Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd. notify that Mr. Hisao Yamaguchi, who is an outside auditor of company, is scheduled to resign as an auditor of company on July 31, 2023, in order to concentrate on the treatment of his disease. Due to his resignation, the number of auditors will fall below the number set forth by law. Accordingly, will appoint Mr. Hitoshi Imuta, who is a fill-in auditor, as an auditor on August 1, 2023. New Audit & Supervisory Board Member Name Hitoshi Imuta Date of resignation August 1, 2023 Mr. Hitoshi Imuta was selected as a fill-in auditor at the 16th annual meeting of shareholders held on March 29, 2022, so he satisfies the requirements for (part-time) auditors. His term of office will be the remaining term of office of the predecessor, in accordance with the
articles of incorporation of company. Biography: April 1970: Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. June 1987: Senior Vice President of Nomura New York Limited
July 1988: Head of International Finance Dept., Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. June 1990: Managing Director of Nomura Singapore Limited June 1993: Director of Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd. (Currently JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.). June 1997 Chairman of JAFCO America Ventures Inc. June 2001 Senior Managing Director of JAFCO Co., Ltd. (Currently JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.) June 2003 Vice President of Nomura China Investment Co., Ltd. Vice Chairman of Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai. June 2008 Representative Director and Executive Vice President of SHIROYAMA HOTEL kagoshima Co., Ltd. April 2009 Representative Director and President of SHIROYAMA. HOTEL kagoshima Co., Ltd. June 2015 Executive Chairman of SHIROYAMA HOTEL kagoshima Co., Ltd. April 2016 Full-time auditor (in charge of operations) of National University Corporation KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY. April 2020 Kagoshima Prefecture Tourism Producer (Commissioned by
prefectural governor). January 2022 Representative Director and President of Nangoku Hotels Co., Ltd. (Current Position).