Shoji Kuwashima

Monex, Inc. (Monex) is the brokerage subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc. (TSE: 8698, ADR: MNXBY) in Japan. The firm was established jointly by Oki Matsumoto and Sony Corporation in 1999 and merged with Nikko Beans, Inc. in 2005 to form Monex Beans, Inc. Later that year, Monex Beans, Inc. changed their name to Monex, Inc. Based in Tokyo, “MoneX” stands for the future of finance, one step ahead of “MoneY” and aims to be a global technology-based retail financial service provider of financial services and liberal access to capital markets.

Coincheck, Inc. engages in the operation of bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange site. It offers 24/7 buying and selling of Bitcoin and provides overseas remittance.The company was founded by Yusuke Otsuka and James Riney on August 28, 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nikko Cordial Corp. provides investment banking, securities underwriting and related financial services. It also offers asset management, merchant banking, venture capital, research and online brokerage services (called Nikko Beans). Nikko Cordial services as a holding company. The company was founded in April, 1944 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Monex Hambrecht, Inc. provides investment consulting and advisory services. It covers all aspect of pre-investment to post investment process for management. The firm's business services encompass management consulting for mergers and acquisitions and strategic alliance; financial advisory service for execution process; corporate reorganization and revitalizations; and post acquisition and post merger management consulting. It also offers research of Open IPO in Japan. The company was founded in September 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.