Worsening business environment due to overseas economic slowdown, rising prices and labor shortages
First written in FY2024-Q1. 3 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-09-14.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 3 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「During the current interim accounting period, there was no emergence of new business or other risks, nor any material change in the business or other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
There have been no material changes to the risk of deterioration in the business environment due to a slowdown in overseas economies, inflation, labor shortages and other factors. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the education industry, awareness of the need to improve labor productivity in educational settings, which has long been regarded as an issue, is also increasing. The industry is required to respond promptly to changes in the business environment, including the rapid rise in interest in and attention to online education prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the digitization of the educational environment being advanced under the government's GIGA School Initiative, which began in fiscal 2020.」
While interest in the digitization of the educational environment and online education remains strong, the company also described uncertainty in the economic environment during the current quarter due to heightened geopolitical tensions, soaring raw material and energy prices, and a weaker yen. - FY2024-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Looking ahead, concerns remain over downward pressure from a slowdown in the pace of recovery in overseas economies, higher costs and weaker demand resulting from inflation, and rising personnel expenses due to labor shortages, and the situation remains uncertain.」
The company first identified the potential for a slowdown in the recovery of overseas economies, inflation and labor shortages to lead to higher costs and weaker demand as a separate theme concerning the future business environment.