Bulletin
(From Global Horizons, Winter 2003)

AMP
JMP
ICMP
JEMBA/CHEMBA
JAIMS Visitors
Weddings
New Arrivals

AMP

Masahiro (Mike) Adachi is the deputy manager of Footwear Division, Marketing Department of ASICS Corporation in Kobe City, Japan.

Hirohiko Asakawa (JMP-38) recently passed the coordinator exam on May 2003.

Titinun (Nun) Auamnoy (JMP-15) is an assistant professor of Pharmacy Administration at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

Tatsuya Ishii (AMP-30) is the marketing director of the Japanese Business Desk at Fujitsu Philippines, Inc. in Makati City, Philippines.

Sang-Hoon Lee (AMP-32) is the vice president of KB Investments in Seoul, South Korea.

Chikako Lobley (formerly Chikako Tanishima, AMP-34) is a realtor associate with Prudential Locations in Honolulu, USA.

Tetsuya Muramoto (AMP-38) is the manager of knowledge management consulting, IT Services & Support Division, Knowledge Management Technology & Services Department at Fujitsu Limited in Tokyo, Japan.

Adrean Schmied (AMP-91S) is a director for UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) Private Banking in Zurich, Switzerland.

Cherng-Chuan Su (AMP-93S) is the deputy executive director, Taipei International Convention Center at China External Trade Development Council in Taipei, Taiwan.

Hideka Tanaka (AMP-25) is the president of Real Planning & Management in Tokyo, Japan.

Yoshimi Umeda (AMP-10) is a research fellow with Zhejiang University Institute of Japanese Culture Studies in Tokyo, Japan.

JMP

Constantine Aladieff (JMP-8) has recently retired from United Airlines in Honolulu, USA.

Jack Benjamin, Jr. (JMP-12) is an attorney with Kingsmill Riess, L.L.C. in New Orleans, USA. He was recently honored City Business (a New Orleans local newspaper) as one of the "40 under 40" individuals/leaders in the city.

Radius Christanto (JMP-1) is the managing director of PT. Askomindo Dinamika in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Sandra lee Kunimoto (JMP-94) is the chairman of the Hawaii State Board of Agriculture in Honolulu, USA.

Phil McCombs (JMP 13) has recently joined AP Technoglass, Automotive Glass Supplier, as the Business Unit Manager in Cincinnati, USA. Phil has been back to Hawaii often to visit with his family and travels to San Francisco and Los Angeles for business on a regular basis.

Sosaia Moehau (JMP-17) is the president & owner of Asia Pacific International Trading (APIT, Inc.) and San-Pacific Construction Ltd. in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.

Pornpen (Joy) Namwong (formerly Pornpen Pheungpol, JMP-17) is the legal and corporate affairs manager at Cementhai Chemicals Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand.

Gregory Ratte (JMP-12) has recently been promoted to chief investment officer by Bishop Street Capital Management in Honolulu, USA.

Jim-Der (Dick) Sen (JMP-15) is an engineer (2), Public Data Department at Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. in Taipei, Taiwan.

Iskander Tjahjadi (JMP-16) is a senior consultant at PT. Indonesia Mitora International in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Kin-sun Tam (JMP-14) is an assistant professor at University at Albany, State University of New York in Albany, USA.

Benjamin Tan, Ph.D. (JMP-13) is the deputy CEO (Industry) of Institute of Technical Education in Singapore.

Karlton Tomomitsu (JMP-12 and former JAIMS staff) is now the CEO of Honolulu-based JFinders Inc., specializing in recruiting bilingual executives for Tokyo-based companies, as well as arranging U.S.-based corporate internship opportunities for Japanese businesspeople.

Heng-yi Tu (JMP-16) is the president of Wan Yuan Textiles Co., Ltd. in Taipei, Taiwan.

Katherine Yang-Yoshida (formerly Katherine Yang, JMP-13) is the owner of Hanko Designs in Alameda, USA.

ICMP

Jeet Bora (ICMP-02S) is currently pursuing an MBA degree at Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand.

Margaret Rose Canobis (ICMP-98S) is with PNB Remittance Company in Vancouver, Canada.
Koji Endo (ICMP-98S) is with KVH Telecom in Tokyo, Japan. KVH Telecom is a company that provides network services to businesses.

Regine Fu (ICMP-99S) recently graduated from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California with a master's degree in translation and Interpretation (Chinese - English). She currently works as a telephone interpreter for a company in Monterey, USA.

Hiroyuki Fujii (ICMP-99F) is the manager of Marketing Department at T&D Asset Management Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan.

Tomoko Ishii (ICMP-00S) is with the Presidential Affairs Office of Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan.

Rachanee Jirathawonkul (ICMP-02S) is with the Automobile Sales & Marketing Division at Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand.

Shun-ichiro Kai (ICMP-01F) is a business process analyst with Hewlett-Packard Japan. His responsibility is to improve and integrate support business processes including call centers, Q & A support, and troubleshooting services.

