Risk of production disruptions caused by natural disasters and infectious diseases
First written in FY2016. 8 of 20 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 76 of 118 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「To reduce the risk to business continuity from large-scale natural disasters, we built a new plant on elevated ground in Ise in May 2012. However, if an unforeseeable large-scale disaster occurs in the future, production activities may be restricted or interrupted.」
The company continues to implement measures to reduce business continuity risk through the new plant on elevated ground, while the possibility of production restrictions or interruptions caused by a large-scale disaster remains. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「To reduce the risk to business continuity from large-scale natural disasters, we built a new plant on elevated ground in Ise in May 2012. However, if an unforeseeable large-scale disaster occurs in the future, production activities may be restricted or interrupted.」
The company continues to implement measures to reduce business continuity risk through the new plant on elevated ground, while the possibility of production restrictions or interruptions caused by a large-scale disaster remains. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「To reduce the risk to business continuity from large-scale natural disasters, we built a new plant on elevated ground in Ise in May 2012. However, if an unforeseeable large-scale disaster occurs in the future, production activities may be restricted or interrupted.」
The company continues to describe the mitigation measure of using the new plant on elevated ground to reduce the risk to business continuity, as well as the residual possibility of production restrictions or interruptions caused by a large-scale disaster. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「In Japan, economic activity continued to normalize after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economy entered a gradual recovery trend, supported by the recovery in inbound demand and other factors.」
The company states that economic activity is normalizing after the COVID-19 pandemic and that inbound demand is recovering, indicating partial mitigation of the business environment risks associated with the infectious disease. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「After COVID-19 was reclassified under the Infectious Diseases Control Law as a Category V disease, voluntary restrictions on behavior and restrictions on overseas travel were eased, economic and social activity moved toward normalization, and the recovery in tourism became pronounced, with monthly arrivals of foreign visitors to Japan reaching 2 million in June, helped by the synergistic effect of the historically weak yen.」
The company states that, after COVID-19 was reclassified as a Category V disease, restrictions on behavior and overseas travel were eased and economic and social activity began to normalize. - FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter, economic and social activity continued to normalize after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Nikkei Stock Average continued to trend upward from the beginning of the year,」
The company states that economic and social activity is normalizing after the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating partial mitigation of the business activity and economic environment risks associated with the infectious disease. The infectious disease risk itself has already materialized. Quantification: false; actual occurrence: true. - FY2023-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「While quarantine measures related to COVID-19 are being lifted in various parts of the world, the yen's weakening trend is beginning to level off,」
The company states that quarantine measures related to COVID-19 are being lifted around the world, indicating partial mitigation of the risks to business activities and the economic environment associated with the infectious disease. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「While quarantine measures related to COVID-19 are being lifted in various parts of the world, and a gradual economic recovery is said to be continuing,」
The company states that quarantine measures related to COVID-19 are being lifted and that the economy is gradually recovering, indicating partial mitigation of the business environment risks associated with the infectious disease. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「There is still no clear path toward containment of COVID-19, and repeated waves of infection continue to undermine the sustained growth of the global economy. In addition to hindering order-taking activities, the impact is also a concern because stagnation in customer services from Japan could result in customer attrition.」
In addition to the continued spread of infections and uncertainty over when they will be contained, the company expressly identifies impediments to order-taking activities and customer attrition caused by stagnation in customer services as concerns. - FY2022-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter, capital investment began to show strength as COVID-19 infection rates trended downward in Japan and overseas and the new administration formed after the House of Representatives general election announced economic stimulus measures.」
The company states that COVID-19 infection rates in Japan and overseas trended downward and that capital investment also began to show strength. These developments are presented as factors mitigating the risk of disruptions to production and business activities caused by the infectious disease. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter, economic conditions remained affected by a decline in personal consumption resulting from the fourth declaration of a state of emergency, issued from 12 July through 30 September as infections resurged, which continued to impose significant restrictions on daily life. However, capital investment began to show strength in anticipation of a recovery in the global economy.」
