From: Jim Brooke
To: Yale Club Members
Date: March 2004

Dear Yale Club of Japan members:

We are coming out of winter hibernation with a nice trifecta of spring events:

Gillian Tett of the Financial Times talking about Shinsei Bank on March 17;
The University Charity Ball, with U.S. Ambassador Howard Baker and Mrs. Nancy Baker presiding, on Sat. evening April 10; RSVP to Clifford Bernstein: cliff@japanactive.com
Yale singing group concerts organized in mid-June by Robert Howe, our indefatigable events chair. For volunteers, please contact Robert at Howe@geomatrix-investment.com
Finally I append a call for alumni interested in interviewing applicants for admission to Yale.
But, first, a word from Ben Seiver about the Gillian Tett dinner.
See you then!
Cheers
Jim Brooke
President of the Yale Club of Japan

1. From Ben Seiver:
It has been a while since we had a speaker, but this will change on Wednesday evening, March 17th when Gillian Tett, author of Saving the Sun, will address us at the FCCJ.

Saving the Sun is the dramatic story of the rise, crash, and re-invention of Long Term Credit Bank, now known as Shinsei Bank. From the book's inside cover: "...Filled with dramatic scenes involving some of the most important figures and institutions in international finance-Paul Volcker, Lawrence Summers, John Reed, Goldman Sachs, UBS, and CSFB-Saving the Sun charts the growing confusion between a government eager to revive the economy but unwilling to accept the necessary compromises and the Western bankers who too openly scorned Japanese capitalism and its paramount interest in social harmony over pure profit.

Gillian Tett was trained as a social anthropologist but became a journalist while doing field work in Soviet Central Asia during the fall of communism in Russia. Since that time she has risen through the ranks of the Financial Times, holding positions on its economics desk before becoming the bureau chief in Japan. She now lives in London."

The evening will begin with cocktails at 6:30pm (cash bar), dinner starting at 7:00 and the lecture at 8:00. Copies of the book will be available
For purchase.

Space is limited so please respond early to Benjamin Seiver (seiver.benjamin@aig.co.jp) or takahasiay@aig.co.jp.
The price for the evening is 3,500 yen payable in cash at the door.
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
Japan 100-0006 Tokyo-to Chiyoda-ku
Yurakucho 1-7-1
Yurakucho Denki North Building 20F

2. From: "Taguchi, Akiko [IBD]"
To: yaleclubjapan@hotmail.com
Subject: Volunteers for Yale College Alumni Interviews
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 23:41:51 +0900

Hi, Jim -

I'm looking for a few more volunteers to interview a few high school students who are applying to Yale this year.
I've just received a couple of additional new names from the admissions office.
The deadline for interview reports is March 1 -
If any Yale College alums could spare an hour for an alumni interview,that would be fantastic.
Please contact me at ug3a-tgc@asahi-net.or.jp

Best,
Akiko Taguchi

3.From: "Soichiro Shibata"
Subject: Summer
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 14:03:02 +0900

My name is Soichiro Shibata, and I am currently a freshman in Yale College ('07).
My family resides in Nishinomiya City, just outside of Osaka and Kobe.

I apologize for the nature and suddenness of this email, but I am writing
to inquire about possible summer opportunities in Japan. As an
international student, I am restricted to 12 months of work experience in
the United States while I am on F-1 status. I should leave at least half a
year of this eligibility for after graduation, so theoretically, I can only
work for am maximum total of six months over the next three summers. Since
this will ! be my first summer and I have not decided on a major yet, I
thought that it might be a good idea to go back to Japan and work there for
the summer.

The problem with this, however, is that there aren't too many
"internships" or good, worthwhile "office work" type of jobs in Japan.
Most employers in Japan will not hire anyone who will only be working for
three months, and the employers that do will probably only be offering
physical labor types of jobs. This is not a problem if I am only going to
be working for the sake of earning money, but I would actually like to be
able to gain a valuable, more career related experience (although, like I
mentioned, I haven't decided on a major yet) in a "professional" type of
setting.

Obviously, in a country where the whole concept of "internships" or
"summer jobs" has not really permeated, it is difficult to find anything
by searching in public databases. If, by any chance, you know of any
interesting opportunities or contacts about possible summer positions in
Japan, preferably in the Kansai area (around Osaka/Kobe), please notify me
whenever possible by replying to this message. I do not have any work
experience except for making burgers at McDonalds and working as a staff at
concerts/events for about six months. However, I assume that jobs which
require the extensive use of both Japanese and English, such as
translation, might be the easiest ones to come by. Any information that
may be useful will be greatly appreciated, so please feel free to contact
me if you happen to have any advice.

Again, I strongly apologize for the nature of this message, but please help
me out if you have any pertinent information. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Soichiro Shibata
Pierson College
Class of 2007