https://www.alojapan.com/1248122/kyoto-bank-says-cross-shareholding-cuts-merger-options-on-table/ Kyoto Bank Says Cross-Shareholding Cuts, Merger Options on Table #CorporateGovernance #CrossShareholdings #JapaneseBanks #Kyoto #KyotoFinancialGroup #KyotoNews #Mergers #news #京都 #京都府 (Bloomberg) — For years, Nobuhiro Doi resisted calls for Japanese banks to end the long-standing practice of holding shares in their corporate clients. Now the 68-year-old president of Kyoto Financial Group Inc. is beginning to come around to the idea.  “We cann…

Bonza boss speaks for first time since collapse as ASIC probe ends
By Josh Dye and Lottie Twyford

Tim Jordan welcomes ASIC's decision not to take action against Bonza's directors, but laments the impact the failure of the enterprise has had on customers and staff.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-11/asic-declines-to-prosecute-bonza-budget-airline-directors/105166972

Bonza directors avoid prosecution despite insolvent trading allegations
By Josh Dye

Corporate regulator ASIC has decided not to take action against the directors of the budget regional airline following its collapse last year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-11/asic-declines-to-prosecute-bonza-budget-airline-directors/105166972

Japanese firms have long lagged behind their Western peers on gender equality. A U.S. crackdown on diversity may give them a chance to shine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/11/companies/japan-firms-gender-equality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #investments #corporategovernance #stocks #women039sissues

Is Your Organisation Practicing GINO?

Check out my latest piece, Governance in Name Only: How Good Governance Became Theatre, and learn how to move beyond governance washing to authentic accountability: https://robert.winter.ink/governance-in-name-only-gino/

I'd love to hear your thoughts—have you observed GINO at play in your sector?

A third-party report on a series of scandals at Fuji TV has shed light on not only the "sexual violence" committed by TV personality Masahiro Nakai against a newscaster but also a culture of harassment at the firm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/japan/media/fuji-corporate-culture/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #fujitv #fujimediaholdings #japanesetv #masahironakai #corporategovernance #sexualharassment

A third party panel has concluded that Fuji TV bears heavy responsibility over "sexual violence" committed by TV star Masahiro Nakai, acknowledging the nature of his "trouble" with an unnamed woman for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/media/fuji-tv-third-party-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #fujitv #fujimediaholdings #japanesetv #masahironakai #corporategovernance

Fuji TV is back in the spotlight as the results of a third-party probe into a series of scandals involving the broadcaster and a TV celebrity are expected to be submitted by Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/28/japan/fuji-tv-report-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fujitv #corporategovernance

Activist fund Oasis Management says there is huge support from other investors for its proposal to shake up the board of Japanese cosmetics and chemical company Kao. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/06/oasis-pushes-kabo-board-changes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #kao #oasismanagement #investments #corporategovernance

The Guardian view on a tax war: the world must unite against American obstruction | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/02/the-guardian-view-on-a-tax-war-the-world-must-unite-against-american-obstruction #Corporategovernance #Globaldevelopment #Technologysector #UnitedNations #Globaleconomy #Taxavoidance #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #Business #USnews #Amazon #Google #Apple #OECD

Efforts to keep Seven & I Holdings in the founding family faltered after Japanese trading house Itochu failed to secure $58 billion for the deal in a joint management buyout bid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/27/companies/seven-and-i-itochu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #acquisitions #stocks #seveneleven #corporategovernance #itochu

U.S. investment fund Bain Capital may not launch a tender offer for Japanese system developer Fuji Soft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/11/companies/bain-capital-fuji-soft-tender-offer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #baincapital #fujisoft #kkr #software #acquisitions #corporategovernance

A question for people in boards and management of large companies in the USA , how can you ignore the conflicts of interest of Elon Musk with DOGE and how do you expect that anyone will take you seriously with regard to corporate governance the coming years ?
#conflictofinterest #musk #doge #corporategovernance #usa

Fuji Media Holdings says it will set up a panel to discuss ways to rebuild Fuji Television Network, a subsidiary mired in a sex scandal involving former TV host Masahiro Nakai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/06/japan/fuji-media-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fujitv #fujimediaholdings #japanesetv #masahironakai #corporategovernance

For better convenience of both companies and shareholders, Japan's government plans to fully legalize online-only shareholders' meetings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/04/japan-online-shareholders-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #corporategovernance #justiceministry #legislativecouncil #companieslaw

U.S. investment firm Dalton Investments, a major shareholder in Fuji Media Holdings, is seeking the resignation of Hisashi Hieda, the Fuji Television Network parent company's executive managing adviser. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/04/japan/us-fund-fuji-media-hieda-resignation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #daltoninvestments #fujimediaholdings #hisashihieda #fujitv #masahironakai #corporategovernance

Fuji Media’s reputation is in tatters as a sexual harassment scandal dominates the news in Japan, yet the company’s shares have surged 45% this year, making it the best-performing stock on the benchmark Topix index. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/04/companies/fuji-media-investors-bet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujitv #fujimediaholdings #stocks #investments #masahironakai #japanesetv #corporategovernance

Fuji Television is receiving both measured praise and mild criticism from international crisis management consultants for its marathon, 10-hour news conference. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/31/companies/fuji-tv-pr/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujitv #masahironakai #japanesetv #media #corporategovernance #celebrities #sexcrimes

Sexual misconduct by one of the country's biggest celebrities is threatening Fuji TV, a major television network. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/29/japan/a-pop-star-sex-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #fujitv #masahironakai #japanesetv #media #corporategovernance #celebrities #sexcrimes

A Japan Times reporter didn't know what to expect going into a Fuji TV news conference on Monday addressing an ongoing scandal. It turned out to be a chaotic 10-hour marathon like nothing she's ever experienced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/28/japan/society/fuji-tv-first-person/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #fujitv #masahironakai #japanesetv #media #corporategovernance #celebrities