Suspension of Home-Visit Services Due to Natural Disasters and Infectious Diseases

「As part of its infectious disease measures, the Group maintains health and safety manuals and conducts regular health and safety training. However, if a pandemic involving a novel influenza virus, COVID-19 or another infectious disease occurs and Group employees become infected, or if users become infected and suffer ill health or other problems, the Group may be unable to provide services through home visits, potentially affecting its operating results and financial condition.」

「As part of its infectious disease measures, the Group maintains health and safety manuals and conducts regular health and safety training. However, if a pandemic involving a novel influenza virus, COVID-19 or another infectious disease occurs and Group employees become infected, or if users become infected and suffer ill health or other problems, the Group may be unable to provide services through home visits, potentially affecting its operating results and financial condition.」

「Under these circumstances, some of the recipients of the Group's home-visit services are care facilities. As access restrictions at facilities declined following the reclassification of COVID-19 to Category 5 under the Infectious Diseases Act, the number of treatments increased.」

「Under these circumstances, some of the recipients of the Group's home-visit services are care facilities. As access restrictions at facilities declined following the reclassification of COVID-19 to Category 5 under the Infectious Diseases Act, the number of treatments increased.」

「Under these circumstances, some of the recipients of the Group's home-visit services are care facilities. As access restrictions at facilities declined following the reclassification of COVID-19 to Category 5 under the Infectious Diseases Act, the number of treatments increased.」

「In the directly operated massage business, access by outside visitors was restricted at some care facilities due to the impact of the eighth wave of COVID-19, and services were suspended because members of the Group's treatment staff became infected.」

「Under these circumstances, some of the recipients of the Group's home-visit services are care facilities. However, many care facilities have taken measures such as temporarily prohibiting outside visitors from entering their premises to prevent the spread of COVID-19. During the seventh wave of COVID-19, home-visit services were also suspended because members of the Group's treatment staff became infected.」

「Some of the recipients of the Group's home-visit services are care facilities. As access restrictions at facilities declined with the decrease in new infections, the number of treatments increased.」

「The risk from the spread of COVID-19 is expected to continue for a certain period and then gradually subside. However, there is considerable uncertainty regarding its impact on business results, and it could materially affect the Group's operating results and financial condition.」

「Some of the recipients of the Group's home-visit services are care facilities. As access restrictions at facilities declined due to a decrease in the number of new infections following the increased vaccination rate, conditions improved from the previous quarter and the number of treatments increased.」

「Against this backdrop, although the state of emergency was declared for a fourth time, conditions improved year on year and the number of treatments increased.」

「As a result, the number of users and the number of services provided declined substantially year on year. Meanwhile, more care facilities have been resuming operations in periods and regions where no state of emergency had been declared.」

「As a result, although an increasing number of care facilities have gradually resumed operations following the lifting of the state of emergency, the number of users and the number of services provided declined substantially year on year.」

「As a result, although an increasing number of care facilities have gradually resumed operations following the lifting of the state of emergency, the number of users and the number of services provided declined substantially year on year.」

「Some of the recipients of the Company's insurance-covered massage services are care facilities visited by the Company. However, many care facilities have taken measures such as temporarily prohibiting outside visitors from entering their premises to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The impact on the Company's results had already become apparent in the fiscal year ended March 2020, resulting in an estimated decrease in monthly revenue of approximately ¥60 million compared with projected revenue for March.」

「The Company provides services through visits to users' homes and other locations. If a natural disaster affects home-visit activities, or if the Company's employees, users, care managers, other related parties or business establishments are affected by a large-scale disaster such as an earthquake, continuing to provide services may become difficult and business activities may be constrained, potentially affecting the Company's operating results and financial condition.」