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Major Subsidiaries & Affiliates

Japan

Kowa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Marketing/sales of ethical products
Kowa Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
Marketing/sales of OTC products and consumer healthcare products
Kowa Generic Co. Ltd.
Marketing/sales of ethical products
Nagoya Kanko Hotel Co., Ltd.
Hotel business
Maruei Department Store Co., Ltd.
Department store
Kowa Estate Co., Ltd.
Real estate
Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Insurance agency
Kowa Optical Products Co., Ltd.
Development, manufacture and sales of optical equipment and professional video equipment
Kowa Technical Service Co., Ltd.
Maintenance service for optical equipment
Kowa Eyecon Co., Ltd.
Manufacture of intraocular lenses
Career & Leaps, Ltd.
Staffing & outsourcing business
Maxy Style Inc.
Planning, production & marketing/sales of video software and multimedia contents
Incontro Co., Ltd.
Apparel
Tenerita Co., Ltd.
Manufacturer and retailer of organic cotton and lifestyle items
Kobot Co., Ltd.
Research and development of electric vehicle
Kowa Logistics Co., Ltd.
Management & service of logistics solution
Creation Co., Ltd.
Apparel

Overseas

North America
La Esperanza Delaware Corporation
Kowa's administration center in the Americas, portfolio investment
Kowa American Corporation
Import-export trading
Kowa Optimed, Inc.
Import & marketing of medical and optical equipment
Kowa Health Care America, Inc.
Market research and sales of supplements and OTC drugs
Kowa Research Institute, Inc.
Pharmaceutical research and development
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
Marketing/sales of pharmaceuticals
Latin America
Kochi S.A.
Import-export trading
Europe
Kowa Europe GmbH
Import-export trading
Kowa Research Europe, Ltd.
Pharmaceutical research and development
Kowa Pharmaceutical Europe Co. Ltd.
Marketing/sales of pharmaceuticals
Kowa Optimed Europe Ltd.
Import & marketing of medical and optical equipment
Asia
Kowa Asia Ltd.
Import-export trading
Noble Skill Ltd.
Manufacture / assembly of Injection molding parts
Kowa (Beijing) Co.,Ltd.
Import-export trading
Kowa (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.
Import-export trading
Kowa (Shanghai) Pharma Consulting Co., Ltd.
Pharmaceutical and medical equipment consulting and promotion
Kowa (Shanghai) Optical Instruments International Co.,Ltd.
Import & marketing of medical and optical equipment
Dong Hwa LCD, Ltd.
Manufacture / assembly of LCD module
Kowa South China Precision Instruments (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Plastics molding and assembly of optical equipment and LED lighting
Kowa Korea Co., Ltd.
Import-export trading
D.ID Corporation
Manufacture / assembly of LCD module & marketing / sales of LED lamps
Kowa Taiwan Tsusho Co.,Ltd.
Import-export trading
Philippine-Japan Active Carbon Corp.
Manufacture & marketing/sales of activated carbon
Kowa South East Asia Pte. Ltd.
Import-export trading
Kowa India Pvt. Ltd.
Import-export trading
Oceania
Kowa Australia Pty Ltd
Import-export trading