- About half of companies responded, “There will be no last-minute demand.” - Although the consumption tax rate was supposed to be raised to 10% in October 2015 according to the Revised Consumption Tax Act of 2012, the consumption tax rate increase was postponed twice, in November 2014 and June 2016. Currently, the government says that the consumption tax rate will increase to 10% in October 2019. A reduced tax rate system will also be introduced upon this consumption tax rat

- 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

~ Discussion and implementation of countermeasures against trade protectionism do not progress ~ In recent years, exports from Japan have continued to increase and have been a catalyst for economic growth, with the backdrop of recovery of the global economy. The government promotes policies such as the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) to expand transactions with other countries and regions. On

- Despite more companies understanding the effect, they are slow in resolving issues for BCP formulation - Companies are required by concerned interests that their crucial business operation will not be interrupted, or will resume within a short period of time even if it is interrupted when they are damaged by a disaster or an accident, etc. Therefore, preparing disaster prevention and mitigation measures in advance as well as response measures in the event of a disaster and