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
Japan is on track to see a record number of attempts by foreign companies to take over domestic firms this year, spurred by changes in government policy and a weak yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/08/companies/japan-set-for-record-takeover-offers-by-foreign-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #acquisitions #investments #corporategovernance
Takeshi Niinami, a tough and respected leader, remains at the helm of Keizai Doyukai for now after resigning from Suntory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/companies/niinami-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies#takeshiniinami #suntory #drugs #marijuana #japanesepolice #corporategovernance
Takeshi Niinami, who resigned as Suntory CEO for allegedly possessing supplements containing illegal drugs, said Wednesday that he is confident he has “broken no laws.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/crime-legal/niinami-supplement-innocent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #suntory#takeshiniinami #drugs #marijuana #japanesepolice #corporategovernance
Interactive Brokers CEO Dan Kerrigan is bullish on Japanese stocks as inflation drives investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/companies/ib-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #brokerages #tse #stocks #investments #technology #corporategovernance
Jess Mahler
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Watch Louis Rossmann’s powerful and urgent video: "GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU"
on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3NyUgv6dpJc
or Google-free on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/gdpr-meant-nothing-chat-control-ends:8
HOW TO FIGHT BACK:
If you are in the EU or a citizen of it, now is the time to act:
- Use https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ to email your MEPs in seconds. The site provides pre-written templates and contact details—just click and send!
- Spread the word: Share, post on social media, and talk to friends. Awareness is our best weapon.
- Support orgs fighting back: #EDRihttps://edri.org/, #EFFhttps://www.eff.org/, #Tutahttps://tuta.com/, #Wirehttps://wire.com/.
#Germany and #France are CRUCIAL—if they oppose, the law fails. Pressure them now!
This isn’t just about “privacy for criminals.” It’s about whether liveinng in a free society or a surveillance state.
Encryption protects everyone—dissidents, journalists, abuse survivors, and YOU.
Act now before it’s too late.
Big thanks to the unknown heroes behind @chatcontrol and @fightchatcontrol.
#tracking #surveillance #digitalrights #privacy #cybersecurity #freedom#StopChatControl#ChatControl#FightChatControl#EU #encryption#NoMassSurveillance#SavePrivacy#Germany#France#TechPolicy#HumanRights#ActNow #digital #spying #corporate #corporategovernance #data
Watch Louis Rossmann’s powerful and urgent video: "GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU"
on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3NyUgv6dpJc
or Google-free on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/gdpr-meant-nothing-chat-control-ends:8
HOW TO FIGHT BACK:
If you are in the EU or a citizen of it, now is the time to act:
- Use https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ to email your MEPs in seconds. The site provides pre-written templates and contact details—just click and send!
- Spread the word: Share, post on social media, and talk to friends. Awareness is our best weapon.
- Support orgs fighting back: #EDRihttps://edri.org/, #EFFhttps://www.eff.org/, #Tutahttps://tuta.com/, #Wirehttps://wire.com/.
#Germany and #France are CRUCIAL—if they oppose, the law fails. Pressure them now!
This isn’t just about “privacy for criminals.” It’s about whether liveinng in a free society or a surveillance state.
Encryption protects everyone—dissidents, journalists, abuse survivors, and YOU.
Act now before it’s too late.
Big thanks to the unknown heroes behind @chatcontrol and @fightchatcontrol.
#tracking #surveillance #digitalrights #privacy #cybersecurity #freedom#StopChatControl#ChatControl#FightChatControl#EU #encryption#NoMassSurveillance#SavePrivacy#Germany#France#TechPolicy#HumanRights#ActNow #digital #spying #corporate #corporategovernance #data
Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical will accelerate efforts to reform its corporate culture marked by workers' reliance on top management, Chairman Yoshihito Ota has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/companies/kobayashi-pharmaceutical-corporate-culture-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kobayashipharmaceutical #osaka #pharmaceuticals #health #corporategovernance