
FCCJ President Mika Mäkinen (front) leads the preceedings at the assembly.
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The new board getting organized after the assembly.
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FCCJ Vice President Hirokuni Yoshida (left) and new board member Masaoki Fujita.
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FCCJ President Mika Mäkinen bows for the new Vice President Marko Saarelainen.
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Ambassador Jorma Julin makes his presentation.
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FCCJ President Mika Mäkinen makes announcement about the board.....
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...and introduces the new Vice President Marko Saarelainen as his potential successor next year.
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The dinner was attended by 41 members.
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Ambassador Julin welcomes the participants to the table(s)
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At the top table, from left; the Honorable Mr. Marutei Tsurunen, Member of the House of Counsillors, Ambassador Julin, Mika Mäkinen, Kiyomi Hashizume, Atsushi Hoshi. Back to camera, Marko Saarelainen.
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Lively discussions; Seppo Rantanen and Megumi Nawata.
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From left: Rantanen, Nawata, Yukio Sakurai, Tuomas Tiirinki, Erik Ullner and back to camera, Mikko Koivistoinen.
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From left: Quentin O'Mahoney, Isao Nishimura, Mika Kouhia and Jukka Viitanen.
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From left: Timo Varhama, Kazuki Yamamoto, Kanji Ohashi, Veli-Matti-Lahti, back to camera Hiroaki Sugawara.
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From left: Sirkku Sakane, Taiji Watanabe, Teruhisa Koizumi, Shigeyoshi Noto (hidden), back to camera Juha Niemi and Osamu Hoshino.
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From left: Kaj Forsell, Tuomo Kuuppo, Isamu Maeda, Koji Noda, Yoshinori Sano, back to camera Pekka Laitinen.
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Cheers! From left Hirokuni Yoshida, Masaoki Fujita, Takaaki Satake, Fang He, Yasuji Ishigaki , back to camera Samuli Pahkala.
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Marutei Tsurunen and Mika Mäkinen listens to some interesting story by Ambassador Julin.
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Quentin O'Mahoney, Isao Nishimura and Mika Kouhia
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Osamu Hoshino, Juha Niemi, Sirkku Sakane, Taiji Watanabe, Teruhisa Koizumi, back to camera Shigeyoshi Noto.
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The first table rotation.
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New faces and a new 'meishi-kokan'.
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Ambassador Julin discusses with Osamu Hoshino and Hirokuni Yoshida.
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Isamu Maeda has something to tell to Koji Noda and Yoshinori Sano.
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From left; Yasuji Ishigaki, Koji Noda, Hirokuni Yoshida and Tuomo Kuuppo.
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Kaj Forsell, Teruhisa Koizumi and Isamu Maeda.
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Tuomas Tiirinki, Isao Nishimura, Megumi Nawata, Jukka Viitanen, back to camera Mikko Koivistonen.
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Masaoki Fujita, Fang He and Samuli Pahkala have reached the top table.
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Masaoki Fujita, Yukio Sakurai, Fang He and Erik Ullner.
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Juha Niemi and Chiemi Takeuchi discuss.
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Mika Mäkinen thanks the participant for a very active participation and lively discussions.
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Ambassador Julin makes closing remarks.
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