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Day 1: May 20, 2002

Japan-America Society
IT/Wireless Mission Report

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9:00-10:30 (Akasaka)
IT/Wireless Briefing
U.S. Embassy Briefing

U.S. Embassy in JapanPanel at U.S. Embassy
(l to r)Terrie Lloyd, Lucy Abbott, and Steve KnodeTerrie Lloyd, Publisher of J@pan Inc. magazine

Panelists

Stephen Knode, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy

Rick de Lambert, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy

Lucy Abbott, Treasury Department, U.S. Embassy

Sam Watson, Economic Section, U.S. Embassy

Terrie Lloyd, Publisher, J@pan Inc. Magazine


12:00-13:30 (Yuraku-cho)
United Airlines Luncheon
Foreign Correspondent's Club

Foreign Correspondent's Club of JapanDaniel Scuka on the Future of Wireless in Japan
Daniel Scuka addresses mission delegatesDelegates speak with Daniel Scuka after his presentation

Welcome

Mark Schwab, Vice President, Pacific-North, United Airlines

Luncheon Speaker

Daniel Scuka, Editor, Wireless Watch,
and Senior Contributing Editor, J@pan Inc.


14:15-16:00 (Akasaka)
NTT DoCoMo Headquarters
Briefing on 3G and FOMA and New Products Tour

NTT DoCoMo HeadquartersDelegates inspecting new DoCoMo products
Delegates prepare for DoCoMo briefingDoCoMo briefing on Future Strategies for Mobile Communications in the 21st Century

Panelists

Takahiko Kanzawa Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing

Michiko Takano, Manager, Corporate Marketing Planning Department

Kyosuke Inui, Corporate Marketing Planning Department


18:00-21:00 (Akihabara)
Tokyo Electronics District Tour
Latest Commercial Electronics

Evening excursion to Akihabara electronics districtProducts abound at Akihabara shops
Delegates inspect latest electronics...after a hard day's work

Tour Leaders

Timm Tuttle, Director, State of Washington OTED Japan Office

Lang Craighill, Tokyo resident and computer enthusiast



May 21 Daily Report

May 22 Daily Report



Attend the Briefing on the 2002 Information Technology/Wireless Mission to Japan
on July 11, 2002. The briefing will give you the first-hand impressions of our mission delegates and the potential business opportunities in the Japan wireless market. The briefing from 3:30-5:30 p.m. will be followed by a networking reception at 5:30 p.m. For details and registration, see our July Calendar.

Japan-America Society of the State of Washington
Information, Opportunity, Access

Offices in the World Trade Center West
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 400
Seattle, Washington USA
Telephone 206-374-0180 FAX 206-374-0175
jassw@us-japan.org

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