Takamasa Ohara

BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (BofA Securities Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese brokerage subsidiary of Merrill Lynch International, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Founded in 1998, the firm was formerly known as Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (MLJS) and changed their name to BofA Securities Co., Ltd. in line with grobal re-branding from BofA Merrill Lynch to BofA in 2020. They subsequently became BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, BofA Securities Japan provides stock and bond trading, capital markets, investment banking and other advisory services to corporate clients, financial institutions and government agencies.

Air Internet Service Co., Ltd. operates as an Internet serves provider. It offers internet connection, business cloud, managed hosting, domain registration, ASP mail delivery, fixed Internet protocol connection and management services. The company was founded in April 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd. is the Japanese broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1984 and provides investment banking, sales & trading, real estate and investment management products and services. It offers securities services including global sales and trading in fixed income and equities, debt and equities financing and investment research. The firm is a provider of products and services in fixed income, equities, global capital markets and investment research to corporations and institutional clients in Japan.

Part of Aeria, Inc., Optimo Grafico Co. Ltd. develops gaming software. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Optimo Grafico Co. was acquired by Aeria, Inc. from Asobimo, Inc. on June 20, 2008 for $0.56 million.

D2C, Inc. engages in mobile marketing and advertising. It is involved in planning, digital marketing, media solutions, and content support along with business development and overseas services. The company was founded on June 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Asia Commerce Ltd., internetcom KK is a company based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company develops internet contents.

Part of GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc., Acquire Corp. is a game software development and sales company based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company has developed and sold various titles such as "Akiba's Trip," "Sword, Magic and Gakuen Things," and "Lord to Dragon." The company is currently recruiting programmers, game designers, and artists for their home game and smartphone app game development. Acquire was acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. from Aeria, Inc. on October 19, 2011 for $3.26 million.

30min., Inc. develops website and mobile device contents. It provides regional information services for personal computers, smart phones (iPhone and Android) and restaurants. The company was founded by Takayuki Nagashima on April 28, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Techouse, Inc. is a holding company that operates an internship website. It develops and manages websites that enables users to post and search for available jobs and internships. The firm also offers web consulting services. The company was founded by Motoyuki Isobe on January 10, 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Tsukulink, Inc. is a holding company that engages in website development and operation. It specializes in the design, development, and management of Tsukulink, a construction industry-focused job matching platform. The company was founded by Minoru Saito on July 18, 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

INDETAIL Co., Ltd. engages in information technology (IT) solutions. Its products include Blockchain. It also offers near shore integrated services, business solutions, and game services. The company was founded by Daisuke Tsuboi on January 1, 2009 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

Amelieff Corp. engages in the provision of data analysis and consulting services for medical and bioresearch. It also deals in data mining, database development, epidemiological investigation, and biotechnology research data. The company was founded by Masao Yamaguchi on July 1, 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

OPENLOGI, Inc provides logistics consulting e-commerce services. The company was founded by Hidetsugu Ito on December 25, 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

WARC, Inc. engages in consulting service, merger and acquisition advisory and talent agency businesses. The company was founded by Akihiko Yamamoto and Kazuhiro Ishikura on May 1, 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

AIQ Corp. provides insight marketing services that create new connections between companies and individuals. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 2017 by Motomu Watanabe and Atsushi Takamatsu. Atsushi Takamatsu has been the CEO since 2017.

Lafool, Inc. is a Japanese company that aims to support as many people as possible and create a world filled with smiles. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2011 by Keita Yuki. The company offers an organization improvement tool called "Rakhur Survey", training programs, and industrial physician introductions.

three, Inc. (Japan) was founded in 2015 with a mission to create new values in the industry. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company offers services such as recruitment support, solving recruitment issues, and brand construction. The company's goal is to become a growth company by providing innovative solutions to their clients.

Anplat Co., Ltd. provides information technology services. The company is based in Kawasaki, Japan. Anplat Co. was founded in 2021 by Takuma Misawa, Kouichiro Horiguchi, Kimiyuki Suda. Takuma Misawa has been the CEO since 2021.

gram, Inc. is a holding company that provides mobile platform solutions. It develops a mobile application that enables users to access and attend online lectures and discussions. The firm's application is a collaborative event summary platform that provides text overviews of presentations, lectures, and events. The company was founded by Yuto Koide on June 7, 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

STUDIOKING LTD. engages in the planning, development, operation and sales of native game applications for smartphones. The company was founded on February18, 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.