Looking at the management environment of the SJ Group,the economic outlook is likely to remain uncertain in Japan,partly because of the impact of the earthquake. The information service market appears to be moving to the mature stage,with slowing growth.In response,the Group will seek to achieve its growth strategies by initiating structual reforms designed to return the Group to a trend of rising income.
In China, the Group will aim to become a bridge between Japan and China based on a significant strategic alliance with the Digital China Group.The Group will aim to take more aggressive measures to make Chinese growth the Group's growth engine.
*We are carefully preparing a more detailed medium-term management plan. However, given the considerable uncertainty in the operating environment, we expect that the medium-term plan will need to be revised drastically. As a result, we have elected not to disclose the plan at this time.