The company describes the fourth declaration of a state of emergency accompanying the resurgence of infections and the resulting restrictions on daily life, indicating that the adverse effects of the infectious disease on the economic and business environment have continued. At the same time, capital investment began to show signs of a strong recovery. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「We recognize the need to provide thorough preventive safety training on a regular basis to prevent serious workplace accidents involving both the machinery and equipment at our plants and the manufacturing machinery delivered to customers.」
The company continues to describe the residual risk of production interruptions caused by infectious diseases and natural disasters, as well as preventive training addressing the risk of workplace accidents involving large equipment. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Since then, explosive resurgences of infections, including mutant strains, have been reported in countries around the world, and it remains extremely difficult to predict a clear path toward containment.」
The company describes explosive resurgences of COVID-19 infections, including mutant strains, around the world and the difficulty of predicting a path toward containment, indicating that the infectious disease risk has intensified. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter, the spread of COVID-19 continued to have a devastating impact on countries around the world. The situation was unprecedented, and it remains extremely difficult to predict a clear path toward containment at this point.」
The company continues to describe the devastating impact of the spread of COVID-19 on countries around the world and the difficulty of predicting when the situation will be contained. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter, the spread of COVID-19 continued to have a devastating impact on countries around the world. The situation was chaotic and unprecedented, including the Japanese government's declaration of a state of emergency in April, and it remains extremely difficult to predict a clear path toward containment at this point.」
The company states that the devastating impact of the spread of COVID-19 on countries around the world has continued, and also describes Japan's declaration of a state of emergency and the difficulty of predicting when the situation will be contained. The infectious disease risk has already materialized, and its severity is increasing. - FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report
「Since the beginning of this year, the global spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), originating in Wuhan, China, has created an extremely difficult situation that threatens both human safety and the continued growth of the global economy on a scale never before experienced by modern humanity.」
Previously, the spread of infectious diseases was treated as an unforeseeable residual risk, but this time the global spread of COVID-19 is described as an event that has actually occurred. The impact of restrictions or interruptions to production activities also remains. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「To reduce the risk to business continuity from large-scale natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, we built a new plant on elevated ground in Ise in May 2012 and concentrated many of our core production facilities there. However, if an unforeseeable large-scale disaster such as the spread of an infectious disease occurs, production activities may be restricted or interrupted, which could adversely affect business performance.」
The company continues to describe the mitigation measure of concentrating core production facilities at the new plant on elevated ground and the residual risk of production interruptions caused by natural disasters and infectious diseases. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「To reduce the risk to business continuity from large-scale natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, we built a new plant on elevated ground in Ise in May 2012 and concentrated many of our core production facilities there. However, if an unforeseeable large-scale disaster such as the spread of an infectious disease occurs, production activities may be restricted or interrupted, which could adversely affect business performance.」
The company reiterates the mitigation measure of concentrating core production facilities at the new plant on elevated ground and the residual risk of production interruptions caused by natural disasters and infectious diseases. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「To reduce the risk to business continuity from large-scale natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, we concentrated many of our core production facilities at a new plant located on elevated ground in Ise in May 2012. However, if an unforeseeable large-scale disaster such as the spread of an infectious disease occurs, production activities may be restricted or interrupted, which could adversely affect business performance.」
The company reiterates the mitigation measure of concentrating core production facilities at the new plant and the residual risk of production interruptions caused by natural disasters and infectious diseases. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Drawing on the lessons of the Great East Japan Earthquake, we concentrated many of our core production facilities at a new plant located on elevated ground in Ise in May 2012 to reduce the risk to business continuity from large-scale natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons. However, if an unforeseeable large-scale disaster such as the spread of an infectious disease occurs, production activities by our company or our customers may be restricted or interrupted, which could adversely affect business performance.」
The company describes risk mitigation through the concentration of core production facilities at the new plant, while indicating residual risks of production interruptions caused by natural disasters and infectious diseases.