2010 Award of Honor Gala
NEW! Ambassador Schieffer's speech available here.
Neither thunder nor lightning could keep guests away from the Japan Society of Northern California 24th Award of Honor Gala at the Hotel Nikko on Saturday November 20th. More than 300 attendees braved thunderstorms rattling San Francisco to applaud speeches by Japan Society Award of Honor recipients Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer, US Ambassador to Japan 2005 to 2009, and Takahiro Moriguchi, Chairman of JP Morgan Securities Japan, and by Lifetime Achievement Award winner . Hatsuro "Hats" Aizawa, recipient of the Japan Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award,
Storm survivors were rewarded by a surprise guest performance by new Japanese Consul General of Japan in San Francisco Hiroshi Inomata, who jumped in on the drums with the George Yamasaki Quartet for a rousing rendition of Loco-Motion that got the audience on their feet and dancing and ended the Society’s 24th annual gala with a bang.
Many thanks to all our corporate and individual members and to all the many other companies and individuals from around the Bay Area who supported this year's gala with sponsorships, tickets, auction donations, wine and food and volunteering on Gala night.We truly couldn't have done it without you. Kokoro kara o-rei moushiagemasu!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Please join us at the 2010 Award of Honor Gala as we celebrate Bay Area-Japan business collaboration.
Award of Honor Recipients:
Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer
Mr. Takahiro Moriguchi, Chairman, JPMorgan Securities Japan Co. Ltd.
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Mr. Hatsuro Aizawa
Date:
Saturday evening, November 20, 2010
Location:
Hotel Nikko
222 Mason Street, San Francisco
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Time:
General Reception – 6:00 pm
Dinner Program – 7:15 pm
Attire:
Black tie optional.
Please RSVP no later than Friday, November 5, 2010.
For more information about the event, as well as honoree biographies, please click here.
Please purchase individual tickets below. *Special early registration pricing is available for tickets purchased by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 22, 2010.
Please click here for information on table sponsorships.
To make a donation in honor of Ambassador Schieffer, Mr. Moriguchi or Mr. Aizawa, please click here.
PLEASE NOTE:
Registration for this event is closed.
No refunds can be issued for cancellations received after Friday, October 22, 2010.
Your contribution to the Japan Society is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.