Establishment of a Special Investigation Committee
株式会社エム, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company
The freight forwarding business conducted by 株式会社エム
Certain transactions in which sales may have been recorded without underlying substance
Company response
A Special Investigation Committee has been established. The chair is Saito Takahiro (齋藤 隆博), an attorney and former Superintending Prosecutor of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office. The members are Motai Junichi (茂田井 純一), a certified public accountant and licensed tax accountant and Representative Director of 株式会社アカウンティング・アシスト, and Tasaki Shiro (田﨑 司郎), a full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company and an independent outside director. The establishment of the committee was approved on 29 May 2026.
Analysis of the causes and consideration of measures to prevent recurrence
Related procedures
Investigation by the Special Investigation Committee
The Company will fully cooperate with the investigation by the Special Investigation Committee and will expedite the investigation. Upon receiving the investigation report, the Company will promptly disclose the results and take any other necessary measures.
The Company will promptly disclose the results upon receiving the investigation report from the Special Investigation Committee.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Event name | Establishment of a Special Investigation Committee |
| Date of occurrence | 29 May 2026 (the date on which the establishment of the Special Investigation Committee was approved) |
| Subject Entity | 株式会社エム, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company |
| Target Locations / Products | The freight forwarding business conducted by 株式会社エム |
| Cause | Certain transactions in which sales may have been recorded without underlying substance |
| Type of litigation or proceeding | Investigation by the Special Investigation Committee |
| Investigation structure | A Special Investigation Committee has been established. The chair is Saito Takahiro (齋藤 隆博), an attorney and former Superintending Prosecutor of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office. The members are Motai Junichi (茂田井 純一), a certified public accountant and licensed tax accountant and Representative Director of 株式会社アカウンティング・アシスト, and Tasaki Shiro (田﨑 司郎), a full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company and an independent outside director. The establishment of the committee was approved on 29 May 2026. |
| Measures to prevent recurrence | Analysis of the causes and consideration of measures to prevent recurrence |
| Outlook | The Company will fully cooperate with the investigation by the Special Investigation Committee and will expedite the investigation. Upon receiving the investigation report, the Company will promptly disclose the results and take any other necessary measures. |
| Planned follow-up disclosure | The Company will promptly disclose the results upon receiving the investigation report from the Special Investigation Committee. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The Company determined that it was necessary to investigate the facts, analyze the causes, investigate whether similar events had occurred and consider measures to prevent recurrence from a specialized and objective perspective.