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Development Bank of Japan Inc.
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DBJ was established on October 1, 2008 as a joint stock corporation under the Development Bank of Japan Inc. Law (Law No. 86 of 2005, as amended) (the "Company Law"), as part of the Japanese Government's efforts to reform policy finance. DBJ is the successor to the Development Bank of Japan (the "Predecessor"). The Predecessor was a governmental financial institution established on October 1, 1999. DBJ's name and basic mission are provided by the DBJ Law. The DBJ Law provides that DBJ's purpose is to maintain the foundations of investment and financing functions of long-term business funds, which previously were carried out by the Predecessor, by conducting business activities utilizing the methods of combining investments and financing and other sophisticated financial methodologies, while maintaining the autonomy of management with the goal of realizing full-scale privatization, thereby contributing to smooth supply of funds to those who need long-term business funds, as well as to the sophistication of financial functions. Under the DBJ Law, the activities of DBJ include providing loans and guarantees to, and making equity investments in, projects and entities in need of long term business funds. Consistently with the DBJ Law, DBJ considers whether or not to provide long-term financing and related services to a qualified project or entity in need of long term business funds which meets relevant criteria, including financial viability.