Yoshinari Furuta

SEIBU Railway Co., Ltd. provides railway transportation services, railroad line tourism and real estate businesses. It also operates the management of hotels, amusement parks, stadiums and others. The company was founded on May 7, 1912 and is headquartered in Tokorozawa, Japan.

Prince Hotels, Inc. owns and operates hotels and resorts. It also operates golf courses in Japan, Hawaii, and Alaska. The firm is a subsidiary of Seibu Holdings, Inc. The company was founded on June 4, 1956 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.”

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.

DIAMOND, Inc. engages in publishing business. It handles publication of magazines, books and electronic contents such as CDs and DVDs. It also offers human development support projects and database services. The company was founded in May 1913 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan Pension Service operates as a special public corporation that handles tasks related to the public pension system. It is responsible for public pension systems operations, which are delegated and entrusted by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. The firm's activities include handling of applications, coverage, contribution collection, record management, pension consultation, entitlement and payment of benefits to the insured persons, beneficiaries and employees. The company was founded on January 1, 2010 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Seibu Construction Co., Ltd. is a construction company founded in 1941. The company is engaged in planning, civil engineering, and construction business. Seibu Construction plans, designs, manages and offers consulting services related to construction, paving, land reclamation and engineering. The firm constructs and renovates facilities such as golf courses, ski and skating rinks, swimming pool, other sports facilities, amusement parks as well as harbors, sewage facilities, and parking lots. Seibu Construction is based in Saitama, Japan, with several office locations around Japan.

Part of Seibu Holdings, Inc., Staywell Hospitality (Shoreditch) Ltd. is a British company that owns and operates hotels. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2014.

Daiso Sangyo Co., Ltd. operates a chain of retail stores. It specializes in offering merchandise for a uniform price of 100 or 300 yen. The company was founded in March 1972 and is headquartered in Higashihiroshima, Japan.

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. engages in entertainment business centered on bookstore business. It sells and rents videos, DVDs, CDs, game software, and other entertainment contents. It also handles database marketing business through online and offline. The company was founded by Muneaki Masuda on March 24, 1983 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Maruzen Publishing Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that publishes books. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., Tsutaya Online Corp. operates DVD and software rental shops. The company is based in Shibuya-ku, Japan. Tsutaya Online was acquired by Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. on May 10, 2002 for $0.49 million.

Part of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., honto Book Service KK is a Japanese company that sells stationery products. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Yushodo Shoten Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that distributes books and also manufactures and distributes microfilms. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Yushodo Shoten Co. was acquired by Maruzen CHI Holdings Co., Ltd. on February 01, 2011 for $7.39 million.

Part of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., MaruzenJunkudo Bookstores Co., Ltd. is a hybrid bookstore service called "honto" that allows customers to purchase paper books and e-books according to their own reading style. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The service links three channels of physical stores, net store, and e-book store, and allows customers to use honto points when purchasing books, magazines, and stationery. The accumulated points can be used to purchase books.

Established in 1979, TRC, Inc. (Toshokan Ryutsu Center) is engaged in the sales of books and other reading materials, the company is also involved in the operation of libraries. TRC is based in Tokyo, Japan and operates around the country through its local offices.

Editorial Engineering Laboratory KK operates as an engineering research institute. The private company is based in Setagaya, Japan.

Part of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., 2Dfacto, Inc. is a hybrid comprehensive bookstore that offers e-book services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company's recruitment information page highlights their display based on the financial payment law, which allows customers to read the books they want in the form of reading. The hybrid type comprehensive bookstore offers a wide range of books for customers to choose from.