Toshiko Katayama

Nippon Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of life insurance services, agency or administration services to other insurance companies and financial institutions. It also provides the guarantees for liabilities, sale and purchase of government bonds and local government bonds, and sales of investment trust beneficiary securities. The company was founded by Sukesaburo Hirose on July 4, 1889 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co. engages in the sale and maintenance services for insurance products to individuals and companies. The company offers financial lending, investment, security services and others. It also provides consulting services for the transition from qualified retirement pensions to defined-benefit pension plans and defined-contribution pension plans. The company was founded on November 22, 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mie Kotsu Co., Ltd. is a public utility vehicle operator. The company manages and operates bus lines and offers travel bus tours. Mie Kotsu was established in 1931 and is based in Mie, Japan.

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) (Sumitomo Life-IP) is the investment portfolio management division of Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. in Japan. Established in 1907, the firm has offices in Osaka and Tokyo. Sumitomo Life is a private firm which is part of Sumitomo Mitsui keiretsu, a group of companies linked by cross-ownership. The firm is one of Japan's largest mutual life insurance companies. Their core business consists of individual and group life as well as specialized health insurance. Through subsidiaries and joint venture operations, the firm's activities also include auto insurance and pension plans. Sumitomo Life's investment management activity is governed by the characteristic of life insurance contract liability.

MUFG Bank Ltd. engages in the business of financial services. It provides commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, leasing and others. The company was founded on August 15, 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Taiju Life Insurance Co., Ltd. engages in the life insurance business. Its operations are carried out through the following divisions: Insurance-related Business, Asset Management, and General Affairs and Office Representative-related Business. The Insurance-related Business division deals with life insurance and other services incidental to insurance business. The Asset Management division manages investments in securities, loans, and real estate. The General Affairs and Office Representative-related Business division includes goods sales and building management services. It is also involved in the venture capital business. The company was founded on April 16, 1914 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone West Corp. provides regional telecommunication services in the western parts of Japan. The firm's activities include telephone services, integrated digital communications services, leased circuit services and other telecommunication-related activities. The company was founded on July 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

NTT COMWARE provides system support services for Japan's telecommunications infrastructure. The company is involved in the production, operation, maintenance and consignment of telecommunication systems & software and equipment related to these systems. NTT COMWARE was established on September 1, 1997 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co. Ltd. provides securities services including dealing, brokering, underwriting, and distribution. It also provides management and investment, venture capital, real estate leasing, insurance agency, and data processing systems development. The company was founded on March 4, 1948 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Mie Kotsu Group Holdings, Inc., Meihan Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. provides bus charter services. The company is based in Nagoya, Japan. Meihan Kintetsu Bus Co. was acquired by Sanco Holdings, Inc. from Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. on October 01, 2007 for $9.54 million.

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. (MUMSS) is an independent securities brokerage firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 1948 through a joint venture between Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co. Ltd. and Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co. Ltd. MUMSS offers domestic retail brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients.

Part of Mie Kotsu Group Holdings, Inc., Sanko Real Estate Co., Ltd. manages real estate properties. The company is based in Tsu, Japan.

Kintetsu Real Estate Co., Ltd. provides real estate services. It offers real estate brokerage, real estate appraiser, and golf course management services for hotels. The company was founded on April 1, 1968 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Development Bank of Japan, Inc. (DBJ) is a financial institution created in 1999 through the regrouping of JDB-Japan Development Bank and Hokkaido-Tohoku Development Finance Public Corp., and the adjunction of the finance divisions of Japan Regional Development Corp. and Japan Environment Corp. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with a network of domestic branches, as well as overseas offices in New York and London, and a subsidiary in Singapore. Formerly government-owned, DBJ underwent restructuring in 2007. The current structure was established in 2008 when a several-year privatization process was initiated. DBJ is a socially-committed investor. It provides long-term complementary financing and debt guarantees to promote the development of regional economies in Japan. The firm also supports technology-based enterprises, urban redevelopment and socially-desirable projects. It operates in collaboration with private sector financial institutions and favor projects with high policy content. As part of their investment activities, DBJ manages private equity funds.

Organization for Promoting Urban Development (MINTO), a non-profit body supervised by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, was established in 1987 in order to promote the formation of urban areas through urban development projects and the use of low-interest funds. The organization provides long-term and low-interest loans to private sectors that implements urban development projects. MINTO is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Kintetsu Enterprises Company of America operates and manages hotels. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA.

Sanco Creative Life KK operates merchandise stores which retails specialty products, tools, and equipment under the name of Tokyu Hands. The company was founded in February 1986 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.

Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd. provides accident insurance services. The company was founded on June 30, 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd., Iga Tetsudo Co., Ltd. is a transportation services provider. The company is based in Iga, Japan.

The Japan Economic Research Institute was established in 1946 by economists Takahashi and others, and later expanded by Dr. Osamu Shimomura with the support of the economy and academic society. The non-profit company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company's goal is to contribute to the development of the economic society and to promote independent and sustainable development of the local community.

Part of Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc., The Senshu Ikeda Bank Ltd. is a commercial bank based in Osaka, Japan. The Senshu Ikeda Bank provides commercial banking services. The Japanese company was founded in 1951. Atsushi Ukawa has been the CEO of the company since 1980.

Part of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd., Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides corporate and recruitment information for Kinki Nippon Railway. The company is based in Osaka, Japan. The company also offers rental services for optical fiber cable core wire to corporate customers.