Kokuyo Co., Ltd. provided earnings guidance for the fiscal year 2021. As for the analysis of sales compared to the previous year, overall sales are expected to increase by JPY 21.3 billion. Operating income is expected to increase by JPY 5.3 billion as a whole. In Japan, they expect to increase profits in each domain, and overseas, they also expect to increase profits, mainly in global stationery. They plan to decrease profits by JPY 1.1 billion due to the impact of increasing adjustment expenses, especially in terms of corporate expenses, which includes the increases in new businesses and DX-related strategic expenses.