The intense performance-based system at Prudential Life Insurance has been identified as a major factor behind the rampant misconduct uncovered at the company, newly appointed CEO Hiromitsu Tokumaru says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/companies/prudential-life-new-ceo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #prudentiallife #insurance #corporategovernance #fraud #lifeinsurance #businessethics
Tokyo police have referred two lawyers and a clerical worker at a law firm to prosecutors on suspicion of receiving illegal referrals from an agency that helps people quit their jobs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/crime-legal/momuri-attorneys-law-suspect-violation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #jobs #mpd #momuri #corporategovernance
Prudential Life Insurance will suspend sales of new insurance policies following the discovery of widespread financial misconduct involving current and former employees. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/prudential-life-suspension-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #prudentiallife #lifeinsurance #insurance #corporategovernance #fraud #businessethics
Toyota's plan to take an affiliate private looked unremarkable at first. Instead, the bid for Toyota Industries ignited a battle between activist investors and Japanese corporate culture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/31/companies/toyota-buyout-test-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #toyotaindustries #elliottinvestmentmanagement #stocks #investments #acquisitions #corporategovernance
An analyst believes activist fund Elliott Asset Management may not be so far from blocking a controversial Toyota acquisition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/companies/elliott-disadvantage-toyota-industries-block/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #toyotaindustries #elliottinvestmentmanagement #stocks #investments #acquisitions #corporategovernance
An activist investor has fired off a series of letters to the directors of two Japanese companies largely owned by their founding families saying they are responsible for share prices at "extremely depressed” levels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/companies/activists-founding-families/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #tse #corporategovernance #investments
Prudential Life Insurance has revealed that over 100 of its current and former employees in Japan had defrauded some 500 customers of around ¥3.1 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/companies/prudential-life-insurance-misconduct/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #prudentiallifeinsurance #insurance #corporategovernance
While global momentum for ESG falters, Japanese corporations and industry groups are pushing back and working to make ESG investment a pillar of sustainable growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/31/economy/esg-investment-retreat-japan-striving/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #environment #investments #corporategovernance #carbon #emissions #donaldtrump #un
The annual number of companies delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange is set to hit a record high for the second straight year in 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/30/markets/tse-2025-delisting-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tse #stocks #corporategovernance #japanexchangegroup
Goldman Sachs is planning to expand its acquisitions and investments in Japan’s corporate deals market over the next decade by about $5.1 billion, with a focus on mid-sized firms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/companies/goldman-sachs-investment-japan-companies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #goldmansachs #investments #acquisitions #banks #corporategovernance
Citigroup will further increase its investment banking team in Japan to capitalize on a record-breaking boom in mergers and acquisitions that it expects to reach new heights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/companies/citigroup-investment-banking-boost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #citigroup #banks #investments #mergers #acquisitions #corporategovernance
Japan's new cyber chief has warned that the country lags behind the U.S. and Europe in cybersecurity and improvements are needed across the corporate sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/japan-cyber-chief/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #askul #asahi #hacking #corporategovernance #personalinformation #privacy #cybersecurity
The number of Japanese firms trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is on track to drop by 58 to 3,778 by the end of the year, in a sharp reversal of what had been an upward trend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/04/companies/japan-listed-firms-number-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #tse #investments #mergers #acquisitions #corporategovernance
Your Smartphone, Their Rules: App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/app-store-oligopoly
#HackerNews #Smartphone #Censorship #AppStores #CorporateGovernance #FreeSpeech #ACLU
Activist investors are likely to find more opportunities in Japanese real estate as unrealized gains are poised to swell under new Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/companies/japan-political-shakeup-real-estate-activism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #realestate #investments #stocks #corporategovernance
A decision by Japan’s $1.8 trillion pension fund, the world’s biggest, to consider a shift into impact investing has triggered a wider adjustment among the country’s money managers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/06/companies/government-pension-investment-fund-impact-investing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #gpif #pensionfunds #investments #environment #corporategovernance #sdg
Former Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami is resigning as head of Keizai Doyukai, the business lobby announced, after a review by its ethics committee. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/30/companies/niinami-keizai-resign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #drugs #marijuana #takeshiniinami #japanesepolice #mhlw #cbd #corporategovernance #keizaidoyukai
Japanese corporate boards have changed dramatically in recent years, with most Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Section companies adding independent directors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/companies/corporate-governance-code-10-years-later/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tse #stocks #corporategovernance
Activist Asset Value Investors plans to add stakes in Japanese small- and mid-cap companies after a planned merger of one of its investment trusts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/companies/activist-avi-boosts-holdings-of-japanese-small-cap-shares/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #investments #corporategovernance #tse
Niinami’s quick ouster, before the investigation is done, is not unusual as corporations prioritize protecting their reputation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/companies/niinami-governance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #drugs #marijuana#takeshiniinami #japanesepolice #mhlw #cbd #corporategovernance