（抜粋）・・・The Trustees noted continued progress around the world with regard to adoption of IFRS as the way to achieve the G20-endorsed goal of a single set of high quality global accounting standards. Within that context, the Trustees discussed recent developments in both the United States and Japan. ・・・
・・・On Japan, the Trustees noted that some large Japanese companies had already adopted IFRSs on a voluntary basis while many others are making plans to do so in the near future. At the same time, the Japanese government continued to discuss a possible mandatory transition to IFRS. Recent surveys had indicated positive sentiment among Japanese companies towards IFRSs. Furthermore, recent visits to Japan had indicated a speeding up in a positive way of the Japanese consideration of the adoption of IFRSs. The Trustees also discussed the following:

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Nominations: following a discussion around the progress towards adoption of IFRSs in Japan, the early and unexpected retirement of one of the Japanese Trustees, Noriaki Shimakazi, and the consequent value of continuity in Japanese representation, the Trustees agreed to extend for a period of 9 months (with an option to extend to up to one year) the term of Tsuguoki (Aki) Fujinuma as Vice-Chairman of the Trustees.