Eliminating market distortions related to people
First written in FY2022. 3 of 5 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「While structural "distortions" arising from traditional employment practices and information asymmetry exist in today's labour market, new "opportunities" unlike any seen before are also emerging as technology advances and values change. The Group regards areas related to human potential, including the optimal placement of talent and the creation of new industries, as sources of growth.」
The framework has been reorganised from one centred on resolving existing market "distortions" to creating industries originating in human potential, with the resolution of "distortions" and the capture of new "opportunities" as its two central pillars. - 2026-04-07ReframedResults presentation
「Creating industries → Co-creating the future: moving from the act of “creating” in a specific field to directly asking about the “purpose” of “prosperity” for society as a whole」
The company has broadened its stated purpose from resolving market distortions and creating new industries to co-creating prosperity for society as a whole. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「Under its mission, "To continue creating new industries by bringing out people's potential and optimally placing talent," the Group positions an approach originating in social distortions in the labour market of the new industries domain as its basic strategy for addressing structural issues in that market, including rigid employment practices based on seniority-based employment and lifetime employment, information asymmetry, and disparities in investment in human capital.」
The previous expression, "resolving distortions in people-related markets," has been made more specific and reorganised as an approach originating in structural distortions in the labour market of the new industries domain. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Under the management policy described above, the Group's basic strategy is to continue resolving distortions in people-related markets.」
The Group continues to pursue its basic strategy of resolving market distortions caused by brand preference, traditional employment practices and information asymmetry, while developing Career Services and Media & SaaS businesses centred on people. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「Under the management policy described above, the Group's basic strategy is to continue resolving distortions in people-related markets.」
The Group identifies brand preference, seniority-based employment and lifetime employment, and low labour mobility as business opportunities, and has clearly set out for the first time its basic strategy of developing Career Services and Media & SaaS businesses centred on people.