Oversight by Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members
First written in FY2017. 3 of 11 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 14 of 103 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026Planned change in the composition of outside directors in connection with the planned transition to a company with an Audit and Supervisory CommitteeAnnual report
「If this proposal is approved, the company will transition to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee on the same date, and the outside directors will be Mizukami Koichi (水上孝一) and Ogawa Hiroshi (小川洋), 2 people in total.」
The company describes plans to transition, following approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders, from the current structure of 1 outside director and 3 outside corporate auditors to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, including 2 outside directors. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「As of the filing date, 24 September 2025, the Board of Directors comprises 3 directors, including 1 “outside director,” and the Board of Corporate Auditors comprises 3 corporate auditors, all of whom are “outside corporate auditors.”」
The company continues to maintain an oversight and audit structure comprising 1 outside director and 3 outside corporate auditors. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The company has 1 outside director and 3 outside corporate auditors.」
The company continues to describe an oversight and audit structure comprising 1 outside director and 3 outside corporate auditors. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The company has 1 outside director and 3 outside corporate auditors.」
The company continues to describe an oversight and audit structure comprising 1 outside director and 3 outside corporate auditors. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has 1 outside director and 3 outside corporate auditors.」
The company now describes a structure with 1 outside director and 3 outside corporate auditors, a change from the explanation in the previous fiscal year that an outside director was unnecessary. - FY2019SoftenedAnnual report
「なお, Suzuki Hiroshi (鈴木洋), who was an outside director through the previous fiscal year, is no longer an outside director following the election of his child, Ishikawa Shiho (石川志保). However, Suzuki Hiroshi (鈴木洋) continues to have extensive experience and broad knowledge of corporate management and provides objective advice on overall management and useful information. Accordingly, the company believes that electing a new outside director is unnecessary.」
The outside director position that existed through the previous fiscal year is no longer present, and the oversight structure by outside officers has shifted to one centered on 3 outside corporate auditors. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has 5 directors, including 2 outside directors, and 3 corporate auditors, all of whom are outside corporate auditors. The outside directors and outside corporate auditors provide advice and recommendations, including by expressing their views from professional perspectives and based on their broad experience, to ensure the validity and appropriateness of the Board of Directors’ decision-making.」
The company describes a structure in which 2 of the 5 directors are outside directors and all 3 corporate auditors are outside officers, up from 1 outside director. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The company has 3 directors, including 1 outside director, and 3 corporate auditors, all of whom are outside corporate auditors. The outside director and outside corporate auditors provide advice and recommendations, including by expressing their views from professional perspectives and based on their broad experience, to ensure the validity and appropriateness of the Board of Directors’ decision-making.」
The company specifically describes oversight and supervision by 1 outside director and 3 outside corporate auditors, as well as their advice and recommendations on decision-making.