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March 10, 2025 ― On April 13, 2025, KDDI will release Virtual Mirai City, a service that integrates "The Future Life Expo: Future City" (hereinafter, the "Future City"), one of the Future Society Showcase Projects of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, with KDDI's metaverse/Web3 service platform "αU." Virtual Mirai City is a virtual space themed around the concept of "Thinking about the future that we hope to live in." Based on the theme of the Future City, "To the city of happiness," KDDI and nine other sponsors of the Future City have created a human-centered urban space as envisioned by Society 5.0. Users can enjoy a unique virtual experience through avatars, exploring a future in which humanity has overcome social issues while trying out technologies that will enable such a future. We aim to provide users with the opportunity to think about the ideal future by exploring Virtual Mirai City. Overview of Virtual Mirai City 1...

Revenues and profits increased in Three Sectors. DSS (Digital Systems & Services) benefited from the tailwind of DX/modernization in the Japanese IT market, while GEM performed well with renewal demand for power grid facilities, in addition to renewable energy, and data center-related solutions *The decrease in Consolidated Net Income was mainly due to the divestment of Hitachi Astemo (*) [ ]: Estimated YoY changes excl. FX impact Three Sectors was revised upward by 150.0 bn yen in Revenues and 19.5 bn yen in Adj. EBITA DX/GX demand and new opportunities drive revenues and profits growth Core FCF is expected to exceed the target of the Mid-term Management Plan 2024 by 0.3 tn yen, reaching 1.5 tn yen in three-year cumulative total Acquire new business opportunities • In addition to its existing collaboration with Japanese data center operators, Hitachi has expanded the partnership with Singapore's Singtel, a leading communications technology group in Asia, in building out next-g...