Masaaki Takano

Yuteki Hayashi, a disciple of the renowned Japanese educator Yukichi Fukuzawa, founded Maruzen in 1869, as Japan was ushering in an age of modernization, to contribute to the nation’s prosperity in commerce & trade. Since then, Maruzen has not only engaged in the importing of academic books from Europe & the U.S. as a pioneer of introducing Western knowledge & culture to Japan, but by importing & popularizing all manner of high-end products, such as importing the fountain pen, the Burberry raincoat & the typewriter for the first time to Japan, it has gradually established the Maruzen brand. Even today in the 21st century, through the network of 22 sales offices dedicated to university researchers & libraries, as well as around 50 retail outlets, the company shall make every effort to contribute to the advancement of Japan’s wealth of knowledge by “Lighting the ways to knowledge.”

BOOKOFF Corp. Ltd. engages in the operation of second-hand bookshops. It operates through the following segments: Reuse Store, BOOKOFF Online, Hugall, and Others. The Reuse Store segment handles the operations of BOOKOFF, BOOKOFF SUPER BAZAAR, and BOOKOFF PLUS stores, which sells reused products and materials such as books, software, apparel, sporting goods, baby supplies, and watches. The BOOKOFF Online segment manages the operation of BOOKOFF Online, an Internet based reuse shops. The Hugall segment purchases other types of merchandise in addition to the usual items. The Others segment includes the planning, design, and construction of stores. The company was founded by Takashi Sakamoto on May 4, 1990 and is headquartered in Sagamihara, Japan.

Tribeck, Inc. engages in the digital marketing support, marketing platform and marketing research businesses. Its services include data consulting, website evaluation, technology, data driven marketing and others. The company was founded by Kazuhiko Tonoki on September 4, 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of GMO Internet Group, Inc., Booklog, Inc. operates an online platform for book review and recommendation. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

FiNC inc. operates as a provider of an online diet coach service. It specializes in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis and environment inspection; and utilizes these data to create customized diet programs. The firm also operates fitness gyms, and provides online diet tutoring. It develops and operates an application that allows users to access diet programs and trainings created by the firm. The company was founded by Yuji Mizoguchi on April 11, 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of BOOKOFF Group Holdings Ltd., bookoffonline Corp. is a company based in Sagamihara, Japan. The Japanese company's description is written in non-English characters and needs to be translated to English.

Kikko Corp. engages in the provision of interpretation and translation services. It also dispatches personnel and event attendants for short term and limited term contracts. The company was founded by Ine Kikkawa in June 1979 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Founded in 1869, Maruzen-Yushodo Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. that operates book stores. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

NewsTV, Inc. provides video release services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.