STakEhOldEr dialOGuE SESSiON CSR Activities Expected of Astellas Astellas believes that communication with stakeholders is crucial when considering how  it will promote its CSR activities aimed at achieving a sustainable society. Astellas held the following stakeholder dialogue with the aim of ascertaining expert  opinions on selection of CSR core issues and medium- to long-term CSR activities that  should be implemented. Date: January 2014  Place: Astellas Pharma Inc. Headquarters Participants from Astellas 32 Astellas Pharma Inc.  _ Annual Report 2014 External stakeholders naoki Aikawa, M.D., ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Keio University; Special Advisor, Social Welfare Organization  Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital* Toshihiko Goto Chairman, Environmental Auditing Research Group; Chief Executive Officer,  Sustainability Forum Japan Kaori Kuroda Executive Director, CSO Network Japan Kenji yasukawa, ph.D. Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Chair  of the CSR Committee participants from legal & compliance, General Affairs, Human Resources and  corporate planning Moderator Ayako Sonoda President, Cre-en Inc. * Naoki Aikawa, M.D., Ph.D. is an outside Director of Astellas Pharma Inc., but participated in this stakeholder dialogue in the capacity of a medical doctor.