Keiko Hatta

BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (BofA Securities Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese brokerage subsidiary of Merrill Lynch International, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Founded in 1998, the firm was formerly known as Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (MLJS) and changed their name to BofA Securities Co., Ltd. in line with grobal re-branding from BofA Merrill Lynch to BofA in 2020. They subsequently became BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, BofA Securities Japan provides stock and bond trading, capital markets, investment banking and other advisory services to corporate clients, financial institutions and government agencies.

Seiwa Kogyo YK engages in the production of large structures by using welding. Its products include sign pillars, bridges, plant products, machine frames, construction steel frames, civil engineering products and others. The company was founded by Seijiro Nomiyama on December 25, 1995 and is headquartered in Kuwana, Japan.

DigiCert Japan GK engages in electronic authentication service and outsourcing operations. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Security and Service Business; and Information Technology (IT) Service and Management Business. The Security and Service Business segment provides SSL server certificate service, client authentication service, consulting, and security information service. The IT Service and Management Business segment provides remote operation and monitoring of network and systems. The company was founded on February 23, 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

PRTM Management Consultants LLC provides management consulting services. It offers operational strategy consulting, supply chain management, product and service development, and customer value management services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Life Science Innovation Network Japan, Inc. promotes open innovation in the life science realm through industry-government-academia cooperation and extend support to the creation of new industries. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Stripe International, Inc. engages in the manufacture and retail sale of men and women's clothes and apparels. Its brands include earth music and ecology, KOE, E hyphen world gallery, Green Parks, YECCA VECCA, AMERICAN HOLIC, SEVENDAYS=SUNDAY, Maison de FLEUR, GARAGE OF GOOD CLOTHING, SCENT OF Varo, BLOCK and LEBECCA boutique. The company was founded in June 1994 and is headquartered in Okayama, Japan.