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On April 4, 2022, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) reorganized its five segments into three markets: the Prime Market for global companies, Standard Market for medium-sized...

資本コストや株価を意識した経営の促進に向けて...

連載「CEOの綱渡りな旅」では、技術革新、多様なステークホルダーからのプレッシャー、マクロの経営環境など、CEOが直面する課題について௾

Japan has long presented a challenging environment for international investors despite having had very lenient foreign investment control. The challenges arise out of certain invisible barriers...

Japan’s system of interlocking shareholdings is collapsing as Japan’s banks move to isolate their reported capital ratios from equity market volatility.

One of the topics related to corporate activity that attracted the most attention in Japan in 2023 was the 31 March publication of three notices addressed to listed companies by the Tokyo Stock Exchange ("TSE").

We believe the reasoning behind the drive is threefold.

In June 2021, the revision to Japan's Corporate Governance Code (CGC) was released.[1] The CGC is a set of corporate governance guidelines for companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

電子提供制度2年目に向けて総会資料の送付形態を考える...

Although domestic enforcement volumes in Japan remain modest in some areas compared with overseas authorities, actions by foreign regulators against Japanese companies...

M&A activity in Japan has remained stable in 2021. Inbound investments into Japan, in particular, has seen steady growth despite the ongoing restrictions on cross-border trade as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In May 2025, Japan's Parliament passed the Act on Promotion of Research and Development, and Utilization of Artificial Intelligence-Related Technologies (the "AI Promotion Act")1 in response to the rapid advancement of AI technologies.

On May 1, 2006, a new type of Japanese legal entity named the Godo Kaisha (GK) was born. Although it is commonly referred to as the Japanese LLC a GK differs from a US LLC in several important respects.

Draft of New Guidelines Published. On June 8, 2023, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry ("METI"), a Japanese government agency tasked with promoting economic vitality in the private sector...

In recent years, activist shareholders have been increasingly active in Japan. During the annual general shareholders' meeting season in June 2022, shareholders made 330 proposals against 97 companies...