History
- 1889-91 First IU student from Japan Takekuma Okada ( B.A. 1890, M.A. 1891)
He is also known as a first international student graduated from IU
-1964 IU Japan Alumni founded by the effort of Dr. Kaoru Ando (’36 Economics first Japan Alumni President)
- 1965 Dr. Herman Wells in Tokyo. Japan Alumni received ’’IU64-65 Best Alumni Award’ from Dr. Wells
Welcome Reception for IU Olympic Swimming members in 1964
-1976 IU President John W Ryan in Tokyo
-1981 Dr. Takao Fusayama-総山孝雄(57 Dentistry) was inaugurated as second Japan Alumni President
-1992 Mr. Hiroshi Watanabe 渡邊宏(52 Business)was inaugurated as third Japan Alumni President
-1993 IU President Thomas Ehrlich in Tokyo
IU President Thomas Ehrlich Second from the left
-1993 Japan Chapter donated Cherry Trees in IU Bloomington Campus
-1998 Kaoru Ando Memorial Scholarship started to support IU students studying in Japan
Detail: http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/first/financial-aid/ando.shtml
-2001 Mr. Yasuhiro Obata 小幡恭弘(’79 Business) was inaugurated as fourth Japan Chapter President
-March 2003 IU Student Group in Tokyo
-March 2005 MBA KIPS Program Tour in Tokyo
-Nov. 2006 IU VP Michael McRobbie(Current President) in Tokyo to give ‘95 Best Excellence Circle Award’ to Japan Chapter
- JUly 2007 Professor Otis Murphy in Tokyo for his concert in Tokyo and Nagoya
Prof. Murphy Third from the front left
-May 2008 Mr Yasunori Hattori 服部恭典(’69 Business) was inaugurated as fifth President for Japan Chapter
•-November 2008 Dr. Patrick O’Meara, IU VP for International Affairs, in Tokyo
-March ,2009 MBA KIPS Program Tour in Tokyo
June 2009 Asia International Alumni Conference held in Seoul Korea
Sep. 2009 IU President Michael McRobbie in Tokyo
March 2013 Dr. David Zaret, IU VP for International Affairs, in Tokyo
May 2014 Annual Meeting with President McRobbie
2017 Nov. IU President Receptio in Tokyo
2018 Mar. IU International Chapter Leader meeting in Tokyo