Osaka Kyodai Club, a 91视频 alumni association based in Osaka, held its 2015 New Year's Meeting early January at Central Electric Club.
Consisting of around 250 Kansai-area residents who have completed the University's undergraduate or graduate programs, the Club hosts bimonthly dinners and networking opportunities -- including the New Year's Meeting -- as well as lectures by KU faculty on cutting-edge research for its members.
In the first part of the 2015 New Year's Meeting, Mr Atsuo Adachi, a 1960 graduate of the University's Faculty of Law and chairperson of the Club's general affairs committee, played the master of ceremonies, and Mr Kiyoshi Takatsuki, a 1954 graduate of the Faculty of Medicine and the Club's chairperson, delivered a welcome address. Speeches were also given by 91视频's President Juichi Yamagiwa and Vice-President Kazuhiro Ueta, who also serve, respectively, as chairperson and secretary-general of the KU Alumni Association.
After a ceremony welcoming two new members to the Osaka Kyodai Club, the guests moved to a different room for a standing party, in which Mr Yoshimitsu Yamanaka, a 1959 graduate of the Faculty of Economics and chairperson of the Club's steering committee, served as the MC. Following a toast made by Mr Takatsuki, the guests mingled with each other in a relaxed atmosphere, and the event wrapped up with remarks and three " banzai " cheers by Mr Yoshihiko Tsuyuguchi, a 1954 graduate of the Faculty of Law and the Club's vice-chairperson.
Mr Takatsuki, chairperson of the Osaka Kyodai Club
President Yamagiwa
Vice-President Ueta
Mr Adachi, chairperson of the general affairs committee of the Osaka Kyodai Club
Mr Yamanaka, chairperson of the steering committee of the Osaka Kyodai Club
Mr Tsuyuguchi, the Osaka Kyodai Club's vice-chairperson, giving " banzai " cheers
A new Club member introducing himself
Another new member
New Year's Meeting attendees
At the stand-up party
