We are creating workplaces where employees respect differences in nationality, gender, and values, and where each and every employee can display their capabilities. Proactively employing people from other countries, including people who have recently graduated from Japanese universities, we now have 17 non-Japanese employees (four of whom are in managerial positions).
Hakuto Women's College opened in FY2024 to systematically support women employees in terms of the increase in the number of job categories they work in, the development of their careers, and their promotion to managerial positions. Going forward, we will continue to step up these initiatives to enable our diverse human resources to display their strengths and unique characteristics to directly contribute to the innovative strength of the organization.
Our target for the percentage of managers that are women is 20% by FY2030, and as of March 31, 2025, the percentage was 9.8%.

The Company has long been committed to promoting the employment of people with disabilities, and as of March 31, 2025, employed 15 employees (including 8 with severe disabilities; employment rate of 2.75%), exceeding the legally mandated employment rate. We will continue to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

We have introduced programs to facilitate flexible workstyles, including working from home and staggered commuting hours, as we see the health and peace of mind of our employees as a part of our foundation and a challenge to be addressed for our growth. We have had steady success in these initiatives, including our employees taking 80% or more of their paid leave and being certified and a Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization. We developed a corporate health management map in FY2025, and we are enhancing our systems for supporting the mental and physical health of our employees, including the promotion of follow-up medical checkups and helping our employees balance work and childcare, care for other family members, and their studies.