Professor Hirofumi Kishi of Keio University Graduate School of Media Design Appointed as Advisor to abc Corporation!

abc Corporation (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Moto Matsuda; Securities Code: 8783; hereinafter "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed an advisory agreement with Office Kishi Inc. and welcomed Mr. Hirofumi Kishi (hereinafter "Mr. Kishi"), a Professor at Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, who is well-versed in policy, industry, and international affairs, as an advisory consultant.

For many years, Mr. Kishi has analyzed and made proposals regarding the Japanese economy, policy, and industrial structure, possessing extensive knowledge and networks in both government and private sectors. The Company will utilize his expertise to further strengthen its business strategy and external collaborations.

1. Background of Advisor Appointment

The Company currently upholds accelerating global business expansion, promoting its Web3.0 strategy, and building public-private collaborative businesses as its management policies. Mr. Kishi has endorsed these policies, leading to his appointment as an advisory consultant. Particularly, in the currently promoted "AI-specialized High-Performance Data Center Business," the Company aims to improve the effectiveness of business promotion and strengthen its operational structure.

2. Main Special Assignment Duties by Hirofumi Kishi

Support for Promoting Global Strategy
Leveraging his career as a professor at Keio University Graduate School, he will support the Company's strategic planning from the perspectives of international affairs and macroeconomics.

Strengthening Public-Private Collaboration in the Web3 Business Unit
Through advisory services aimed at strengthening collaboration with government agencies, he will promote business base expansion and policy-linked projects.

Support for Partner Development in the Data Center Business
He will create opportunities for valuable partnerships with companies in the data Center sector, which the Company is focusing on.

3. Hirofumi Kishi Profile

Mr. Kishi joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) in 1986, and subsequently engaged in economic and industrial policy formulation and structural reforms.

He has served as Secretary to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Cabinet Councillor, and has been involved in the core of policy making.

Thereafter, he has been active in the private sector and research/education fields, and currently, as a Professor at Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, he communicates on the Japanese economy and international affairs through television, lectures, and writings.

4. Comments from Both Parties

Comment from Hirofumi Kishi
"With the advancement of generative AI, data centers are no longer merely capital investments but strategic infrastructure that impacts a nation's competitiveness. Especially in Japan, addressing complex issues such as electricity, regulations, and international cooperation is indispensable.

abc Corporation's initiative is a meaningful project that tackles these challenges led by the private sector, and I myself will contribute to its realization and development by utilizing my past knowledge."

Comment from Moto Matsuda, Representative Director of abc Corporation
"We are very grateful to have connected with Professor Kishi, and when we consulted him about expanding our data center and Web3.0 strategy, he readily accepted the advisory role. Professor Kishi possesses extensive practical administrative experience, legislative knowledge, and academic insights, and also shares a passion for martial arts. From the moment we met, I strongly desired to work together. We will humbly learn from Professor Kishi's wonderful personality and insights from multiple perspectives, and with our mission of 'making diversity currency,' we will strive to advance our business to contribute to the enhancement of our group's corporate value."

5. Future Outlook

With Mr. Kishi's participation as a catalyst, the Company aims for sustainable growth and enhanced corporate value while flexibly responding to domestic and international environmental changes. Particularly, in the next-generation infrastructure domain centered on the data center business, the Company will accelerate business development by incorporating public-private collaboration and international perspectives. Furthermore, we will strengthen the linkage with our currently promoted "AI-specialized High-Performance Data Center Business."

Reference: "abc Corporation signs basic agreement with 5 companies for the development and operation of AI-specialized high-performance data centers"

About abc Corporation (Securities Code: 8783 Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market) https://abc-chain.com/

abc upholds "making diversity currency." This statement, our identity and North Star, is a promise to the future society. By making this statement the criterion for management, business, and creative decisions, we aim to create a world where "those who do good benefit" through Web3 technology, unbound by the framework of traditional financial systems.

We will also add "Tokenized by abc" as a brand notation to abc's group company network and present it integrated with each business. Through unified brand management, the entire group will make diversity currency and provide a new value exchange system.

Location: Akasaka Daiichi Bldg. 11F, 4-9-17 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Moto Matsuda, Representative Director
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