Newsletter

MSAJ
Kanto
2010

January to December 2010

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Index

Keynote from President 2010 3

MSAJ in a glance 5
Executive Board of Committee 2010 7

Development of MSAJ 8
Structures of MSAJ 9
Administration and Execution 10

Management of MSAJ 11
Registration 12
Web System 13
Financial 14

Activities in 2010 15
Acknowledgement 29

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Keynote from President 2010

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Salam sejahtera and Salam 1Malaysia,

First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the Board of Executive Committee members of MSAJ
Kanto 2010, the Advisors of MSAJ and the members of MSAJ for making term 2010 an excellent year for
MSAJ.

2010 was a busy year and the Board had worked hard to improve and develop MSAJ as an association
representing Malaysian students in Japan. This newsletter is compiling what we had done in 2010 and
hopefully it will be reference for the future development of MSAJ, not only in Kanto but also all around
Japan.

2010 was also the year to implement the changes that were agreed from previously, mainly (1) MSAJ Kanto
worked as one Division and not the Central (Pusat). And also (2) the Bureau systems were put into action,
allowing members to participate according to their interest.

However, there are still lots to work on the changes and development of MSAJ, to make MSAJ a better
student association for students. These developments will not come through without the cooperation from all
parties involved in MSAJ; the Advisors, the Board of Executive Committee, the members etc.

Finally, I would like to congratulate the new elected board and wishes them all the best. Also, I would like to
urge members and students to participate actively in the development of MSAJ and the contribution to
members and society.

Ben Foo Ming Sheng

President
Malaysian Students‟ Association in Japan
MSAJ Kanto Division term 2010

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MSAJ in a Glance

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 Malaysian Students’ Association in Japan (MSAJ) was established in 1976, with the main objectives
of uniting Malaysian students in Japan and taking care the welfare of its members. This association is opened
to all Malaysian students who are studying or taking courses for more than six months.

As the number of Malaysian students has increased from time to time, the association has also grown bigger,
and at present, there‟re 5 Divisions: Kanto, Kansai, Tohoku, Hokuriku and KYUMA.

Note: Kanto Division covers 12 Prefectures: Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, Kanagawa, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki,
Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Gifu, Aichi, Mie.

Below shows the stakeholders of MSAJ.

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 Board of Executive Committee 2010

President Ben Foo Ming Sheng

Vice President 'Awadh Asyraf Bin Supri
Secretary Subasni Kumaraveloo
Vice Secretary Tang Chye Sin
Treasurer Azril Haniz bin Abdul Aziz
Web System Crew Edhuan Bin Ismail
Web System Crew Haris Bahrudin
Web System Crew Mohd. Haikal bin Mohd. Zaini
Web System Crew Tan Tun Jie
Bureau of Registration Iman Amira Binti Mat Isa
Bureau of Registration Christine Kee
Bureau of Welfare & Communication Zulakmal Bin Dabat
Bureau of Welfare & Communication Aime Aqelah Md Ismail
Bureau of Cultural & Social Siriphong Koammapat Niran
Bureau of Cultural & Social Lim Jun Hao
Bureau of Sports & Recreation Gan Elaine
Bureau of Sports & Recreation Tan Ling Cheik
Bureau of Academic & Career Lai Chai Ei

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Development of MSAJ

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Structures of MSAJ
Year 2009 and before
MSAJ Kanto worked as the Central (Pusat), which mainly controlled the Registration and Funds of MSAJ.
The main reasons were (1) MSAJ started from Tokyo, which is near to the Embassy of Malaysia and (2) Most
Malaysian students focused in Tokyo and Kanto area.

Year 2010 and beyond

Discussions among Divisions of MSAJ were made in 2008 and 2009 and concluded with the Amendment of
Constitution and Structure 2009. With the growing number of Malaysian students all around Japan, Divisions
were created to reach out the needs of students and to create platforms of communication among Malaysian
students.
In 2010, MSAJ Kanto started off being one of the Divisions of MSAJ. However, Majlis Tertinggi (Higher
Council) couldn‟t be achieved in 2010. The reasons are among such as follows:
1) Each Divisions (including Kanto) focused on each Divisions. Cooperation Inter-Divisions were to be
improved.
2) Divisions are not active due to lack of information passed down by seniors.

