To members of the press

December 14, 2023
JP UNIVERSE Inc.
Takenaka Corporation
TSI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Toppan Inc.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Yamaha Corporation

Japan Metaverse Economic Zone “RYUGUKOKU®”
Launch of Demonstration Experiments for Experiencing
Corporate Products in Virtual Spaces
JP UNIVERSE Inc. (President and CEO: Hajime Tabata),
Takenaka Corporation (President: Masato Sasaki), TSI
HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (Chief Executive Officer: Tsuyoshi
Shimoji), Toppan Inc. (President and Representative Director:Masanori Saito), MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION(Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO: TakaoKato), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (President andGroup CEO: Toru Nakashima), and Yamaha Corporation (President and Representative
Executive Officer: Takuya Nakata) announced today that they have launched ademonstration experiment to enable users to experience corporate products and content
in the virtual space RYUGUKOKU®, an RPG project born out of the Japan Metaverse
Economic Zone concept※1. In this experiment, we will work with partner companies tocreate a better game/metaverse experience to complement the corporate productexperience and verify the technology to incorporate it into virtual spaces.
The world of “RYUGUKOKU®” allows users to participate in adventures with theirfavorite avatars and to use a variety of real-life products provided by the corporations intheir play time. For users, it offers an opportunity to casually experience a company's
products and content in the Game and Metaverse worlds, and for companies, it offers anopportunity to engage with new customers by supporting their users' gaming
experiences.

These demonstration experiments will not only physically reproduce the company'sproducts inside the space, but also experiment with how they are used and played with,to develop the Game/ Metaverse worlds into a new marketing venue for the companies.
※1 Japan Metaverse Economic Zone: An ecosystem formed by interoperability among different Metaverse services andMetaverse platforms utilizing the open Metaverse infrastructure “RYUGUKOKU®.” On February 2023, JCB Co., Ltd., Mizuho
Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., Resona Holdings, Inc., Sompo
Japan Insurance Inc., Toppan Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Mitsubishi Corporation and TBT Lab Inc. entered into a basic agreement.

■Overview of “RYUGUKOKU®” and the various services that comprise RYUGUKOKU（１）What is “RYUGUKOKU®?”“RYUGUKOKU®” is an RPG project under development that utilizes the “PEGASUS WORLD
KIT®.” In the future, JP UNIVERSE will conduct various demonstration experiments using“RYUGUKOKU®.”（２）What is the “PEGASUS WORLD KIT®” (PWK)?
PWK is RPG/Metaverse production middleware developed by JP GAMES, a gamedevelopment studio under the JP UNIVERSE Group. All the functions needed to develop
virtual spaces are available. UGC features such as “RIV TECHNOLOGY®,” which allows
users to easily create Metaverse spaces from photographs, are also included. For more
information, please visit our website.
Website：https://www.pw-kit.com/

＜About JP UNIVERSE inc.＞Company

JP UNIVERSE inc.

name
Representative CEO: Hajime Tabata
URL

https://www.jpuniverse.com/

Business

Providing a game commerce platform using gamification＜About Takenaka Corporation＞
CompanyTakenaka Corporation

nameRepresentative President: Masato Sasaki
URL

https://www.takenaka.co.jp/

Business

1. Undertaking, design, and supervision of architectural and civilengineering works
2. Studies, research, surveys, planning evaluation, diagnosis andother engineering and management services for construction,
regional and urban development, ocean development, spacedevelopment, energy supply, environmental improvements,and other projects
3. Land preparation and housing construction
4. Sales and purchasing, leasing, brokerage, maintenance,management, and appraisal of real estate as well as real estate
investment management＜About TSI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.＞
CompanyTSI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

name
Representative Chief Executive Officer: Tsuyoshi Shimoji
URL

https://www.tsi-holdings.com/

Business

Management of business activities of subsidiaries and groupcompanies and other related activities＜About Toppan Inc.＞
Toppan Inc.
Company
nameRepresentative President and Representative Director: Masanori Saito
URL

https://www.toppan.com/ja/

Business

Information Systems/Lifestyle Systems/Electronics Businesses

＜About MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION＞
Company

MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION

name
Representative Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO: Takao Kato
URL

https://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/

Business

Motor vehicle production and sales＜About Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.＞Company

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

name
Representative President: Toru Nakashima
URL

https://www.smfg.co.jp/english/

Business

Management and administration of banks and other companies
that may be made subsidiaries under the Banking Law, and otheroperations incidental thereto＜About Yamaha Corporation＞
Company

Yamaha Corporation

nameRepresentative President and Representative Executive Officer: Takuya Nakata
URL

https://www.yamaha.com/en/

Business

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JP UNIVERSE Public Relations：info@jpuniverse.com※ This English translation is offered for reference purposes only. In the event of any
discrepancies, the Japanese original will take precedence as the primary text.