Japan continues to tighten foreign direct investment reviews but also offers a prior notification exemption -
Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and its ministries with jurisdiction over the target entity's business review...more
Forty-eight Japanese companies received shareholder proposals in the June 2021 general meetings (162 proposals in total). This represents a modest decrease compared to last year, when 55 companies received shareholder...more
11/17/2021
/ Activist Investors ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Green Finance ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Exchange
In 2020, Japan tightened foreign direct investment review but also introduced a prior notification exemption scheme -
Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF), and its ministries with jurisdiction over the target entity's...more
While balance sheet proposals saw a slight downturn, COVID-19 and FEFTA appear not to have dampened shareholders' desire to effect change via AGMÂ proposals....more
8/1/2020
/ Activist Investors ,
Annual Meeting ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FEFTA ,
General Meetings ,
Japan ,
Popular ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholder Votes ,
Shareholders
In response to the challenges arising from the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, the Japanese Government has released the Cabinet Decision entitled "Emergency Economic Measures To Cope With COVID-19" (issued on 7 April...more
5/7/2020
/ Borrowers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eligibility ,
Federal Grants ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Japan ,
Midsize and Large Business Loans ,
Relief Measures ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
State of Emergency ,
Tax Relief