Support for Athletes and Use of ekaiin.com

「To contribute to the promotion of winter sports in our home region of Hokkaido, we joined the “Scrum” initiative promoted by Hokkaido All Olympians and support the activities of 4 athletes as company employees. 2 of them, athletes Yamada Kazuya (山田 和哉) and Arido Kazunaga (蟻戸 一永), competed at the 25th Olympic Winter Games held in Italy in February 2026 and finished 8th in the men’s team pursuit in speed skating. In April 2026, we established a skating club to further strengthen our support and raise performance levels.」

「To contribute to the promotion of winter sports in its home region of Hokkaido, the company joined the “Scrum” initiative promoted by Hokkaido All Olympians and supports 4 athlete employees, namely men’s speed skaters Yamada Masaya (山田 将矢) and his brother Yamada Kazuya (山田 和哉), Y Yamada Yuno (山本 悠乃), and Arido Kazunaga (蟻戸 一永). Following the results of the 93rd All-Japan Speed Skating Championships, held at M-Wave in Nagano Prefecture in December 2025, Yamada Kazuya (山田 和哉) and Arido Kazunaga (蟻戸 一永) were selected as 2 members of the national team for the global event to be held this February.」

「In addition to company athlete employees Yamada Masaya (山田 将矢) and Yamada Kazuya (山田 和哉), the company supports promising young athletes Y Yamamoto Yuno (山本 悠乃) and Arido Kazunaga (蟻戸 一永) in their efforts to compete on the world stage, including the Olympics. It also makes effective use of its service platform, ekaiin.com, to promote sports through IT.」

「In addition, to contribute to the promotion of local sports, the company joined the “Scrum Sapporo” initiative promoted by Hokkaido All Olympians and is supporting the two company athlete employees, brothers Yamada Masaya (山田 将矢) and Yamada Kazuya (山田 和哉), in their efforts to compete on the world stage. The company will also make effective use of its service platform, ekaiin.com, to promote sports through IT.」

「In addition, Yamada Kazuya (山田 和哉), the younger brother of Yamada Masaya (山田 将矢), won a bronze medal in the men’s 1,000-metre and 1,500-metre events at the “ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2023/2024, Round 3,” held in Stavanger, Norway, in December 2023. He also became a company employee in April 2024, and the company is supporting the brothers’ efforts to compete in the Olympics and win medals together.」

「At the men’s 1,000-metre and 1,500-metre events of the “ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2023/2024 Obihiro, Japan,” held at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro in November 2023, he won gold medals, achieving a first for a Japanese athlete.」

「Since April 2023, the athlete has been an employee of the company and has competed as a member of the company. Going forward, the company plans to actively use ekaiin.com to support athletes and expand sports support through its services.」

「In addition, to contribute to the promotion of local sports, the company joined the “Scrum Sapporo” initiative promoted by Hokkaido All Olympians, which is working with Hokkaido, Sapporo and others to bid for the 2030 Sapporo Olympic and Paralympic Games. It entered into a sponsorship agreement with speed skater Yamada Masaya (山田 将矢), who holds the Japanese record in the men’s 1,000 metres and was expected to compete in the Olympics, and has been supporting him. Going forward, the company plans to actively use ekaiin.com to support athletes and expand sports support through its services.」

「On 21 April 2022, the company entered into a sponsorship agreement with speed skater Yamada Masaya (山田 将矢), who holds the Japanese record in the men’s 1,000 metres and was expected to compete in the Olympics, and has been supporting him. Going forward, the company plans to actively use ekaiin.com to support athletes and expand sports support through its services.」