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    CORPORATE PROFILE

    Company Name

    PONOS Corp.

    Representative Director

    Yorikatsu Tsujiko

    Established

    1990

    Business Description

    We position the development of games for smart devices as the core of our growth strategy in the gaming business. We plan, develop, and distribute our original in-house games to markets such as the App Store and Google Play, targeting not only Japan but also overseas markets. Going forward, we will enrich our game lineup, further expand the number of countries we distribute to, and deliver our games to people around the world.

    Number of Employees

    185

    Management Team

    Yorimoto Tsujiko: Representative Director, President & CEO
    Ryohei Kashiwa: Director
    Yoshiteru Yamaguchi: Outside Director

    Masayuki Nagatani: Audit & Supervisory Board Member
    Shinji Sogo: Audit & Supervisory Board Member
    Akihiro Tozawa: Audit & Supervisory Board Member

    Kyoto Office (Headquarters)

    〒600-8005
    Nittochi Kyoto Shijo-dori Building, 12-1 Tachiuri-higashi-cho, Shijo-dori Yanaginobanba Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan

    Edo Office

    〒150-0022
    Ebisu South One, 7-8 Ebisu-Minami 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Major Clients

    Apple,Inc.
    Google,Inc.
    NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    SoftBank Mobile Corp.
    KDDI CORPORATION

    HISTORY

    Dec. 1990
    PONOS Corp. established in Osaka as an image processing technology company.
    Feb. 1994
    Concluded a license agreement with Nintendo Co., Ltd. for SFC (Super Famicom) development.
    Sept. 1995
    Concluded a license agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment (now Sony Interactive Entertainment) for PlayStation development.
    Feb. 1999
    Released the PlayStation game software “Marby Baby Story.”
    Nov. 2000
    Released the PlayStation game software “Diorams.”
    Nov. 2001
    Concluded a license agreement with NTT DOCOMO for official content distribution.
    Jan. 2002
    Launched “Taisen Baka Ichidai,” an official content service for i-mode.
    Mar. 2007
    Head office relocated to Kyoto.
    Dec. 2008
    Concluded a license agreement with SoftBank Mobile Corp. for official content distribution.
    Dec. 2008
    Started providing applications for iOS.
    Mar. 2009
    Launched “Bravo Do,” an official content service for Yahoo! Keitai.
    Jan. 2010
    Started providing applications for Android.
    Sept. 2011
    Launched “Wakusei PONOS” (Planet PONOS), an official content service for EZweb.
    June 2012
    Launched “Taisen☆Baka Ichidai” (revised version), an official content service for docomo’s SP-mode.
    Jan. 2015
    Established the Edo Office in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

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    Kyoto Office Edo Office

    Kyoto Office (Headquarters)

    〒600-8005
    Nittosei Kyoto Shijo-dori Building 12-1 Tachiuri Higashi-machi, Shijo-dori Yanaginobanba Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan

    1 minute walk from Hankyu Kyoto Line “Karasuma Station,” Exit 13
    1 minute walk from Hankyu Kyoto Line “Kawaramachi Station,” Exit 11
    1 minute walk from Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line “Shijo Station,” Exit 13

    Edo Office

    〒150-0022
    Ebisu South One, 7-8 Ebisu-Minami 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    1 minute walk from the West Exit of “Ebisu Station” on the JR Yamanote Line
    1 minute walk from Exit 1 of “Ebisu Station” on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line