Katsumi Hirooka

Kodansha USA, Inc. provides publishing services. It offers books children, cooking, fashion, history, literature, health and beauty, language, martial arts, and entertainment. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Orphan Disease Treatment Institute Co., Ltd. develops Duchene muscular dystrophy treatment. The company was founded on March 1, 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of MEDIA DO Co., Ltd., JIVE Ltd. is a publisher of comics. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 2019. JIVE was acquired by MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. from Poplar Publishing Co., Ltd. on October 16, 2019.

ROYAL GATE, Inc. provides information technology (IT) solutions and consulting services. It operates through the following divisions: IT Solutions, ASP and IT Consulting. The IT Solutions division provides system development, website creation, design production, social networking service customization, EC systems customization, search engine optimization and marketing support. The ASP division provides PAYGATE (smart phone type credit card reader service) and COdeGATE (tablet smart phone and corresponding multi-settlement services). The IT Consulting division handles the IT business strategy planning; IT advisory services; and systems development, testing, and maintenance. The company was founded by Keiji Umemura on September 12, 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.