Toshikatsu Sano

Taiju Life Insurance Co., Ltd. engages in the life insurance business. Its operations are carried out through the following divisions: Insurance-related Business, Asset Management, and General Affairs and Office Representative-related Business. The Insurance-related Business division deals with life insurance and other services incidental to insurance business. The Asset Management division manages investments in securities, loans, and real estate. The General Affairs and Office Representative-related Business division includes goods sales and building management services. It is also involved in the venture capital business. The company was founded on April 16, 1914 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. engages in the provision of financial services centered on banking. It operates through the following business segments: Wholesale, Retail, International, Market Sales, and Headquarters Management. The Wholesale segment covers business for customers of large and medium-sized companies in Japan. The Retail segment handles business for domestic individuals and SME customers. The International segment comprises of business for overseas Japanese and non-Japanese companies. The Market Sales segment corresponds to financial market business. The Headquarters Management segment includes all other businesses not covered by other segments. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.