Ken Takayama

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.

Star Festival, Inc. is a holding company that develops and operates an e-commerce search portal for meal delivery. It operates an online portal that features bento producers and other food manufacturers and suppliers. It features bento or Japanese-style lunch boxes, Chinese food, and sushi platter. It provides lunch sets, group meal delivery, and catering services for lunch meetings, events, seminars, school events, group studies, parties, and staff outings. The company was founded by Yusuke Kishida on July 7, 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Metaps, Inc. is a holding company that engages in the provision of information technology (IT) services in the fields of finance, marketing, and digital transformation (DX) support businesses. It operates through the following segments: Finance, Marketing, and Others. The Finance segment deals with payment business for corporate enterprises and credit business for schools and the FinTech field. It also provides package solution services. The Marketing segment offers marketing support services. The Others segment includes businesses not mentioned above. The company was founded by Katsuaki Sato on September 3, 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.