Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. launched the two wholly own subsidiaries, Acario Investment One LLC (President: Shin Yamagami [Senior Executive Officer, IT Division, Technology Research and Innovation Division, Tokyo Gas], "Acario Investment") to invest in venture companies and energy-related venture capital funds and Acario Innovation LLC (President: Shin Yamagami, "Acario Innovation") to conduct open collaboration with new technologies on December 8, 2017. Acario Investment will invest in the venture companies in the energy related technology business and work closely with Acario Innovation.