Our society has shifted its focus from materialism to things of a spiritual nature. Since the establishment in 1960, the central roll of Daiichi Traffic Industry in Daiichi Group, has been contributing to the society in cooperation with people and regions, and developing ourselves as an enterprise. With the starting point "Caring Humanity" and for pursuing the real amenity, Daiichi is expanding the business area to many fields as a comfortable living environment creating industry. The related business in real estate has rapidly grown up along the development of the transportation business. Moreover there is a steady progress on the automobile and financial business area. I have been always hoping to be a man in local community more than an entrepreneur. I believe that being useful for society is the reason of our existence. What can we do for a person? I always ask about it to myself. To practice those, the industry should grow up stably in mid and long term. We would like to build trust from the community and meet their expectation. through correspond the society needs while making the happiness to both customers and our staff. The prosperity of the region is also ours. I would like to full demonstrate our group's ability in the closest place to people. Daiichi Traffic Industrial Co. Ltd. group, heads for creating a comfortable environment in the regions as an excellent company. We hope to get your unchanged support and expectation. Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co. Ltd Group headquarters Chairman of the Board and Representative Director Hajime KUROTSUCHI In this commemorate new century of the year, we attained to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the foundation and to get the considerable progress that Daiichi was listed in the stock market. We will deeply express our gratitude for your support. And, at the taxi industry our group focuses on, although we are the top taxi company in terms of the number of vehicles, our aim is to become the only one excellent company getting along to each region without being content. Therefore, the most important thing is a relationship of mutual trust. We should recognize each customers individually, not just as lucrative customers and develop the service to support each customers well being. In the future, we would like to provide the service that meets the needs of the region while enhancing the unity between the real estate, the automobile, the finance and the parking business and so on that derived from the taxi business. Time has shifted to genuine of demanding material abundance to spiritual abundance. It is also bond of people to bear genuine abundance. Hereafter, we would like to contribute regional community by linking circles with company members and residents for creating comfortable living environment to satisfy people from the heart. We appreciate your unchangeable support, advice and encouragement. Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co. Ltd Group headquarters Chief Executive President Ryouichirou TANAKA