Changes to the Scope and Accounting Treatment of the Special Repair Provision

「From the current interim consolidated accounting period, the company changed its accounting policy for the special repair provision as follows. …The special repair provision, which previously covered only periodic inspection costs, will also cover intermediate inspection costs from the current consolidated fiscal year. …To provide expense treatment that better reflects actual conditions, the company also changed the method from the current consolidated fiscal year to recognizing the costs in full when the repairs are performed.」