Mikio Araki

Japan Freight Railway Co. provides rail freight services. It offers general civil engineering, construction design, project execution, advertising and transportation of cargo, rail freight, car park operation and vehicle servicing. The company was founded on April 1, 1987 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Development Bank of Japan, Inc. (DBJ) is a financial institution created in 1999 through the regrouping of JDB-Japan Development Bank and Hokkaido-Tohoku Development Finance Public Corp., and the adjunction of the finance divisions of Japan Regional Development Corp. and Japan Environment Corp. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with a network of domestic branches, as well as overseas offices in New York and London, and a subsidiary in Singapore. Formerly government-owned, DBJ underwent restructuring in 2007. The current structure was established in 2008 when a several-year privatization process was initiated. DBJ is a socially-committed investor. It provides long-term complementary financing and debt guarantees to promote the development of regional economies in Japan. The firm also supports technology-based enterprises, urban redevelopment and socially-desirable projects. It operates in collaboration with private sector financial institutions and favor projects with high policy content. As part of their investment activities, DBJ manages private equity funds.

The Japan Economic Research Institute was established in 1946 by economists Takahashi and others, and later expanded by Dr. Osamu Shimomura with the support of the economy and academic society. The non-profit company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company's goal is to contribute to the development of the economic society and to promote independent and sustainable development of the local community.