Press Release
One of the Biggest Charity Events in the Financial Industry in Japan!
The 13th Annual FIT For Charity Run Held in Tokyo--Over 6,000 participants and volunteers came together at Meiji Jingu Gaien-Tokyo | December 10th, 2017

Photo by Masahiro Murakoshi, Akira Fukunaga

The 13th annual Financial Industry in Tokyo (FIT) For Charity Run was held today around Meiji Jingu Gaien
running course in Shinjuku-ku. This year, a total of 5,549 runners and walkers from 104 financial services
and related foreign and domestic firms and 491 volunteers came together to raise JPY58,573,300 (subjectto final confirmation).
Funds were raised from a record 62 sponsoring companies and individuals through sponsorship,participation fees and donations, as well as t-shirt and raffle sales. This year’s donations will be equallydivided among the following eight local non-profit organisations after deducting expenses.
Beneficiary Organisations:

NPO Angel Support CentereboardEnd-of-Life Care Association of Japan
NPO Minna no Kotoba

pulusualuha
NPO 3keys
Tsukuroi Tokyo Fund
NPO UPTREE

Results:
Male 10km run: Yusuke Fukushima (Barclays) 33:22
Female 10km run: Kazuko Hirota (BNP Paribas) 40:08
Male 5km run: Seiya Takaki (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc) 19:08
Female 5km run: Saho Yokoe (MetLife) 26:22
Top fund raiser: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

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FIT For Charity Run 2017 Co-Chair David Schaefer of SMBC Nikko Securities said: “We would like toexpress our sincere appreciation to the over 5,500 participants from 104 companies and a record 62
corporate sponsors who supported us this year. Continuing this year with our theme ‘more charity focus,
more involvement’, we provided before the event and today several opportunities for the sponsor
companies to meet and learn about the charities. We hope that today’s event will contribute to fosteringstronger ties between the sponsors, their employees and the charities we support.”
Co-Chair Miho Doi of Deutsche Bank Group commented: “As an event run entirely by volunteers, we areable to distribute around 90% of all donations to the charities. This high pass -through rate is exceptionalby any standard and is one of FIT For Charity Run’s unique characteristics. This year again, we havereceived tremendous support from corporate sponsors and donors, organisations and many individuals,
and were able to express and deliver to the eight charities the support of all corporate and individual
participants in a direct and meaningful way. On behalf of the organising committee, I would like to express
our sincere appreciation to everyone involved. It is also worth noting that today’s event was supported bya record 491 volunteers, showcasing the strong sense of many who want to contribute to our communities.
It is our hope that this commitment of everyone involved in FIT For Charity Run may continue and prosper
henceforth.”[FIT For Charity Run 2017 Sponsorship]
Sponsors (minimum donation of JPY500,000)
Aberdeen Standard Investments, AllianceBernstein, Asurion Japan Holdings G.K., Australia and New
Zealand Banking Group Limited, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BlackRock, Bloomberg L.P.,
BNP Paribas, Citi, Cognizant Japan KK, Colt Technology Services Co., Ltd., Crédit Agricole Group, CreditSuisse, Deloitte Japan, Deutsche Bank Group, EY Japan, First Brothers Co., Ltd., GCA Corporation,Goldman Sachs, Goodman Japan Limited, Grant Thornton Japan, Grosvenor Limited, Ichigo Asse tManagement, Ltd., IHS Markit, Invesco, J.P. Morgan, Japan Bond Trading Co., Ltd., Japan Securities
Depository Center, Incorporated, JLL, KPMG Japan, Macquarie Group, MetLife, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
Group,Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley PB Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities,
Morgan Stanley, NatWest Markets, Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd., NN Investment Partners (Japan)
Co., Ltd., PIMCO Japan Ltd, Protiviti LLC, PwC Japan Group, Robert Walters Japan K.K., Royal Bank ofCanada Group, RGF, SAS Institute Japan, Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited, SMBC
Nikko Securities Inc., SMBC Trust Bank, SMFL Capital, Standard Chartered, Tata Consultancy Services
Japan, The Prudential Gibraltar Financial Life Insurance Co.,Ltd, Thomson R euters Japan KK, Tokyo Star
Bank, UBS Group, Wells Fargo, White & Case LLP | White & Case Law Offices (Registered Association)
Supporters (minimum donation of JPY350,000)
EIRE Systems K.K., Ipreo Japan LLC, T. Rowe Price International LtdDonors
Abilitas Hospitality Co., Ltd., Ahora Works Corporation, Akasaka Prince Classic House, Akira Fukunaga(Photographer), ANA Intercontinental Tokyo, Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills, Art Fair Tokyo 2018, Asahi
Group Foods, Ltd., Barrier Free Co.,Ltd., Blue Note Tokyo, Calbee, Inc., Cheerio Corporation Co.,Ltd., CineFocus Corp., Conrad Tokyo, Cotton Club, Cryptomeria.inc, Digitalstage Inc., Diplomatt, Inc., EIRE SystemsK.K., Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd., Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Hyatt Regency Kyoto, Hotel Okura Tokyo Co.,Ltd.,
Institute of Foreign Exchange and Trade Research, InterContinental Tokyo Bay, Kreab K.K, La Posada Co.,
Ltd., LIFE.14 inc., Masahiro Murakoshi (Photographer), Mitsui Fudosan Building Management Co.,Ltd., Moët& Chandon, Motion Blue Yokohama, Nippon Express Co., Ltd., One Niseko Resort Towers, ONE@Tokyo,Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Palace Hotel, Polaris alpha, The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, Roots Sports
Japan Co. Ltd., Roppongi Hills Club, Royal Park Hotel The Shiodome, Tokyo, Shangri-La Hotel Tokyo,Soken Inc., Suntory Beverage Service Limited, The Peninsula Tokyo, The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, TOMS Co.,
Ltd., Tsukuba Agri Challenge, Unifrutti Japan Corporation, Unimat Life Corporation (in alphabetical order)
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[FIT For Charity Run 2017 Beneficiary Organisations] (In alphabetical order)
NPO Angel Support Centre
Angel Support Centre supports youth from orphanages and foster families in order to help them live healthyindependent lives. They offer training programs for high school students to learn those important life skills
necessary to integrate into the broader society. https://angel-npo.org/english/
NPO eboard
The goal of eboard is to create a society where no one is left behind in learning by providing free online
learning service platform called “eboard.” https://www.eboard.jp (Japanese)
End-of-Life Care Association of Japan
Against the backdrop of a declining birth rate and aging society, End-of-Life Care Association of Japan helps
raise awareness and provides caregiver training related to end of life care. In the past two years, they havefostered over 2,000 personnel. https://endoflifecare.or.jp/ (Japanese)
NPO Minna no Kotoba
Minna no Kotoba focuses on delivering classical music concerts for pre-school aged children. They produce
an interactive program, called "Everyone's Concert," with live music by professional musicians at
kindergartens or nursery schools in order to nourish their sensibility.
http://www.minkoto.org/ (Japanese)
NPO pulusualuha
Using picture books as the main communication tools, pulusualuha supports families and children facing
challenges where the parents are patients with mental disabilities such as depression and schizophrenia.
https://pulusualuha.or.jp/about/aboutenglish/
NPO 3keys
3keys supports children and youth, who have left school or their orphanage and lost institutional support, byproviding educational support and counselling. http://3key.jp (Japanese)
Tsukuroi Tokyo FundBy applying the ‘Housing first’ approach to ending homelessness, Tsukuroi Tokyo Fund helps support
homeless people by trying to quickly move them into independent housing when they have no other place togo. http://tsukuroi.tokyo/ (Japanese)
NPO UPTREEUPTREE helps support those people tasked with caring for family members. They mainly provide community
places for these caregivers to stay and interact with others in the same situation.
http://uptreex2.com/ (Japanese)

