Declining competitiveness due to the loss and shortage of editorial journalists
First written in FY2017. 5 of 9 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 109 companies on the "Worse" side.
16 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「To promote these initiatives strategically, we established the Future Strategy HR Office and will work to expand various measures that support the recruitment and development of personnel.」
Continuing strategic personnel recruitment and development measures through the Future Strategy HR Office, in addition to recruitment and position- and capability-specific training, to address the risk of difficulty retaining or losing editorial reporters and other personnel. - FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「To promote these initiatives strategically, we established the Future Strategy HR Office and will work to expand various measures that support the recruitment and development of personnel.」
To address the risk of difficulty retaining or losing talented personnel, including editorial reporters, the company has expanded its framework beyond recruitment and position- and capability-specific training to include strategic personnel measures through the Future Strategy HR Office. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「We also launched an HR office in July 2024 and intend to transition to more specialized initiatives.」
To address the risk of difficulty retaining or losing talented personnel, including editorial reporters, the company states that, in addition to recruitment and training, it established an HR office in July 2024 and will transition to more specialized personnel measures. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The growth potential and competitive advantages of our business depend heavily, particularly, on retaining editorial reporters.」
Continuing to identify as a risk that retaining editorial reporters who handle both sales and reporting and writing affects growth potential and competitive advantages. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The growth potential and competitive advantages of our business depend heavily, particularly, on retaining editorial reporters. Our editorial reporters also work as reporters for a local newspaper while handling sales. In sales, they need planning and proposal skills to secure orders for advertisements published in the paper, while as reporters they need the ability to gather information and write concise, easy-to-understand articles for readers in a short time.」
Continuing to identify as a risk that the retention of editorial reporters, who handle both sales and reporting and writing, affects growth potential and competitive advantages. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The growth potential and competitive advantages of our business depend heavily, particularly, on retaining editorial reporters. Our editorial reporters also work as reporters for a local newspaper while handling sales. In sales, they need planning and proposal skills to secure orders for advertisements published in the paper, while as reporters they need the ability to gather information and write concise, easy-to-understand articles for readers in a short time.」
Continuing to identify as a risk that the retention of editorial reporters, who handle both sales and reporting and writing, affects growth potential and competitive advantages. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The growth potential and competitive advantages of our business depend heavily, particularly, on retaining editorial reporters. Our editorial reporters also work as reporters for a local newspaper while handling sales. In sales, they need planning and proposal skills to secure orders for advertisements published in the paper, while as reporters they need the ability to gather information and write concise, easy-to-understand articles for readers in a short time.」
Continuing to identify as a risk that the retention of editorial reporters, who handle both sales and reporting and writing, affects growth potential and competitive advantages. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The growth potential and competitive advantages of our business depend heavily, particularly, on retaining editorial reporters. Our editorial reporters also work as reporters for a local newspaper while handling sales. In sales, they need planning and proposal skills to secure orders for advertisements published in the paper, while as reporters they need the ability to gather information and write concise, easy-to-understand articles for readers in a short time.」
Continuing to identify as a risk that the retention of editorial reporters, who handle both sales and reporting and writing, affects growth potential and competitive advantages. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The growth potential and competitive advantages of our business depend heavily, particularly, on retaining editorial reporters.」
Because editorial reporters handle both sales and reporting and writing, and are required to have planning and proposal skills and the ability to produce articles quickly, the company has separately identified for the first time the risk that difficulty retaining or losing talented personnel could affect competitiveness and business performance.