Date: September 8, 2001 1:30-4:00pm
Place: Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
PROGRAM
Part I A50 Ceremony
- Opening announcement
- National anthem of Japan
- National anthem of the United States of America
- Remarks by Yoshio Okawara, Chairman, A50 Executive Committee
- Address by Prime Minister of Japan, The Honorable Junichiro Koizumi
- Remarks by Kazuo Inamori representing A50 Endorsers, Honorary Chairman, Kyocera Corporation
- Presentation of the Statement of Appreciation to
- The Honorable Dan Quayle, former Vice-President of the United States
- Richard A. Christenson, Deputy Chief of Mission, American Embassy, Tokyo
- S. Lloyd Mori, President, Japanese-American Citizens League
- Robert F. Grondine, President, The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
- Address by The Honorable Dan Quayle
- Presentation of video (A): Objectives of A50
- Introduction of A50 Projects by Hirotsugu Iikubo, Chairman, A50 Steering Committee
- Publication of books on the post-war history of US-Japan relationship
- A50 Caravan teams to the U.S. : introduction of members
- A50 Fulbright Scholarships: introduction of recipients
- Presentation of video (B): Musical message by maestro Seiji Ozawa
Part II Jazz Concert
by Sadao Watanabe and his friends, Shedrick Mitchell, Koichi Osamu, and Tommy Campbell
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