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1990	John Manjiro Society is founded
1991	The first Japan-America Grassroots Summit takes place in Kyoto
1992	The John Manjiro Whitfield Commemorative Center for International Exchange (CIE) is founded under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Postal Administration, the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Home Affairs
2000	CIE is granted special tax-exemption status (Private Institution Officially Recognized as Contributing to the Public Good)

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To promote 'Grassroots Exchange', i.e. the free exchange of opinions between individual citizens of America and Japan, and through this to further mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries.
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1)	To enable Japanese people to introduce their culture, politics and economics to people in the USA and other countries.
2)	To enable people in the USA and other countries to introduce their culture, politics and economics to the people of Japan.
3)	To use the good relationship between the USA and Japan as a foundation for spreading grassroots friendship throughout the world.
4)	To partake in other activities within the field of grassroots exchange.

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President
Ichiro Ozawa
Member of the House of Representatives

Vice-President
Kaoru Yosano
Member of the House of Representatives

Special Adviser
Nobuo Matsunaga
Former Japanese Ambassador to the US
Tsunehisa Katsumata
Chairman, The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated

Chairman
Taizo Watanabe
Former Commissioner General of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan

Senior Managing Director
Akikazu Kida
Chairman, Unex Corporation

Director
Yoshio Hatano
Chancellor, The Gakushuin School Corporation
　 (Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,Permanent Representative of Japan to the U.N.)
Akihiko Higashi
Vice President, Executive Manager, General Affairs Department, NTT Communications Corporation
Minoru Makihara
Senior Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation
Kenji Matsuo
President, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.
Nobuaki Miwa
President, Kanemi Co., Ltd.
Member of the House of Representatives
Kichisaburo Nomura
Executive Advisor, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Ichiro Ozawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Toshiaki Taguchi
Adviser, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Tatsu Taira
President, DAISYO CORPORATION

Auditor
Manzo Kanai
President, Architects, Regional Planners & Associates, Kyoto
Joji Yoshikuni
Senior Fellow, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Senior Adviser
Nobuyuki Mori
Board of Director, NGO JEN