Participants gathering at the pier.
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Closeby - the almost completed Tokyo Skytree.
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Our 'Yakatabune'.
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FCCJ President Marko Saarelainen makes welcoming remarks
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The participants getting ready to enjoy the dinner.
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Rena Iwama and Hideaki Kyo of GPlus Media/Ecentra promotes the Nordic Job Board.
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'Auxiliary skipper' and FCCJ Board member Masaoki Fujita explains about his background in the cruising industry and gives some important advice.
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A Honka table.
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Hiroaki Sugawara and Haruko Hashimoto enjoying.
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A Finn Tour table
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A Finnar table
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Another Finnair table.
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Yasuaki Tanaka (Finnair), Keiko Tsuchiya (IATA, guest of Finnair Cargo) and Yoko Marukawa (FCCJ offie)
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Heikki Makipaa and Rena Iwama toasting.
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A Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) table.
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Another NSN table
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FCCJ board member Veli Solhemainen right at the Vaisala table with 'guest' Harri Hamelahti (right)
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Coil Center Fujita table with auxiliary skpper Fujita-san.
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Hisako Noto, Akikazu Okamura, Timo Varhama and Bob Bernal.
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Sakari Romu speaking on behalf of the sponsor, Finnair.
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Shunkichi Miyashita, winner of one of the Finnair lottery prizes.
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Hideaki Kyo, winner of another Finnair prize.
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Haruko Hashimoto, winner of another Finnair prize.
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Peter Real, winner of another Finnair prize.
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Timo Varhama, winner of another Finnair prize.
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Hiroaki Sugawara speaking on behalf of the sponsor, Finn Tour..
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A NSN winner of a Finn Tour prize.
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Hiroaki Sakurai, winner of another Finn Tour prize.
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Akemi Watanabe, winner of another Finn Tour prize.
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JP Takala of Nokia Siemens Networks appreciates the gift.
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Marko Saarelainen talks to Petri Hautakangas of Nokia Siemens Networks and FCCJ board member who is leaving Japan end of the month.
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As a token of appreciation for Petri's work for FCCJ and Finland Vilage, he gets a 'limited edition' FCCJ t-shirt.
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Petri reflects on his time in Japan
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A round of applause.
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Passing high-rise buildings on the shores of Sumida river.
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The party continues.
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Marko Saarelainen presents a letter that FCCJ has received from a 5 year old girl in Sendai as appreciation for our relief effort there.
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Marko gives some finlan thoughts.
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Yakatabune coming back to the pier.
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Jukka Pajarinen of the Embassy disembarks and thanks Marko-san (or perhaps thank you both ways...).
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Takako Kuroda gets a nice bow from Marko-san.
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Toshikazu Nojima seems happy with the evening.
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Rena Iwama and Hideaki Kyo
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Just like leaving the Sweden ferries in the old days; with a platic bag of tax free spirits. Sakair Romu and Timo Varhama remember.
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Takaizumi-san of Finnair one of the last to disembark
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Sugawara-san checks that everyone got the gift wine bottle.
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The participants on the pier after diembarking, so still have things to caht about, some heading home.
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