Akira Kitagawa

Dodge & Cox is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Van Duyn Dodge and E. Morris Cox in 1930. They provide investment management services to institutions, individuals, and mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles on a fully discretionary basis, subject to the investment objectives and investment guidelines of each client.

Atlantic Investment Management, Inc. (Atlantic) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and alternative investment firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Alexander J. Roepers in 1988 and is wholly-owned by a trust for the benefit of Alexander J. Roepers and members of his family. Atlantic provides portfolio management services to the Atlantic Funds, which are organized either as US limited partnerships or foreign corporations, and managed accounts for institutional clients.

Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc. (NLGIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded as NLI International, Inc. in 1987 and they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Life Insurance Co. (NLI), a Tokyo-based insurance conglomerate. NLGIA provides investment management services to NLI and its affiliates through investment funds and sub-funds and special purpose investment vehicles (SPVs).

Part of Ally Financial, Inc., GMAC Commercial Mortgage Japan KK is a Japanese company that provides commercial mortgage and credit services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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.

Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore owns, manages and develops Singapore Changi International Airport. It represents the government in the negotiation of air services and advises on matters related to civil aviation. The company offers air services development, airport management & development, air space management and organization, regulatory and advisory services. Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Singapore City, Singapore.

re-plus, Inc. provides property-related financial services. Their business includes finance arrangement of non-recourse loans, construction management and operation/management of investment real estate. re-plus was established in September 2002 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

The Tokyo Star Bank Ltd. engages in the commercial banking business. Its services include the deposits, loans, domestic and foreign exchanges, securities, and brokerage services. The company was founded on June 11, 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Abeam Consulting Ltd. provides management consulting services. Its services include M&A advisory, customer relationship, human capital, and supply chain management, digital marketing, ABeam visual analytics, and ABeam cloud. The company was founded on April 1, 1981 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

Nippon Steel Engineering Co. Ltd. constructs steel production plants. The firm manufactures steel production machinery and environmental solutions. It provides engineering services and engages in providing buildings and steel structures. The company was founded on July 1, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mercuria Investment Co. Ltd. (Mercuria Investment) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 2005 as a joint venture of Development Bank of Japan Inc. and Asuka Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Part of Nireco Corp., Megaopto Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that manufactures and wholesales laser machineries. The company is based in Wako, Japan. Megaopto Co. was acquired by Nireco Corp. on February 28, 2017.

Aeon Bank Ltd. operates a bank which offers depository and loan services. It provides retail banking services to turn its money-losing operations around by incorporating incubator bank's advanced loans to small and medium size companies. The company was founded on March 15, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

MetaCast, Inc. engages in the business of web-based video services. It provides Mitter a video sharing management platform; SAGURI a video search engine; and TAGIRI an online video playback tool. It also offers community services for TV programs; research and development of video viewing services using metadata. The company was founded by Daisuke Inoue on April 12, 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ASM, Inc. is a holding company that provides research, development, and commercialization of Polyrotaxanes. Its product, the SeRM Super Polymer, is a raw polymeric material with improved solubility in solvents, compatibility with other materials for use in other industrial applications. The firm's solution can be used in applications including coating materials and inks, elastomer, and adhesives. The company was founded on March 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Kashiwa, Japan.

Nekojarashi, Inc. is a holding company, which develops and delivers cloud services and solutions. Its services encompass cloud storage, file sharing, and cloud backup. The firm's activities also include development and design of mobile application software; computer consulting; and construction, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and update of computer server systems. The company was founded by Misaki Kawamura on March 3, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Genuine Startups Ltd. (Genuine Startups) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Movida Japan, Inc. founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Spring Asset Management Ltd. (Hong Kong) engages in the management of assets of Spring Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). The company was founded on January 29, 2013 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Asuka Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company which provides investment services. The company was founded on April 10, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mercuria Investment Co., Ltd. provides investment advisory and management. Its activities include corporate investment, real estate, lease, and infrastructure. The company was founded on October 5, 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

D4V Godokaisha (D4V) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 2016 by Tom Kelley, Takano Makoto, Ito Kengo, Taniya Mamoru, Davide Agnelli and Kenichi Nonomura.

Hawkeye Properties 501 Ltd. owns commercial properties. The private company is based in London, UK.

Ruk01 Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The private company is based in London, UK.

pring, Inc. operates a mobile money transaction application. Its product is called “pring”, an application that offers money transfer, remittance, and settlement transaction services. The company was founded in May 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ToposWare, Inc is a research and American engineering company that focuses on building disruptive technology for a trustless, connected future. The company is based in a remote-first location, with satellite offices across the USA. The company takes a collaborative, academic approach to innovating and engineering infrastructure, protocol standards, and products to enable inclusive value creation within a future. ToposWare is committed to solving the hardest problems in cryptography and distributed systems to advance novel open internet standards. The team is composed of a group of passionate computer scientists, cryptographers, and engineers from all over the world with backgrounds including CERN, Google, Meta, University of Oxford, École Normale Supérieure, Telecom, and UCL. ToposWare is creating the technical groundwork for a new standard for web3 while solving some of the hardest problems in cryptography and distributed systems. The company was founded in 2019 by Theo Gauthier, who has been the CEO since 2019.

Bitflyer Holdings Co. Ltd. provides Bitcoin marketplace and settlement services. The firm offers virtual currency exchange and blockchain related services. Its services include Bitcoin Market, AltCoin Market, Easy Exchange, Pro Exchange, Blockchain Explorer, Blockchain LAB, Crowdfunding, Fees and Taxes and Account Class. The company was founded by Yuzo Kano and Takafumi Komiyama on January 9, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.