Ceremony for concluding the collaboration agreement concerning "Regional Revitalization Entrepreneurs" held on July 1, 2026. Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture (Mayor: Yoshifumi Sekiguchi) and Tablecross Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kaoru Jōbō; hereinafter referred to as "our company"), which operates the inbound tourism and dining platform "byFood," have concluded a dispatch agreement utilizing the Regional Revitalization Entrepreneur System, aiming to promote inbound tourism and revitalize the region. Under this agreement, our company will dispatch an employee to Tokamachi City to promote the creation of tourism content utilizing regional resources, overseas information dissemination, and the improvement of inbound reception environments, in collaboration with the city and local businesses. ■ Background of the Dispatch Agreement Conclusion The Japanese government has set a target of 60 million foreign visitors and 15 trillion yen in foreign visitor spending by 2030, making the promotion of tourism to regional areas a critical issue (※). Tokamachi City possesses diverse regional resources, including its unique snow country culture, rich natural environment, terraced rice fields, and food culture, characteristic of one of Japan's leading heavy snowfall regions. It is also known as the venue for the "Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale," one of the world's largest international art festivals. On the other hand, to connect the increase in foreign visitors to regional economic revitalization, it is necessary to disseminate the region's attractions overseas, while also developing reception systems by local businesses and refining tourism content. byFood, as a platform that disseminates Japanese food culture and tourism experiences worldwide, is engaged in supporting inbound tourism promotion in collaboration with local governments and businesses. Against this backdrop, Tokamachi City and our company have concluded this dispatch agreement to promote