Kouji Mino

JFE Shoji Corp. engages in the import, export, and domestic and foreign trade of steel products and steel raw materials. It provides iron ores, coals, ferrous alloys, steel scraps, steel plates, and steel pipes. It also deals with ship, food, and electronics businesses. The company was founded on January 5, 1954 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Investment Portfolio) (Dai-ichi-IP) is the investment portfolio management operation of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8750), a mutual life insurance firm headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1902, Dai-ichi Life Insurance provides individual and group life insurance to private individuals and corporate clients. Dai-ichi-IP provides individual and group pension plans and pension products services.

JFE Steel Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of steel products. Its products include steel plates for ships and bridges, steel sheet for automobiles, home electrical appliances, and wall and roof construction, special steel, structural steel, stainless steel, steel rods for construction, and steel-pipe. The company was founded on April 1, 2003and 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.

JFE Engineering Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale environmental protection equipment. It services include the recycling, power generation and electricity, waste management plants, water and sewerage, pipelines, energy plants, bridges and steel structures, industrial machinery and others. The company was founded on June 8, 1912 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

BioFrontier Partners Inc (BioFrontier Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nippon Steel Stainless Steel Corp. produces and sells stainless steel products. Its products include cold-rolled stainless steel sheets and coils, tandem mill cold-rolled stainless sheets and stainless steels and plates. The company was founded on October 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Arysta LifeScience Corp. operates as a crop protection and life science company. It develops, markets, and distributes chemical solutions for agro-science and life science sectors. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC provides nuclear power plant products and services to utilities. It offers automation, instrumentation, control solutions for operating plants, reactor vessel heads, reactor vessel, internals, steam generators, and valves for pressurized water reactors. The company was founded by George Westinghouse in 1886 and is headquartered in Cranberry Township, PA.

The Nomura Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. operates as a trust bank. It operates through the following business divisions: Trust Business, Banking Business, and Securities Business. The firm’s Trust Business division specializes in specified money trusts and specified pecuniary trusts; individually operated designated money and pecuniary trusts; jointly operated designated money trusts; composite trusts; pension trusts; investment trusts; securities trusts; and outsource services for investment trusts. Its Banking Business division engages in deposit taking, lending, domestic exchange business, and foreign exchange business. The firm’s Security Business division handles the investment trust, over-the-counter sales, and account administration business; corporate bond administration business; fiscal agent for corporate bonds; investment advisory and agency business; and investment management business. The company was founded on August 24, 1993 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Kirayaka Bank, Ltd. provides commercial banking services. Its operations are carried out through the following divisions: Banking and Others. The Banking division includes deposits, loans, securities trading, domestic exchange, foreign exchange, securities investments, bonds, trusts, and financial futures. The Others division includes credit card, venture capital, contracted business, and software development services. The company was founded on May 7, 2007 and is headquartered in Yamagata, Japan.

GeneCare Research Institute Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, and drug discovery of treatments in the field of cancer, inflammation, hepatic carcinoma and rheumatism. It provides the distribution services for its products through their direct customers, which includes pharmaceutical companies and clinical-related companies. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Furuichi on December 20, 2000 and is headquartered in Kamakura, Japan.

Yamasa Corp. manufactures and supplies soy sauce and seasonings. It processes and supplies soy sauce, seasonings, sauces, dips, and flavorings. The firm also develops pharmaceuticals and biochemicals. The company was founded in 1645 and is headquartered in Choshi, Japan.

Part of TOSHIBA Corp., Toshiba Nuclear Energy Holdings (US), Inc. operates nuclear power generation plants. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Tetsuo Kadoya.

NEC Australia Pty Ltd. supplies information and communications technology solutions. Its services include IT applications and solution development, display solutions, radio communications, specialist solutions and unified communications. The firm’s products include phones and handsets, displays and monitors, projectors and desktop monitors. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Mulgrave, Australia.

NuGeneration Ltd. constructs new nuclear power stations. It is a joint venture between Toshiba and ENGIE. The firm’s Moorside project aims to develop a new generation nuclear power station of up to 3.8 GW gross capacity on land in West Cumbria, North West England. The company is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Japan Marine United Corp. designs, manufactures, and sells naval vessels. It builds container ships, tankers, bulk carriers, liquefied gas carriers, offshore structure, offshore support vessels, and cruise ships. The firm also designs special ships and commercial boats. Its business activities also include ship repair and maintenance, and marine equipment distribution. The company was founded in January 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Healthcare Innovation Co. Ltd. (Healthcare Innovation) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Cell-Medicine, Inc. is a Japanese company that specializes in cancer immunotherapy based on scientific evidence. The private company is based in Tsukuba, Japan. The company aims to prevent the recurrence of cancer after surgery, prevent metastasis, and treat remaining cancer. The company's self-cancer vaccine therapy is based on scientific evidence and is designed to target recurring and metastasizing cancer after surgery, as well as treat remaining cancer. The company was founded in 2001 by Tadao Ono.

Photonic Lattice, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells photonic crystal optical elements and other related products. It specializes in photonic crystals based on its autocloning photonic crystal technology. The firm’s products include photonic crystal elements, 2D birefringence measurement system, ellipsometer, and polarization camera. The company was founded by Shojiro Kawakami on July 4, 2002 and is headquartered in Sendai, Japan.