Minoru Kodama

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of prescription pharmaceutical products. Its products include cardiovascular drugs, antihyperlipidemic agents, diabetes, anticancer drugs, and over-the-counter drugs. It operates through the Japan and United States segments. The Japan segment sells manufactured pharmaceuticals to domestic sales companies, wholesale stores and other pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as directly to medical institutions. The United States segment comprises of holding companies that manages subsidiaries and sell manufactured pharmaceuticals to wholesale stores in the United States. The company was founded by Hanpei Sawai and Noyo Sawai on April 1, 1929 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Kaigen Pharma Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture, import and export sale of pharmaceuticals, general medical products, health food, and medical equipment. The company was founded on January 1, 1924 and is headquartered in Osaka, 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.

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. manufactures generic pharmaceuticals. It serves the pharmacists, physicians, and patients. The firm offers manufacturing, distribution, sales, and marketing services. The company was founded by Frederick Alfred Upsher Smith in 1919 and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

Nishiki Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets diapers, training pants, underpads, and children’s apparel. The company was founded by Kozo Kurisu in October 1921 and is headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan.

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners provides legal counselling services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Zhejiang Kawamoto Health Care Products Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes gauze, swabs, sponges for medical health care use. Its products include tracheal compress, alginate dressing, non-sterile and sterile gauze swabs. The company was founded in April 1999 and is headquartered in Jiaxing, China.

Sakaki L&E Wise Corp. engages in warehouse, cargo handling packaging and medical device manufacturing business. The company was founded in December 1977 and is headquartered in Matsusaka, Japan.