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Freshfield’s “Guide for Directors of Subsidiary Companies in Japan”
Freshfield's Guide for Directors of Subsidiary Companies in Japan is well worth reading if you are adirector on a subsidiary company board and have never learned much about your duties and responsibilities under Japanese law.
Japanese Supreme Court Case – Shareholders Appraisal Rights in Demerger
Freshfields Bruckhous Deringer has produceda useful short memo summarizing the impact of the decision by the Japanese Supreme Court earlier this year regarding the appraisal rights (to receive a fair price) of an objecting shareholder in a demerger.
Interview: Alfred Rappaport of “Saving Capitalism from Short-Termism”
The followingentry appeared as part of GovernanceMetrics International’s GMI Blog. GMI is the leading independent provider of global corporate governance and ESG ratings and research. Corporate stakeholders – including leading investors, insurers, auditors, regulators and others – use GovernanceMetrics services to identify and monitor risks related to non-financial measures covering key environmental, social, governance and […]
Yeah, you make false statements, I know, but… oh, come here and give Uncle Sam a hug
The followingentry appeared as part of GovernanceMetrics International’s GMI Blog. GMI is the leading independent provider of global corporate governance and ESG ratings and research. Corporate stakeholders – including leading investors, insurers, auditors, regulators and others – use GovernanceMetrics services to identify and monitor risks related to non-financial measures covering key environmental, social, governance and […]
Tokyo’s New Anti-Organized Crime Ordinance – a Potential Corporate Governance Minefield?
Professor Colin P.A. Jones, Doshisha University Law School
In the legal universe, municipal regulation and corporate governance occupy different solar systems. This may explain why few people orbiting the sun of Japanese corporate governance may have noticed the potential significance of Tokyo’s prefectural Anti-Violent Crime Group ordinance, which was passed on March 18, 2011 and comes into force on October 1.
Why I Founded The Board Director Training Institute of Japan (BDTI)
I thought it might be illuminating to others if I wrote down why I founded BDTI, why it is a nonprofit organization, and why I donated a large portion of my wealth to it.
10 Simple Questions Many Directors Probably Can’t Answer. Can You?
Just for fun, here are some simple questions. I betmore than halfof the directors on Japanese public company boards cannot answer all 10questions correctly.
If you sit on the board of a private company in Japan, and you don't know the answers, you too may need to worry about what else you don't know.
1) How is the duty of due care interpreted in Japanese courts?What is the business judgment rule and how is it interpreted?