Katsuhiro Teramoto

Murata Machinery Ltd. manufactures textile machinery, machine tools, automated and clean systems and communication equipment. Its products include textile machines, sheet metal machinery, logistics and automation, clean FA, machine tools, communication equipment and control and sensing. The company was founded by Teisuke Murata in July 1935 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

Toray Engineering Co, Ltd. engages in engineering and electronics manufacturing businesses. It provides plant engineering, film manufacturing equipment, factory automation systems, battery production equipment and systems, solar cell production and systems, and software. It also offers flat panel display (FPD), semiconductor related bonding, sealing and processing equipment, coater for FPD related applications, FPD and semiconductor inspection equipment, and environmental process related measuring, controlling equipment. The company was founded on August 10, 1960 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International operates as association of companies that provide equipment, materials and services for the manufacture of semiconductors, photovoltaic panels, LED and flat panel displays, micro-electromechanical systems, printed and flexible electronics, and related micro and nano-technologies. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation engages in the dissemination of awareness and support on Japanese and Kanji, and survey and research on Japanese Kanji. The company was founded in April 1975 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.