Learn About the UNIVA Group Through Quizzes
~How much do you really know? The big picture of UNIVA~

"Honestly, I've been working without really understanding the UNIVA Group..."
We sometimes hear comments like this.

The UNIVA Group includes companies in various countries and regions, operating across diverse industries.
I'm sure there are many companies you don't know about, or have never even heard of.
Trying to remember them all at once would be overwhelming, right?

That's why this UNI-SIGHT feature is all about—
To understand the UNIVA Group while answering quizzes.
We've created a new kind of reading experience.

By the time you finish reading, you'll surely
become a UNIVA expert yourself...!

History & Background

The Beginning Story ― UNIVA's First Steps

Q1: When was UNIVA GROUP founded?
The correct answer is... August 2006.
The story began the very moment UNIVA CAPITAL Group, Inc. (UCG) was established.

The founding vision of Chairman and Group CEO Shuji Inaba, who desired to "create a corporate group that integrates diverse values and grows itself."
This vision of Chairman and Group CEO Shuji Inaba is the origin of UNIVA's founding.

It started as "just one company"—hard to imagine from its current form.
UNIVA began as a single point and has grown into a network spreading across the world.

Q2: What types of businesses are included?
The answer is 16 businesses.

Specifically: ・Health Promotion Business・Beauty Business ・Finance Business ・Payment Services Business ・Energy Business ・System Integration Business ・Digital Marketing Business ・Food & Beverage Business ・Media Business
・Trading Company Business ・Wholesale Business ・Resort Business
・Event & Space Design Business
・Accounting & General Affairs Outsourcing Business
・Facility Management Business ・Sports Business.

UNIVA's defining feature is the convergence of value across industries.
While the genres differ, what they share is this:
"Integrating value creates even greater value"
This is the UNIVA perspective.

Q3: What is UNIVA's most prestigious award?
Of course, the UNIVA AWARDS.

Launched in 2014, it's an annual celebration of NAKAMA's dedication and brilliance.
The FINAL CONTEST featuring the TOP 10
also serves as a stage for sharing "Knowledge Capital."
This year's call for entries is in this issue's TOPICS!
We encourage you to give it a try.

Scale and Structure Edition

UNIVA by the Numbers

Q4: How many NAKAMA are there worldwide?
The answer is... 606 members (as of the end of October 2025).
NAKAMA from diverse nationalities, languages, and cultures work together under the same philosophy.

Q5: How many companies does UNIVA GROUP have in how many countries?
Currently, 65 companies across 13 countries/regions.
What began as a single company has grown into a group with operations spanning the globe.

Q6: Which company has the most employees?
This is... UNIVA Paycast (96 employees).
It operates a payment services business.
It is one of the companies within the group experiencing accelerated growth.
Next is UNIVA Naturally Plus Taiwan in the health promotion business, with 95 employees.

Philosophy & Principles

What is UNIVA? Decoding "Unite the Values"!

Q7: What does UNIVA mean?
The answer is Unite the Values.
Integrating values and creating greater value through their synergy
the very essence of UNIVA.

Even as businesses expand and areas grow,
this is the single thread that runs through everything.

Q8: What is the UNIVA GROUP's management philosophy?
“We contribute to global peace and harmony by creating
win-win-win relationships the world over in all of our activities.”
Few companies worldwide adopt "peace" as their corporate philosophy.
But UNIVA is genuinely committed to achieving it.
And the world is now being made aware that "peace" is the most important and precious thing of all.
UNIVA's visionary philosophy demonstrates its foresight.
This demonstrates the foresight of UNIVA's philosophy.

Q9: What is the UNIVA WAY?
UNIVA's three action standards are as follows:

① Capitalism based on co-creation
Rather than mere "coexistence" where groups gather and cooperate,
but pursuing "co-creation" where we showcase our respective strengths, sharpen each other's skills, and create new value.
This is UNIVA's value creation style.

② People-focused management
UNIVA's greatest asset is its people.
We evaluate talent based on two axes: "Action over connections" and "Challenge the unknown over known routines", and we multiply each individual's potential (energy) to generate synergy.

③ Global ambitions
We transcend all barriers—national, cultural, regulatory—to freely conceive business ideas and flexibly bring them to life.
Challenges fueled by diversity are the very essence of UNIVA's global spirit.

Culture & Future Edition

Culture Shapes the Future

Q10: What is UNIVA's group newsletter?
The answer is... UNI-SIGHT.

Launched in 2014,
it is a global group magazine distributed monthly in Japanese, English, and Chinese.
Featuring sections like "MESSAGE," "TOPICS," and "UNI-SQUARE,"
serving as UNIVA's compass that covers all group activities.

Q11: What is the average age of all NAKAMA?
The answer is 43.1 years old.
The youngest is UNIVA FIT (25.3 years old).

UNIVA FIT is engaged in the energy business,
selling equipment and facilities such as
solar panels, storage batteries, and other equipment and facilities.
UNIVA's strength lies in its wide range of generations and experience.

Q12: What will UNIVA be like in five years?
In five years,
we aim to become a ¥100 billion group with a significant increase in NAKAMA.

Wherever you are in the world, together with UNIVA's NAKAMA,
"Integrate value and create a new future"
We will become such an entity.

In Closing: What Lies Beyond the Quiz

How many questions did you get right in this quiz?

It's okay whether you got them all right or not.
The purpose of this feature is
"to naturally grasp the big picture of UNIVA."
And the company you belong to and work for every day is
is a member of the UNIVA Group, which operates diverse businesses worldwide.

UNIVA may seem like a massive organization.
But at its core,
Unite the value of each and every NAKAMA.

And the one who will shape the next year, the next five years,
is you, the very person reading this UNI-SIGHT.