.The Tokyo Kioicho Campus was first opened in 2005. Other Josai University campuses include the Josai Junior College campus in Sakado and the Josai International University campuses in Togane and Awa. The Tokyo Kioicho Campus has many facilities to support student learning and job placement such as the Josai International Center for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences and the International Conference Room which function as a place for research and international exchange. At present there are approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Josai.

Commemorative Ceremony andCelebration for the 50th Anniversary

Date: October 31, 2015 at 11:00Place: Josai University, Sakado campus

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