- Intention to formulate a BCP tends to be high in areas where a large earthquake is predicted - Companies are required to minimize the impact on management assets, continue business and recover early when emergency situations occur, such as a natural disaster, an epidemic of infectious disease, and an information security incident. Therefore, it is important not only for business continuity but also from a perspective of maintaining and improving a corporate value to assume

- Negatively affected by the US-China trade conflict and the long holidays. （Companies researched: 23,169; Valid responses: 9,555; Response rate: 41.2%; Survey start date: May 2002) Overview of May 2019: Possibility of entering a recession phase The economic diffusion index (DI) in May 2019 was 45.4, down 1.4 points from the previous month, and worsened for the sixth consecutive month. Intensified US-China trade conflict coincides with emerging negative effects associated wit