Takahiko Shinohara

Hoko Co., Ltd. is engaged in the processing of seafoods and in the manufacturing of canned, frozen goods, and dairy products. The company is also involved in producing pouched and instant food products. Hoko was established in 1946 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. engages in the non-life insurance business of the MS&AD Insurance Group. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Property and Casualty Insurance, Overseas Operations, and Others. The Domestic Property and Casualty Insurance segment handles fire, marine, accident, automobile and automobile damage liability insurance services. The Overseas Operations segment provides the non-life insurance solutions to clients outside in the Japan. The Others segment consists of financial and risk-related services. It also provides the insurance and financial service businesses globally. The company was founded on October 21, 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of life insurance services. It also sells investment trust and manages defined contribution pension plans. The company was founded in May 1907 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

NH Foods Australia Pty Ltd. provides processed beef products. It produces beef products including chilled and frozen grain fed and free range beef, special meat cuts to customer's specifications. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia.

Japan Finance Corp. is engaged in the provision of financial services to private financial institutions. It operates through the following segments: Micro Business & Individual Unit; Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, & Food Business; Small Medium Enterprise (SME); Japan Bank for Cooperation; and Operations to Facilitate Crisis Responses & Specific Business Promotion. The Micro Business & Individual Unit provides loans for micro and small businesses. The Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, & Food Business segment offers loans for agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and food business that support principal farmers. The SME segment handles long-term business funds for small medium enterprise. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation segment promotes overseas development and acquisition of strategically important natural resources to Japan. The Operations to Facilitate Crisis Responses & Specific Business Promotion segment opens credit to financial institutions at the time of occurrence of crises such as financial disorder, large-scale natural disasters. The company was founded on October 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Ippan Zaidanhojin Kumamoto Prefecture Kigyoka Shien Center (Kumamoto Kigyoka Shien) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Kamimashi-gun, Japan.

The Shoko Chukin Bank Ltd. provides commercial banking services. It offers loans, deposits, bonds, treasury, and other financial investments. The company was founded on October 8, 1936 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.