Risk of Delayed Response to Technological Innovation
First written in FY2016. 5 of 10 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 95 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「The spread of AI-powered summarization and answer functions in search engines, as well as the growing use of generative AI to obtain information, may change users' information-gathering experience and allocation of discretionary time, affecting the traffic structure of media dependent on search traffic and trends in the use of news media」
The technological innovation risk was made more specific by describing the impact of the spread of generative AI on search traffic, traffic structures and the use of news media. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「The internet-related market in which the group operates is characterized by rapid technological innovation. In particular, the rapid advancement of AI technologies, including generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has in recent years begun to significantly affect the business environment and competitive landscape.」
The group added the rapid advancement of generative AI and LLMs, along with issues including reliability, explainability, copyright, ethics and privacy, to the existing risk of delays in responding to technological innovation. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The group strives to keep abreast of the latest technologies by recruiting outstanding personnel and holding study sessions on the latest technologies, and has established a development structure that enables their rapid deployment in existing services.」
The group continues to address technological innovation by recruiting personnel, holding study sessions and strengthening its development structure. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The group strives to keep abreast of the latest technologies by recruiting outstanding personnel and holding study sessions on the latest technologies, and has established a development structure that enables their rapid deployment in existing services.」
The group continues to address technological innovation by recruiting personnel, holding study sessions and strengthening its development structure. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The group strives to keep abreast of the latest technologies by recruiting outstanding personnel and holding study sessions on the latest technologies, and has established a development structure that enables their rapid deployment in existing services.」
The group continues to address technological innovation by recruiting personnel, holding study sessions and strengthening its development structure. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The group strives to keep abreast of the latest technologies by recruiting outstanding personnel and holding study sessions on the latest technologies, and has established a development structure that enables their rapid deployment in existing services.」
The group continues to address technological innovation by recruiting personnel, holding study sessions and strengthening its development structure. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If the group is unable to respond promptly to unexpected technological innovations or other developments, the competitiveness of its services may decline relative to those of competitors, potentially affecting its business and results of operations.」
The risk is that, in a rapidly evolving technology market, the group may be slow to keep abreast of the latest technologies and deploy them in its services.