FCIJ BUSINESS CONFIDENCE SURVEY - FALL 2009 13 - 23 October 2009 IJCC RESULTS FALL 2009 Economy next 6 months Response Number Percent Graph Strong improvement 0 0% Some improvement 1 17% No change 5 83% Some decline 0 0% Strong decline 0 0% Total Number of Responses: 6 Economy next 12 months Response Number Percent Graph Strong improvement 0 0% Some improvement 7 100% No change 0 0% Some decline 0 0% Strong decline 0 0% Total Number of Responses: 7 Sales past 6 months Response Number Percent Graph Strong improvement 0 0% Some improvement 3 43% No change 1 14% Some decline 2 29% Strong decline 1 14% Total Number of Responses: 7 Sales next 6 months Response Number Percent Graph Strong improvement 2 29% Some improvement 3 43% No change 2 29% Some decline 0 0% Strong decline 0 0% Total Number of Responses: 7 Profitability past 6 months Response Number Percent Graph Strong improvement 0 0% Some improvement 2 29% No change 1 14% Some decline 4 57% Strong decline 0 0% Total Number of Responses: 7 Profitability next 6 months Response Number Percent Graph Strong improvement 1 14% Some improvement 4 57% No change 2 29% Some decline 0 0% Strong decline 0 0% Total Number of Responses: 7 Reason for change Response Number Percent Graph Own efforts 2 29% More-less resources 0 0% Exchange rates 0 0% Competition change 2 29% Other 3 43% Total Number of Responses: 7 Strategy in Japan Response Number Percent Graph Growth 3 50% Sustain current 3 50% Downsizing 0 0% Consider withdrawal 0 0% Total Number of Responses: 6 Yen EURO rate Response Number Percent Graph Less than 125 yen 0 0% 125 - 130 yen 2 33% 131 - 135 yen 3 50% 136 - 140 yen 1 17% Over 140 yen 0 0% Total Number of Responses: 6 Nikkei Index Response Number Percent Graph Less than 8,000 0 0% 8,000 - 9,500 1 17% 9,501 - 11,000 3 50% 11,001 - 12,500 2 33% Over 12,500 0 0% Total Number of Responses: 6

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