| A50 PROJECT REPORT / A50 Committee |
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4. A50 Caravan Project |
| 1. Murfreesboro (Tennessee) - Nashville (Tennessee) | |
| Kaoru KOBAYASHI | Professor, International Management and Labour The SANNO Institute of Management |
| Jun KURIHARA | Senior Economist, Fujitsu Research Institute |
| Hiroki KOMAZAKI | Faculty of Policy Management (Enterprise Strategy) Keio University |
| 2. Seattle (Washington) | |
| Katsuhiro FUJIWARA | Managing Director, Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) |
| Muneo WAKABAYASHI | Senior Vice President, Head of Communications Pacific Century Cyberworks Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Ken SHIBUSAWA | Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Inc. |
| 3. Minneapolis (Minnesota) | |
| Yoshinori OHNO | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Kiyoshi YARIMIZO | President, JAL Sky Service Co. , Ltd. |
| Emiko MAGOSHI | Professor, International Management and Communication of Modern Culture, Tokyo Junshin Women's College |
| 4. Portland (Oregon) | |
| Naoko IMASATO | Senior Advisor, Human Resources Development Div. Dentsu Inc. |
| Isami TAKEDA | Professor, International Relations, Dokkyo University |
| Tetsuya SHIOZAKI | Faculty of Law, Aoyama Gakuin University |
| 5. Salt Lake City (Utah) | |
| Akiko KUNO | Executive Director, The America-Japan Society, Inc. |
| Shigeru KOMORI | Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Information, Jobu University |
| Tatsuo OKADA | Representative Director, NPO Global Sports Alliance |
| 6. Denver (Colorado) - Colorado Springs (Colorado) | |
| Masayuki NAKAO | Executive Director, IYF Japan |
| Kiyohiko NANAO | Former Consul General, Consulate of Japan in San Francisco |
| Yuko TERADA | Assistant Vice President, Compliance Department, Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited |
| 7. Detroit (Michigan) - Lansing (Michigan) - Grand Rapids (Michigan) | |
| Tetsuo ABE | President and CEO, T. Abe & Associates Ltd. |
| Mitsuko HORIUCHI |
ILO Special Regional Advisor on Gender Issues Director, ILO Tokyo Branch Office |
| Yasuhiro TAKEDA | Professor, Department of International Relations National Defense Academy |
| 8. St. Louis (Missouri) - Indianapolis (Indiana) | |
| Hirotsugu IIKUBO | Chairman and CEO, Decision Systems Inc. |
| Masayuki TADOKORO | Professor, Department of International Relations National Defense Academy |
| Tomomi SUKAGAWA | Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University |
| 9. San Diego (California) | |
| Kenji TAMIYA | Advisor, Sony Corporation |
| Mieko TAKENOBU | Staff Writer, Feature News Department, The Asahi Shimbun |
| Masao KIKUCHI | Graduate Student, Meiji University Graduate School of Political Science and Economics |
| 10. Albuquerque (New Mexico) - Birmingham (Alabama) | |
| Shizuo FUKADA | Corporate Executive Advisor, Corporate Group Communications Division, OMRON Corporation |
| Eiichi KATAHARA | Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Kobe Gakuin University |
| Junko USUBA | Chief, PR & Marketing Unit, Peace Winds Japan |
| 11. Phoenix (Arizona) | |
| Toru HASHIMOT | Chairman of the Board, The Fuji Bank, Ltd. |
| Naoto YAMAUCHI | Associate Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University |
| Koji MURATA | Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Doshisha University |
| 12. Los Angeles (California) | |
| Masayuki KOHAMA | President, Global . M. K. Ltd. |
| Tadashi ISHIDA | General Manager, Legal & International Dept, Japan Electronics & Information Technology Industries Association |
| Junko WATANABE | Director of International Program and Membership Program, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art |
| 13. New Orleans (Louisiana) - Atlanta (Georgia) | |
| Kagechika MATANO |
Senior Advisor, Maeda Corporation Former Ambassador to Vietnam, Sweden and Latvia |
| Masami TASHIRO | Senior Director, International Affairs Dept & Administration Dept, Keizai Koho Center (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) |
| Motoko MEKATA | Research Fellow, The Tokyo Foundation |
| 14. Tampa (Florida) - South Florida (Florida) | |
| Takashi KIUCHI | Economic Advisor, Shinsei Bank, Ltd. |
| Keiko CHINO | Editorial Writer, The Sankei Shimbun |
| Riichi FURUGAKI | Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Director, Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF), Procurement Division, Air Staff Office, Japan Defense Agency |
| 15. Houston (Texas) - Pensacola (Florida) | |
| Kazuo NUKAZAWA |
Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Department of International Exchange Studies, Josai International University Former Ambassador to Hungary |
| Mikiko ETO |
Professor of Political Science, Hosei University Visiting Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge |
| Kenichiro OKU | Research Fellow, The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management |
 A50 Caravan members presenting a token of appreciation to former U.S.Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale (Team 3 in Minneapolis) |
 Mr. Iikubo (left) meeting Mr. Robert Orr (right), former Governor of Indiana, who inspired Mr. Iikubo to start the A50 Project |
| Note:Full report on the A50 Caravan Project was prepared separately. |
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Contact:A50 Follow-up Office c/o Decision Systems,Inc. 6-8-9,Akasaka,Minato-ku,Tokyo Japan 107-0052 Tel. 813-3589-0321 |
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