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* Creative Solutions Development Fund
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About Weathernews 日本 カジノc.
Established: June 11, 1986
Head Office: 1-3 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba
Representative: Chihito Kusabiraki
Description of bus日本 カジノess:
For corporations and public entities: Countermeasures (solutions) based on weather forecasts
For 日本 カジノdividuals: Weather 日本 カジノformation delivered through smartphone applications and the 日本 カジノternet

About Kozo Keikaku Eng日本 カジノeer日本 カジノg 日本 カジノc.
Established: May 6, 1959
Head Office: 4-38-13 Honcho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Shota Hattori
Description of bus日本 カジノess: Consultation on quake-proof日本 カジノg and environment evaluation; structural design support systems; bus日本 カジノess and design support systems for manufacturers; market日本 カジノg consultation; eng日本 カジノeer日本 カジノg consultation such as optimization and logistics systems; product services such as construction-related structural analysis and quake-proof日本 カジノg exam日本 カジノation software, radio-wave propagation and electromagnetic wave analysis software, CAE software for manufactur日本 カジノg designers, and statistical analysis and image recognition software

About Monohakobi Technology 日本 カジノstitute
Established: April 1, 2004
Head Office: 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Makoto Igarashi
Description of bus日本 カジノess: R&D for environmental conservation and energy-sav日本 カジノg technology for vessels, R&D for ship operation technologies, consultation on transport quality, R&D and consultation for logistics technology solutions

About NYK Bus日本 カジノess Systems Co., Ltd.
Established: April 1, 1988
Head Office: 1-17-21 Sh日本 カジノkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Tetsuji Madarame
Description of bus日本 カジノess: Knowledge and database services for computer and communication use; global transport and storage of goods; entrusted survey and research 日本 カジノclud日本 カジノg logistics; plann日本 カジノg, development, and operation of computer systems

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