Fig. The structures of MSAJ

Bureaus of MSAJ
The Bureau system was focused in MSAJ Kanto. The SIX Bureaus of MSAJ and the objectives are as such below:
Web System Crew: To build, maintain and maintain the systems of MSAJ
Registration: To register students and maintain the database of MSAJ
Welfare & Communication: To communicate and provide welfare to the stakeholders of MSAJ
Cultural & Social: To develop Malaysian culture in Japan
Sports & Recreation: To develop sports and recreation among members
Academic & Career: To develop academic and career among members
NOTE: The Bureaus are led by Executive Committee members of Bureaus BUT the participation is opened to
members of MSAJ

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Administration and execution
Previously, the activities and programs were administered and executed only by the EXCOs of MSAJ (Model 1).
However, with this model, ALL the events (average 6 to 7 annually) and administration of MSAJ were ONLY the
responsibilities of EXCOs, which caused burden to EXCO members, who are also students.
In 2010, some of the events/programs (eg MSAJ Career Fair) were administered by a special committee, consisted
by EXCO of MSAJ and members who volunteered (Model 2)
Also, some of the activities/programs were given responsibilities to the Bureau (Model 3), for example Hanami.
This will help EXCOs to improve leadership and management skills. It will be ideal to have more participation
from members in each Bureau and be involved not only in the activities but also the administration and the
development of MSAJ (Development of MSAJ through Development of Bureaus).
Other models are hoped to be developed, to fill the needs of managing MSAJ as an effective organization while
improving soft skills (leadership, management etc) among students.

Fig. The models of administration and execution in MSAJ Kanto 2010

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Management of MSAJ

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Registration of students
1. Registration of students under program Ambangn Asuhan Jepun (AAJ) and Institut Bahasa
Teikyo (IBT) sponsored by Jabatan Perkidmatan Awam (JPA) is done with the collaboration with
Kelab UMNO Jepun (KUJ). The students are divided into two groups. The information of
Registration is as such below

Registration of Group 1
Venue: Toko Hotel
Date: 21 March 2010

Registration of Group 2
Venue: Imperial Palace Hotel
Date: 22 March 2010
Number of students registered in Kanto Division: 33 persons.

2. Japanese Associate Degree (JAD) is a program sponsored by Yayasan Pelajaran MARA (YPM).
The registration of students from program JAD is as follows:

Venue: Hachioji Seminar House

Date: 26 March 2010
Number of students registered in Kanto Division: 18 persons

3. KTJ is another program sponsored by JPA, to give opportunities to Malaysian students to study
engineering in colleges of technology in Japan (KOSEN). The registration of students from KTJ
program is as such below:

Venue: Hachioji Seminar House

Date: 30 March 2010
Number of students registered in Kanto Division: 20 persons

4. Overall, 71 students have registered to MSAJ Kanto Division from AAJ, IBT, IBT and KTJ in the
year 2010.

Reported by,
Iman Amira binti Mat Isa
Bureau of Registration

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Web System

MSAJ Web System Crew or officially known as the Bureau of System and Media works to build, develop
and maintain the systems of MSAJ.

1. MSAJ Homepage
http://msaj.net/

2. MSAJ Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Malaysian-Students-Association-in-Japan-MSAJ/

3. MSAJ Twitter
http://twitter.com/MSAJ_Japan

4. MSAJ mailing list and mailing system

5. MSAJ Adevertising
http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msaj.net%2Fmainwp%2Fdocuments%2FMSAJ%
2520Advertisement%2520Rates.pdf

6. MSAJ Media

7. MSAJ on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMSAJ
http://www.youtube.com/user/MSAJkanto

Web system crew will need more participation from members to improve the systems in MSAJ,
especially students who are interested in IT solutions.

