TAKEFUJI CORPORATION   15-1 Nishi-Shinjuku 8-chome,Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-8654 Japan August 5, 2004 For release    Immediately Representative Megumu Motohisa, President Contact Investor Relations Tel: 81-3-3365-8011 Fax: 81-3-3365-8070 Stock Code No. 8564 TYOSE TAKEFUJI Issues New "Marines MasterCard" in Tie-Up with Marines TAKEFUJI CORPORATION is pleased to announce that on August 9, 2004 it will begin issuing the "Marines MasterCard" for members of the Marines Anglers' Society. The card, which offers a number of attractive privileges, is being issued in a tie-up with Marines Co., Ltd. (President & Representative Director Zengyo Teramoto), a company that provides information on fishing inns and catches, primarily in the Kanto Region, via the Internet. 1.  Purpose   TAKEFUJI is focusing on issuing new cards in association with member stores. The Company believes that this is a new channel that has the potential to open up new markets. As part of this effort, TAKEFUJI plans to strengthen cooperation with the fishing inns that already collaborate with Marines, with the aim of attracting its own customers, while providing new cardholders with maximum convenience. TAKEFUJI aims to attract 10,000 new cardholders in three years, primarily by staging a vigorous membership campaign on its own website and on the website of Marines. 2.  Profile of Marines   Name of company : Marines Co., Ltd. (formerly Marine Telecom Co., Ltd.)   Address of head office : 17-4-609, Masago 3-chome, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture 261-0011 TEL: (043)279-5541 (key)      FAX: (043)279-7618 (key) URL: http://www.marines-net.co.jp/fishing/ E-mail: fish@marines-net.co.jp   Foundation : October 1986   Capital stock : ¥22,000,000   Operations : <1>Planning/production of fishing information for provision over the Internet <2>Planning/operation of a Internet-based shopping site 3.  Privileges for Marines MasterCard Holders   <1> Privileges for those being issued with the card for the first time - There is no charge for the issue nor for the reissue of the card, and no annual membership fees.   (For our existing cards, the issue fee is ¥1,500 and the reissue fee ¥1,000)   <2> Privileges awarded during the campaign - No fee for ID registration for PC retrieval is charged (normally, a charge of ¥1,000 applies).   (By registering their ID, members can retrieve from their PCs data on fish by type as well as information on fishing inns by area, compiled by Marines. Members can also analyze catch charts.) 4.  Preferential Treatment   By presenting their card at any of about 140 highly popular fishing inns in the Kanto region that have tie-ups with Marines, Marines MasterCard holders will receive a ¥500 discount on the fishing boat or a 10% discount on the shuttleboat fare. 5.  Annual Membership Fee   There will be no annual membership fees. Marines MasterCard holders will also be exempt from premiums for additional card theft/loss insurance. 6.  Card Face   Back by Takefuji co.