Michinori Takizawa

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. engages in the trust banking services. Its services include custody and administration, pension trust business, and asset management business. The company was founded on March 12, 2003 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Oriental Yeast Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of yeast, raw materials for bread manufacturing, confectionery, noodles, various feeds, biochemistry, and toxicity studies on medicines, food, and others. It is also engages in sales of laboratory animals. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Food Business and Bioindustry Business. The Food Business segment develops and supplies food ingredients including yeast, flour paste, and mayonnaise. The Bioindustry Business segment produces diagnostic reagent raw materials or reagent in research use, including recombinant enzymes and human proteins. The company was founded on June 30, 1929 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Yamaehisano Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and wholesale of processed food products, frozen food, grains and alcoholic drinks. It is also engages in agricultural product processing and side dishes production for convenience stores and mass retailers. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Food Product-related, Food Ingredient & Feed and Livestock related, House and Real Estate related, and Others. The Food Product related segment deals with dry state processed food like seasonings, noodles, powdered items, green tea and imported food; fresh and frozen food like agricultural, seafood and livestock products; and alcoholic beverages like Japanese sake, spirits, beer, liqueur, and imported alcoholic beverages. The Food Ingredient & Feed and Livestock related segment covers wheat, sugar, starch, and cornstarch among others; and mixed feeds and fish feeds. The House and Real Estate related segment include house construction materials like timber, housing equipment, and real estate leasing. The Others segment handles the transportation, fuel-related, rent-a-car, information processing, and insurances services. The company was founded on April 27, 1950 and is headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan.

Tokatsu Foods Co., Ltd. engages in manufacture and sale of frozen lunch boxes and frozen side dishes, cooked lunch boxes, rice balls, sandwiches side dishes and noodles. The company was founded on June 12, 1968 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.

Mizuho Bank Ltd. engages in financial service business. It offers services such as buying and selling of securities, lending, deposits, securities investment, domestic exchange settlement, foreign exchanges transaction, and corporate bond trustee and register services. It also deals in buying and selling of gold, public bond underwriting, sale of public bonds, lottery, trust agent, and consulting services. The company was founded on May 7, 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. engages in the provision of financial services centered on banking. It operates through the following business segments: Wholesale, Retail, International, Market Sales, and Headquarters Management. The Wholesale segment covers business for customers of large and medium-sized companies in Japan. The Retail segment handles business for domestic individuals and SME customers. The International segment comprises of business for overseas Japanese and non-Japanese companies. The Market Sales segment corresponds to financial market business. The Headquarters Management segment includes all other businesses not covered by other segments. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nisshin Flour Milling, Inc. manufactures and sells wheat flour. It supplies wheat flour and premix products for manufacturing use, as well as other related products such as wheat bran, wheat germ and rye. The company was founded in 1908 and is located in Tokyo, Japan

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG AZSA LLC is a Japanese company that provides accounting services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Chikami Tsubaki has been the CEO of the company since 1999.

Part of Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., Mitsui Fudosan Residential Co., Ltd. develops and manages residential real estate properties. The private company is based 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.

The Japan Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a business organization that provides consultation and research services to companies in Japan. The organization is based in Tokyo, Japan and has subsidiaries in Australia and Myanmar. The company also offers support to Japanese companies looking to expand their business overseas. The organization also hosts events and conferences to promote business networking and collaboration.

The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a business organization that provides management support for small and medium-sized enterprises. The non-profit company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company offers services such as management consultation, financing, recruitment and training, transaction expansion, PR, mutual aid, and benefits. Additionally, they work on policy demands and regional promotion activities.