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Credit Suisse Securities Japan Ltd. (CSS Japan) is the Japanese securities brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG, which is owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN; NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1985 as First Boston Securities Tokyo. It subsequently became CS First Boston Securities in 1989 and Credit Suisse First Boston in 1996. In 2006, they began operating as Credit Suisse Securities Japan Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, CSS Japan performs underwriting, research, sales and trading of government and corporate bonds, foreign exchange, securitized products and real estate-related assets for institutional clients, corporations and government bodies. In addition, the firm offers sales, trading, research, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in Japanese and international equity and equity-related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products.

Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. (GSJCL) is the Japan-based broker-dealer subsidiary of Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm originated in 1974 and was formally founded in 1983. Headquartered in Tokyo, GSJCL offers Internet-based transaction services covering equity, debt, commodities and derivatives to a substantial and diversified client base, which includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals.

Weru Investment Co., Ltd. (Weru Investment) is founded in 1998 by Matsuda Shuichi. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. (MUMSS) is an independent securities brokerage firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 1948 through a joint venture between Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co. Ltd. and Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co. Ltd. MUMSS offers domestic retail brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients.

Private Finance Initiative Promotion Corp. of Japan is a corporation that promotes private finance initiatives. The private company was founded in 2013 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company's main focus is on promoting private finance initiatives and providing information on the subject. The company also conducts research and provides consulting services related to private finance initiatives.

Oscar Technology Corp. develops software solutions and consulting services. It offers parallelization, evaluation and multi-core parallelization seminar services. The company was founded by Katsuhiko Shirai, Takahiko Ono, Shuichi Matsuda, and Hironori Kasahara on February 28, 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.