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President
Masanori Kawai

In FY 2010, despite the climate surrounding the logistics industry heralding continued growth in demand for international freight transportation mainly in the Asian region, in terms of domestic freight transportation, freight movement is expected to remain slow as a recovery in domestic demand cannot be hoped for anytime in the near future.
Amid this business environment, the Nippon Express Group has formulated the "Nippon Express Group Corporate Strategy 2012 – Towards New Growth," a three-year medium-term management plan with greater emphasis on growth that builds on the policy from the previous year of enhancement of the business infrastructure, and the Group has been making a collective effort towards its implementation since April 1, 2010.
This management plan comprises four key strategies.
The first strategy is "Growth as a Global Logistics Company." Under this strategy, we intend to expand both our domestic and overseas global businesses and to eventually increase the proportion of sales from overseas-related business to reach 50 percent of total sales in the future.
The second strategy is "Promotion of Strategic Environmental Management," with which we will further develop our environmental business by attracting customers through our environment-friendly logistics bases and the promotion of modal shift. At the same time, we will reinforce our efforts to develop a recycling-based society and achieve sustainable growth.
The third strategy is "Enhancement of Management Infrastructure," with which we will make necessary improvements to our management infrastructure and boost competitiveness in order to achieve "Growth as a Global Logistics Company" and "Promotion of Strategic Environmental Management," which are the pillars of our growth.
The fourth strategy is "Promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility （CSR） Management." To this end, we will strengthen corporate governance and fulfill our social responsibilities, while becoming a company in which every employee will be able to achieve job satisfaction and utilize his or her capabilities to the fullest degree.
The Nippon Express Group will make a concerted effort to steadily implement these key strategies and work toward achieving new growth.
The Nippon Express Group is committed to meeting the expectations of every one of our stakeholders by solidifying the cooperation among our Group companies while responding promptly to the changes in the rapidly evolving business environment. We would be grateful for your continued support in this regard.

June 2010