The Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School will hold a seminarevent:Japan’s Changing Corporate Governance (co-sponsored by Development Bank of Japan Inc.), on Thursday May 21st, in Tokyo. BDTI's Representative Director, Nicholas Benes, will serve as a panelist.
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State Street Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. to Become a “Special Sponsor” of BDTI
State Street Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (Japan)has recently become a Special Sponsor of BDTI. We are very gratefulfor their support.
Information on State Street: http://bit.ly/1zQraLQ
Aberdeen Investment Management K. K. to Become a “Special Sponsor ” of BDTI
Aberdeen Investment Management K. K. has recently become a Special Sponsor of BDTI. We are very thankful for their support.
Information on Aberdeen:https://bdti.or.jp/english/node/937
Possible Prosecution of Tepco Executives Delayed
(Japan Times, 10/25/2014) Prosecutors have delayed for three months a decision on whether to charge three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. for their handling of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, an official with a panel that requested the indictments said Friday.
October 10th “Director Boot Camp” – Active and Experienced Participants! Next Course: December
BDTI's October 10th English Director Boot Camp was a great success, including much input from the experienced directors at the table, and several Japanese participants. We are planning to hold the next course early in December. Sign up early!
A description of the course, and a sign-up page, can be found here:
True “Stewardship” in Japan – Actions That Speak Louder than Words
There has been a lot of talk about stewardship in Japan over the past year. And there have been fine statements and announcements made about stewardship commitments by many institutions. This is all good, even if it is not clear how all this will play out.
But actions speak much louderthan words, – so we at BDTI think it fittingto point out that the following institutions have supported The Board Director Training Institute of Japan (BDTI) by making significant donations, in many cases more than once:
Full English Translation of the LDP’s Historic “Japan Revival Vision”
The “Japan Revival Vision” written by the LDP’s “Japan Economic Revival Headquarters” has been translated in full. It has been released by Dietman Shiozaki, and can be downloaded at this link:
https://www.y-shiozaki.or.jp/pdf/upload/20140620104142_aUVp.pdf
It can also be downloaded here: http://bdti.mastertree.jp/f/5lehza2y
Abenomics’ “Third Arrow”: at the Tipping Point
Don’t miss the forest for the trees. Historically, May 23rd, 2014 will probably be seen to be the date when the ruling party of Japan, the LDP, “changed its spots”, mutating from the Old LDP to the New LDP.
It was on that day the LDP’s key growth strategy committee agreed upon its new “Japan RevivalVision”, a detailed 74-page document which definitively separated the LDP from many of the vested interests and obsolete structures that have dominated its past, by setting forth policies for: