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Q&A - 9th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders - Part 3

Click Here for Part 2  67   Question   Regarding the advance investments for the fiscal year ending March 2026, I have a question. Considering the market environment up to now, it seems possible to balance growth investments while securing profit growth. Could you please explain the reason for deciding to make large-scale advance investments at this timing, even if it pressures profits this period?   Answer   For this period, we are prioritizing the implementation of strategic and agile investments in areas directly linked to future revenue expansion and establishing competitive advantages. At the same time, it is a fact that with the rapid expansion of our organizational structure, we are seeing a decline in cost efficiency in some areas. From this fiscal year onward, under the new management system, we plan to improve efficiency through structural reforms while steadily recovering the results of investments over the medium-term horizon....

Q&A - 9th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders - Part 2

CLICK HERE FOR PART 1! 3. Answers to Other Received Questions   ① Related to Shareholders' Meeting   46 Question   Your company's director candidates all seem to be men, but there is the current situation where the Corporate Governance Code recommends improving the ratio of female executives, etc. In your business, women and foreigners play very important roles. Is there a plan to involve them in the management layer?   Answer   In our company, the appointment of female employees to managerial positions and above is increasing, and the female ratio is improving. Going forward, we will continue to consider the appointment of women from a diversity perspective.   47 Question   What is the reason for not including non-monetary compensation such as stock options in the compensation for directors for this fiscal year?   Answer   It is because no stock compensation expenses for stock options have occurre...

Q&A - 9th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders - Part 1

  This document contains a series of questions and answers from a shareholder meeting. The content is translated from Japanese to English below. This translation was made possible through Google's Gemini AI and should be taken "as-is." Any errors in translation are not the fault of Marko Yamashita, his channel or his entity on any social media platforms. To Our Shareholders, Subject: Transcript - Q&A from the 9th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders August 12, 2025 We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support. We would like to report on the summary of the Q&A session and the answers to questions submitted in advance at the 9th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders as follows. 1. Answers to Questions Submitted in Advance Question 1: Regarding "partial revision of the articles of incorporation," please explain the benefits of adding "production of record masters and music recordings" to the articles of incorpor...