July 1, 2025 Notice of Auditor Appointment

Tokyo, July 1, 2025 – Japan Investment Corporation announces the appointment of a new auditor, effective from June 27, 2025.

1.    Appointee  

Newly Appointed Auditor

Retiring Auditor

2.     Date of assumption

Ms. Oshimi waselected as Auditor at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June27, 2025, and assumed the position on the same day.

New Auditor career summary: Yukako Oshimi

2002            Admitted to the bar

                   Joined NagashimaOhno & Tsunematsu

2014            Partner, Shibata,Suzuki & Nakada (to present)

About Japan Investment Corporation (JIC)

Japan InvestmentCorporation (“JIC”) was established in September 2018 under the IndustrialCompetitiveness Enhancement Act. JIC’s investment focus areas are creating avirtuous cycle of domestic investment and innovation; creating and fosteringstartups; leveraging promising untapped management resources lying dormant inlocal areas, including startups from academia and medium-sized companies; andpromoting business restructuring in response to changes in market and businessenvironments. JIC provides risk capital to these areas through fundsindependently established by JIC and LP investment in private funds to promoteopen innovation in Japan, strengthen the competitiveness of Japanese industries,and contribute to expansion of Japan’s investment ecosystem.