The JARL NEWS
Vol. 15, No. 6 December 2002 |
JARL Celebrates Its
75th Anniversary
(50th Anniversary of the Resumption of Amateur Radio)
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| On November 15, JARL members gathered from various parts of Japan to
celebrate the League's 75th anniversary of its establishment. Invited to
the party, which was held at the Hotel Grand Palace in central Tokyo, were
more than 400 guests and honored by the presence of Mr. Toranosuke Katayama,
Minister for Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications,
Mr. Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication
Union, Mr. Richard L. Baldwin, W1RU, IARU President Emeritus, Mr. Jim Haynie,
W5JBP, President, American Radio Relay League, Ms. Mayuree Sachati, HS1YL,
President, Radio Amateur Society of Thailand, and Mr. Young-Soon Park,
HL1IFM, Director of International Amateur Radio Union Region 3. |
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 The ceremony
began with an address by Mr. Shozo Hara, JA1AN, President of JARL who warmly
welcomed guests and went on to say that "Looking back, during Japan's
Taisho Era, people with pioneering spirit paved the way for amateur radio.
More than three quarters of a century have passed since then. Technology
using radio frequencies has continued to make progress, and we feel proud
that many amateur radio operators have been working as professional engineers
and have contributed to the constant development of radio frequency technology.
During World War II, amateur radio operations were suspended, and it took
eleven years before amateur radio operations here could resume. 50 years
have passed since then. I am sure people with experiences during that period
must be filled with deep emotion today. In recent years, amateur radio
has seen technology diversify and the hobby has globalized. Rapid progress
has been seen in the wide-spread use of personal communication media. Amateur
radio is required to take actions based on the wide spread use of personal
communication media. All quarters concerned must join hands to fascinate
as many people as possible with amateur radio activities suited to local
interests. I sincerely hope that amateur radio will help contribute to
growing friendship among countries, science education for boys and girls,
and to make social contributions when emergencies arise. With the 75th
anniversary of the establishment of JARL and the 50th anniversary of the
resumption of amateur radio, we pledge to renew our efforts for amateur
radio development."
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Mr. Toranosuke Katayama
Minister, MPHPT
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Mr. Yoshio Utsumi
Secretary-General, ITU
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Mr. Richard Baldwin, W1RU
IARU President Emeritus and Mr. Hara, JA1AN (Left)
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Mr. Jim Haynie
W5JBP
President, ARRL
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Ms. Mayuree Sachati HS1YL
President, RAST
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Mr. Young-Soon Park, HL1IFM
Director, IARU Reg.3
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 A video
film introducing the history of Japanese amateur radio and JARL was shown,
and letters of appreciation then handed out to outstanding individuals
and clubs for their earnest contribution to amateur radio.
After the ceremony, a festive celebration party took place. Ms. Yuko Obuchi,
a member of the House of Representatives, a daughter of the late Mr. Keizo
Obuchi, JI1KIT, former Prime Minister of Japan, and a strong supporter
of amateur radio, Ms. Kiyoko Ono, 7M3URU, a member of the House of Councilors,
personally participated the party in spite of their extremely tight schedule
and enjoyed talking on about amateur radio with many hams at the party.
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| Season's
Greetings and Best Wishes for 2003!! |
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