Note to recorder:
Natural speed please.
In spite of the abrupt yen appreciation, the prices of raw materials and crops keep rising, which brings about a lot of trouble to import industries including Suntory.
Under such circumstances, our sales and profits are rising steadily.
We have achieved 6 straight years of earning and revenue growth.
As you know, the world population is over 7billion, while some of the developed countries have the birth rate issue.
Japan is the very country.
According to a national census recently announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of population except for foreigners has just started to decrease since records began.
The Japanese market is shrinking.