Kazuaki Kato (ICMP-96F) has recently started his company C&C Planning Co., Ltd. in Nagoya, Japan. The company provides services in matching businesses in China with businesses from other countries. It also surrogates business for trading with China.

Jun Kobayashi (ICMP-94F) works for Koito Manufacturing in Tokyo, Japan.

Taisei Minamoto (ICMP-98S) is the operation manager, Chain Hotel Business Unit at Dai-ichi Hankyu Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.

Shinichi Murakami (ICMP-98S) is a leader, project team at Treibacher Schleifmittel Japan K.K. in Tokyo, Japan.

Mayumi Nakamura (ICMP-99F) is an interpreter/translator for MTV Japan.

Shunji Nakauchi (ICMP-06F) is the manager of Global Purchasing Group, Business Development Division at Kagome, Co. Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan.

Kumiko Nishikata (ICMP-00S) is the assistant to vice president at Boston Scientific Japan K.K. in Tokyo, Japan.

Robinson (Benson) Siao (ICMP-03S) is the managing director of Value Quest Financial Advisors, Inc. in Pasig City, Philippines.

Mukesh Kumar Singh (ICMP-00S) is an engineering manager at Degussa AG in Bangkok, Thailand.

Chie Tanaka (ICMP-01F) is a consumer marketing specialist, Segment Marketing, Small and Medium Business & Consumer Division at Dell Computer K.K. in Kawasaki city, Japan.

Bandith Tangworachet (ICMP-01S) is the marketing manager at K.S. Pacific Ltd. Part. In Bangkok, Thailand.

Shigeki Terada (ICMP-99F) is now licensed as an immigration lawyer and has started his own firm, Terada Immigration Law Office in Tokyo, Japan.

Denthep (Shane) Theppratuangthip (ICMP-99S) is the senior project engineer at Electricity Generating Public Company Limited in Bangkok, Thailand.

Akihiko Tsuda (ICMP-98F) and Yuko Ito (ICMP-98F) got married and moved to California. Akihiko is now working as an associate for Deloitte & Touche LLP - Japanese Tax Service Group.

Haruo Yamaguchi (ICMP-00S) is the marketing coordinator at Eli Lilly Japan.

Junji (Joe) Yokoe (ICMP-97F) is a strategic planner at OgilvyOne Japan.

Miki Yoshida (formerly Miki Uchiike, ICMP-01S) is the secretary to the president at Unified Capitals Japan, Inc. in Tokyo, Japan.

Takashi Yoshida (ICMP-00S) is a PLM solutions consultant, System Solutions Group, SI Business – PLM Solutions at Fujitsu Asia Pte. Ltd. in Singapore.

JEMBA/CHEMBA

Sethipong (Seth) Anutarasoti (JEMBA-10) is the head of strategic planning at TA Orange Company Limited in Bangkok, Thailand.

Becky Armstrong (JEMBA-11) is a customer relations representative for Wincubic.com, Inc. dba Aloha Street in Honolulu, USA.

Ryan Armstrong (JEMBA-12) is the manager for Japanese Government Affairs for American Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

Feliza Blanch (formerly Feliza Lim, JEMBA-3) has joined the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines, as a senior investment officer in Private Sector Operations.

Pie Bonoan-Cabigas (formerly Pie Bonoan, JEMBA-11) is the general manager of Better than Ice Cream, Inc. in San Juan, Philippines.

Ann-Marie Campbell (CHEMBA-4) is an International Trade Specialist at the Department of Commerce in the International Trade Development for the China desk.

Ying Ming (Joshua) Chan (JEMBA-1) is the managing director of Primedisc Corporation Limited in Hong Kong.

Esther Chang (CHEMBA-5) works for the Specialty Finance Department-Nonrecourse Lending Group at Shinsei Bank Limited in Tokyo, Japan.

Lukman Chow (JEMBA-10) is the leader, business development & pre-sales, System Solutions Group, SI Business Division-SCM Solutions at Fujitsu Asia Pte. Ltd. in Singapore.

Shang-Song (Joseph) Chung (JEMBA-3) is the president of TEAMAX Communication Co. in Taipei, Taiwan.

Ruoqi Guan (JEMBA-5 and AMP-93F) is the general manager, International Business Department at China Network Communications Group Corporation in Beijing, China.

Patrick Hee (JEMBA-6) is with Island Movers, Inc. in Honolulu, USA.

Chi-Hsien (Max) Ho (JEMBA-11) is a marketing executive with the Far East Book Co., Ltd. in Taipei, Taiwan.

Ying Leong (James) Ho (JEMBA-11) is the manager, Regional Business, North Asia for Abacus International in Shanghai, China.

David Jarmon (JEMBA-6) is the vice president, Customer Driven R&D at Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in San Jose, USA.

