TAKEFUJI CORPORATION   15-1 Nishi-Shinjuku 8-chome,Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-8654 Japan October 23, 2007 For release    Immediately Representative Hikaru Kondo, President Contact Investor Relations Tel: 81-3-3365-8011 Fax: 81-3-3365-8070 Stock Code No. 8564 TYOSE -Takefuji Bamboo Gears Up With A New Player!- Announcement of Ms. Nikolic Jelena Joining Us We would like to announce that Ms. Nikolic Jelena joined Takefuji Bamboo, our women's volleyball team, as an adaptable fighting potential player on October 1, 2007. Ms. Nikolic is from Serbia and she is a great side spiker who excels in spiking and jumping serves, taking advantage of her height. At the 2006 World Championship, she played as a starting line-up player for all the matches, leading Serbia team to the bronze medal. Moreover, she captained at the 2007 Montreux Volley Masters. With Ms. Nikolic joining us, we expect Takefuji Bamboo to be more powerful on offence and defense. Takefuji Bamboo will keep working together, aiming at the championship of V-League and will also continue to take a proactive stance for making Volleyball more popular. We will try to live up to your expectations. [Profile]   Name Nikolic Jelena   Nickname Jelena   Date of Birth April 13th, 1982   Nationality The Republic of Serbia   Height 194cm   Dominant Arm Right Handed   Position Side Spiker   Highest Jump Reach 315cm [Background] -Club Teams-   1998-1999 Obelix Belgrado(Serbia)   1999-2002 Reggio Emilia(Italy)   2002-2003 Volley Bergamo(Italy)   2003-2004 Minetti Infoplus Vicenza(Italy)   2004-2005 Racing Club Cannes(France)   2005-2006 Toray Arrows(Japan)   2006-2007 VC Padova(Italy) -National Teams-   2003 Serbia National Team for European Volleyball Championship   2004 Serbia National Team for European Volleyball Championship   2006 Serbia National Team for FIVB Volleyball World Championship(The 3rd Place) Back by Takefuji co.