The Company has introduced a corporate with company auditors, whereby the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members supervise and audit the execution of our Audit & Supervisory Board Members' duties. Audits by Audit and Supervisory Board Members are performed by the five Audit and Supervisory Board members, three of whom are Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Members. Three of the Audit and Supervisory Board members are full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member. Each Sudit and Supervisory Board Member attends important internal meetings such as meetings of the Board of Directors. The three Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Members are registered as independent Directors with the Tokyo Stock Exchange.