In appointing outside directors, we have established our own criteria, which follow the independence criteria stipulated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, for determining the independence as below.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/JAPAN-LIFELINE-CO-LTD-14116166/news/Japan-Lifeline-Corporate-Governance-Report-2023-12-25-803KB-45631173/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20231224

TOKYO : Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) started trading carbon credits on Wednesday, as the world's fifth-largest carbon dioxide (CO2) emitter put in place a key element of its strategy to tackle climate change.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/tokyo-stock-exchange-begins-trade-carbon-credits-3836646?cid=cna_flip_070214

Toshiba will then delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange within about a month.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/422230/toshiba-to-delist-after-takeover-by-japanese-consortium-succeeds