from accounting for them as operating leases, to finance leases. The effect of this change was to decrease sales and operating expenses in
the “Japan” segment by ¥17,943 million and ¥39,534 million, respectively, and to increase operating income and total assets in the “Japan”
segment by ¥21,591 million and ¥137,184 million, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2004 as compared with the correspon ding
amounts which would have been recorded if the previous method had been followed.
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