Internal Control Reporting, Evaluation and Improvement by the Internal Control Office

「The internal audit function conducts operational audits, focusing mainly on store audits. It audits the status of business execution in each department and the effectiveness of internal controls designed to ensure proper execution, issues improvement instructions to the audited departments, and has established a system for making direct monthly reports to the Representative Director, Chairman, President and the Audit & Supervisory Committee.」

「We have also established an Internal Control Office as a department reporting directly to the President and Representative Director and responsible for activities related to internal control reporting.」

「We have also established an Internal Control Office as a department reporting directly to the Representative Director and President and responsible for internal control reporting. The office reports and communicates with the audit firm and corporate auditors regarding the development and operation of internal controls, including their evaluation and improvement, while coordinating with the Internal Audit Office and the Planning Office, which likewise reports directly to the Representative Director and President, to provide guidance to and conduct evaluations of relevant departments.」