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Now at 127 million, Japan’s population is forecast to fall to about 83 million by 2100
”Japan’s population has fallen by nearly 1 million in the past five years, in the first decline since the census began in 1920. This is bad news for the country’sshrinking economy, which is unable to depend on an expanding labour force to drive growth.
A pedestrian walks past a Toshiba Corp. logo.
”Scandal-muddied Toshiba Corporation recently announced it was terminating its long-time relationship with Ernst & Young ShinNihon, its rubber-stamping auditor, and will hire PricewatherhouseCoopers Arata to replace it.
Mary Jo White, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, speaks at The Economic Club of New York, in Manhattan, June 20, 2014
”The Securities and Exchange Commission’s push to step up policing of accounting fraud could have a lasting impact on the agency’s work, bringing more cases related to poor internal controls and more actions against individuals, a top former official said.
”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 […]
”Mark Carney rejects idea that central bankers have ‘used all ammunition’ against downturn but says system remains strong”
”Shinzo Abe and Haruhiko Kuroda shouldn’t look to spring wage talks for much help in spurring inflation and economic growth in Japan.
If anything, the picture emerging from the negotiations between some of Japan’s biggest companies and their unions is one of stagnation and slim raises. And the talks, most of which conclude next month, are taking place as a strengthening yen risks pushing down the earnings growth — and stock prices — of Japanese exporters.
The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code has published “Publication of “Corporate Boards Seeking Sustainable Corporate Growth and Increased Corporate Value over the Mid – to Long – Term.
The FSA published the Policy Approaches to Strengthen Cyber Security in the Financial Sector (Summary) in English. See Publication using link below.
Kozo Takahashi, the president of Sharp, on Thursday.
”TOKYO — For a few hours on Thursday, it looked as if Sharp, the ailing Japanese consumer electronics company, had secured a $5.5 billion takeover from Foxconn of Taiwan, the giant contract manufacturer that churns out products for Apple and other foreign brands.
Then things took a left turn.
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Nicholas Benes, The Board Director Training Institute of Japan’s representative director, discusses Foxconn’s decision to postpone signing a definitive agreement with Sharp. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Angie Lau on “First Up.” (Source: Bloomberg)
