For Immediate Release

One of the Biggest Charity Events in the Financial Industry in Japan!
The 15th Annual FIT For Charity Run Held in Tokyo--Over 5,100 participants and volunteers came together at Meiji Jingu Gaien-TOKYO | January 20, 2020

The 15th annual Financial Industry in Tokyo (FIT) For Charity Run was held on January 19 aroundthe Meiji Jingu Gaien running course in Shinjuku-ku. This year, a total of 5,190 runners andwalkers from 111 financial services and related foreign and domestic firms and 418 volunteers
came together to raise an estimated JPY 55,554,017.
Funds were raised from 58 companies and individuals through sponsorship, participation fees anddonations, as well as T-shirt and raffle sales. This year’s donations will be equally divided among
the following eight local non-profit organisations after deducting expenses.

Beneficiary Organisations
NPO Arakawa River Clean-aid Forum

NPO Being ALIVE Japan

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Good Neighbors Company

General Incorporated Association Habilis Japan

Home-Start Japan, Specified Nonprofit Corporation

PIECES (Approved Specified Nonprofit Corporation)

Usnova Foundation

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Results
Male 10km run 1st place: Yuki Iwata (KPMG Japan) 30:56
Female 10km run 1st place: Sayuri Togo (Fuyo General Lease) 41:55
Male 5km run 1st place: Norihiro Hoshi (First Brothers Co., Ltd.) 19:27
Female 5km run 1st place: Kazuko Hirota (BNP Paribas) 22:11
Inter-company relay 1st place: SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Top fund raiser: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
FIT For Charity Run 2019 Co-Chair Haruka Matsumoto of Deloitte Japan said: “We would like toexpress our sincere gratitude to the over 5,100 participants from 111 companies and 58 Sponsors
and Supporters, who joined us this year and made it possible for the event to take place smoothlyand safely. This year was the 15th anniversary of the FIT For Charity Run. As our 15th anniversary
theme "Appreciation" expresses, we are thankful to have had the opportunity to interact with many
companies, beneficiary organisations, and members, who have been involved in not only the FIT
For Charity Run event but also the 15th Anniversary Ceremony. We hope that the event willcontribute to fostering stronger ties between the sponsors, their employees and the charities wesupport, enhance awareness of the social issues they are addressing and increase interest in andsupport for their activities.”
Co-Chair Yuko Endo of Japan Limited commented: “FIT For Charity Run is able to distributearound 90% of all donations to our charities. This high percentage rate is exceptional by any
standard and is one of FIT For Charity Run’s unique features. Each year we have maintained ahigh pass through rate and this year, our 15th anniversary has been no exception. Our continued
success in achieving this result for our beneficiaries is due to the support of all the people who helpto realise not only the run itself, but all the preparation and events held by FIT throughout the year.
Once again this year we have received tremendous support and cooperation from our Sponsors,Supporters, Donors and individual volunteers, which along with the enthusiasm of our participants,
has enabled us to deliver support to our eight beneficiary organisations. On behalf of theorganising committee, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone involved. It is ourhope that this commitment to contribute to our society will continue to spread through FIT and growin the future.”

FIT For Charity Run 2019 Sponsorship (In alphabetic order)
Sponsors (minimum donation of JPY500,000)
Aberdeen Standard Investments (Japan) Limited, AllianceBernstein, Asurion Japan Holdings G.K.,
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Barclays, BlackRock, Bloomberg L.P.,
BlueBay Asset Management International Limited, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole Group,Credit Suisse, CVC Asia Pacific, Deloitte Japan, Deutsche Bank Group, EY Japan, First Brothers
Co., Ltd., GCA Corporation, Goodman Japan Limited, Grant Thornton Japan, Hitachi Capital
Corporation, Ichigo Asset Management, Ltd., IHS Markit, Invesco, J.P. Morgan, Japan Securities
Depository Center, Incorporated, JLL, KPMG Japan, Macquarie Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
Group,Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley PB Securities, Morgan Stanley, Nikko AssetManagement Co., Ltd., NOMURA HOLDINGS, INC., NRI Process Innovation, Pegajapan K.K.,
PIMCO Japan Ltd, Protiviti LLC, PwC Japan Group, Refinitiv, Robert Walters Japan K.K., RoyalBank of Canada Group, SB Investment Advisers (UK) Limited, Schroder Investment Management(Japan) Limited, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., SMBC Trust Bank, Standard Chartered, T. RowePrice Japan, Inc., Tata Consultancy Services Japan, The Prudential Gibraltar Financial Life
Insurance Co.,Ltd, Tokyo Star Bank, UBS Group, Wells Fargo, White & Case LLP / White & Case
Law Offices (Registered Association)
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2Supporters (minimum donation of JPY350,000)
GAM Japan Limited, IG Securities Limited, NAITO Securities Co., Ltd., Pacifico Energy K.K.,

