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Company Law, Financial Instruments and Exchange Law, Corporate Governance (Basics), Corporate Governance (Practical)

An e-learning course that teaches the fundamentals of governance to executives, managers, and IR personnel at both head offices and subsidiaries. With over 17,000 participants to date, this course is used by many companies for employee training. We encourage you to utilize this course to strengthen governance at your company.

All courses combined are approximately 9 hours long. It's a comprehensive course lineup
Supervised by experts in various fields, including proponents of corporate governance codes
Composed in a story format. Easy to understand content
Discounts available for group purchases based on number of participants
PC (Windows and Mac compatible), iPhone, iPad, and Android device compatible

The course period is one year from the date of account issuance.
The four courses, “Company Law,” “Financial Instruments and Exchange Law,” and “Corporate Governance (Basic and Practical),” are offered as a set.

Course fee (price per person)

[General course fee]: 22,000 yen (tax included)

[General Corporate Member]: (30% discount) 15,400 yen (tax included) *Please check here for prices based on the number of purchasers.

[Special Corporate Member]: (50% discount) 11,000 yen (tax included) *Please check here for prices based on the number of purchasers.

Even for companies that are not corporate members, we offer discounts based on the number of participants for groups of 11 or more.

If a company representative needs to monitor the progress of participants, they will need to purchase a separate administrator ID. The price of an administrator ID is 55,000 yen (tax included). Additional IDs for two or more people are 33,000 yen (tax included) each. *Administrator IDs are not eligible for corporate membership discounts.

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[Important notes regarding account issuance]

・After payment is complete, it will take at least five business days to issue an ID for e-learning courses. If you wish to take a course, please apply well in advance.

・Once you have applied, you cannot cancel the e-learning course or change the number of IDs issued.

・Once an ID has been issued, the user ID (registered name) cannot be changed.

・The course ID and information email will be sent directly from the contracted company, Cicom Brains Co., Ltd., rather than BDTI. Please set your email settings to receive emails from the Business Masters Administration Office at support@bizmas.jp, as the email may otherwise be sorted into your spam folder.

Overview of the four courses

lecturer	Kenichi Osugi Professor, Chuo University Law School / President, Japan Institute for Corporate Officer Development Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, and served as Associate Professor at the Tokyo Metropolitan University Faculty of Law before assuming his current position. His main areas of research and activities are corporate governance and venture business law. He is a member of the Corporate Governance Study Group of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Study Group on Corporate Governance Systems, and the M&A Study Group of the Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office. His publications include “Corporate Law (3rd ed. co-authored by Yuhikaku 2015)” and “Casebook Corporate Law (5th ed. co-authored by Kobundo 2015)”.
Standard study time	4 hours and 25 minutes *Separated into sections so you can finish in the middle of the course and start over.
Course Content	Section 1 Structure of a Stock Company Section 2 Duties (Responsibilities) of Directors Section 3 Status of Directors Section 4 Auditors and Internal Control Systems 　　　　　　・Auditor System 　　　　　　・Auditors and Internal Control Systems Section 5 Outside Directors and Committees 　　　　　　・Outside Directors and Companies with Nomination Committees, etc. 　　　　　　・Recent Amendments (Companies with Audit Committees, etc.) Section 6 Corporate Accounting, Accounting Audits, and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act

lecturer	Sachiko Ichikawa Partner, Tanabe Sogo Law Office; Director, Corporate Officer Training Organization of Japan Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law. Obtained LLM from Georgetown University Law Center. Admitted to the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association and the State Bar of New York. She is a certified public accountant in the U.S. and specializes in crisis management and litigation handling of accounting fraud cases. She is a vice chair of the Foreign Law Subcommittee of the Labor Law Committee of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association, where she leads research on business and human rights, is a SASB FSA Credential Holders, a member of the GRI Labor Advisory Group, Economic Impact Working Group and is familiar with sustainability disclosure standards. She is currently an outside director of Tokyo Electron Limited, Olympus Corporation, Azbil Corporation and a board member of the Sony Education Foundation. Drawing on her experience, she has served as a lecturer at various BDTI Director training sessions, leading discussions on risks related to securities fraud litigation, company-with-committees practices, and the relationship between sustainability topics and the board of directors.
Standard study time	40 minutes *Separated into sections so you can start over even if you finish in the middle of a section.
Course Content	Section 1 Overview of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act Section 2 When false statements occur Section 3 Protection of investors when false statements are discovered Section 4 Measures companies should take when false statements are discovered Section 5 Responsibilities of executives

lecturer

Sachiko Ichikawa Partner, Tanabe Sogo Law Office; Director, Corporate Officer Training Organization of Japan

Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law. Obtained LLM from Georgetown University Law Center. Admitted to the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association and the State Bar of New York. She is a certified public accountant in the U.S. and specializes in crisis management and litigation handling of accounting fraud cases. She is a vice chair of the Foreign Law Subcommittee of the Labor Law Committee of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association, where she leads research on business and human rights, is a SASB FSA Credential Holders, a member of the GRI Labor Advisory Group, Economic Impact Working Group and is familiar with sustainability disclosure standards. She is currently an outside director of Tokyo Electron Limited, Olympus Corporation, Azbil Corporation and a board member of the Sony Education Foundation. Drawing on her experience, she has served as a lecturer at various BDTI Director training sessions, leading discussions on risks related to securities fraud litigation, company-with-committees practices, and the relationship between sustainability topics and the board of directors.

Standard study time

40 minutes
*Separated into sections so you can start over even if you finish in the middle of a section.

Course Content

Section 1 Overview of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act
Section 2 When false statements occur
Section 3 Protection of investors when false statements are discovered
Section 4 Measures companies should take when false statements are discovered
Section 5 Responsibilities of executives

lecturer	Kenichi Osugi Professor, Chuo University Law School / President, Japan Institute for Corporate Officer Development Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, and served as Associate Professor at the Tokyo Metropolitan University Faculty of Law before assuming his current position. His main areas of research and activities are corporate governance and venture business law. He is a member of the Corporate Governance Study Group of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Study Group on Corporate Governance Systems, and the M&A Study Group of the Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office. His publications include “Corporate Law (3rd ed. co-authored by Yuhikaku 2015)” and “Casebook Corporate Law (5th ed. co-authored by Kobundo 2015)”.
Standard study time	1 hour and 30 minutes *Separated into sections so you can finish in the middle of the course and start over.
Course Content	Section 1: Introduction to Corporate Governance Section 2: The Ito Report Section 3: Dialogue between Companies and Investors Section 4: The Role of the Board of Directors Section 5: Compliance Section 6: Internal Control Systems

lecturer	Nicholas E. Benes, Executive Director, Public Interest Corporation for the Development of Corporate Executives After earning a bachelor’s degree in political science from Stanford University, he obtained a juris doctorate and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). After working at J.P. Morgan for 11 years, he founded JTP Co., Ltd., which specializes in M&A advisory services. He is licensed to practice law in California and New York. In 2010, he joined the Corporate Governance Liaison Conference hosted by the Financial Services Agency. He has served as a foreign special committee member of the Cabinet Office’s Foreign Direct Investment Conference, a director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), chairman of the ACCJ’s Growth Strategy Task Force, a director of Alps Co., Ltd., an outside director of LDH Co., Ltd. (formerly LiveDoor) and Cecile Co., Ltd. following their respective scandals, and a director of IMAGICA GROUP. In 2013, as a proposer of the Financial Services Agency’s “Corporate Governance Code,” he provided detailed advice on the code’s content to the responsible lawmakers and the Financial Services Agency. He currently serves as an independent outside director of Advantest Corporation. Sachiko Ichikawa Partner, Tanabe Sogo Law Offices; Director, Corporate Officer Training Organization B.A. in Law, University of Tokyo. Obtained LLM from Georgetown University Law Center. Admitted to the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association and the State Bar of New York. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the U.S. and specializes in crisis management and litigation handling of accounting fraud cases. He is a SASB FSA Credential Holders and a member of the GRI LaborAdvisory Group and Economic Impact Working Group. He is a member of the GRI LaborAdvisory Group and the Economic Impact Working Group, and is an expert on sustainability disclosure standards. He is currently an outside director of Tokyo Electron Limited, Olympus Corporation, Azbil Corporation, and the Sony Education Foundation. Drawing on his own experience, he has served as a lecturer at various executive training sessions conducted by BDTI, leading discussions on risks related to securities fraud litigation, company-with-committees practices, and the relationship between sustainability topics and the board of directors.
Standard study time	1 hour and 40 minutes *Separated into sections so you can finish in the middle of the course and start over.
Course Content	Section 1: The Role of the Board of Directors • Three responsibilities of the board of directors as defined by the CGC • The purpose of supervision by the board of directors • Comparison with overseas companies • Executive capabilities Section 2 Independent Outside Directors 　　　　　　• The importance of outside directors 　　　　　　• Three committees 　　　　　　• Effective utilization of outside directors Section 3 Practical Tips 　　　　　　• Two approaches to the board of directors illustrated with specific examples 　　　　　　• Review 　　　　　　• An endless journey

