Katsuaki Sato

Part of Johnson & Johnson, MDS Co. Ltd. (Japan) is a Japanese company that wholesales drugs. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. MDS Co. Ltd. (Japan was acquired by Kraft, Inc., a subsidiary of Kraft Holdings KK from Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. on June 30, 2004.

Deutsche Securities, Inc. (DSI) is the Japanese brokerage subsidiary of Deutsche Bank Holdings (Luxembourg) SARL, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) in Germany. The firm was established in 1986 as Deutsche Bank Capital Markets (Asia) Ltd. and became Deutsche Securities Inc. in 2006. Located in Tokyo, DSI is the investment banking platform for the Deutsche Bank group in Japan. The firm provides services including research, sales and trading of bonds and equities, capital raising and M&A advisory for corporate and institutional clients. They have particular expertise in sectors such as automotive, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, energy, financials, media, telecommunications, technology, transportation and trading companies. The M&A division is in a leadership position in Japan, and structures deals including overseas investments by manufacturers, asset sales for restructuring corporations, and domestic mergers and acquisitions. DSI's activities include products and services related to fixed-income, equities and commodities as well as real estate investments and financing. Activities related to foreign exchange and money market are primarily operated by the Tokyo branch of Deutsche Bank.

Metaps Payment, Inc. provides online payment settlement services. Its solutions are used to complete e-commerce transactions of clients, encompass credit card settlement, convenience store settlement, Event pay, C-Check, electronic money settlement, web account transfer, pay-easy, settlement modules, test application system for chamber of commerce industry, Paysys, EC package, ticket pay, business support systems unit, and rent settlement. The company was founded on March 19, 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Metaps Plus, Inc. is engaged in developing software solutions for mobile advertising. It offers application software development and supply. The company was founded on October 8, 2009 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

BUZZCAST Inc. is a virtual events platform that provides a broadcast-quality experience with zero downtime. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The platform is trusted by well-known brands such as Anthem, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Trade and Tourism Council, and Uber. It features advanced networking capabilities and supports complex ticketing access, tracks, and formats, making it an ideal platform for summits, investor conferences, and high-profile industry events. Recently, BUZZCAST won a gold Stevie Award for Start-up of the Year 2021 in the 18th Annual International Business Awards, recognizing virtual events held in 2020 when the event industry was forced to rapidly innovate in response to the pandemic. The Japanese company was founded in 2016 by Yusuke Yamada, who has been the CEO since 2016.

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.

Metaps One Inc. engages in the date feed, Internet advertising, marketing solutions and media businesses. The company was founded in January 2019 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

GIG, inc. engages in corporate site production, design and branding. It also provides media site production and construction; web marketing, strategy and design; system integration and development; and professional freelance network workshops. The company was founded by Takahiro Iwakami and Shota Kagawa in April 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.