Main questions & answers
Q: When do you think Japan’s GDP will recover to pre-pandemic levels [October–December quarter of 2019]?
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During the July–September quarter of 2021 |
0% |
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During the October–December quarter of 2021 |
9 |
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During the January–March quarter of 2022 |
17 |
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During the April–June quarter of 2022 |
28 |
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The GDP will not bounce back for the foreseeable future |
8 |
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Other answers (O/A) |
29 |
|
No answer (N/A) |
9 |
Q: What do you think will happen in the domestic and global economy as the COVID pandemic is brought under control going forward? (multiple responses permitted)
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Consumer behavior will recover rapidly |
56 companies |
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The economic recovery will be delayed due to intermittent resurgences in COVID cases |
46 |
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There will be serious labor shortages |
8 |
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Exports will be sluggish due to lulls in the global economic recovery |
11 |
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No change from the present |
1 |
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O/A |
25 |
Q: Has your company’s administration of COVID-19 vaccines moved forward smoothly?
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Our program has already ended |
6% |
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Our program will end soon |
62 |
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We cannot set an ending date because the government has suspended its reception of applications |
11 |
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We did not administer vaccinations |
2 |
|
N/A |
19 |
Q: Has teleworking taken root at your company with the COVID pandemic?
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Yes |
92% |
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No |
2 |
|
N/A |
6 |
Q: Have the Tokyo Olympic Games had a positive impact on economic recovery?
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Yes |
18% |
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No |
54 |
|
N/A |
28 |
Q: Did the holding of the Tokyo Olympic Games without spectators impact your business activities?
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Yes |
14% |
|
No |
72 |
|
N/A |
14 |
Q: Did you change your handling of the Tokyo Olympic Games because some people were opposed to holding them?
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Yes |
3% |
|
No |
74 |
|
N/A |
24 |
Q: Is it possible that your company would change its handling of the Beijing Olympics for the reason of forced labor issues involving Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China?
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Yes |
4% |
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No |
50 |
|
N/A |
46 |
Q: Have you checked whether your company has business connections using Uyghur forced labor?
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We have checked and found problematic business connections |
1% |
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We have checked and found no problematic business connections |
52 |
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We have not investigated the matter |
25 |
|
N/A |
23 |
Q: If you were to discover problematic business connections related to Uyghur forced labor or other human rights issues, what would you do? (multiple responses permitted)
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Suspend transactions with that business partner |
32 companies |
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Ask the business partner to rectify the matter |
79 |
|
Do nothing |
0 |
|
O/A |
30 |
Q: Are you making organizational changes to strengthen your economic security measures, including appointing executives to spearhead related initiatives?
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We have taken measures |
8% |
|
We are considering taking measures |
13 |
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We do not plan to take measures |
26 |
|
O/A |
34 |
|
N/A |
19 |
Q: Do you approve of the government’s targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions for fiscal 2030?
|
Yes |
86% |
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No |
2 |
|
N/A |
13 |
Q: Do you think the targets for the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions set in the draft plan for global warming countermeasures announced by the government are achievable?
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Yes |
38% |
|
No |
17 |
|
Don’t know |
32 |
|
N/A |
13 |
Q: Is your company setting its own greenhouse gas reduction targets and formulating implementation plans?
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We are setting targets and drafting plans |
87% |
|
We are considering doing so |
11 |
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We do not plan to do so |
1 |
|
N/A |
1 |
Q: Are you engaging in information disclosure in line with the proposals set by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)?
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We are already disclosing information in line with the proposals |
79% |
|
We are considering doing so |
16 |
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We do not plan to do so |
2 |
|
N/A |
3 |
Q: Are you engaged in digital transformation (DX)?
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Yes |
97% |
|
No |
0 |
|
N/A |
3 |
Note: Percentages have been rounded and so may not total 100%.
