”TOKYO —In recent years, “social entrepreneurship,” “social innovation” and “sustainability” have found their way into the mainstream conference last September at Waseda University under the theme “Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Innovation.”
”Is Japan ready for social innovation?”
” FSA – Stewardship Code : 205 institutional investors have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors”
”The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, The University of Tokyo) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code) in February 27, 2014. The Council requested the FSA to publish and periodically update the list of institutional investors who announced their acceptance of the Code.
”Is Japan’s revitalization real and sustainable?”
Representatives from the securities industry and the capital markets in the US and Japan discussed the progress and issues that lie ahead.
Randall S. JONES ” Productivity: The main driver of economic growth for Japan”
Randall S. JONES
”…………..Productivity has become a unifying theme for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) work in recent years. Productivity determines wage growth and living standards, and as populations in many developed countries have found, the only real source of growth is productivity growth. Today, I would like to look at recent trends in productivity, the causes of declining productivity, and some ideas on how to revive productivity growth.
Nikkei Asian Review: ”Japanese company needs to drop arrogant stance to survive”
Sharp’s head office in Abeno Ward, Osaka
”………………TOKYO — Sharp decided Thursday to accept a takeover offer from Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, becoming the first major Japanese electronics maker to be acquired by a foreign company.
While Sharp will seek to resurrect itself under the umbrella of the Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer also known as Foxconn, the key to successful rehabilitation will be the ability of the Osaka-based company to drop its arrogant stance.
Forbes: ”The Acquisition Of Japan’s Sharp By Taiwan’s Foxconn’s Historical Significance”
”The outcome of the acceptance by Japanese electronics giant Sharp of a USD $4.3bn takeover bid by Taiwanese multinational Foxconn remains to be seen. Its symbolic significance however could be quite extraordinary: will Japan’s notoriously insular economy, notably its notoriously ultra-insular electronics industry, be opening up to the outside world and especially to its East Asian neighbors?
JETRO Survey: ”Foreign Companies to Increase Japanese Operations”
”The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is a government-related organization promoting mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. It offers foreign investors abundant information on all aspects of doing business in Japan, by providing expert consultation and offering free temporary office space in major business areas across the country.
Last week, JETRO published the first issue of its JETRO Invest Japan Report (2015).
This report is a comprehensive survey on the attractiveness of the Japanese market and activities and perceptions of foreign affiliates in Japan. It also introduces the situation of foreign direct investment in Japan, trends on policies related to investment promotion and improvement of business environment, as well as JETRO’s activities to promote foreign direct investment.
”5 questions about Foxconn-Sharp takeover deal”
”Taiwan’s Foxconn has delayed the signing of a takeover agreement with Japanese electronics giant Sharp, leaving the US$5.9 billion acquisition up in the air. Will there still be a deal? We ask analysts”. ”SINGAPORE: The biggest takeover by a foreign company in Japan’s technology sector is looking less certain, after Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group said […]
”Bank of England chief accuses G20 of failing to reform to boost growth”
”Mark Carney rejects idea that central bankers have ‘used all ammunition’ against downturn but says system remains strong”
”Acquisition of Sharp a first for Japan Inc.”
”Sharp on Thursday became Japan’s first major electronics maker to be acquired by a foreign company.