Dec 07, 2021 / 06:00PM GMT
Alexander Scott - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Equity Analyst
All right. Let's go ahead and get this session started. So joining me today are Fred Crawford. COO; and Max Broden, CFO of Aflac. So thank you for being with us today. And thanks to everybody who's joining us in person as well as virtually.
Questions and Answers:
Alexander Scott - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Equity AnalystSo let's kick it off. First question I had for you is in Japan, I thought maybe we could start with the growth strategy to fuel growth there and improve the growth outlook. I was just wondering if you could discuss some of the components of that and how you'd expect it to impact sales over time.
Frederick John Crawford - Aflac Incorporated - President & COO
Sure. First, Alex, thank you for having us, and it's nice to be in person in New York after being away for a while for all of us.
Let me comment first. First job or first order of importance is recovery in Japan. And by that, I