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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to participate in the Q2 FY2018 results briefing for OMRON today. Before we get started, I would like to introduce our management team. Starting in order from your right： President and CEO Yoshihito YAMADA; Takayoshi OUE, Executive Officer and Senior General Manager of Global Finance and Accounting HQ; Seiji TAKEDA, Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept., Global Strategy HQ; Tsutomu IGAKI, Executive Officer and Senior General Manager, Global Investor Relations and Brand Communications HQ; and Shunji OKUMURA, General Manager of Investor Relations Department, Global Investor Relations and Brand Communications HQ. Finally, I am Kaori ITAGAKI, of the Investor Relations Department; I will be the MC for today’s proceedings. Today’s agenda is as follows: We will begin with a presentation from CEO Yamada, in which he will review our H1 FY2018 results and our FY2018 full-year forecasts. He will also discuss initiatives at IAB for growth going forward. We will then open the floor to questions. We have set aside between 20 to 30 minutes for Q&A. Due to the venue arrangements, we aim to wind up by around 5:00PM. Please be advised that streaming video of this briefing, including the Q&A session, will be made available in its entirety on our website. We thank you in advance for your understanding. In addition, along with today’s materials, we have, as always, included a feedback sheet. We welcome your feedback. Now, let’s begin. Good afternoon everyone. I am CEO Yamada. Before starting the presentation, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your participation in the Q2 FY2018 results briefing. I would also like to acknowledge and express our sincere appreciation for your ongoing support for OMRON. Thank you. As noted by the MC, I will be making the presentation today. After my presentation, we have set aside time for questions. In the Q&A session, I will respond to questions related to OMRON’s overall policies and strategy; for specific details or data points, I will hand over to the management team that is here today.