Daiwa Securities Group Headquarters Investor event canceled February 21:32 due to new type of pneumonia

As the spread of the new coronavirus spreads, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., a major securities company, has decided to cancel a major investor event scheduled to be held in Tokyo next month. Every year, the event is attended by many investors from overseas, such as China, but the company states that "they decided to cancel in consideration of the safety of the participants."

Every spring, the Daiwa Securities Group headquarters gathers domestic and foreign investors and organizes large-scale events calling for investment in Japanese companies.

Every year, many investors from China, Asia, Europe and the United States participated in the event, and this event was scheduled to be held at a hotel in Minato-ku, Tokyo from the 2nd to 6th of next month.

However, with the spread of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization has declared an emergency and has decided to cancel the event.

The company said, "Because the infection is continuing to spread, we have decided to cancel in consideration of the safety of participating domestic and foreign investors. We are currently considering whether to hold the event or hold it on another day "