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CORPORATE PROFILE<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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Company Name<\/h3>\n
PONOS Corp.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Representative Director<\/h3>\n
Yorikatsu Tsujiko<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Established<\/h3>\n
1990<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Business Description<\/h3>\n
\n We position the development of games for smart devices as\n the core of our growth strategy in the gaming business. We\n plan, develop, and distribute our original in-house games to\n markets such as the App Store and Google Play, targeting not\n only Japan but also overseas markets. Going forward, we will\n enrich our game lineup, further expand the number of\n countries we distribute to, and deliver our games to people\n around the world.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Number of Employees<\/h3>\n
185<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n
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Management Team<\/h3>\n
\n Yorimoto Tsujiko: Representative Director, President &\n CEO
\n Ryohei Kashiwa: Director
\n Yoshiteru Yamaguchi: Outside Director
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\n Masayuki Nagatani: Audit & Supervisory Board Member
\n Shinji Sogo: Audit & Supervisory Board Member
\n Akihiro Tozawa: Audit & Supervisory Board Member\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Kyoto Office (Headquarters)<\/h3>\n
\n \u3012600-8005
\n Nittochi Kyoto Shijo-dori Building, 12-1\n Tachiuri-higashi-cho, Shijo-dori Yanaginobanba Higashi-iru,\n Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan
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Edo Office<\/h3>\n
\n \u3012150-0022
\n Ebisu South One, 7-8 Ebisu-Minami 1-chome, Shibuya-ku,\n Tokyo, Japan
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Major Clients<\/h3>\n
\n Apple,Inc.
Google,Inc.
\n NTT DOCOMO, INC.
\n SoftBank Mobile Corp.
\n KDDI CORPORATION
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HISTORY<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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Dec. 1990<\/div>\n
\n PONOS Corp. established in Osaka as an image processing\n technology company.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Feb. 1994<\/div>\n
\n Concluded a license agreement with Nintendo Co., Ltd. for SFC\n (Super Famicom) development.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Sept. 1995<\/div>\n
\n Concluded a license agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment\n (now Sony Interactive Entertainment) for PlayStation\n development.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Feb. 1999<\/div>\n
\n Released the PlayStation game software “Marby Baby Story.”\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Nov. 2000<\/div>\n
\n Released the PlayStation game software “Diorams.”\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Nov. 2001<\/div>\n
\n Concluded a license agreement with NTT DOCOMO for official\n content distribution.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Jan. 2002<\/div>\n
\n Launched “Taisen Baka Ichidai,” an official content service for\n i-mode.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Mar. 2007<\/div>\n
Head office relocated to Kyoto.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Dec. 2008<\/div>\n
\n Concluded a license agreement with SoftBank Mobile Corp. for\n official content distribution.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Dec. 2008<\/div>\n
\n Started providing applications for iOS.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Mar. 2009<\/div>\n
\n Launched “Bravo Do,” an official content service for Yahoo!\n Keitai.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Jan. 2010<\/div>\n
\n Started providing applications for Android.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Sept. 2011<\/div>\n
\n Launched “Wakusei PONOS” (Planet PONOS), an official content\n service for EZweb.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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June 2012<\/div>\n
\n Launched “Taisen\u2606Baka Ichidai” (revised version), an official\n content service for docomo’s SP-mode.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Jan. 2015<\/div>\n
\n Established the Edo Office in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n \n\n \n
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ACCESS MAP<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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\n Kyoto Office<\/a>\n Edo Office<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Kyoto Office (Headquarters)<\/h3>\n

\n \u3012600-8005
\n Nittosei Kyoto Shijo-dori Building 12-1 Tachiuri\n Higashi-machi, Shijo-dori Yanaginobanba Higashi-iru,\n Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan
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\n 1 minute walk from Hankyu Kyoto Line “Karasuma Station,”\n Exit 13
\n 1 minute walk from Hankyu Kyoto Line “Kawaramachi Station,”\n Exit 11
\n 1 minute walk from Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line\n “Shijo Station,” Exit 13\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Edo Office<\/h3>\n \n

\n \u3012150-0022
\n Ebisu South One, 7-8 Ebisu-Minami 1-chome, Shibuya-ku,\n Tokyo, Japan
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\n 1 minute walk from the West Exit of “Ebisu Station” on the\n JR Yamanote Line
\n 1 minute walk from Exit 1 of “Ebisu Station” on the Tokyo\n Metro Hibiya Line\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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