Katsunori Owada

Japan Finance Corp. is engaged in the provision of financial services to private financial institutions. It operates through the following segments: Micro Business & Individual Unit; Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, & Food Business; Small Medium Enterprise (SME); Japan Bank for Cooperation; and Operations to Facilitate Crisis Responses & Specific Business Promotion. The Micro Business & Individual Unit provides loans for micro and small businesses. The Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, & Food Business segment offers loans for agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and food business that support principal farmers. The SME segment handles long-term business funds for small medium enterprise. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation segment promotes overseas development and acquisition of strategically important natural resources to Japan. The Operations to Facilitate Crisis Responses & Specific Business Promotion segment opens credit to financial institutions at the time of occurrence of crises such as financial disorder, large-scale natural disasters. The company was founded on October 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo Metropolitan Small & Medium Enterprise Support Center It provides comprehensive support of SMEs in terms of their internationalization, through different activities. The firm contributes to the development of local economy by providing referrals for subcontractors, arranging placements, and fostering and training services for SMEs. Its activities encompass global marketing development support, trade consultation, and global business seminars. The company was founded on July 29, 1966 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.