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Financial
No. Details Debit Credit
1 Balance from 2010 2,338,068
2 Registration 597,000
3 MSAJ Career Fair 2010 1,568,869
4 Web Advertisement 56,000
5 Bank interest 1,038
6 AGM (2010) 12,110
7 Photography Workshop 20,090
8 Lunar New Year 114,000
9 Orientasi Kohai 4,580
10 Hanami 72,540
11 ASEAN Festival 26,970
12 Summer Gathering 21,262
13 Mt Fuji Climb 59,840
14 Merdeka Media Competition 76,000
15 Sambutan Hari Raya 74,100
16 Photo Outing 12,280
17 MSAJ-KUJ Sports Tournament 107,394
18 Career Workshop 20,050
19 Malaysian Night 286,279
20 AGM (2011) 112,060
21 MSAJ Career Fair 2011 (Deposit) 131,400
22 Meeting of EXCOs 126,030
23 AYNJ meeting 13,350
24 MSAJ Divisions 411,963
25 Bank (handling fees) 1,050
26 Misc 26,020

Balance 2011 2,831,607

¥4,560,975 ¥4,560,975

*reported in Annual General Meeting, 10 January 2011

Reported by,
Azril Haniz bin Abdul Aziz
Treasurer

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Activities in 2010

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Photography workshop 1630-1730: Critics and Comments
Date: 23 February 2010
Time: 10.00am-5.30pm Conclusion and Thoughts on Workshop
Venue: Embassy Hall, Embassy of Malaysia in Being an inaugural photography workshop
Tokyo,Japan co-organized by MSAJ, this event is promising as
Participation: 22 person(s) many of Malaysian students are really into
photography. Besides, we tied up a good relationship
Introduction with Saiful Nang, who is also the Principal of Malaysia
“Travel and Portrait Photography” is the first Academy of Photography Arts (MAPA), and we can
photography workshop MSAJ has ever organized. The look forward to a re-collaboration with him in making
workshop was initiated by a group of students and fans a more successful photography workshop in the future.
of Saiful Nang who hoped to meet and learn from him
in Tokyo. Reported by,
LAI CHAI EI,
Objectives of Workshop Bureau of Academic & Career
The objectives of this workshop are as follows:
・Image compositions ( Ro3, symmetry etc)
・Understanding contrast & color
・Understanding lines & pattern
・Usage of lenses and appropriate focal ranges
・Setting the camera for portraits and travel
・How to take travel photos that have selling potentials.
・How to take portrait pictures that people are willing
to pay a thousand ringgit for it
・Practical Session: Learn the way Saiful Nang shoots
photos
Throughout the workshop, we felt that the trainer and
participants have achieved the above goals.

Schedule of Workshop
The schedule of the workshop was as follows:
0900-1000: Arrival of participants
1000-1115 : Basic Theories of Photography
1115-1125 : Break
1125-1230: Theories of Photography, Tips on
Shooting
1230-1300: Lunch Break
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Lunar New Year Celebration
Date: 27 February 2010
Time: 1000hrs to 1230hrs
Venue: Rasa Malaysia Restaurant, Ginza
MSAJ organized the Lunar New Year Celebration at
Rasa Malaysia Restaurant, Ginza, one of the few
Malaysian restaurants in Japan. In spite of exam season,
about 50 students, staff from the Embassy and working
Malaysians in Japan attended the celebration. The
celebration started with a short speech by the President
of MSAJ Kanto Division and the guests were then
invited to have their meal. It was buffet style
Malaysian food. Satay, Nasi Lemak, Curry etc were
served. Everyone was free to chat and mixed around.
The celebration ended at 1230hrs. It was a good
opportunity for everyone to exchange ideas and know
each other in spite of the small crowd.
Reported by
Ben Foo Ming Sheng
President
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Orientation
Orientation of students from AAJ and IBT
Date: 21-23 March 2010
Venue: Embassy of Malaysia in Japan, Toko Hotel,
Narita View Hotel.
MSAJ with the cooperation with KUJ had help JPA to
run the orientation program for the new students of
AAJ and IBT. I was responsible to lead the group of
Executive Committee from MSAJ and KUJ
The orientation was divided into 2 groups, which is
21-22 March for Group 1 and 23 March for Group 2.
The orientation for Group 1 was held in Toko Hotel
and the Embassy of Malaysia while the orientation for
Group 2 was held in Narita View Hotel. In general, we
were responsible to help JPA to greet the students in
Narita airport and to send the students to their
destinations. I also gave short explanation to students
about MSAJ. With the help from EXCOs from MSAJ
Tohoku and KUJ, we also registered new students.
Hopefully MSAJ can continue help JPA to run the
orientation program and give good FIRST
IMPRESSION to new students in the future.
Reported by,
Haris Bahrudin
Web System Crew
Orientation of students from KTJ
Date: 31 March – 1 April 2010
Venue: Toko Hotel
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 As previous years, MSAJ and KUJ had supported
HRD Embassy of Malaysia in the orientation of KTJ at
Toko Hotel. With the support from seniors all over
Japan, we received the new students at Narita airport
and follow the ride to Toko Hotel, where the new
students stayed a night before being sent to their own
colleges. The students were given briefing back in
Putrajaya and therefore they only spent a day in Tokyo.
The students were tired of the long flight and the
excitement of new life in the Land of Rising Sun. This
program helps seniors to know more about the juniors.
Reported by,
Ben Foo Ming Sheng
President
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Hanami
Date: 4th April 2010
Time: 1000hrs-1400hrs
Venue: Yoyogi Koen
1. Objectives
-to gather Malaysian students and to know each
other(juniors-seniors)
-to collect new members
2. Food
-bentou from hotto motto
-snacks and drinks
-potluck concept (attendants is welcomed to bring their
own food and contribute to this event)
3. Ice Breaking
-We prepare a sets of card (trump card is the easiest), 3
sets for example. Then we'll ask everybody to write
their name and university at the backside of the card
and wear them like a name tag. Then we can make a
game. Since there are 3 sets of card, there should be
3cards with the same number/color/pattern. So, if we
can find the other 2 who wear the same card as us we'll
get a present. This way, people will talk to each other.
The fastest group will win the prize if they can really
say out each other‟s name and university.
- prizes for the fastest 3 groups only.
4. Bingo
-divided into 3 sessions
-total 20 prizes (6 to 7 prizes for each session)
5. Mini Sakura Photo Contest
-open to members only
-participants are limited to one photo only
-2 hampers only for this contest
6. The flow of the event
10.00am – arriving of the attendants
11.00am – BINGO session 1
11.30am – Ice breaking
12.00pm – mini sakura photo contest starts
12.30pm – photo contest ends and BINGO session 2
1.30pm – photo contest result will be announced
before BINGO session 3
We managed to get a very good response for this time.
There were many new comers who came with their
seniors. There were many private students attending
too. Hanami is a very good activity to attract people to
know more about MSAJ.
Reported by,
Gan Elaine
Bureau of Sports and Recreation
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 and organization of our activities annually.

Companies Participated
1. Agensi Pekerjaan JAC Sdn Bhd
2. Alps Electric (M) Sdn Bhd
3. Canon Opto (M) Sdn Bhd
4. Fuji Electric (M) Sdn Bhd
5. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam
6. Kobe Precision Technology Sdn Bhd
7. Konica Minolta Glass Tech (M) Sdn Bhd
8. Miyao-Toki (M) Sdn Bhd
9. Nitto Denko Corporation
10. Northern Corridor Implementation Authority
11. NTT MSC Sdn Bhd
12. Panasonic Group of Companies in Malaysia
13. Pasona Singapore Pte Ltd
14. Rohm Semiconductor (M) Sdn Bhd
15. Rohm Wako Electronics(M) Sdn Bhd
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17. Showa Denko K.K.
Career Fair 18. Showa Glove Corporation
Date: 3 May 2010 (Mon) 19. Taiyo Yuden (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd
Time: 1030hrs to 1830hrs 20. Toshiba Electronics Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Venue: 7th Floor Event Hall, Curian Building, 5-18-1 21. Tokuyama Corporation
Higasi-Ooi, Shinagawa-Ku, 140-0011 Tokyo 22. Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd.
23. Yamaha Electronics Manufacturing (M) Sdn. Bhd
Objectives
The objectives of the Career Fair are as such below. *For more information, please refer to Career Fair
1. To provide job opportunities for Malaysian Students 2010 Final Report
in Japan
2. To allow students to get better understanding about Reported by,
the corporate world. Ben Foo Ming Sheng
President
The Career Fair is also a very important source of
fund for MSAJ to cover expenses of our activities,
especially when we are not receiving any financial
support from other parties. Please understand that all
he payments received are used in all our management

