The 18th Nishi-Kasai Token Ichi, our final event of this year, was held at our Tokyo Nishi-Kasai store for five days starting Wednesday, December 24th. Though I was concerned about number of visitors given the year-end timing, the event concluded successfully. Particularly, perhaps due to our enhanced purchasing efforts, buyback reached an all-time high, including visitors from distant locations. It was a fulfilling five days where we expressed our gratitude to everyone who supported us this year and requested their continued patronage next year. After the event concluded, we had a year-end gathering with a sword-smith and a master of tsukamaki, wishing for another wonderful year ahead.