Takaaki Wakasugi

YKK Corp. manufactures and distributes fasteners, architectural equipment, and machinery. Its products include fasteners and notions like buttons, snaps, and hook-and-loop fasteners. The firm also manufactures windows, curtain walls, and sliding doors. The company was founded by Tadao Yoshida on January 1, 1934 and is headquartered in Kurobe, Japan.

Konomi, Inc. provides investment banking advisory services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the financial instruments business that includes sales and trade of equity and bond, research, and investment trusts. It operates through the following business divisions: Retail, Corporate Investment Services, and Markets and Products. The Retail business division markets equities, bonds, investment trusts, and insurance for individual clients. The Corporate Investment Services business division offers securities solutions, investment banking, management strategies and raising funds for corporate clients. The Markets and Products division handles the product development. The company was founded in July 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.