Atty. Loida Nicolas-Lewis, founder and president of The Lewis College (TLC) and Dir. Shinichiro Suetsugu, founder and director of Kokusai Kotoba Gakuin (KKG) in Shizuoka City, Japan signed a historic Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in a gesture of solidarity and friendship on December 19, 2011 in Rockwell Center, Makati.  This event was witnessed by Dr. Rose Anonat - TLC Officer-in-Charge, Mutya Acebron - TLC Coordinator, Mr. and Mrs. Hideyo and Marietta Sato - TLC Nihonggo Instructors, and Ms. Sonomi Takatsuka - KKG Instructor.