lecturer

Nicholas E. Benes, Executive Director, Public Interest Corporation for the Development of Corporate Executives
After earning a bachelor’s degree in political science from Stanford University, he obtained a juris doctorate and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). After working at J.P. Morgan for 11 years, he founded JTP Co., Ltd., which specializes in M&A advisory services. He is licensed to practice law in California and New York. In 2010, he joined the Corporate Governance Liaison Conference hosted by the Financial Services Agency. He has served as a foreign special committee member of the Cabinet Office’s Foreign Direct Investment Conference, a director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), chairman of the ACCJ’s Growth Strategy Task Force, a director of Alps Co., Ltd., an outside director of LDH Co., Ltd. (formerly LiveDoor) and Cecile Co., Ltd. following their respective scandals, and a director of IMAGICA GROUP. In 2013, as a proposer of the Financial Services Agency’s “Corporate Governance Code,” he provided detailed advice on the code’s content to the responsible lawmakers and the Financial Services Agency. He currently serves as an independent outside director of Advantest Corporation.

Sachiko Ichikawa Partner, Tanabe Sogo Law Offices; Director, Corporate Officer Training Organization
B.A. in Law, University of Tokyo. Obtained LLM from Georgetown University Law Center. Admitted to the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association and the State Bar of New York. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the U.S. and specializes in crisis management and litigation handling of accounting fraud cases. He is a SASB FSA Credential Holders and a member of the GRI LaborAdvisory Group and Economic Impact Working Group. He is a member of the GRI LaborAdvisory Group and the Economic Impact Working Group, and is an expert on sustainability disclosure standards. He is currently an outside director of Tokyo Electron Limited, Olympus Corporation, Azbil Corporation, and the Sony Education Foundation. Drawing on his own experience, he has served as a lecturer at various executive training sessions conducted by BDTI, leading discussions on risks related to securities fraud litigation, company-with-committees practices, and the relationship between sustainability topics and the board of directors.

Standard study time

1 hour and 40 minutes
*Separated into sections so you can finish in the middle of the course and start over.

Course Content

Section 1: The Role of the Board of Directors
• Three responsibilities of the board of directors as defined by the CGC
• The purpose of supervision by the board of directors
• Comparison with overseas companies
• Executive capabilities
Section 2 Independent Outside Directors
　　　　　　• The importance of outside directors
　　　　　　• Three committees
　　　　　　• Effective utilization of outside directors
Section 3 Practical Tips
　　　　　　• Two approaches to the board of directors illustrated with specific examples
　　　　　　• Review
　　　　　　• An endless journey

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Testimonials from Students

The drama was very realistic, and I watched it while projecting what I would do if it were me.

I was able to reconfirm the basics of management, which I tend to forget in my daily work.

I understood the contents very well. I would like to be aware of each of them and apply them to my work.

It is difficult to find time to go out to Tokyo, so I would like to consider using e-learning in the future.

It was easy to understand and well organized. I would like all employees, not just board members, to make use of it.

He felt that dialogue and feedback with general shareholders is necessary in management.

It was good to remember what I had forgotten. I would like to practice it repeatedly to make it stick.