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Originally Posted by Blue

I think where the confusion lies is that Hoya is a "public" company and Tokina and Kenko are private which makes it more difficult to make the links.



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My guess is Tokina is structured like this:
Godo kaisha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The members may, either in the agreement or pursuant to the agreement, choose a manager (執行社員, shikkō shain?) from among their ranks. This manager can be either an individual or a corporation; however, corporate managers must appoint a functional manager (業務執行社員, gyōmu shikkō shain?) to perform the actual management duties.
w/ Hoya as a "manager"........
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