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MY TOWNMAP Concours is a
contest for the production of origi-
nal maps containing information
pertinent to everyday activities. The
maps, which are generated by per-
sonal computers, are submitted by
individuals and organizations from
around the world. Shown here is the
awards ceremony for fiscal 1997.
For his contributions to international
education, Takuma Yamamoto
(right), Chairman Emeritus of
Fujitsu and chairman of the Japan-
America Institute of Management
Science (JAIMS), was recognized in
1997 by the Mayor of Honolulu on
the occasion of JAIMS’s 25th anni-
versary. Over 14,000 people from
more than 40 countries have at-
tended JAIMS. Its graduates are ac-
tive around the world.
Fujitsu has undertaken a wide range
of activities in support of such areas
as academic research, education,
global environmental preservation,
international exchange, cultural and
artistic activities, social welfare and
contributions to community activi-
ties. A particularly noteworthy aspect
is the company’s long history of sup-
port for independent academic and
educational institutions, centering
on the Japan-America Institute of
Management Science (JAIMS).
• Academic and Educational Support
In 1972, the Japan-America Institute
of Management Science was estab-
lished in Hawaii. A nonprofit
educational organization, JAIMS is
dedicated to promoting mutual
understanding among businesspeople
in the Pacific Rim. The institute
undertakes education and research in
management concepts and methods,
focusing on Japan, the US and
China. Fujitsu has also established
the Foundation for International
Information Processing Education
(FINIPED) to cultivate information-
processing personnel resources in
Japan and overseas. Together with
JAIMS, it provides support to stu-
dents pursuing their studies in this
field at home and abroad.
Furthermore, Fujitsu has since
1994 supported the MY
TOWNMAP Concours, a map-
making competition that is spon-
sored by FINIPED, Japan’s Ministries
of Education and International
Trade and Industry, the EU and
others. Fujitsu engages in a wide
range of other community activities:
for example, support for Japan’s only
specialized data processing library
and the Mathematics Olympics
Foundation.
•The Run for the Kids Charity Race
Employees at Fujitsu’s overseas oper-
ations regularly contribute to local
communities. There are many ex-
amples of this. One is the Run for
the Kids charity race, sponsored for
the past 11 years by Fujitsu Micro-
electronics, Inc. (FMI), in San Jose,
California. Since its inception the
event, which includes an 8-km race,
a 5-km wheelchair race and a 2-mile
walk, has raised more than $600,000
for local children’s charities. In addi-
tion to organizing the races and mak-
ing its own sizeable donation, FMI
contacts its business partners and
major vendors to encourage contri-
butions. FMI employees participate
in the fund-raising and publicity,
and help out at the actual event itself.
An FMI employee who wanted to
“make a difference” got the idea for
the race more than a decade ago.
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY