Governance structure
This is the number of people reported to the exchange as independent officers. Whether someone is an outside officer and whether they qualify as independent are separate determinations.
Akihisa Ota (太田晶久), an independent officer, was removed from the filing because he will retire as an outside corporate auditor on 25 June 2026. Outside directors Naoto Mito (美藤直人) and Yu Miyake (三宅有) have been filed as independent officers, while outside corporate auditors Shigeki Taenaka (妙中茂樹) and Jiro Mogami (最上次郎) are newly appointed but are not designated in the independent officer field.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of independent officers | 2 (Naoto Mito (美藤直人) and Yu Miyake (三宅有)) |
| Changes this time | Akihisa Ota (太田晶久), an independent officer, was removed from the filing because he will retire as an outside corporate auditor on 25 June 2026. Outside directors Naoto Mito (美藤直人) and Yu Miyake (三宅有) have been filed as independent officers, while outside corporate auditors Shigeki Taenaka (妙中茂樹) and Jiro Mogami (最上次郎) are newly appointed but are not designated in the independent officer field. |
Items this document does not state (6)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Akihisa Ota (太田晶久) will retire as an outside corporate auditor on 25 June 2026.