DonorsAkasaka Prince Classic House, Akira Fukunaga (Photographer), ANA Intercontinental Tokyo,
Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills, Asahi Group Foods, Ltd., Barrier Free Co., Ltd., BCPG Japan
Corporation, Blue Note Tokyo, Cheerio Corporation Co., Ltd., Cine Focus Corp., Conrad Tokyo,Cotton Club, Cryptomeria.inc, Mr. Daisuke Fujikura (Photographer), Digital Stage Inc., Diplomatt
Inc., Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd., Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Guzman y Gomez (GYG) JAPAN, Hotel New
Otani , Ms. Hitomi Wakui (Photographer), Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo, Hyatt Regency Kyoto,
Imperial Hotel, Ltd., Institute of Foreign Exchange and Trade Research, InterContinental Tokyo
Bay, Kochou Miyakubo(Calligrapher),Kreab K.K, La Posada Co., Ltd., Mr. Masahiro Murakoshi(Photographer) , mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection, Mitsui Fudosan Building Management Co.,
Ltd., Moët & Chandon, Motion Blue Yokohama, Mottox Inc., NIJI Inc., Nippon Express Co., Ltd.,
Novotel Okinawa Naha, Oakwood Premier Tokyo, Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Palace Hotel,Pullman Tokyo Tamachi, Roots Sports Japan Co. Ltd., Sands Resorts Macao, Shangri-La HotelTokyo, Sonnedix Japan K.K., Suntory Beverage Service Limited, Swanny Davis（DJ）, The Prince
Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, The Royal Park Hotel Tokyo Shiodome, TomsCo., Ltd., Transit General Office Inc., Unifrutti Japan Corporation, Unimat Life Corporation, Raicho
Lodge Madarao

FIT For Charity Run 2018 Beneficiary Organisations (In alphabetical order)
NPO Arakawa River Clean-aid Forum
Aim to create the society where human live together with nature by running clean-aid activities toremove trash in Arakawa rivers by collaborating with the citizens, schools, and companies. They
work on resolving waste issues of the society including marine waste, focusing on Arakawa riverclean-up aid. https://cleanaid.jp/aboutus/english
NPO Being ALIVE Japan
Build communities to support medical treatment life of kids and families through sport programs bycollaborating with athletes and sport team. They aim to contribute to help kids to have the best
teenage years, to become independent and to have bright future by trying diverse opportunities.
https://www.beingalivejapan.org/
Good Neighbors Company
Developed a program called "Kuchi-Build" where the participants can enjoy and learn theimportance of oral functions. This program is based on the oral functional training conducted in the
medical field as a prevention of “aspiration pneumonia”, which is the seventh leading cause ofdeath in Japan. https://gnc.or.jp/
General Incorporated Association Habilis Japan
Support those children with prosthesis to have the most suitable environment for development (i.e.
prosthesis for daily use, activity prosthesis that enables sports and playing musical instruments,
doctors, therapists, prosthetist and orthotist, engineers, eductational institutions, etc.) to support
their social participation and to build their self-esteem. https://www.habilisjapan.com/
Home-Start Japan, Specified Nonprofit Corporation
Consider the best interest of the children within the community. Their volunteer residents who haveundergone training sessions visit the homes of those who are raising small children, and support
the parents while spending time together. https://www.homestartjapan.org/eng/
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PIECES (Approved Specified Nonprofit Corporation)
Aim to solve and prevent children's isolation and realise a society where everyone can live withdignity and in piece by holding "public supporters training programs" that are mainly for those in
their 20s to 40s living in the targetted regions. They are developping the citizenship mindset oflocal residents as well as enhancing the healthiness of local communities.
https://www.pieces.tokyo/
Usnova Foundation
Are a child poverty countermeasure center, that work to help all children can live like a shining
nova with hope for tomorrow through the three main acitivites: 1)research and policy
recommendations, 2)intermediate support and 3)direct support for children.
https://www.usnova.org/Nonprofit Corporation WELgee
Contribute to create connections with the society for refugee applicants who have fled to Japan
from conflicts and persecution in their home countries, develop their careers as “human resources”
and achieve stable legal status by creating job opportunities for them.
https://www.welgee.jp/about/english

About the Financial Industry in Tokyo (FIT) For Charity
The Financial Industry in Tokyo (FIT) established the FIT For Charity Run to provide people in thefinancial and related fields in Tokyo with an opportunity as an industry to support local charities.
FIT For Charity chooses to make a difference to its community by raising money for local non-profit
community organisations serving important but not necessarily well-recognised or understoodneeds, and which might possess only limited fund-raising capabilities. For more information,please visit http://fitforcharity.org/about.html

Overview
Event name:
FIT For Charity Run 2019
Organiser:
FIT For Charity Run 2019 Organising Committee
Schedule:
Sunday, January 19, 2020 rain or shine
Venue/Course:
Meiji Jingu Gaien Park running course in Shinjuku-ku, TokyoSpecial Supporters: Japan Cycling Association (scheduled), Meiji Jingu Gaien Park (scheduled)
Koen supporters: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Nikkei Inc. The Asahi Shimbun Company
Starting times:
09:30
10km run
11:00
Inter-company relay race (mixed group of men and women)
11:35
5km run12:20
1km walk
13:00
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 andfriends
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 LineWebsite:
http://fitforcharity.org

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FIT For Charity Run 2019 Organising Committee (In alphabetical order)

BGC Shoken Kaisha Ltd., Bloomberg L.P., Deloitte Japan, Deutsche Bank Group, DTCC, EY
Japan, FIL Investments (Japan) Ltd, Frontier Consulting, GAM Japan, Grant Thornton Japan,Hitachi Capital Corporation, JLL, KPMG Japan, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.,
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley PB Securities, Morgan Stanley, Protiviti LLC, PwC Japan
Group, Robert Walters Japan K.K., Shared Research, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., UBS
Group, Wells Fargo, White & Case LLP | White & Case Law Offices(Registered Association)

For further information, contact
Tomoko Tashiro (Grant Thornton Japan) +81-80-4156-3706 | communications@fitforcharity.org
Vice Chair, Communications Team, FIT For Charity Run 2019 Organising Committee

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