Junji Kajiwara

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

C&I Holdings Co., Ltd. provides management consulting services. Its operations are carried out through Membership segment, Education segment, New Business segment and Other Business segment. The Membership segment involves in core services, including the creation of network of small and medium enterprises in cooperation with financial institutions. The Education segment includes character education and e-Learning programs for elementary to high school students. The New Business segment includes new businesses under research and development or start-up phases. The Other Business segment includes management support for small/medium enterprises, including investments and financing to clients. The company changed its name from Venture Link Co., Ltd. to C&I Holdings Co., Ltd. on September 1, 2010. C&I Holdings was founded on March 1, 1986 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc engages in credit-financing services. Its financial areas include business finance, consumer finance, credit management, re-insurance services, and automobile leasing. The company was founded on April 21, 1982 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

The Japan Research Institute Ltd. is a 'knowledge engineering' company, a company that offers information services, through the coordinated application of its three functions, that is, information systems, consulting, and think-tank. As a systems integrator, the company offers services in information technology (IT) strategy planning, implementation and outsourcing for a broad range of industries and activities. The company is also active in research of both domestic and foreign economic issues and formation of policy recommendation, as well as consulting in fields, such as corporate strategies and public administrative reform. In addition, the firm provides analyses and surveys for incubation activities in the creation of new markets and industries. Through these operations The Japan Research Institute offers a vision to its customers towards changes in the economic and social environment as well as developments in the IT area.

Nippon Venture Capital Corp. (NVCC) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was established in 1996.

Fuchu Country Club Co. Ltd. engages in the management of golf course. It runs clubhouses and shops which sells golf equipment, cigarettes, soft drinks, and souvenirs. The company was founded in July 1953 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of FCE Holdings, Inc., FCE Education, Inc. operates a chain of cram schools. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

ELIIY Power Co., Ltd. develops and manufactures electricity storage systems. It offers general-purpose products such as electricity storage system for indoor use; stationary electricity storage systems; and general-purpose electricity storage system for industrial use. The firm also manufactures custom-built products including high-capacity electricity storage systems. The company was founded by Hiroichi Yoshida on September 28, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Tradfit Co., Ltd. develops and operates an audio data platform for hotels. The Japanese company was founded in 2017 by Yoshiki Toda, who has been the CEO since 2017.