Tsuyoshi Hasebe

The Hokkaido Bank Ltd. provides banking services. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Banking and Others. The Banking segment provides financial services, with focus on deposits and loans. The Others segment provides cash arrangement, credit card and credit guarantee services. The company was founded on March 5, 1951 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

Works Applications Co., Ltd. develops and markets packaged software. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: product sales, maintenance service sales, support service sales, overseas sales, and system integration sales. The company was founded in July 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Times Group Ltd. publishes international newspapers. It provides range of business information, news, and services. It consists of companies such as Financial Times, Money Media, and Medley Global Advisors. The company was founded on May 18, 1966 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Founded by Kametaro Ito in 1893, Itogumi Construction Co., Ltd. is a general contracting firm. The company is engaged in building, civil engineering and construction business. The company is also involved in construction machinery and building materials sales, leasing and repair. Itogumi Construction is based in Hokkaido, Japan and operates around Japan through their local offices.

Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. engages in cross-media business. It specializes in business magazine and journal publications. The firm’s publications include magazines and newsletters, online contents, and books. It also plans, organizes, and offers tradeshows, seminars, research, and consulting. The company was founded on April 5, 1969 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

TV Tokyo Corp. engages in the business of television broadcasting services. It provides encompass news, animation, sports, talk shows, reality shows, dramas, and sitcoms. ITs operations are carried out through the following business divisions: Broadcasting Business and Rights Management Business. The Broadcasting Business division handles businesses related to program production, terrestrial broadcasting, and domestic program sales. The Rights Management Business division provides the commission of business related to broadcasting peripheral rights, events management, movie financing business and music composition. The company was founded on April 12, 1964 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

QUICK Corp. engages in the provision of financial information. It distributes real time global securities and financial information as well as political news and economic information. It also offers solutions to the securities and financial market with services for supporting asset management, order routing and execution and network construction and maintenance. The company was founded on October 1, 1971 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sapporo Breweries Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages such as wine, beer, shochu (Japanese distilled beverage), and Western liquor. The company was founded on July 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

TV Tokyo Broadband Entertainment, Inc. engages in the acquisition of licenses for content from TV animation, picture books, comics, economic information and TV shows that are used for paid sites in the internet. It also produces, operates and distributes these contents on the internet, mobile phone sites, and other media. The company was founded on March 1, 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Hokkaido Railway Co. operates a network of railroads for passengers. It provides travel information between two stations, time table of trains and ticket booking. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

Part of TV TOKYO Holdings Corp., BS Japan Corp. provides television broadcasting services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. BS Japan was acquired by TV Tokyo Corp. on October 01, 2010 for $95.90 million.

The Hokkaido Shimbun Press operates as a newspaper publishers. It provides local and international news including current events, politics, education, sports, weather updates, events and culture, movies and entertainment, children’s news, food, lifestyle, fashion, medical and healthcare, real estate, classified advertisements, and other regional announcements. It also operates a news portal that enables readers to access news and information online. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

Consadole Co., Ltd. owns and operates a soccer team called as Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. The company was founded on April 16, 1996 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.

North Pacific Bank, Ltd. (Investment Management) (North Pacific Bank-IM) is the investment management division of North Pacific Bank, Ltd. (TYO: 8524), a regional bank headquartered in Sapporo, Japan. Founded in 1917, North Pacific Bank-IM provides investment management services to Japanese investors.

Eventregist Co., Ltd. engages in the operation and management of EventRegist event platform. It provides announcement of events, monetary collection for the event and management of attendees. The company was founded in March 2011 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nikkei Europe Ltd. publishes newspapers and magazines. The company was founded in February 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Financial Times Ltd. operates as a business news organization which publishes news, comments, data, and analysis for the global business community worldwide. It offers paid print and digital circulation modules. The firm’s products and services include macro policy intelligence to hedge funds, investment banks, and asset managers; financial publications and services in the areas banking, money management, and financial advisory for professional advisers, FDI intelligence, and professional wealth management; and Web applications development services. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.