Gregory Kelly (JEMBA-12) is a cross-cultural consultant, executive trainer specializing in presentations, negotiations, operating in meetings, leadership, team building, and cross-cultural communications in Tokyo, Japan.

John Koh (JEMBA-10) has started his own consulting firm, Newday Consulting. The Singapore-based firm specializes in providing marketing consultancy services to clients, ranging from start-ups to multinational corporations. John has recently published an article, "Scenario Planning for Companies during Uncertain Times" in the Singapore Marketer magazine.

Azamat Koumykov (JEMBA-12) is an investment analyst at Colliers International, Inc. in Moscow, Russian Federation. He is also the associate professor of Financial Management and Investment Analysis at Graduate School of Business Administration, Moscow State University, and the co-chairman of MBA Associates, Inc.

Alyssa Lai (JEMBA-12) is the student services program associate with the Executive Education Office at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Business in Honolulu, USA.

SeokHo Lee (JEMBA-9) is a credit analyst/associate director at Fitch (Hong Kong) Limited in Hong Kong.

Yoon Joo Lee (JEMBA-2) is the president of Yoonchang Publishing Company in Goyang city, South Korea.

Hein Thuan (Roy) Loy (JEMBA-6) is the operations planning manager, Operations Planning Department at PSA Corporation Limited in Singapore.

Temboon (Tem) Meemeskul (JEMBA-6) is the Department Director, Transmission Design & Planning at Total Access Communication PLC. In Bangkok, Thailand.

Carlos (Lito) Mercado (JEMBA-3) is the senior vice president of Basic Capital Investments Corp. in Makati City, Philippines.

Tara O’Donnell (CHEMBA-5) works at 24 Hour Fitness in San Diego, USA.

Sakchai Peechapat (JEMBA-2) is the senior vice president, retail finance business at TISCO Finance Public Company Limited in Bangkok, Thailand.

Kuban Sandybaev (JEMBA-12) is the chief accountant at Kumtor Operating Company in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Republic.

Lewis Patrick Sarrica II (JEMBA-5) is with the Global Assignment Service Department at Merrill Lynch in New York, USA.

Vincent Shia (JEMBA-5) is the senior estates officer at Estate Administration & Property Department of Singapore government’s Housing & Development Board.

Gene Tamesis, Jr. (CHEMBA-3) has recently relocated to Jakarta, Indonesia by his company, Johnson & Johnson. He is currently the marketing manager for Johnson's Baby.

Curtis Washington (JEMBA-8) has been transferred to Payments and Control section of Goldman Sachs Ltd. in New York, USA.

JAIMS Visitors

Patrick Hee (JEMBA-6), March 13, 2003.

Makoto Seto (ICMP-00F), March 13, 2003.

Mayumi Ito (ICMP-01S), May 8, 2003.

Miki Yoshida (formerly Miki Uchiike, ICMP-01S), May 8, 2003.

David Scott (JEMBA-5), June 3, 2003.

Reverend Daisaku Iba (AMP-9), June 4, 2003.

Kumiko Nishikata (ICMP-00S), July 20, 2003.

Constantine Aladieff (JMP-8), August 7, 2003.

Jun Kobayashi (ICMP-94F), August 11, 2003.

Haruo Yamaguchi (ICMP-00S), August 12, 2003.

Nobuhiro Takazawa (ICMP-94F), August 12, 2003.

David Jarmon (JEMBA-6), August 22, 2003.

Jun Kabigting, Jr. (JEMBA-10), September 2003.

Tomoko Ishii (ICMP-00S), September 2003.

Yoko Kitazato (ICMP-95S), September 19, 2003.

Osamu Nagase (AMP-4), September 22, 2003.

Shigemitsu Suzuki (ICMP-99S), October 9, 2003.

Hiroyuki Fujii (ICMP-99F), October 28, 2003.

Mayumi Nakamura (ICMP-99F), October 28, 2003.

Wedding

Shun-ichiro Kai (ICMP-01F) and Junko Watanabe (ICMP-01F) married on October 4, 2003.

New Arrivals

Joan Kuroda (JEMBA-9) gave birth to her third child, Ryann Sakura on April 17, 2003.

Jennifer Hanley, wife of Jack Benjamin, Jr. (JMP-12) gave birth to their first daughter, Emma on May 16, 2003.

Sakiko Takefushi, wife of Hart Larrabee, IV (JEMBA-5) gave birth to their first daughter, Seneca Takefushi Larrabee on August 21, 2003.

Myrna Blancas, wife of Fred Blancas (ICMP-02F) gave birth to their first daughter on September 8, 2003.

Shino Izumi, wife of Patrick Hee (JEMBA-6) gave birth to their first son, Bradley Ryunosuke on September 23, 2003.

Kazuyo Yoshida (ICMP-98S) and Xavier Li (ICMP-98S) have their second son, Michael Masakazu Li on October 8, 2003.