Ichiro Ueno

Tokyo Marunouchi Law Office is a law firm located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The firm specializes in domestic and international corporate legal affairs and provides a range of legal services to clients.

Tokio Marine Asset Management Co., Ltd. (TMAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8766, ADR: TKOMY) in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, TMAM was founded in 1985 and provides institutional fiduciary and investment management services to a broad audience comprising pension funds, financial institutions and sovereign wealth funds all over the world, and offers public investment trusts for individual customers in Japan.

Citigroup Global Markets Japan, Inc. (CGM-JP) is a wholly-owned broker/dealer subsidiary of Citigroup Japan Holdings GK, ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Previously known as Nikko Citigroup Ltd., the firm was founded in 1999 as a joint venture between US-based Citigroup and Nikko Securities, based in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, CGM-JP provides brokerage services to governmental institutions, financial institutions, multinational corporations and institutional investors. Their sales and trading, distribution and research capabilities span a broad range of asset classes, currencies, sectors and products including equities, commodities, credit, futures, foreign exchange (FX), emerging markets, G10 rates, municipals, prime finance and securitized markets.

JPMorgan Securities Japan Co. Ltd. (JPMS-J) is the brokerage subsidiary of JPMorgan International Finance Ltd., itself a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, JPMS-J provides investment banking services, intermediary of Global Custody service and other asset servicing business provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and its group companies.

Deutsche Securities, Inc. (DSI) is the Japanese brokerage subsidiary of Deutsche Bank Holdings (Luxembourg) SARL, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) in Germany. The firm was established in 1986 as Deutsche Bank Capital Markets (Asia) Ltd. and became Deutsche Securities Inc. in 2006. Located in Tokyo, DSI is the investment banking platform for the Deutsche Bank group in Japan. The firm provides services including research, sales and trading of bonds and equities, capital raising and M&A advisory for corporate and institutional clients. They have particular expertise in sectors such as automotive, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, energy, financials, media, telecommunications, technology, transportation and trading companies. The M&A division is in a leadership position in Japan, and structures deals including overseas investments by manufacturers, asset sales for restructuring corporations, and domestic mergers and acquisitions. DSI's activities include products and services related to fixed-income, equities and commodities as well as real estate investments and financing. Activities related to foreign exchange and money market are primarily operated by the Tokyo branch of Deutsche Bank.

Part of Yamada Holdings Co., Ltd., Akita Mokko Co., Ltd. is a furniture manufacturing and Japanese marketing company. The company is based in Yuzawa, Japan. Akita Mokko Co. was acquired by OTSUKA KAGU, LTD. on September 12, 2006.

Pas Communications is an advertising agency.

Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corp. manufactures household electronics products. Its products include Toshiba Living Doors, Toshiba Digital Doors, eBattery, and Toshiba Direct. The company is headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan.

Re-Interia Ltd. is a Japanese company that specializes in handling used furniture. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company is focused on reuse and sustainability.

Toshiba Visual Solutions Corp. engages in the development, design, manufacturing and sale of television, professional displays and its peripheral equipment. It also provides the construction and maintenance services for SI related signage solutions, substrate design and assembly, television repairs, technical support work, electric power business support work, call center services and worker dispatch businesses. The company was founded on October 1, 1973 and is headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan.