Haba Laboratories is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of cosmetics and dietary supplements. Co.'s products include skin care products, make-ups, hair care products, body care products, dietary supplements, toiletry, and general merchandise. Co. sells its products by wholesale distribution to department stores and through mail order services and its website www.haba.co.jp to general customers. Co. also handles wholesale distribution to retailers and wholesalers, as well as the sale of products at its own retail stores.

Kao is engaged in the manufacture and sale of consumer products, cosmetics and industrial chemical products. Co.'s principal products include cosmetics, soaps, facial cleansers, body cleansers, shampoos, conditioners, hair styling products, hair coloring agents, beverages, sanitary napkins, baby diapers, bath additives, oral care products, laundry detergents, fabric treatments, cleaning products, and commercial-use products. Co. also provides fatty alcohols, fatty amines, fatty acids, glycerin, commercial-use edible fats and oils, surfactant, plastics additives, toner and toner binder for copiers and printers, ink and colorants for ink-jet printers, fragrances and aroma chemicals.

Kose is a parent company of a group engaged in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics both in domestic and overseas markets. Co.'s principal products include skin care products, base make-up products, hair care products, nail polish, among others. Co. operates in two business segments. The Cosmetic segment offers high-prestige brands such as "INFINITY Kose" and "DECORTE" sold mainly at specialty cosmetics stores and department stores, as well as prestige brands such as "SEKKISI" sold at specialty cosmetics stores, drugstores and e-commerce. The Cosmetaries segment offers self-selection brands such as "Visee" sold at mass retailers, drugstores, convenience stores and other retail outlets.

Mandom is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics. Co.'s principal products include hair styling products, hair coloring products, hair care products, skin care products, body care products, and fragrances for men and women under the brand names "mandom," "GATSBY," "LUCIDO," "GB," "Bifesta," "Barrier Repair," "LUCIDO-L," "Baby Veil," "TANCHO," "MANDOM," "Simplity," "DearFlora," and "Esthedeo." Co. operates in Japan and overseas including Indonesia, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines and Vietnam.

Shiseido is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics, toiletries, beauty products, health foods, beauty foods and pharmaceuticals. Along with its affiliates, Co. operates in seven business segments: Japan, China, Asia Pacific, Americas, EMEA, travel retail, and professional. Co. markets a wide range of skin care products, hair care products, body care products, perfumes, toiletries, health foods, pharmaceuticals, medical cosmetics, analyzers and other products through cosmetics specialty stores, drugstores, department stores, airport duty free stores and online. Co.'s principal brand names include "SHISEIDO," "cle de peau BEAUTE," "ELIXIR," "MAQuillAGE," "NARS" and "IPSA."