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Substitute auditor Yuichiro Takase was appointed as auditor effective the same date.","jir_summary":"### Regarding the Death and Resignation of Auditor\nOn January 17, 2026, our company\u2019s auditor Hiroshi Umedzu passed away and resigned as auditor on the same date. We express our gratitude for his contributions during his lifetime.\n\n### Regarding Appointment of Substitute Auditor to Auditor\nFollowing the resignation of Hiroshi Umedzu, the statutory number of auditors became insufficient; therefore, Yuichiro Takase, who was a substitute auditor, was appointed as auditor effective the same date. Mr. Takase was elected as substitute auditor at the annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 21, 2024, and meets the requirements for an outside auditor. His biography is also detailed.","jir_financial_highlights":"Resigned Auditor: Hiroshi Umedzu (Resigned due to death on January 17, 2026)\nAppointed Auditor: Yuichiro Takase (Appointed from substitute auditor to auditor on January 17, 2026)\nStatutory Number of Auditors: Unknown (Statutory number restored by the appointment of substitute auditor)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#Daiichikosho, #executive_change, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Resigned Auditor: Hiroshi Umedzu (resigned due to death on January 17, 2026)\nAppointed Auditor: Yuichiro Takase (appointed January 17, 2026)\nSubstitute Auditor Appointment Date: June 21, 2024 (Annual General Meeting of Shareholders)","jir_meta_title":"Daiichikosho Announces Resignation of Auditor Hiroshi Umedzu Due to Death and Appointment of Yuichiro Takase as Auditor","jir_meta_description":"Daiichikosho Co., Ltd. announced that auditor Hiroshi Umedzu passed away and resigned on January 17, 2026, and that substitute auditor Yuichiro Takase was appointed auditor on the same date.","jir_og_title":"Daiichikosho Notice Regarding Death of Auditor and Appointment of Substitute Auditor","jir_og_description":"Daiichikosho announces the resignation of an auditor due to death and the appointment of a substitute auditor to auditor.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":9100,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-19916","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n