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 ASEAN Festival
Date: 20th of June 2010 (Sunday)
Time: 1130hrs-1800hrs
Venue: MP Hall, Komaba International House
Participation:
1.LSAJ (Laos); 2.MSAJ (Malaysia); 3.CSAJ
(Cambodia); 4.ISAJ (Indonesia); 5.BYNJ (Brunei);
6.VYSA (Vietnam); 7.SNIE (Japan); 8.IMBSF
(Myanmar); 9.AFSJ (Philippines)

Registration:
174 registered at the reception. Total of participants
were around 280 people.

Schedule

0900hrs Preparation
1130hrs Opening Ceremony
1200hrs Booth Exhibition & Food
Bazaar
1300hrs Stage Performance
1500hrs Sharing Session
1600hrs Fashion Show
1730hrs Closing Ceremony
1800hrs Cleaning Up

a. Preparation.
The hall was opened at 0900hrs for preparation. Not
many were there until 1100hrs.

b. Opening Ceremony.
There wasn‟t any crowd at 1130hrs, so the opening
ceremony was delayed to 1200hrs. Opening speech
delivered by Mr. Ben Foo Ming Sheng (MSAJ),
followed by Sopha (CSAJ).

c. Booth Exhibition & Food Bazaar.

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 Booths started their operations at 1130hrs and ended 6. SNIE (Japan)
around 1730hrs. Most sold their countries‟ cuisines 7. AFSJ (Philippines)
and also handicrafts. 8. IMBSF (Myanmar)

d. Stage Performance. g. Closing Ceremony.

Eight countries participated excluding AFSJ Song singing session was next as we sang the song
(Philippines). The order was as shown bellow. „We Are One‟ all together. Mr. Ben Foo Ming Sheng
(MSAJ) delivered the closing speech with description
Organization Performance of AYNJ, followed by words from each country‟s
1. LSAJ (Laos) Live singing representatives in their national language.
2.MSAJ (Malaysia) ABC Special
3. CSAJ (Cambodia) Poung Neary Hall.
4. ISAJ (Indonesia) Tari Piring, Tari a. Event Controlling.
Poco-poco
Sound Stage Fashion
5. VYSA (Vietnam) Hello Vietnam
System Performance Show
6. SNIE (Japan) Ifudodo feat. SNIE
Faizal Arianne Dumayas Amy Harun
7. IMBSF (Myanmar) Man Tg Yate Kho
Akmal (AFSJ); (BYNJ);
8. BYNJ (Brunei) Presentation
Abdul Bunnarith Nom Duong Thu
Rashid (CSAJ) Huong
e. Sharing Session.
(MSAJ) (VYSA)
MSAJ presented two Malaysia traditional games,
which were seven stones and skip the squares. Five
groups with one Malaysian in each group were formed
to teach and lead those who were interested in. 30 b. Decoration.

minutes for everyone to experience it and there was a We booked the hall on 19th of June 2010 (Saturday),

small competition for each game. Top three winners 1800hrs-2100hrs for preparation. ISAJ and SNIE did

got souvenirs from different countries. their rehearsal and MSAJ set the PA system.
Decorations of the hall, mainly the stage were done by

f. Fashion Show. helps from SNIE, ISAJ, MSAJ lead by Nirmala and

Eight countries participated excluding BYNJ (Brunei). Riski (ISAJ).

