{"id":13905,"date":"2013-04-25T23:48:18","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T14:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=13905"},"modified":"2019-09-13T14:08:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T05:08:54","slug":"waseda-university-honored-matsumoto-koshiro-ix-koji-kimura-and-ikujiro-nonaka-at-the-spring-2013-entrance-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/13905","title":{"rendered":"Waseda University honored Matsumoto Koshiro IX,; Koji Kimura and Ikujiro Nonaka at the Spring 2013 Entrance Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of the Spring 2013 Entrance Ceremony held on April 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0and 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, the University had the pleasure of presenting former table tennis player Koji Kimura with the Award for Distinguished Service to Sports,\u00a0<i>kabuki<\/i>\u00a0actor 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<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Ceremony 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<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Ceremony by Mikihito Ishiki M.D., Hospital Director of Iwate Prefectural Takata Hospital.<\/p>\n<h4>Letters of Recognition<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Award for Distinguished Service to Art:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/jp\/news13\/130403_koshiro.html\">Matsumoto Koshiro IX<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Award for Distinguished Service to Sports:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/jp\/news13\/130403_kimura.html\">Koji Kimura<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Honorary Doctorate degree:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/jp\/news13\/130403_nonaka.html\">Ikujiro Nonaka<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_13915\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/10\/130405_ec1.jpg\" alt=\"The 1st Ceremony: Matsumoto Koshiro IX\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1st Ceremony: Matsumoto Koshiro IX<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_13914\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/10\/130405_ec2.jpg\" alt=\"Matsumoto Koshiro IX and President Kamata\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matsumoto Koshiro IX and President Kamata<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_13913\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/10\/130405_ec3.jpg\" alt=\"The 2nd Ceremony: Mr. Jiro Nemoto\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2nd Ceremony: Mr. Jiro Nemoto<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_13912\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/10\/130405_ec4.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. Nemoto delivering his congratulatory address\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Nemoto delivering his congratulatory address<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_13911\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/10\/130405_ec5.jpg\" alt=\"The 3rd Ceremony: Mr. Koji Kimura\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 3rd Ceremony: Mr. Koji Kimura<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_13910\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/10\/130405_ec6.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. Kimura and President Kamata\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Kimura and President Kamata<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_13909\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/10\/130405_ec7.jpg\" alt=\"The 4th Ceremony: Mikihito Ishiki M.D.\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 4th Ceremony: Mikihito Ishiki M.D.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_13908\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/10\/130405_ec8.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ishiki delivering his congratulatory address\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Ishiki delivering his congratulatory address<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_13907\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/10\/130405_ec9.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. Ikujiro Nonaka at the Entrance Ceremony for Graduate Students\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Ikujiro Nonaka at the Entrance Ceremony for Graduate Students<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_13906\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/10\/130405_ec10.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. Nonaka and President Kamata\" width=\"230\" height=\"154\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Nonaka and President Kamata<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Links<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/jp\/news12\/130320_syukuji.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Profiles of the distinguished guests who delivered congratulatory addresses at the Spring 2013 Entrance Ceremonies for Undergraduate\/Graduate Students and Art and Architecture School<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of the Spring 2013 Entrance Ceremony held on April 1st\u00a0and 2nd, the University had the pleasur 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