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Message from Director

Greeting

Kuniyoshi TakeuchiHAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

I hope you have started the new year in good spirit and good health with beloved family members, friends and colleagues.

The year 2011 was an exceptionally tough year both for Japan and for other parts of the world as they experienced unprecedented natural disasters including the Great East Japan Earth Quake and subsequent tsunamis. We should never forget about many people still living under extremely severe conditions.

Meanwhile, 2012 is the year of the Dragon, a symbol of mighty power rising vigorously to the sky. The King of Bhutan spoke about this zodiac sign when visiting Japan last November. He said, “The Dragon feeds on experiences. That’s why it grows stronger and stronger every single day.”

ICHARM, also feeding on experiences, will continue working hard in partnership with fellow organizations to build societies resilient to natural disasters.

Let’s make the year 2012 a happy, productive year.

1 January 2012
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi
Director of ICHARM

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