Shosukabu.com Launches Online Session Series 'Talking About Georgia' Based on Mid-to-Long-Term Investment Strategy

Shosukabu.com Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nerima-ku, Tokyo; Chairman and CEO: Yutaka Yamanaka; hereinafter "the Company"), which operates a stock liquidity platform for unlisted companies, is launching an online session series to explain the real economic and industrial structure of Georgia—a country that has recently attracted global attention as a destination for business and relocation—as part of its strategic investment initiatives and mid-to-long-term investment strategy.

As its inaugural and milestone first session, the Company is pleased to announce the hosting of a webinar titled "Agriculture in Georgia" on Thursday, July 9, 2026.

The Company consistently advocates for "mid-to-long-term investment objectives" aimed at sustainable value creation deeply rooted in local communities, rather than speculative investments aimed at short-term trading profits. In this session, the Company will fully disclose the large-scale projects it is advancing from a long-term perspective in Georgia, a frontier in Eastern Europe where foreign corporate entities are permitted to operate agricultural businesses.

1. Background of the Session: Why Agriculture in Georgia Now?

While many countries impose strict regulations on land acquisition and agricultural operations by foreigners and foreign-funded corporations, Georgia allows high degrees of freedom for foreign capital to conduct agricultural operations through corporate entities.

Yutaka Yamanaka, the Company's representative, has focused on the advantages of this legal system and the market's growth potential. Rather than short-term speculation, he has initiated large-scale projects in Georgia based on the premise of long-term capital investment, including the expansion of wine farms and the introduction of cutting-edge smart agriculture.

In this session, from the perspective of an active investor and entrepreneur, he will explain the overwhelming potential of Georgian agriculture and the Company's concrete business plans.

2. Key Points of the Session

This session will publicly present the Company's representative Yutaka Yamanaka's grand design for IT and education in Georgia. The following four innovative business models will be explained in detail:

(1) Legal Framework for Agricultural Operations in Georgia as a "Joint-Stock Company"

Sharing practical approaches to building a stable and efficient agricultural corporate foundation by leveraging Georgia's open legal system for foreign corporations.

(2) Introduction of "Smart Agriculture" Integrating AgriTech

Presenting a next-generation agricultural model that combines high productivity with high capital efficiency (ROE) through data-driven production management, automation, and labor-saving technologies (smart agriculture).

(3) Large-Scale "Wine Farm Expansion" and Global Branding

Establishing large-scale grape cultivation and high-quality wine production systems by leveraging Georgia's strengths as the "birthplace of wine," along with a detailed explanation of export strategies to global markets (EU, Asia, etc.).

(4) Employment Plan for Retired Japanese Seniors: "Second Careers Abroad"

Announcing a new socially contributive employment model that recruits and employs "retired Japanese seniors" possessing sophisticated agricultural techniques and management know-how cultivated in Japan, thereby re-leveraging Japan's high-level human resources in frontier markets.

3. Event Overview

Date and Time: Thursday, July 9, 2026, 19:00–20:00 (Japan Time)

Title: Shosukabu.com Representative Yutaka Yamanaka "Talking About Georgia" Online Session

First Session: "Agriculture in Georgia"

Format: Online broadcast (Zoom webinar)

Participation Fee: Free (prior registration required)

Target Audience: Individuals interested in overseas investment or entrepreneurship, professionals in smart agriculture and agri-tech, those interested in second careers abroad for seniors, and those focused on the global wine industry business

Registration Method: Please send an email to info@shosukabu.com with the subject line clearly stating "Application to Attend First Session: 'Agriculture in Georgia'."

4. Future Outlook

The "Talking About Georgia" series will continue with regular sessions on diverse themes such as "Session 2: Georgia's IT and Startup Environment" and "Session 3: The Truth About Financial and Real Estate Markets." The Company will provide valuable global intelligence from its unique objective perspective, identifying market distortions and untapped values.

【Inquiries Regarding This Matter】

Shosukabu.com Co., Ltd.

Contact Department: Public Relations Desk info@shosukabu.com

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Profile of the Company's Representative

Yutaka Yamanaka (born December 1976)

A representative activist investor of the 1976 generation, also known as a painting collector, philanthropist, political sponsor, election consultant, policy advisor, social activist, and Akita dog enthusiast. Currently, as the largest shareholder of Kohno Mericron Co., Ltd., he is passionately engaged in investment activities across three bases: Japan, Tbilisi (Georgia), and Amsterdam (Netherlands) in the field of smart agriculture.

In particular, in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia in the Caucasus region, he has already begun corporate operations in agriculture, hospitals, and schools, actively expanding his local presence. He is highly regarded for pioneering a groundbreaking business model that provides affordable access to local medical institutions offering surrogacy and gender selection to Japanese and people worldwide.

Recognized as an "activist investor who understands technology," in the early 2010s, he focused on NVIDIA, a developer of semiconductors related to GPGPU and artificial intelligence, executed an investment of over 2 billion yen, and ultimately achieved over 100 times return, becoming a billionaire.

Graduated as class representative from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo. Holds a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from Columbia University's Graduate School and studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Graduate School. Co-representative member of Investment Brothers LLC, co-founder and Chairman of Shosukabu.com Co., Ltd., and currently a shareholder in over 1,000 listed companies and over 200 unlisted companies worldwide.

Born in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, in 1976, as one of the grandsons of Shigeru Yamanaka, founder of Hoya Glass (now HOYA Corporation, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market, Securities Code 7741), and raised in Shakujii-dai, Nerima-ku. Excelled academically from an early age, attending Oizumi Bunka Kindergarten, Ochanomizu University Attached Elementary School, and Musashi Junior and Senior High School before graduating as class representative from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Economics. Despite struggling with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and dyslexia, he consistently maintained excellent academic performance.

In his childhood, he received a souvenir from Takahiro Matsumoto, then a high school student at Kinjo High School living in the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company's company housing in front of his home, who later became the guitarist of B'z. While in Professor Kazuo Ueda's seminar (current Governor of the Bank of Japan), he was already active as a stock investor, known as "the top stock trader in Ueda's seminar," and earned the nickname "Heisei's Hiraga Gennai" due to his diverse academic interests.

During his time in the Faculty of Liberal Arts, he read all published papers by Masahiko Aoki, the proponent of comparative institutional analysis, and Avner Greif, an emerging economic historian from Israel (Stanford University Department of Economics).

As a pioneer of activist investing in Japan, in 2007, regarding HOYA Corporation's acquisition of Pentax, he contributed to a weekly