Minoru Kanazawa

Kitamura Co., Ltd. engages in the sale of cameras and specialized products. It operates through the following segments: Store Sales, Rental Business, Clothing Wholesale Business, Photo Wholesale Business, and Others. The Store Sales segment offers camera sales, photo print services, and ID and commemorative photo shooting services. The Rental Business segment deals with DVD and CD rental. The Clothing Wholesale Business imports and wholesales clothing miscellaneous goods. The Photo Wholesale Business sells video and photo-related products, and provides print and digital processing services. The Others segment includes medical equipment sales. The company was founded by Masaki Kitamura in March 1934 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.

Part of Kirindo Holdings Co. Ltd., J Drug Co., Ltd. operates a chain of drug stores. The private company is based in Kochi, Japan. J Drug Co. was acquired by Kirindo Co., Ltd. from Kitamura Co., Ltd. on December 28, 2006 for $3.01 million.