TSUNAMI Network Partners Newsletter June, 2005

Miyoshiike Co., Ltd. Established in June 1972 Capital stock: 10 million yen
http://www.japankoionline.com/ (English) http://www.koimall.com/ (Japanese)

Wholesale of nishikigoi (colorful brocade carps) and related equipment.
The top dealer which sources nishikigoi often called "swimming jewelry" from the prestegious breeders in Niigata Prefecture, a motherland of nishikigoi, and sells them to the United States by e commerce.
Chariman Mr. Kodama has been dealing with nishikigoi of Ojiya and Yamakoshi in Niigata for 33 years as a dedicated nishikigoi dealer, and has built up strong mutual trust with the breeders in Niigata by accumulating long-term relationship.
Plans to construct breeding ponds in Hawaii in order to expand sales in the U.S. market as well as to protect traditional skills of Japanese breeders and their nishikigoi brands threatened by the last year's big earthquake.
Established an NPO INPC(International Nishikigoi Promotion Center to promote accurate knowledge about nishikigoi and to provide nishikigoi hobbyist with information for growing.
Collaboration with university for marketing in the U.S. in association with Professor Garrity of the University of Hawaii.

PASBOARD CO., Ltd. Established in July 2004 Capital stock: 160 million yen
http://www.pasboard.com/ (Japanese)

Rental service of "PASBOARD®" which is a unique tool used as mobile media for advertisement.
Special patented mechanism of wheel cover not rotating inspite of the movement of car driving on the road.
Environmentally friendly, taking advantage of using "Biomax®" biodegradable plastics material developed by DuPont.
Safety considerations for preventing roll-in accident.
Already adopted by municipal governments of Yokohama City and Nagoya City as well as by various taxi cab companies.
Completely new advertising media to capture tremendous attaction and recognition on streets and effective in building image of the products and company due to the fashionable design of the tool.
International marketing sheduled from the latter half of this year.

Pathos Inc. Established in August 2004 Capital stock: 7.5 million yen
http://www.pathos-co.com/ (Japanese)

Assisting marketing activities for expansion of clients' business through consulting, planning, and creative services
More specifically, formulation of marketing strategy, creation of presentation contents, designing presentation processes, and development and operation of web sites effective in marketing.
Focused on how to make sales presentations to potential clients, Pathos creates presentation modules and knowledgebase for questions and answers so that sales staff of the client can easily prepare presentations.
Reconstruction of web sites to assist sales process depending upon the situation of the client, assuming web site as a marketing media for empowerment of sales through building up relationship with customers.
Major c lients are a consulting firm, a housing company, and a training institute.

Star Solutions Established in April 2000 Capital stock: 3.0 million yen
http://www.starsol.net/ (Japanese) http://www.worksblog.jp/ (Japanese)

Actively involved in the establishment of "business blog" business as a company in charge of planning, promotion, and operation of "WorksBLOG", an original tool for content management of corporate web sites.
"WorksBLOG" was developed by PopKids and marketing is conducted by Web Hurricane.
Available either by ASP or in packaged software.
Easy to build a web site and to update content by using "WorksBLOG".
Other advantages include improving number of page views due to automatical optimization for search engines, marketing promotion by dynamic linkage to mail alert, and intranet use for knowledge management application.
Cost reduction for basic web construction fee from 3 million yen by conventional method to 300 thousand yen by using "WorksBLOG".
Major clients include a corporate web site of a housing company Eikosha Kensetsu, blog sites linking with broadcast programs "Honey Bunny Baby" and "Yokohamaism" of a FM radio station Yokohama F.M. Broadcasting Co., Ltd. , and a community site of regional industrial park "Kanazawa Industry Park" .
Presently engaged in discussions with Television Kanagawa Inc. to implement "WorksBLOG" to introduce programs integrating internet and broadcast.
Looking for potential clients and marketing channel partners.

Introduction to the First Business Exhibition of the selected companies held jointly by Iwate Prefectural Government and the Bank of Iwate Ltd.
Unique efforts to vitalize reginal industry by promoting marketing activities in Tokyo metropolitan area.
Assistance in business matching between companies with unique products/technology and marketing channel companies and in other kinds of business tieups.