Overseas Expansion and Patent Acquisition in Various Countries

「In its global channels, the Company has made progress in establishing sales and procurement routes and increased transaction volumes by actively using personnel with expertise in overseas business.」

「In its global channels, the Company is developing a global trading environment for both sales and procurement to respond flexibly to foreign-exchange movements. Recently, sales and profit exceeded initial expectations, helped by the yen's depreciation.」

「In the global channel, sales routes to Hong Kong and Dubai, international hubs for used devices, are being developed, while sourcing partners are being developed in parallel. By establishing a global trading environment covering both sales and procurement, we aim to build a trading structure capable of responding flexibly to future exchange-rate fluctuations.」

「In the global channel, efforts to develop overseas business partners progressed in Hong Kong and Dubai, international hubs for used devices, and both the number of counterparties and transaction volumes increased.」

「In the global business, the number of counterparties and transaction volumes increased, centered on Hong Kong, an international hub for reused mobile devices, as faster decision-making resulting from organizational changes took effect.」

「As another new initiative, we fully launched our LCM (lifecycle management) and global business. We will begin sales in Hong Kong, where 日本テレホン社 has previously operated, and in Dubai, a hub for used devices.」

「As we accelerate our global expansion, we will actively pursue patent acquisition in other countries, work to secure intellectual property rights, and develop alliances, including through investments in overseas companies.」

「Regarding the self-distributed LINE stickers featuring “Mentori,” we distributed LINE stickers created in collaboration with other characters in Japan, launched a collaboration café in Taiwan with a hugely popular local character, and had “Mentori” selected as the campaign character for all 3,122 Taiwan FamilyMart stores. In addition to promotional activities and in-store merchandise sales, we distributed collaboration LINE advertising stickers exclusively in Taiwan. These initiatives resulted in stable download volumes and a significant increase in recognition in Taiwan. In addition, since August 2016, “Mentori” has been selected as an official sticker character for KakaoTalk, South Korea’s largest messaging app, and we have begun distributing animated “Mentori” stickers.」

「As we accelerate our global expansion, we will actively pursue patent acquisition in other countries, work to secure intellectual property rights, and expand our business globally beyond Japan.」