The order was as shown bellow.

c. Promotion.
The banner, pamphlet and questionnaire were
Organization
prepared by Amy (BYNJ). Banner printed with the hall
1. LSAJ (Laos)
layout on it, pamphlet with the description of AYNJ
2.MSAJ (Malaysia)
and schedule of the day, and bilingual questionnaire.
3. CSAJ (Cambodia)
4. ISAJ (Indonesia)
5. VYSA (Vietnam)

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Reported by, Summer Gathering Part 1: Networking and Project
Lim Jun Hao Management
Bureau of Cultural and Social Date: 18 July 2010 (Sun)
Time: 1300hrs hingga 1630hrs
Venue: Multi purpose hall, Staff Apartment, Embassy
of Malaysia

Malaysian Students‟ Association in Japan (MSAJ)

Kanto Division organized Summer Gathering Part 1:
Networking and Project Management, as an effort to
gather Malaysian students in Japan, especially Kanto
Area, and to create sustainable networking.

The schedule for the program was as such below:

1300hrs Registration
1315hrs Introduction
1330hrs Session 1: Networking
1430hrs Break
1500hrs Session 2: Project Management
1630hrs Dismissal

The event started with registration and preparation of

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the hall. Thirty five students from various Universities,
National Colleges and Organizations attended the
program. A short introduction on the event and
introduction of MSAJ was done by Ben Foo before
going into Session 1: Networking.
Session 1: Networking aimed to understand each other
by making introduction of participants/ organizations
and the Malaysian environment in own area.
Participants were divided into 5 groups according their
affiliation; 2 groups for Universities, 1 group for
National Colleges, 1 group for Japanese Language
School and 1 group for Organizations (IPIJ). Self
introduction and discussion on Malaysian environment
in their own area were made. As time was limited,
each group was represented by one participant and
short presentations were made by each group.

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 Snacks and drinks were prepared for break time.
Break was set as long as 30 minutes to let participants
to talk and know each other.
The program moved on with Session 2: Project
Management. Session 2 aimed to train group work
among students and problem solving. Participants were
divided into 5 groups but were mixed without
regarding their universities/colleges/organizations.
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Each group was given an assignment to think of
issues in Malaysia and with the knowledge and MSAJ Mt Fuji Hike 2010
resources they have, solutions were discussed. Date: 7th August - 8th August 2010
Presentations were made and comments/questions Venue: Mount Fuji
were given by participants. Among the issues were Weather: Fair weather
usage of English in Malaysian education, crime rate,
low salary, traffic congestion and subsidies. Issues a) Participation:
were current issues. However, concrete solutions were 21 registered through mail. 2 didn‟t turn out on that
hard to derive because of limited authority as students day. Total of participants were 19 people excluding
Therefore, positioning is important to discover the ajk.
ability to solve issues. Issues involving students
(youth) should be discussed in future. b) Schedule and time
Participants were actively involved in the program and
communicating among each other. As feedbacks from 1900hrs The arrival of participants at 河口
participants, the program was interesting and such 湖駅
program should be continued in the future. Also, 2000hrs Depart to 五合目
understandings among organizations were made and 2050hrs Preparation and 集合写真
further collaboration will be made in near future. 2130hrs Warm up, divide into groups and
However, there were also feedbacks noting that more kick off
concrete and ongoing projects should be discussed. 0400hrs Reach about 200m before the top of
Mount Fuji
Reported by, 0510hrs Reach the top of Mount Fuji
Ben Foo Ming Sheng 0615hrs Starting to climb down
President 1000hrs Reach 五合目 and go home

c) Comment from some participants

(1) I come, I see, I conquered and… I suffered.
(2) Definitely won‟t come again because tiring.

