Kouji Tanaka

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.

Japan Energy Corp. refines and distributes crude oil. The company engages in petroleum exploration & development, refining, and petroleum product sales to liquefied petroleum gas, lubricants, and petrochemical products. It was founded in December, 1905 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides industry insights, case studies, and solutions to help businesses seize emerging opportunities and reframe their future. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company specializes in helping financial services companies grow and deliver value while managing risk and disruption. The company also offers integrated workforce mobility services to help move talent across the globe with minimum delay and inconvenience.

ADVICS Co., Ltd. develops and sells brake-systems for automobile and system components. It offers anti-lock brake systems, electronic stability controls, brake boosters, master cylinders, disc brakes, drum brakes, and other related components. The company was founded on July 3, 2001 and is headquartered in Kariya, Japan.

Meiko Shokai Co., Ltd. manufactures office equipment. It supplies shredding machines, sealing devices, air purifiers, voice call systems, envelope openers, and office automation equipment. It also offers equipment maintenance, repair, and recycling services. The company was founded on June 2, 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, 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.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC is a Japanese company that helps governments and citizens build a better working world. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company specializes in managing complex private equity environments by providing technology-enabled, innovative solutions that streamline operations, drive efficiency and effectiveness, minimize risk and protect businesses. The CEO of the company is Moriaki Kida.

DENSO Europe BV provides after market and industrial solutions. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Weesp, the Netherlands.

Eneos Corp. refines and markets petroleum and petrochemical products. Its products include lubricants, polymers. solvents, aromatics, carbon materials, elastomers, coal, and liquefied natural gas. The company was founded on May 10, 1888 and is headquartered in Tokyo, 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.

Japan Industrial Solutions Co., Ltd. (JIS) is a private equity firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 2010 by a group of institutional investors.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. engages in a trust bank management and operation. Its services include asset management, real estate management, financial and consulting services. The company was founded on July 28, 1925 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Universal View Co., Ltd. develops and manufactures ophthalmic medical devices. It specializes in the development of technologies for the diagnostic and treatment of myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ANA Strategic Research Institute Co. Ltd. provides research and consulting services.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. (Investment Management) (SuMi TRUST) is the investment management division of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd., a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8309) in Japan. Founded in 1925, the firm changed their name in 2012 when Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co Ltd. merged Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co Ltd. and Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust & Banking Co Ltd. to create Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, SuMi TRUST manages a broad spectrum of Japanese as well as Asian equity products suite for corporate and governmental pension funds.