Brian Nelson

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.

Part of Asura Development Group, Inc., Global Hotline Co. Ltd. provides telecommunication services and operates call centers. The company is based in Shinjuku-ku, Japan. Hideki Anan has been the CEO of the Japanese company since 2004. Global Hotline Co. was acquired by Asura Development Group, Inc. on June 15, 2005 for $3.25 million.

Part of GMO Internet Group, Inc., JWord Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that develops and markets keyword search software. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded by Eihyo Ou, Hai Yin Shen. JWord Co. was acquired by GMO AD Partners, Inc. from GMO Internet Group, Inc. on March 05, 2013 for $15.17 million.

Part of A Holdings Corp., GyaO Corp. is a Japanese company that provides movie, on-line content, and advertising solutions services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. GyaO was acquired by LY Corp. from USEN Corp. on April 30, 2009 for $5.25 million.

IDC Frontier Inc. provides information technology infrastructure services. It offers cloud services, data center, big data platform, IP network services for businesses, cloud computing infrastructure as a service and big data analysis platform that allows clients to collect, store, and analyze corporate big data and network services. The company was founded on February 2, 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

YJ Card Corp. engages in the provision of credit card issuance, loan, and credit guarantee services. It operates through the following businesses: Credit Card, Card Loan, and Credit Guarantee. The Credit Card business offers Yahoo! JAPAN, Softbank, and KC credit cards. The Card Loan business promotes KC MONEY CARD, a non-guarantee loan product for emergency cash needs. The Credit Guarantee business guarantees loans in partnership with financial institutions. The company was founded on July 8, 2014 and is headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan.