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Financial impact includes recognizing off-balance sheet cash of 24 million yen at the end of the interim period for the year ending 2026, recording 6 million yen in SG&A expenses and 30 million yen in non-operating income (including 22 million yen of prior-year impact).\n\n### Prevention measures and future actions\n Head office will prohibit off-balance sheet assets and liabilities and enforce periodic verification, standardize reporting and escalation procedures, strengthen contract drafting and approval processes, enhance management and monitoring of SVN, prevent knowledge silos, and conduct regular internal control training. The company will continue to verify facts and ensure appropriate accounting treatment, and strengthen governance.","jir_financial_highlights":"Off-balance sheet cash: 24 million yen ( accounted for at midpoint of interim consolidated period)\nSelling, general and administrative expenses: 6 million yen (to be recorded in the interim consolidated period of 2026)\nNon-operating income: 30 million yen (including 22 million yen of prior-year impact)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#SunAsterisk, #OverseasConsolidatedSubsidiaries, #InternalControlEnhancement","jir_key_figures":"Off-balance sheet cash 24 million yen\nSelling, general and administrative expenses 6 million yen\nNon-operating income 30 million yen (of which past-year impact 22 million yen)","jir_meta_title":"\u3010Sun Asterisk\u3011Overseas consolidated subsidiary off-balance cash investigation and recurrence prevention measures announced\uff5cSeptember 14, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Sun Asterisk confirms off-balance cash of approximately 24 million yen at SVN, its overseas consolidated subsidiary. 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