Communications Network and Computer System Failures
First written in FY2018. 14 of 17 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 16 of 83 companies on the "Worse" side.
122 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The Group takes measures to prevent or avoid problems in advance, including regular backups and continuous monitoring of operating status, in preparation for natural disasters, accidents and other events. However, if a major earthquake or other natural disaster occurs near the Group's locations, events such as damage to the Group's facilities or restrictions on power supply could hinder business continuity and materially affect the Group's business and results.」
The company continues to describe the risk to business continuity from natural disasters and other events while maintaining measures including regular backups and continuous monitoring of operating status. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「The Group takes measures to prevent or avoid problems in advance, including regular backups and continuous monitoring of operating status, in preparation for natural disasters, accidents and other events. However, if a major earthquake or other natural disaster occurs near the Group's locations, events such as damage to the Group's facilities or restrictions on power supply could hinder business continuity and materially affect the Group's business and results.」
The company has specified regular backups and continuous monitoring of operating status as measures addressing the risks of natural disasters and accidents. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reconfirmed that there have been no material changes to the key risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reconfirmed that there have been no material changes to the key risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reconfirmed that there have been no material changes to the key risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reconfirmed that there have been no material changes to the key risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reconfirmed that there have been no material changes to the key risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The Group's business is entirely dependent on communications networks linking smartphones, PCs and computer systems, and any disruption to these networks caused by natural disasters, accidents or other events would seriously affect the Group's business and results.」
The company continues to describe its dependence on communications networks, data centers and cloud services, together with the associated risk of service disruptions. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions described in the previous consolidated fiscal year. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions described in the previous consolidated fiscal year. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions described in the previous consolidated fiscal year. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, there were no occurrences of matters that could materially affect investors’ investment decisions among the matters relating to the business and financial position described in this quarterly report, nor were there any material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions described in the previous fiscal year. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, if computer systems were to fail due to various unpredictable factors, such as a sudden increase in access to the websites we operate, interruptions to the power supply of data centers or cloud service outages, our business and results could be affected.」
In addition to the previously identified risks of communications network disruptions and natural disasters, the company has added sudden increases in access, data center power issues and cloud outages as causes of system disruptions. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the current fiscal year, there were no occurrences of matters concerning the business situation, accounting situation or other matters described in the quarterly report that could have a material impact on investors’ decisions, and no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the business and other risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions described in the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the current fiscal year, there were no occurrences of matters concerning the business situation, accounting situation or other matters described in the quarterly report that could have a material impact on investors’ decisions, and no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the business and other risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions described in the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current fiscal year, there were no occurrences of matters concerning the business situation, accounting situation or other matters described in the quarterly report that could have a material impact on investors’ decisions, and no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the risks related to communications network and computer system disruptions described in the previous fiscal year. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「Our business is entirely dependent on communications networks linking smartphones, PCs and computer systems, and any disruption to these networks caused by natural disasters, accidents, including those attributable to human factors inside or outside the company, or other events would seriously affect our business and results.」
The company identifies network disruptions and system outages as risks given its complete dependence on communications networks and computer systems.