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 (3) Nice experience but the route is no end.
(4) I will keep my leg in fridge and won‟t use it
for two weeks.
(5) Should have subsided with more money.
(6) Too crowded.
d) Conclusion
I couldn‟t say this is a success but overall is
still a success.
Problems:
I. We didn‟t have lots of time together. At first, I
thought by dividing into groups we can make
sure everyone keep up and if there anyone lost
we will realise sooner. Every group will meet at
every pit. However, it‟s too crowded that we
hardly move a bit. Furthermore, not everyone
has the same physical strength. We can‟t wait
everyone at the every pit because of the time
and the crowd. In the end we just were walking
in our particular group. This is not our objective.
We even couldn‟t take a group picture on the
peak of Mount Fuji. To me this is the most
sadness place. Luckily we still at least have
group picture at gogoume.
There are places to improve.
I. We should subsidy more money.
Although we agreed to give subsidy for food
only, we should subsidy about 3000yen or more
as the travel fee and equipment are so
expensive. I think we MSAJ afford it. The
equipment such as torchlight (1000yen),
oxygen (850yen), stick (700yen), shoes
(7000yen) and raincoat (500yen) are already
cost 10050yen. From Shinjuku to gogoume
costs 5800yen plus return.
II. We should assemble at 五合目 instead of eki
As there are buses from Shinjuku to 五合目
and 五合目 is not very wide. It is easier and
cheaper to meet at the 五合目.
III. I think we need to make this event longer so
that we can reach our objective.
We can try something like 一泊二日 to reduce
the tireness of participants and we can do some
events during the rest time. It is just an idea to
make this event more interesting.
Reported by,
Tan Ling Cheik
Bureau of Sports and Recreations
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KTJ Workshop
Date: 30 August 2010
Time: 1030hrs to 1800hrs
Venue: KTJ INTEC Section 17, Shah Alam
The program was suggested by Ben Foo, President of
MSAJ 2010 three years ago and this year MSAJ.
Among the objectives of the program are to provide
information of studying in Japan to juniors in KTJ and
to train students to organize programs. This program
was supported by KTJ and Kosen Kikou. The program
is led by Nursyairah binti Hasnol Basri from Kisarazu
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Kosen. 17 seniors and 7 Lecturers from Kosen and
Universities around Japan attended the program.

The morning session was Q&A session where juniors

interacted with seniors to know more especially about
lifestyle in Japan. After lunch, the session was passed
on to the lecturers to introduce and give information on
Kosen and the courses available.

This program brought information to the juniors as

there were many questions which Seniors can answer, ------------------------------------------------------------------
such as life in Kosen, in Japan, Halal Food, etc.
Hopefully, this program can be continued in years to
come.

Reported by,
Ben Foo Ming Sheng
President
Aidilfitri Celebration
Date: 3 October 2010
Time: 0900hrs to 1700hrs
Venue: Embassy Staff Apartment

The Adilfitri Celebration was held together with

the Advisors of MSAJ, Pn Siti and Mr Annizam,
and also together with Kelab UMNO Jepun KUJ. It
was open house and we had 100 over visitors,
students and working Malaysians, from early
morning to late evening.

Reported by,
Ben Foo Ming Sheng
President

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 KUJ-MSAJ All Japan Sports Tournament

Date: 20 November 2010

Time: 1100hrs to 1800hrs
Venue: CK Square, Niiza Sports Complex

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Mt Takao Photography hike

Date: 13 November 2010
Time: 1300hrs to 1700hrs
Venue: Mt Takao

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MSAJ Career Building Workshop

Date: 5th December 2010
Time: 1230hrs-1630hrs
Venue: Asia Bunka Kaikan (ABK) Room 101

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Schedule :
1230hrs Registration and know each other session
1300hrs SESSION 1: Introduction - Objectives of the
workshop and definition of career building.
1330hrs SESSION 2: Self and Work Field Analysis:
Knowing you and your opponent.
1430hrs Tea Break
1500hrs SESSION 3: Sharing session on how to job
hunt and working experience in Japan
1600hrs Q&A session

