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University Daily Kansan / Thursday, September 12, 1991
Communication conference ends
Japanese delegation leader has ties to KU; says communication key to good relations
By Mauricio Rios Kansan staff writer
It's not necessary to study for four years at the University of Kansas to have true loyalty to KU.
have the same story
It took only a year for Eiichi Shimizu.
Smiling, he reminisced about his days at KU. He still remembers his room and the things he had to do.
Shimizu, associate vice president for Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, led the Japanese delegation that came to KU for the third annual U.S.-Japan Telecommunications Conference, which ended yesterday.
Born in Saitama, Japan, an area close to Tokyo, Shimizu first came to KU in 1967 as a Fulbright scholar.
Shimizu, 52, said he never intended to
come to KU. He said he thought it was destiny.
*Destiny is always more than some-*
*he said. "I love this state because-*
*people."
Now Shimizu's younger son is considering studying at KU, he said. He has two sons, 19 and 22, and a daughter, 17.
Shimizu, who graduated from the University of Tokyo with a bachelor's degree in economics, emphasized communication as a way of improving relations between Japan and the United States.
"We have to understand the background," he said. "Otherwise, communication is not so effective."
Shimizu said the conference's goal was to share information and understanding between the two cultures so
"We had an important and significant debate," he said of the differences and similarities between Japan's and the United States' telecommunication industries.
they could work better together.
Shimizu said that it was difficult for foreign companies to break into the Japanese market because top quality was the primary requirement.
"To have high quality is to have credibility," he said. "And with credibility comes friendship, and friendship is important in doing business."
Shimizu plays an important role in building bridges of friendships between different companies.
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone International Corporation Corp. Internationally published in 1934 in Japan.
Because of his relationship with the University, a KU business student works as intern for NTT International every year.
Only Cornell University and George
Shimizu, said the people at KU were what attracted him the most.
town University have similar ties with NTT International. Shimizu said.
"Only KU can provide such a conference," he said.
Shimizu said he and his colleagues were pleased with the conference because he thought that communication between the two countries was improv-
But he added, "We have to make further effort to understand the historic backgrounds."
Shimizu said he was proud to have brought more than 100 Japanese executives to the Midwest in the last three years.
He said he wished U.S. colleagues could visit Japan.
"We are ready to invite them, but I don't know if U.S. participants are ready to go," he said, referring to the cost of going to Japan.
Wendi Groves / KANSAN
Eliichi Shimizu, associate vice president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., speaks at Adams Alumni Center.
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