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Day 1: May 14, 2001

Japan-America Society
IT Business Development Delegation Report

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9:00-10:30 (Akasaka)
Overview of e-Commerce in Japan and U.S. Company Progress
U.S. Commercial Sector Briefing at U.S. Embassy, Tokyo

U.S. Embassy BriefingPanel Moderator Keith Kirkham at U.S. Embassy Briefing
Briefing Panelists Sam Watson, Yuichi Kawasaki, and Dan FujiiDelegates Exchange Business Cards with Panelists

Briefing Panelists

Keith Kirkham, Commercial Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Moderator
Japan's Telecom and IT Markets

Samuel L. Watson III, First Secretary, Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy
U.S. Government Trade Negotiation Agenda on Telecom and e-Commerce

Daniel K. Fujii, Managing Director, Strategic Services Group, Internet Capital Group
The Venture Capital and Development Environment for e-Commerce in Japan

Yuichi Kawasaki, Founder of Jnutella and Principal with Netyear Group
The Future of the Wireless Web


12:00-14:00 (Yuraku-cho)
United Airlines Luncheon
Foreign Correspondent's Club

Foreign Correspondent's Club of JapanDelegates and Guests at United Airlines-Sponsored Luncheon
eBay's Merle Okawara, Keynote SpeakerJAS Executive Director Jeff Demetrescu Presents Gift to Merle Okawara

Briefing Participants

Barry Bergmann, National Sales Manager-Japan, United Airlines
Welcome

Debbie Howard, President, Japan Market Resource Network
Introduction of Speaker

Merle Okawara, President & CEO, eBay Japan
eBay: Adventures in Starting an e-Commerce Enterprise in Japan


15:00-17:00 (Shinagawa)
Sony Media World
Presentation and Tour

Sony Corporation Building in ShinigawaDelegates Briefing at Sony
Delegates Briefing at SonySony's Yuuko Iizuka

Tour of Sony Media World

Briefing Participants

Tadahiro Goto, Asst. Manager, Industrial Policy Affairs,
Corporate External Relations Division, Sony
Sony Corporation's Strategic Repositioning

Yuuko Iizuka, Asst. Manager, Industrial Policy Affairs,
Corporate External Relations Division, Sony Sony Corporation's e-Commerce Initiatives


18:00-21:00 (Akihabara)
Electronics and New Internet Access Devices
Tour

Neon Lights of AkihabaraDelegates in Akihabara
Electronic Component Stalls in AkihabaraTimm Tuttle of OTED's Japan Office Leads Akihabara Tour



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Attend the Briefing on the 2001 IT Business Development Mission to Japan
on June 7. For details and registration, see our June Calendar

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