TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. Introduction
      1-1 About the Audit & Supervisory Board Members
      1-2 Self Introduction
    2. Function and Responsibility
      2-1 Illustration of a Company with an Audit & Supervisory Board Members
      2-2 Three types of Audits
      2-3 Powers, rights and obligations
    3. Activities of the Audit & Supervisory Board Members
      3-1 Activities of the Audit & Supervisory Board Members
           (Roles regarding misconduct and wrongdoing within the company)
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                 1. Introduction
           1-1 About the Audit & Supervisory Board Members
    • Appointed by shareholders and independent from the 
     Board of Directors.
    • Each member is expected to perform his/her roles 
     individually.
    • To audit and supervise the execution of duties by 
     directors.
      Duties of directors include monitoring subsidiaries.
      Therefore the Audit & Supervisory Board Members are 
      authorized to see operations of subsidiaries.
    • The Audit & Supervisory Board is a corporate body 
     authorized by laws of Japan.
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                                   1-2 Self Introduction
       Existence of various types of Members enables supervision from different angles.
              Photo                                Photo
                            Full-                                Full-
                            time/Standing                        time/Standing
              Photo                                Photo
                            External/Outside                     External/Outside
              Full-time/Standing -one or more
              • Spend main part of their working time to perform their duties as Members. 
              • Get information on the operation and affairs of the company.
              External/Outside -half or more
              • Independent from the company's management.
              • Neutral and fair assessment is expected.
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                                                                 2. Function and Responsibility
                               2-1 Illustration of a Company with an Audit & Supervisory Board Members
                                                                                                                  Shareholder
                                                                                                                                s                                                                                           =External/Outside
                                                                                                                                    Appointment
                                                                                                           SSuupeperrvviissororyy  FFuunnctctiionon
                                       Board of Directors                                                    (Attend/Advise)                                       AAuuddiitt  &&  SSuupeperrvviissororyy  BBoaoarrdd
                                                                                                           CCoollllaabboorraatitioonn
                                                                                                                   (Report)
                                                                                                       （※（Audit as a part of 
                                                                                                       （※（Audit as a part of 
                                                                                                                     SSuuppeerrvivisosorry y Function               AAuuddiitt  &&  SSuuppeerrvivisosorry y BBooaarrdd  MMeemmbbeerrss
                                                                                                       Function
  SuSuppeerrvviissiioonn
                                                                                                                                                                                          Report                              ★Audit
                                                 Executive 
                                                 Directors and 
                                                 management 
                                                 officers
                                             Management                                                                                                                                             EExxtteerrnnaall  AuAudidittororss
                                                                                                                                       AAuuddiitt                                             (Accou(Acntcouing nAutindig tors)
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Auditors)
                                                                                                                                                                                  ★Review of reasonableness, fairness and 
                                                                                                                                                                                      independence from the management on the 
                                       InIntteerrnnaall  AuAudidittororss                                                                                                             audit conducted by the External Auditors 
                                                                                                                       Collaboration
                                                                                                                       Collaboration                                                  (Accounting Auditors).
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                                                                                                    2-2 Three Types of Audits
                                    Audit and supervise 
                                    the activities of 
                                    directors management                                       Audit & Supervisory Board
                                    under the Companies 
                                    Act of Japan.
                                                                                               i.       Statutory body
                                                                                               ii.      Independence from directors
                                                                                               iii.     Appointed by shareholders
                                                                                             Collaboration
                Audit the operations                                                                                                                                                                              Audit the financial 
                of management                                                                 (Meeting/Planning/Hearing etc...)                                                                                   statements under the 
                under the director's                                                                                                                                                                              Companies Act of 
                order.                                                                                                                                                                                            Japan.
                                   Internal Auditors                                                                                                                                     External Auditors
                                     ※具具具具具具具具具具具具具具具具具具                                                                                                                          (Accounting Auditors)
                     i.      Non-statutory body                                                                                                                                           ※具具具具具具具具具具具具具具具具具具具具
                     ii.     Under the direct control of the                                                                                                                i.      Statutory body
                             management                                                                                                                                     ii.     An outside professional body
                     iii.    One of the company's departments                                                                                                               iii.    Appointed by shareholders
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