text: Risk management has also been centralized under our 
  
  control, and is a developing facet of our organization. The 
  
  financial risks we face are traditional ones such as interest 
  
  rates and foreign exchange. However, we are also subject 
  
  to a variety of physical risks. To put this in an automotive 
  
  context, risk management at Nissan is not the brakes, but 
  
  the airbags. We can’t prevent all risks from affecting us, but 
  
  we can reduce their impact and keep our business going. 
  
  Our production facilities may be exposed to various 
  
  forms of risk. For example, the production facilities in Japan 
  
  are susceptible to earthquakes, so we are investing ¥20 
  
  billion to reinforce the pillars in all of them. Through the 