Toyota doesn't face significant risks in the short term.

We're expecting operating profits to increase by 20% [to $4.4 billion] for the quarter, aided by strong sales in the U.S. and Asia and the weaker yen.

The company's helicopter business isn't very big and so there should be little financial impact on the company.

Technological alliances like this generally don't produce visible results that quickly.

This is a significant step. Our interest in the short term is in preserving opportunities for athletes to train and compete. In the long term, we want to see a governance and managerial structure that better serves the sport.

consumes significant amounts of management time and encourages a short term focus on what is a long term business.