Tokyo Hilton Hotel

【April 27th】

RBA Times has been released regularly once or twice a month in the form of tabloid, focusing on topics of real estate industry. When the RBA Times reached the 300th issue, a new column got decided to be started. This column is so designed that learned individuals from all quarters who engage in real estate transaction contribute with articles dedicated to "residence" from multiple aspects for the betterment of the industry. As a special RBA activity to advocate prosperity and develpment of real estate industry and also to deepend mutual friendship among the industry, this column does expect ceaseless contribution from those professionals as if article is contributed from one after the other like marathon-relay. On April 27th, a round-table discussion took place with the attendees of coming contributors, namely Mr. Kaibori, department chief, real estate industry of Land and Transportation Ministry, Mr. Ooi, managing director of Mitsui Real Estate Sales Co., Ltd., Mr. Kurosawa, deputy general manager for the marketing of Mitsubishi Real Estate Services Co., Ltd. and Mr. Hiramoto, senior managing director of Tokyu Livable, Inc.

Discussion in progress

Tokyo Dome Stadium

Asahikasei Homes wins four-straight years and the 9th overall championship

【March 19th】

The overall final match of the 21st RBA Baseball Tournament began at the Tokyo Dome Stadium at 7 o’clock in the evening of March 19th. Wednesday block champion, Asahikasei Homes edged against Sunday block champion, Shimizu Corporation at 3-2. Shimizu Corporation added one point each on the 8th and 9th innings, finally making chance to tie the game with just one hit, but to no avail. At the commendation ceremony, Mr. Kume, Chairman of the RBA Baseball Tournament handed over a victory flag to Asahikasei Homes team. Likewise, Mr. Wen DeSheng (文徳盛), the Counselor of Embassy in Japan of People’s Republic of China handed over a China Ambassador Cup to them.

At Tokyo Dome

Asahikasei Homes team tosses their manager into the air

Chairman Mr. Kume hands over the victory flag

RBA International offers preliminary and follow-up lessons for internship to Koshigaya Comprehensive Technical High School. Daisan Kikaku, Inc. takes in three students from the school.

【January 19th, February 1st-5th and 9th】

RBA International conducted a preliminary lesson on January 19th and follow-up lesson on February 9th respectively, directed to 270 students in the 2nd year of Koshigaya Comprehensive Technical High School. Taking it into account that it is inadequate to let them experience just simulation as a working people only by visiting recipient enterprises, Chairman Nobuhiro Kume gave lectures as an extraordinary curriculum, meeting with the schoolmaster’s approval beforehand. With the appropriate contents of internship designed for the high school students by Daisan Kikaku, Inc. the company also took in three students in the 2nd year over the consecutive five days from February 1st.

A Lecturing Scene

Printing Workshop Scene

Message from Chairman

A human cannot live a life alone. Therefore, people live by seeking for somebody to live together.　Fortunately, today’s world changed into such affluent society that anyone can live any way one can.  Thus, everyone can live willfully.

We owe it largely to people who rebuilt today’s Japan out of ruins after the World War II. The wealth derives from many people who devoted themselves to work day and night. There were such people that continued to work at the cost of their children and family members, and there are other people who ventured their lives for the future, even impairing their bodies. The wealth is a result of their buckling works at hand that someone had to be immediately doing.

Many families are proud of those fathers, and have been responding smilingly with a focus on father.  Thanks to existence of those families, the country, Japan achieved an unparalleled great economic development in the world. Most of Japanese have been going forward undaunted, converting loves of both our home country and family into source of energy. Truly getting over one’s greed and profit-and-loss arithmetic, their lives really looked like those of Bushido, Japanese chivalry, working together for the sake of national interests and interests of society.

It seems to me; however that today people lost a moral aspect, with their eyes being excessively caught by economic aspects. It is clearer by looking at psychological illnesses which attack people who sustain modern Japan working day and night, and clearer too by observing scenes of family waiting for return of the master after a long time since habitual behavior of individual meal.

We live in such society where high school and even junior high school students can earn money to some extent.  To make the situation worse, we live in such society that permits culture that piques desire of everyone. Children living in such society could never respect their fathers. As long as people live in a today’s society in which one’s life is measured by the kind of occupation, job ranking and size of salary, no children would understand that they have been grown up by love that asks nothing in return.

