Takao Namba

The Norinchukin Bank (Investment Management) (TNB-IM) is the investment management division of The Norinchukin Bank, a Japanese cooperative bank headquartered in Tokyo. The firm was founded in 1923 with government funds and subsequently privatized in 1959. It is a subsidiary of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Group. TNB-IM provides financial services and liquid assets management to Japan's agricultural, forestry and fishery industries, acting as an institutional lender in the aforementioned sectors and as an investment manager. They also manage investments for private, corporate and institutional investors.

JA Zennoh engages in the transportation, processing, storage and sale of agricultural and livestock products. It also provides household goods, livestock market installation and others. The company was founded on March 30, 1972 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nippon Access, Inc. engages in the sale of food, seafood, livestock, flowers, and agricultural products. It deals with product planning and development, quality inspection, food analysis, food safety consultancy, freight car transportation, and information processing services. The company was founded on October 1, 1952 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Bean Stalk Snow Co., Ltd. engages in the development, manufacturing and sale childcare-related products such as baby food and powdered milk. It also offers functional food products. The company was founded on August 7, 2002 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

The Norinchukin Bank operates as a financial institution for agricultural, forestry and fishery cooperatives in Japan. It operates through the following divisions: Food and Agriculture, Retail, and Investment. The Food and Agriculture business provides risk money through capital investments and human resources development; provides support services for agriculture-related technologies and management improvement; and promotes export support of agricultural, fishery and forestry products. The Retail business provides a range of financial functions as a member of JA Bank and JF Marine Bank. The Investment business manages funds entrusted with JA Bank and JF Marine Bank. The company was founded in December 20, 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Zenkoku Rakunogyo Koyodokumiai Rengokai engages in the promotion and development of Japanese dairy industry including provision of production materials. The company was founded on September 15, 1950 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union supplies foods and other daily necessities through store operation and home delivery service to its members. It is an organization organized by consumers who have became members through subscription payment. Its business activities include development of co-op products and their distribution to member co-ops; mail-order business; co-op insurance business; the realization and enhancement of food safety governance from consumer perspective; activities and businesses concerned with peace; environment and welfare; nationwide inter co-op business collaboration; and promotion of other regional alignments. It also engages in other operations such as mutual-aid insurance, social welfare and medical services. The company was founded by Toyohiko Kagawa on March 20, 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Japanese Assoc of Fermented Milks & Fermented Milk Drinks provides information related to industry and lactic acid bacteria through the website. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.