Masanori Yanagi

Organization for Promoting Urban Development (MINTO), a non-profit body supervised by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, was established in 1987 in order to promote the formation of urban areas through urban development projects and the use of low-interest funds. The organization provides long-term and low-interest loans to private sectors that implements urban development projects. MINTO is based in Tokyo, Japan.

The Japan Economic Research Institute was established in 1946 by economists Takahashi and others, and later expanded by Dr. Osamu Shimomura with the support of the economy and academic society. The non-profit company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company's goal is to contribute to the development of the economic society and to promote independent and sustainable development of the local community.

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co. engages in the sale and maintenance services for insurance products to individuals and companies. The company offers financial lending, investment, security services and others. It also provides consulting services for the transition from qualified retirement pensions to defined-benefit pension plans and defined-contribution pension plans. The company was founded on November 22, 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Development Bank of Japan, Inc. (DBJ) is a financial institution created in 1999 through the regrouping of JDB-Japan Development Bank and Hokkaido-Tohoku Development Finance Public Corp., and the adjunction of the finance divisions of Japan Regional Development Corp. and Japan Environment Corp. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with a network of domestic branches, as well as overseas offices in New York and London, and a subsidiary in Singapore. Formerly government-owned, DBJ underwent restructuring in 2007. The current structure was established in 2008 when a several-year privatization process was initiated. DBJ is a socially-committed investor. It provides long-term complementary financing and debt guarantees to promote the development of regional economies in Japan. The firm also supports technology-based enterprises, urban redevelopment and socially-desirable projects. It operates in collaboration with private sector financial institutions and favor projects with high policy content. As part of their investment activities, DBJ manages private equity funds.