Notice of Company Name Change and ECOVIS International Membership

We are pleased to announce that, as of August 1, 2024, our company has joined ECOVIS International, headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
ECOVIS International is an esteemed global network of accounting firms founded in Europe, now with offices in 90 countries worldwide.

In line with our membership in ECOVIS International, we have also changed our company name as follows:

New Company Name: ECOVIS AKIA Tax Consultants K.K.
Former Company Name: AKIA TAX CONSULTANTS K.K.

Since our establishment in 2008, we have provided a range of services—including accounting, tax, labor, legal, and corporate secretarial
services—to support foreign companies operating in Japan. Now, leveraging the international reach of ECOVIS, we will be able to extend
our expertise to outbound services, in addition to our established inbound offerings.

Guided by our mission "To provide foreign companies operating in Japan with high quality professional services in English" we are
committed to assisting internationally active companies through close collaboration with ECOVIS firms worldwide.

We sincerely appreciate your continued support as we enter this new chapter and look forward to serving you under our new name.

Yours faithfully,
Akiyoshi Akasaki
Partner, Certified Tax Accountant, Certified Administrative Scrivener, Certified Labor Consultant
Naoko Sato
Partner, Certified Tax Accountant

ECOVIS AKIA Tax Consultants K.K.