This year RBA International greets the 21^st year since its foundation albeit in such society. We strive for the RBA activities a single step further to contribute to progress of our society both in terms of economical and moral aspects. Your understanding and continued cooperation are greatly appreciated.

January 2010

Specified Nonprofit Corporation RBA International

Nobuhiro Kume, Chairman

 【December 18th】

Summation of power each family possesses for happiness is“ Strength of Family Ties”. RBA International planned and directed a CD appealing the importance of family ties, being alarmed for unrest of modern society. Based on this concept, Daisan Kikaku, Ltd. produced the so titled CD, and distributed them among their clients.

CD jacket of "Treasure of the Family Ties"

Saitama  Prefecture Kindergartens

【December】

RBA International donated “What Bees Saw” to Saitama prefecture kindergartens, a picture story book published by Daisan Kikaku, Inc. in 2008 July. This picture book teaches the importance of our environment on earth, and its symbiosis with animals and creatures with which we live together. This book was donated with the aim of promoting the healthy nurturing of children in kindergartens.

Tokyo Hilton Hotel

【November 25th】

With a theme, "Seeking Genghis Khan of Peace", a charity dinner show was held. Invited from Mongolia, Mr. Purevkhuu Temuujin, a matouqin musician played tunes of matouqin and khoomii in front of the guests. Mr. Temuujin represents young talented musicians in Mongolia; winning the World Folkloric Music Contest. That evening, performing together with him, Our Planet 300 (RBA International Choir) made a strong appeal of enhancing family ties to the guests. It was a privilege to have his Excellency Rentsendoo Jigjid, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from Mongolian Embassy to Tokyo as a special guest that night.

Mr. Purevkhuu Temuujin, a matouqin musician       Awa Dance performance from Daisan Kikaku Group

Our Planet 300

Tokyo Dome Stadium

Shimizu Corporation from the Sunday block wins, while Asahikasei Homes Corporation from the Wednesday block wins

【November 14th and December 8th】

The final match of the Sunday block was played on November 14th between Tohden Real Estate and Shimizu Corporation at the Tokyo Dome Stadium. The game entered extra innings at 0-0 with pitchers' battle, and consequesntly Shimizu won a walk-off victory to win of their fourth championship victory after 10 years.

The final match of the Wednesday was played on December 8th between Sumitomo Forestry Co., Letd. and Asahikasei Homes Corporation at the Tokyo Dome Stadium. After the extra innings at 2-1, Asahikasei Homes won against Sumitomo Forestry with a walk-off win. The final champinship is slated for March 2010 due to scheduling conflict.

Shimizu team tosses their coach, Mr. Yamadera into the air in triumph

Asahikasei Homes team tosses their coach, Mr. Suzuki into the air in triumph

【October 4th】

A CD recording by Our Planet 300 (RBA International Choir) was released in October 2009. It is a longcherished compilation in which lyrics and music scored and written by Chairman Kume are consummately sung. The Past, Present and Future is titled due to RBA International carrying out activities believeing that in fostering one's life means fostering future; changing a single human means changing the world.

CD jacket of "The Past, Present and Future"

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01. Lift Up Your Face, Stick Your Chest Out, You are You

02. Past, Present, Future

03. As a Human

04. Road to Happiness

05. Importance of Family

06. A String of Thread...Who Am I...

07. Scat

08. Fate

09. Peeking at the Other Side of the World

10. Higher than Mountains, Harder than Rocks, Deeper than Oceans

Hubei Province, China

【June 27th】

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the President Li Xiannian, a symposium titled "Start-up and Innovation" was held at Li Xiannian Memorial Multipurpose Hall located in *Hong'anxian, Hubei Province, presided by Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). With attendances of some 150 special guests who were invited both nationally and internationally, Chairman Nobuhiro Kume, also as CEO of Daisan Kikaku, Ltd., delivered a speech on what philosophy is desired to run the company based on his own experience as one of the guest speakers.
*Hong’anxian is located north of and one and half hour drive from Wuhan, where the late Li Xiannian was born.

Opening speech by the President Li Xiaolin     Mr. Kume, Chairman of RBA International

of CPAFFC                                          delivers a guest speech

Symposium Hall

Centennial Celebration of the late President Li Xiannian Ceremony Entrance

Mr. Kume receiving a welcome red scarf and a bouquet from local school children

Li Xiannian Memorial Residence & Garden completed