Holding of the "Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Hokkaido Joint Business Meeting 2026"

<Points of the Business Meeting>

- Number of participating companies: 310 (all-time high)

Ordering companies: 126 (3 in Hokkaido), Supplying companies: 184 (32 in Hokkaido)

- Providing business negotiation opportunities with ordering companies, mainly from the Tokyo metropolitan area, to companies in Hokkaido and northern Tohoku with a high willingness to place orders.

- Two semiconductor-related companies that have located in Hokkaido due to Rapidus participated.

Supporting the expansion of their orders.

- Increased the number of business negotiations per company (from 8 to 10) to facilitate more successful deals.

[Overview of the Business Meeting]

Name: Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Hokkaido Joint Business Meeting 2026

Date and Time: July 16, 2026 (Thu) 13:00 - 17:10

Location: TRC Tokyo Big Sight, Second Exhibition Hall, 2nd Floor, Hall F, 6-1-1 Heiwa-jima, Ota-ku, Tokyo

Method: Up to 10 business negotiations set per company (15 minutes per negotiation)

Organizers: Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Hokkaido Industrial Support Organization, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation 21 Aomori Sangyo Sogo Shien Center

Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Akita Business Innovation Center, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Iwate Industry Promotion Center

Sponsors: Hokkaido, Aomori Prefecture, Akita Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture

Results (Previous Fiscal Year): Number of participating companies: 309, Number of business negotiations: 958,

Number of successful deals: 27, Value of successful deals: Approximately 31,000 thousand yen