Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. CSR 2016(PDF for printing)Social Contribution
The Nomura Real Estate Group's business operations are closely rooted in the local community, and we engage in wide-ranging
philanthropic activities that utilize our company's unique characteristics, including creating platforms for interacting with thelocal community and platforms for supporting children's education and cultural activities.
Additionally, we are committed to continually supporting the rebuilding eﬀort following the Great East Japan Earthquake
together with local communities and NGOs.

Support for the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Eﬀorts
Initiatives for Youth Development
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Support for the Great East Japan Earthquake
Reconstruction Efforts
Donations for Affected Areas and Support for Earthquake Recovery Efforts
Planning Underway for Rikuzentakata City Center Recovery
Geo Akamatsu has received contracts for work that includes drafting city revitalization plans fromcities such as Rikuzentakata, which suffered catastrophic damage from tsunami generated by theGreat East Japan Earthquake. These urban revitalization efforts involve the concerted efforts ofthe government, chambers of commerce, merchants, local residents, and urban renaissanceagencies. Taking full advantage of its commercial expertise in earthquake recovery planning, thecompany is helping build new sustainable urban development models that not only aid inearthquake recovery but more compactly consolidate commercial and public functions in order tobuild new city centers.

Support for the Jozenji Street Jazz Festival in Sendai
Nomura Real Estate Development sponsored the Jozenji Street Jazz Festivalin Sendai, a two-day event held in August 2015. The event saw eight groupsof artists hold concerts on a specially constructed stage in a PROUD facility
showroom. This festival has been run by a volunteer group of city residents
since 1991. More than 700,000 people took part in the festival over its two- Jozenji Street Jazz
day run.
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Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. CSR 2016(PDF for printing)DonatingRefugees Rice from the Kayabuki-no-sato Project to a Family Camp for Fukushima
The Nomura Real Estate Group donated a portion of the rice harvested by the Kayabuki-no-sato
Project to a family camp in Fukushima. Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, children living inFukushima Prefecture have long faced restrictions when it comes to playing outside. Organized by
the volunteer group, Karchanz, this project arranges for parents and children living in Fukushima
Prefecture to go camping in Kanagawa Prefecture. The goal is to provide mental and physicalhealing by having participants enjoy nature and safe food.

Supporting
Books the Education of Children in Tohoku through Donations from Used
With the assistance of Chance for Children, since 2012 the Nomura Real Estate Group has donatedthe proceeds from the sale of used books collected from employees to help fund extracurricular
educational activities for children living in the Tohoku region.
Following the Great East Japan Earthquake, the disaster-stricken areas have seen a growing
disparity in educational opportunities and academic ability caused by economic disparities. The
goal of these activities is to provide children with equal opportunities for education and growth.
As of July 2016, a total of 3,541 books had been collected and sold, with the proceeds used to fundprivate tutoring classes or cultural lessons.

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Initiatives for Youth Development
Programs and Events Aimed at Developing the Next Generation
SponsorshipAward Winner Gala Concert for 2015 INTERNATIONAL FRYDERYKCHOPIN PIANOof COMPETITIONThe Group invited its customers and their children to attend the event andlisten to world-class music as a means to inspire and move the children andprovide an edifying experience for the whole family. All of the Tokyo
Metropolitan Theatre Concert Hallàs nearly 2,000 seats were filled for theduration of the two day event.
Venue for the GalaConcert held inJanuary, 2016

Support and Letter of Appreciation for the UN Refugee Support Campaign
In October and November 2015, Nomura Real Estate Development helped
conduct a refugee support campaign carried out by UNHCR at Bono
Sagamiono and Morisia Tsudanuma, two commercial facilities operated by
the Nomura Real Estate Group. The campaign saw supporters donate every
month to UNHCR to give refugees vaccines and the money to purchasetents to live in. For support that included providing building space, UNHCR
provided the Group with a letter of appreciation.
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Kayabuki-no-sato Project

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. CSR 2016(PDF for printing)With the goal of creating connections between urban residents and ruralcommunities, where the population is both dwindling and growing older,
and to teach children in urban areas about the environment, Nomura Real
Estate Development practices eco-friendly rice growing at the base of Mt.
Tsukuba. This industry-academia-government project involves the Tsukuba Kayabuki-no-sato
Green Tourism Suisinkyougikai, local NPOs, the City of Tsukuba, and theUniversity of Tsukuba. Nomura Real Estate Development employees andtheir families, PROUD condominium residents, and PMO (premium midsizeoffice) tenant companies help grow the rice.

Participation in Career Universityâs Summer Class Course
Nomura Real Estate Development participates in Career University* initiatives with the goal ofhelping young people build their careers. Since fiscal 2014, we have been participating in theSummer Class course offered by Career University. The course has seen freshman and sophomore
students take part in a real estate development business game we designed and participate infacility tours and other activities in line with the theme of ßbuilding communities, building
happiness.ß By learning about the work done by the real estate industry and about being aworking adult, students were afforded an opportunity to think about their own careers.
Career University
An initiative conducted by NPO Career Cruise aimed at helping college students build their careers. Other likeminded organizations including companies and government agencies provide educational seminars coveringvarious specialized fields.
※Swimming in Clothes Classes for Elementary School Students
With the aim of preventing water-related accidents, MEGALOS has held classes since 2010 to teachelementary school students in many areas such as Hachioji City, Tokyo, how to swim in clothes. Infiscal 2015, some 480 children took part in the classes.

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Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. CSR 2016(PDF for printing)Nomura Real Estate Development takes in university undergraduate andgraduate students as interns every year, and a total of 113 students
participated in the fall and winter programs in fiscal 2015. In the work
experience program, each participant is assigned to a department andlearns about real estate industry work under an instructorâs tutelage.
Internship program
Through activities that include going along on actual sales calls andparticipating in meetings, the program provides students with anopportunity to experience how work is actually done.
A total of 114 students participated in the summer and winter programs infiscal 2014.
Under this program, groups of architecture students gave presentations on
the topic of ßhousing that shares value with society.ß Presentations wereabout condominium plans that are actually being planned commercially,
and interns were given opportunities to experience practical businessaffairs. Nomura Real Estate Urban Net is also conducting an internshipprogram.

Swimming Lessons for Asthmatic Children
At the request of Nagoya City, MEGALOS Chikusa has been providing swimming lessons forasthmatic children from fiscal 2015. 34 children learned how to swim over a period of five days in2015.

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