Yutaka Hori

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. is engaged in the provision of life insurance services. Its business activities include individual insurance marketing, general agent marketing, group insurance marketing, underwriting, policyholder services, claim payments, asset management and international insurance services. The company was founded on July 9, 1881 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.

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.

The Shonai Bank Ltd. engages in the business of credit card operations and consulting services. The company provides centered on deposits, loans, domestic exchange, foreign exchange, sale of commodity securities and trust bonds; and registration for banking. It also provides the individual and corporate credit card sales, card membership expansion, and credit guarantee services for consumer housing loans, consulting services and capital investment venture capital. The company was founded on December 1, 1878 and is headquartered in Yamagata, Japan.

Mizuho Capital Co., Ltd. (Mizuho Capital) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TK:8411) founded in 1983. Mizuho Capital is headquartered in Tokyo.

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.

REGiMMUNE Corp. develops solutions for treating immune disorders. Its focus is on the discovery, development, and commercialization of immune regulatory therapeutics to treat life-threatening and debilitating conditions, including allergies, autoimmune diseases and transplantation. The firm's platform technology, reVax, induces immune tolerance in an antigen-specific manner through pharmacological induction of regulatory T (Treg) cells. It also develops products for preventing inhibitor formation in enzyme replacement therapies (ERT) and for celiac disease with undisclosed partners. The company was founded by Yasuyuki Ishii on March 3, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology is a non-profit organization located in La Jolla, CA. The private company focuses on immunology research and aims to unravel the complexities of the immune system to tackle an array of diseases such as asthma, cancer, COVID-19, type 1 diabetes, and Parkinson's. The company is home to three research centers that focus on autoimmune conditions, cancer, and infectious diseases. The company offers various services such as bioinformatics, clinical studies, cryo-em, flow cytometry, histopathology, immunometabolism, microscopy & histology, and next-generation sequencing. The company also provides licensing opportunities and initiatives. The company was founded by Steve Pontell and is currently led by Erica Saphire as the CEO.

The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), a unique public-private partnership aimed at promoting innovation and enhancing the value of businesses in Japan, was launched in July 2009. Leveraging the rich history of Japanese technological prowess, the INCJ aims to provide financial, technological and management support in order to promote the creation of next-generation businesses through 'open innovation,' or the flow of technology and expertise beyond the boundaries of existing organizational structures. The INCJ will draw on funding as well as management and technological expertise from the public and private sectors. The INCJ is actively reviewing various investment opportunities in areas of environment and energy, electronics and IT, bio-tech, and infrastructure such as water supply, railway service, and nuclear power supply. Each investment will be thoroughly vetted to ensure it meets the exacting standards of the INCJ's Innovation Network Committee, which will make the final investment decisions. The INCJ is capitalized at 92 billion yen, with the Japanese government injecting 82 billion yen and 19 private corporations (refer to details in Appendix below) providing a further 10 billion yen. The government will also provide guarantees up to a total of 800 billion yen for INCJ investments, giving it an investment capability of approximately 900 billion yen (US$10 billion). The INCJ will be established for a period of 15 years.

Chuo Labour Bank provides banking services. It provides deposits, loans, local and foreign exchanges, asset management, financing, and pension management services. The firm services also include credit and debit cards, cash services, ATM and express banking, internet banking, web banking, telephone banking, smartphone website management, insurance, and total life plan solutions. The company was founded on April 25, 1952 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Fidea Information & Research Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology (IT) solutions. It also offers data center and regional policy and management consulting services. The company was founded on February 27, 1974 and is headquartered in Akita, Japan.