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[About the Financial Industry in Tokyo (FIT) For Charity]
The FIT For Charity Run is a charity event organised by the financial community and related industries inTokyo that aims to raise donations in support of non-profit organisations that conduct local community
activities. The FIT For Charity Organising Committee was established soon after the major earthquake off
the coast of Sumatra and subsequent tsunami in the Indian Ocean in late 2004. The very first FIT For
Charity Run was held in 2005 and, since then, has become a landmark annual event across the capitalcity’s financial sector.

[FIT For Charity Run 2017 Details]
Event name:
FIT For Charity Run 2017
Organiser:
FIT For Charity Run 2017 Organising Committee
Schedule:
Sunday, December 10, 2017 rain or shine
Venue/Course:
Meiji Jingu Gaien Park running course in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Special Supporters: Japan Cycling Association, Meiji Jingu Gaien Park
Koen supporters:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Nikkei Inc., The Asahi Shimbun Company
Starting times:
09:30
10km run
11:15
5km run12:10
1.5km walk
12:40
Closing
Participation fee:
JPY5,000 per person (children under 16 are free)
Target participants: Those working in the financial and related industries and their family and friends
Transportation:
5-minute walk from Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Station, Toei Oedo Line (A2 exit)
5-minute walk from Sendagaya Station, JR Sobu Line
10-minute walk from Gaien-mae Station, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
Website:fitforcharity.org

FIT For Charity Run 2017 Organising Committee (In alphabetical order)
Allianz Fire And Marine Insurance Japan Ltd., Barclays, BGC Shoken Kaisha Ltd., Bloomberg L.P., BNPParibas, BlackRock, Crédit Agricole Group, Deloitte Japan, Deutsche Bank Group, DICC, EY Japan, FIL
Investments (Japan) Ltd, Grant Thornton Japan, Invesco, JLL, KPMG Japan, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
Group, Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley PB Securities, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., Morgan Stanley,Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd., PayPal, PwC Japan Group, Robert Walters Japan K.K., Royal Bank of
Canada Group, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., UBS Group, Wells Fargo, White & Case LLP | White & Case
Law Offices (Registered Association)

For further information, contact:
Haruka Matsumoto (Deloitte Japan) | communications@fitforcharity.org
Vice Chair, Communications Team, FIT For Charity Run 2017 Organising Committee

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