Masanori Murakami

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.

Asahi Industries Co., Ltd. engages in the production and sale of steel construction and agricultural materials. It operates through the following segments: Steel, Agribusiness, Environmental Solutions, Crushed Stone and Materials Recycling, and Others. The Steel segment engages in the manufacture and sale of deformed steel bars, threaded deformed bars, and structural steel. The Agribusiness segment manufactures, sells, and imports fertilizers, horticultural supplies and tools, seeds, and hay. The Environmental Solutions segment provides soil, water, and air research, analysis, assessment, and consulting; and also measures radioactivity. The Crushed Stone and Materials Recycling segment handles the crushed stone and sand used for engineering works, and deals with the intermediate treatment of construction wastes such as wood, glass, pottery and debris; and manufactures and sells recycled waste products. The Others segment mainly deals with business contracts. The company was founded on August 16, 1935 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.