Season’s Greetings

Happy Holidays

We thank all of the people in the world for their financial and spiritual support for the damage by the Tohoku big earthquake and Tsunami on Mar. 11, 2011 and following destruction of nuclear electric plants. Fortunately, we were safe.

Last May, Yoichi installed President of OUJ. After that his job was expanded so much. He is not only responsible for computerization of the university but also all the affairs in the university. For example, on these week ends in fall, we visited more than ten study centers for celebrating their anniversary ceremony or giving talks.

Sumiko was not so clearly recovered from articular rheumatism, but still could visit several low mountains with Yoichi, and enjoyed hiking every month. This year, as Yoichi became so busy, and she lost chances of visiting abroad.

Harumi, our daughter, was working at Tokyo Electric Power Co. She changed her job from the research works to compensation office ones for nuclear damages. Jun, our son, enjoyed Rogaining with his wife. They got yearly first prize as a pair.

All of us are healthy and active for everything. We also wish you and your family a prosperous new year.

December 2011

Yoichi and Sumiko, OKABE

Okabe(at)ouj.ac.jp & sokabe(at)bitcat.net

URL: http://www.moge.org/okabe/

Office of Yoichi:

President,

The Open University of Japan,

2-11, Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, 261-8586