I, Tsuyoshi Nakai, assumed the office of Governor on October 1, 2025.
Let us revert to the six objects of Kiwanis International;
● To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life.

● To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
● To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards.
● To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
● To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better communities.
● To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill. and conduct fun and meaningful activities and interaction. Promote not fragmentation or exclusion, but diversity, inclusion, consolidation. Communicate closely among the team, and operate in compliance to rules, have transparency and accountability. Open and fair attitude is a must. I will improve management by strengthening governance, conducting necessary
educations, and making decisions by the team. I will communicate with officers at least every other month.
I will also communicate through division meetings, and important club events. Of course, I will take the full responsibility of the decisions and operations. Please direct me your honest opinions.
We have a constrained budget, but let us not dispirited. Make new challenges by dealing with necessary matters. Let us be creative and improve the budget.
1. Clubs in Japan District are in high quality. Let us keep this while increasing membership. We will also work on opening new clubs.
2. To achieve this, let us promote service activities, signature projects, Kiwanis-Doll making, and SLP (Service Leadership Programs). Let each one of us discover new members. Make efforts to talk about Kiwanis to your friends, youngsters, females to have them interested in Kiwanis. Let us think of new
initiatives as well.
3. SLP committee and Growth Strategy Committee will form a special team on increasing young and female members. This is in accordance with KI (Kiwanis International)’s “Kiwanis Voice”. Let us also work together with the clubs who are facing difficulties in operation.
4. We will take into account the situation of each club, information from KI and ASPAC (Asia-Pacific Region), and create education network among clubs to nurture leaders.
5. We also need to think about making new rules to use IT and equipment. The operation must not stagnate while doing this. Let us consider by the team.
6. We need to respond to KI and ASPAC, whose activities are expanding. Let us strengthen that area with more leaders involved. The Japan District has a long history and abundant knowledge in ASPAC. Let us share this knowledge with clubs in ASPAC who are in need.
7. I will ask KI and ASPAC about the necessary improvements. The recent increase in dues is putting burden on members. Especially for Circle K, I will keep insisting on dues per club, not per member.
8. The Japan District was approved by KI to create a General Incorporated Association based on the present body. Let us unite together under the new scheme and develop our activities. Let us coordinate the old and new entities.
9. Finally, let us promote the Japan District to be regarded further as an excellent NGO
who conducts service activities in Japan. I hope this year to be filled with your smiles.