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  <body>*Friday, October 26*


The Board of Directors of the Japan Society of Northern California cordially invites you to join us in honoring *Mr. Yuzaburo Mogi* and *Mr. Philip Kan Gotanda* at the 2007 Award of Honor Gala

Westin St. Francis, Union Square
335 Powell Street, San Francisco

5:30 VIP Reception
6:00 General Reception &amp; Silent Auction
7:30 Dinner &amp; Program

_Business Attire_

Each year, the Japan Society of Northern California holds its Annual Gala to present our Award of Honor to one or more individuals or organizations whose work has played a significant role in building and promoting the relationship between the United States and Japan.

This year we are very pleased to present the Annual Award of Honor to Mr. Yuzaburo Mogi, Chairman and CEO of Kikkoman. We also are delighted to present a special Artistic Achievement Award to one of the nation's leading playwrights, Mr. Philip Kan Gotanda.

*&quot;VIEW OUR 2007 GALA PHOTO ALBUM*&quot;:http://www.orangeexposure.com/servlet/CacheEventServlet?action=EVENTLOGIN&amp;eventid=2858&amp;password=nihon 
_Gallery ID: 2858, Key: nihon_
Courtesy of &quot;Orange Exposure Photography&quot;:http://www.orangeexposure.com/public/index.jsp


 
*2007 GALA SPONSORS*
We would like to thank each of our sponsors in 2007:

*Visionary*
Kikkoman

*Innovator*
Mizuho

*Partner*
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd.
United Airlines

*Benefactor*
Bank of the West
Chevron
JFC International Inc.
KPMG
MOL America
Morrison Foerster LLP
Sony
Squire, Sanders &amp; Dempsey LLP
Teraoka Legal Counsel
John &amp; Joyce Thomas
Union Bank of California
Wells Fargo

*Patron*
The Asia Foundation
ATA Ventures
Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd.
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California
Latham &amp; Watkins LLP
NEC Electronics America, Inc.
Orrick Herrington &amp; Sutcliffe LLP
Pacific Ventures LLC
Public Policy Institute of California
William P. Fuller
Toyota/NUMMI

*Individual Sponsors*
Access International Law Group
DEFTA Partners
DRAFTFCB
Mitsuko &amp; Edwin Duerr
Houlihan Lokey Howard and Zukin
Kathleen &amp; Kozo Kimura
Legend Capital Management LLC
NTA America
Marsh Risk &amp; Insurance Services
Osaka University San Francisco Office
Quantal International
Nobuko Saito &amp; Gary Cleary
Nobuaki Tomita, Kimono Stylist
Arthur Trueger
USF Center for the Pacific Rim

*Donors*
Airbus Japan
AZCA, Inc.
New City North America
Sakata Seed America Inc.
Jack Wadsworth

_Sponsor list current as of October 16, 2007._
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  <body-html>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday, October 26&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;The Board of Directors of the Japan Society of Northern California cordially invites you to join us in honoring &lt;strong&gt;Mr. Yuzaburo Mogi&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Mr. Philip Kan Gotanda&lt;/strong&gt; at the 2007 Award of Honor Gala&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Westin St. Francis, Union Square&lt;br /&gt;335 Powell Street, San Francisco&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;5:30 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP &lt;/span&gt;Reception&lt;br /&gt;6:00 General Reception &amp;#38; Silent Auction&lt;br /&gt;7:30 Dinner &amp;#38; Program&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Business Attire&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Each year, the Japan Society of Northern California holds its Annual Gala to present our Award of Honor to one or more individuals or organizations whose work has played a significant role in building and promoting the relationship between the United States and Japan.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;This year we are very pleased to present the Annual Award of Honor to Mr. Yuzaburo Mogi, Chairman and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; of Kikkoman. We also are delighted to present a special Artistic Achievement Award to one of the nation&amp;#8217;s leading playwrights, Mr. Philip Kan Gotanda.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orangeexposure.com/servlet/CacheEventServlet?action=EVENTLOGIN&amp;#38;eventid=2858&amp;#38;password=nihon&quot;&gt;VIEW &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;OUR 2007 GALA PHOTO ALBUM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gallery ID: 2858, Key: nihon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orangeexposure.com/public/index.jsp&quot;&gt;Orange Exposure Photography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2007 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;GALA SPONSORS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We would like to thank each of our sponsors in 2007:&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visionary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kikkoman&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Innovator&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mizuho&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Partner&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.&lt;br /&gt;Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd.&lt;br /&gt;United Airlines&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Benefactor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bank of the West&lt;br /&gt;Chevron&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;JFC &lt;/span&gt;International Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;KPMG&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MOL &lt;/span&gt;America&lt;br /&gt;Morrison Foerster &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;LLP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sony&lt;br /&gt;Squire, Sanders &amp;#38; Dempsey &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;LLP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teraoka Legal Counsel&lt;br /&gt;John &amp;#38; Joyce Thomas&lt;br /&gt;Union Bank of California&lt;br /&gt;Wells Fargo&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patron&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Asia Foundation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ATA &lt;/span&gt;Ventures&lt;br /&gt;Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco&lt;br /&gt;Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd.&lt;br /&gt;Hitachi America, Ltd.&lt;br /&gt;Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California&lt;br /&gt;Latham &amp;#38; Watkins &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;LLP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NEC &lt;/span&gt;Electronics America, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;Orrick Herrington &amp;#38; Sutcliffe &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;LLP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pacific Ventures &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;LLC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Public Policy Institute of California&lt;br /&gt;William P. Fuller&lt;br /&gt;Toyota/NUMMI&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Individual Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Access International Law Group&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DEFTA &lt;/span&gt;Partners&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DRAFTFCB&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mitsuko &amp;#38; Edwin Duerr&lt;br /&gt;Houlihan Lokey Howard and Zukin&lt;br /&gt;Kathleen &amp;#38; Kozo Kimura&lt;br /&gt;Legend Capital Management &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;LLC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NTA &lt;/span&gt;America&lt;br /&gt;Marsh Risk &amp;#38; Insurance Services&lt;br /&gt;Osaka University San Francisco Office&lt;br /&gt;Quantal International&lt;br /&gt;Nobuko Saito &amp;#38; Gary Cleary&lt;br /&gt;Nobuaki Tomita, Kimono Stylist&lt;br /&gt;Arthur Trueger&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;USF &lt;/span&gt;Center for the Pacific Rim&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Donors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Airbus Japan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AZCA&lt;/span&gt;, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;New City North America&lt;br /&gt;Sakata Seed America Inc.&lt;br /&gt;Jack Wadsworth&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sponsor list current as of October 16, 2007.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</body-html>
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