Expansion of Business Domains and Creation of New Businesses

「During the interim consolidated accounting period, although solar-related revenue in the energy business contracted, the Company actively pursued various initiatives to enter new businesses and capture new demand with a view to restoring earnings and achieving renewed growth.」

「In addition to expanding its existing businesses, the company will vigorously pursue initiatives to build a business model that allows synergies between the segments to be realized in order to develop sustainable businesses.」

「During the interim consolidated accounting period, the company accelerated organic growth by developing new owned media in the media-platform segment, developing proprietary products in the outsourcing segment and expanding its subscription-based products. In addition, through the acquisition of Aoie, which sells and installs solar-related products in the energy segment, it pursued measures to increase corporate value through both organic and inorganic growth.」

「The company acquired shares in Aoie, which sells and installs solar-related products, to expand its energy segment.」

「Through the acquisition of shares in CoCoXia, our group intends to enter the senior-care field, expand the products and services it handles, and promote business expansion.」

「The company decided to acquire the Business because it judged that combining it with its existing essential-services media site Hikariku would generate synergies to maximize advertising effectiveness, while using its expertise in content marketing, SEO and data mining would enable it to expand its share of the essential-services media market and maximize profits. Business combination date: 31 October 2023.」

「The company decided to acquire the Business because it expects further revenue growth through synergies with its matching-app media sites. Business combination date: 31 March 2023. Consideration transferred: ¥76 million in cash.」

「In its media business, the company expanded into Web3, influencer-related businesses and other industries during the current consolidated fiscal year, in addition to games, real estate, matching services, essential services and human resources. It will continue to expand into media serving other industries to broaden its business portfolio.」

「At a board meeting held on 13 October 2022, the company resolved to dissolve its consolidated subsidiary ドワーフワークス株式会社. … Subsidiary dissolution date: 7 November 2022; liquidation completion date: 15 December 2022」

「ドワーフワークス株式会社 was established in October 2018 to develop and operate game apps and continued operating since then. However, distribution of the smartphone game app Memoria: The Dream Traveler and the Twin Guides, which began on 30 March 2022, has ended, and no further game-app development is planned. Accordingly, the company decided to dissolve the subsidiary from the standpoint of optimizing management resources.」

「For the purpose of selecting and concentrating management resources, the group decided to end distribution of the smartphone game app Memoria: The Dream Traveler and the Twin Guides.」

「株式会社メルセンヌ owns the Career High Tenshoku information site for job changers. The company decided to acquire the shares because it expects the site to achieve further growth through the use of the media-operation expertise it has developed, accelerate group business expansion and generate significant synergies, thereby contributing to the group's sustainable growth and further increasing corporate value.」

「株式会社メルセンヌ owns the Career High Tenshoku information site for job changers. The company decided to acquire the shares because it expects the site to achieve further growth through the use of the media-operation expertise it has developed, accelerate group business expansion and generate significant synergies, thereby contributing to the group's sustainable growth and further increasing corporate value.」

「Under these circumstances, the group has worked to secure a stable earnings base following its core NHK business, which involves contracting and collection services for NHK broadcast reception fees, and to expand its operations. It has worked to expand its new sales agency and media businesses.」

「Under these circumstances, the group has worked to secure a stable earnings base following its core NHK business, which involves contracting and collection services for NHK broadcast reception fees, and to expand its operations. It has worked to expand its new sales agency and media businesses.」

「In light of the above environment, the group will continue to secure stable earnings from its sales agency business, invest actively in new businesses using the resulting profits, and pursue sustained growth over the medium to long term.」

「In addition, the company launched the PairFull matching-app service, which had been under development since the previous fiscal year, on 26 October 2020.」

「From the current first-quarter consolidated accounting period, the newly established 株式会社サンジュウナナド has been included in the scope of consolidation.」

「December 2019 Established subsidiary 株式会社Ｃ－ｃｌａｍｐ in Toshima-ku, Tokyo」

「The company decided to acquire the Business because it judged that further development could be achieved through synergies generated by mutual collaboration with the matching-app media site plus operated by the company and with the matching app currently under development.」

「Against this backdrop, our Group formulated a new medium-term management plan and worked to expand our sales outsourcing business, our principal business, which mainly handles contract acquisition and collection services for NHK broadcasting reception fees, as well as our media business, which mainly operates “Iepla,” a room-search website using a chat system, and “Altema,” a game walkthrough website. We also worked on planning and developing new businesses, including smartphone games and matching apps.」

「Under these circumstances, the group formulated a new medium-term management plan and worked to expand its sales agency business, centered on contracting and collection services for broadcast reception fees from NHK, its core business, as well as its media business, centered on operating the chat-based apartment-finding site IePura and the game strategy site Altema. It also worked on planning and developing new businesses, including smartphone games and matching apps. From the current first-quarter consolidated accounting period, Blockchain Games Co., Ltd., previously an unconsolidated subsidiary, was included in the scope of consolidation because its importance had increased.」

「During the current third-quarter accounting period, the company established its wholly owned subsidiary Blockchain Games Co., Ltd. However, because its impact on assets, net sales, profit or loss and retained earnings is immaterial and it is currently of limited importance, the company has classified it as an unconsolidated subsidiary.」

「At a board meeting held on 13 September 2018, the company resolved to establish a new subsidiary and commence businesses mainly involving the planning, development and operation of games. As one of its growth strategies, the company had been considering business opportunities that could generate synergies with its existing media business. It will therefore launch a new business involving the planning, development and operation of games (the "Business") and establish a new subsidiary to operate it. In addition to focusing on the planning, development and operation of games, the subsidiary is also scheduled to plan, develop, operate and manage an e-sports business (competitive computer gaming). Capital: ¥99 million. Incorporation: October 2018.」

「To establish a diversified business structure capable of supporting a strong management base and sustainable growth, we will promote the selective allocation and concentration of management resources and expand our business domains.」