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 promotion in using Facebook event tool. We have
1) We have 5 speakers in total as listed below : some feedbacks that suggested this event to be held in
- Mr Higaki ( Jobstreet ASEAN Business different timing and hope the experience we got from
Consulting Japan ) this event can be our reference for the next one.
- Mr Aburaya ( Jobstreet ASEAN Business
Consulting Japan ) Reported by,
- Andrew Soh Chih Jen ( General Electrics ) LAI CHAI EI
- th
Haris Bahrudin ( Bachelor Degree 4 year, Bureau of Academic and Career
Tokyo Institute of Technology – MSAJ
Websystem Crew )
- Ben Foo Min Sheng ( Masters Degree 2nd year,
Tokyo University of Agriculture and
Technology – MSAJ President )
2) Subasni Kumaraveloo ( Tokyo National College of
Technology ) took over as MC on Session 3.
3) Among the contents shared :
- The right way of thinking in choosing your
career
- Preparation into job hunting including
„when/what/where to start‟
- Different perspective of career as a foreign
student
- Information on access to know job openings ------------------------------------------------------------------
and internships by Jobstreet Malaysian Night
- Experiences and view sharing of job hunting ‘Malaysian Night; Rediscover Malaysia 2010.’
and working in Japan. Date: 23 December 2010
- Self improvement in career building and etc Time: 1730hrs~2100hrs
4) The event was held under relaxed mood and there Venue: Sumidasangyoukaikan Sunrise Hall JR
were 2 way communication between speakers and Sobu Line, Kinshicho Station South Exit.
participants.
5) Including room rental fee and snacks, we spent Introduction.
8000 yen for this event and it is well under our Malaysia Night; Rediscover Malaysia is an event
budget of 10000 yen. to bring together Malaysian Students and increase
the networking between students as well among
This event was a good and rare opportunity for foreigners especially the Japanese.This event is
Malaysian students to know more about career organized to share cultural experience among
building in Japan. However, participation was below Malaysian students and the foreigners as well as to
average despite free entry, free snacks and a proper promote Malaysian culture and tradition to the

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outsiders.
Objectives of Event.
1. To bring together Malaysians
2. To increase participation of Malaysian students
in activities organised by MSAJ.
3. To share and promote Malaysian Culture to the
Japanese and other foreigners.
4. To have fun and enjoy Malaysian delicacies.
into joining this event in the future. Besides that,this
event has achieve its main objective which is to
attract and include the participation of Malaysian
students in activities or event organised bt MSAJ.
Reported by,
Siriphong Koammapat Niran
Bureau of Cultural and Social

Tentative of Event
1745hrs; Registration
1800hrs; Doors open
1815hrs; Opening act: Malaysian Cultural dances
1845hrs; Games: Number Me Right***
1930hrs; Dinner
2005hrs; Games continues
2020hrs; Contemporary Musical Performances:
Sepet 2
2040hrs; Contemporary Singing Performance : My
Malaysian Songs
2100hrs; Closing Ceremony and singing
„Negaraku‟

Conclusion and Thoughts on Event

Being an event to promote and expose the public
about Malaysia, participation by Malaysian as well
as the foreigners mainly the Japanese are vital in
order to achieve one of the objectives. Therefore
advertisement on this event must be done more
intensively and proactively inorder to attract more

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Acknowledgement

Malaysian Students‟ Association in Japan (MSAJ) Kanto Division would like to express our gratitude to all
those who were involved in helping MSAJ 2010 to maintain and develop as an association to fill the needs of
members.

Appreciation goes especially to the Advisors of MSAJ, Madam Siti Zaharah Omar and Mr Muhammad
Annizam Mohd Mohtar,, Human Resource Development, Embassy of Malaysia in Japan, for advising and
supporting MSAJ. Also, appreciation goes to the Divisions of MSAJ, for giving the cooperation and support.

Last but not list to the members, companies, organizations and people involved, thank you for giving the
support and cooperation throughout 2010.

We hope the support and cooperation will continue and develop in 2011 and beyond.

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