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On the occasion of the Spring 2013 Entrance Ceremony held on April 1^st and 2^nd, the University had the pleasure of presenting former table tennis player Koji Kimura with the Award for Distinguished Service to Sports, kabuki actor Matsumoto Koshiro IX with the Award for Distinguished Service to Art, business scholar Ikujiro Nonaka with an Honorary Doctorate degree. Each of the three celebrated individuals offered a congratulatory address to the incoming freshmen. Words of congratulations were also delivered during the 2^nd Ceremony by Chief Board Adviser of Nippon Yusen K.K. Jiro Nemoto, who is also an Honorary Chairman of Keidanren and a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Waseda University, and then during the 4^th Ceremony by Mikihito Ishiki M.D., Hospital Director of Iwate Prefectural Takata Hospital.

Letters of Recognition

• Award for Distinguished Service to Art: Matsumoto Koshiro IX
• Award for Distinguished Service to Sports: Koji Kimura
• Honorary Doctorate degree: Ikujiro Nonaka

The 1st Ceremony: Matsumoto Koshiro IX	Matsumoto Koshiro IX and President Kamata
The 2nd Ceremony: Mr. Jiro Nemoto	Mr. Nemoto delivering his congratulatory address
The 3rd Ceremony: Mr. Koji Kimura	Mr. Kimura and President Kamata
The 4th Ceremony: Mikihito Ishiki M.D.	Dr. Ishiki delivering his congratulatory address
Mr. Ikujiro Nonaka at the Entrance Ceremony for Graduate Students	Mr. Nonaka and President Kamata

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Profiles of the distinguished guests who delivered congratulatory addresses at the Spring 2013 Entrance Ceremonies for Undergraduate/Graduate Students and Art and Architecture School