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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo. Companies whose free-float market capitalization ranks in the bottom 3% of firms listed on the stock exchange in August will be phased out of the benchmark over two years beginning in October.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 7, 2026
Over 600 companies likely to be culled in Topix index¡¯s biggest overhaul, analysts say
Companies whose free-float market capitalization ranks in the bottom 3% of Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed firms will be phased out over two years beginning in October.
The president of NHK has issued a statement apologizing for the company's failure to allow an employee who was sexually assaulted by a program cast member to work in another department after a leave of absence.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 6, 2026
NHK president apologizes for improper response to sexual assault of worker
The public broadcaster failed to allow an employee who was sexually assaulted by a program cast member to work in another department after a leave of absence.
Starbucks Korea has sought to rebuild trust through an unusually sweeping response to its "Tank Day" debacle.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 5, 2026
Police raid Starbucks Korea¡¯s headquarters in Seoul over ¡®Tank Day¡¯ event
The raid by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency came months after the coffee chain¡¯s ¡°Tank Day¡± promotion was accused of insulting victims of South Korea¡¯s democracy movement.
Toyota has benefited from the enduring popularity in the U.S. of gas-electric hybrids as well as the weak yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2026
Toyota unveils ?1 trillion share buyback and raises profit outlook
Resilient hybrid demand and a weak yen have helped make up for rising costs, tariffs and supply disruptions.
The FTC believes that bid-rigging in the Tokai region has been conducted for several years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2026
Firms in central Japan suspected of condo repair bid-rigging
The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of more than?20 companies in Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures.
A new incentive program is under consideration to certify small and midsize businesses in rural areas of Japan that provide child care support for local communities.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2026
Government to certify rural businesses that promote child care support
The new system will recognize efforts to develop products for raising children, establish nursing rooms and support operations of child-focused community cafeterias.
The 55-year-old former president of New Look, who goes by the name Shigenori Kanemoto, is suspected of evading some ?367 million in income tax by concealing about ?2.276 billion in income in 2023.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2026
Former head of Japanese barbecue chain arrested over tax evasion
The 55-year-old former president of New Look is suspected of evading some ?367 million in income tax by concealing about ?2.276 billion in income in 2023.
A construction site for the Hokkaido Shinkansen as Mount Yotei looms in the background in Kutchan, Hokkaido, in February
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2026
Fraudulent quality tests discovered for Hokkaido Shinkansen extension work
Consortium workers manipulated a measuring instrument during tests to gauge the amount of water in the concrete used for a tunnel so the results fell within the standard value.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Financial Services Agency have revised Japan's corporate governance code.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2026
Japan updates corporate governance code for listed firms
The revised code urges boards of directors to constantly examine whether resources such as cash and deposits are allocated appropriately.
A group of police officers walks outside the Ariake Tennis Park at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, in August 2021.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2026
Former event business executive found guilty over Tokyo Games bid-rigging
Tokyo District Court sentenced the 66-year-old former executive, Masahiko Fujino, to one year and eight months in prison, suspended for three years.
If competition for refrigeration equipment contracts was restricted through bid-rigging, the alleged conduct may have increased costs for both the convenience store chain operator and its franchisees.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2026
Three firms raided over suspected Seven-Eleven refrigeration bid-rigging
The three companies are suspected of having prearranged winners in bids for refrigeration equipment contracts held every few years by Seven-Eleven Japan.
According to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 272 listed companies decided to conduct stock splits in fiscal 2025, up 28% from the previous year for the fourth consecutive year of increase.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2026
Stock splits by listed Japanese firms up for four straight years
Companies are attempting to make their shares more affordable for individual investors with limited funds, even as the stock market continues to go up.
Seven & I Holdings is mulling a new share issuance totaling several hundred billion yen to SoftBank and PayPay.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 13, 2026
7-Eleven owner drops go-it-alone strategy with SoftBank deal
Seven & I Holdings is mulling a new share issuance totaling several hundred billion yen to SoftBank as well as PayPay.
Fumiaki Kobayashi, an LDP lawmaker, attends an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2026
LDP plans tighter oversight of disclosures by activist investors
The proposals come as Japan has become one of the ?world¡¯s busiest markets ?for activist investing outside of the U.S.
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa downplayed the significance of Renault abstaining from last week¡¯s vote to reappoint influential outside director Motoo Nagai.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2026
Nissan CEO insists alliance with Renault has never been better
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa has downplayed the significance of Renault abstaining from last week¡¯s vote to reappoint influential outside director Motoo Nagai.
Shinsuke Yamanaka, chair of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday about misconduct at Chubu Electric Power.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2026
Chubu Electric suspected of nuclear plant data fraud cover-up
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said it plans to decide its response to the scandal as early as this summer, after confirming the details.
Panasonic Holdings CEO Yuki Kusumi has been revamping the business to cut costs and take advantage of global growth areas.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2026
Panasonic targets further AI growth to build on record valuation
The Japanese electronics conglomerate is attracting renewed investor attention as a beneficiary of the artificial-intelligence boom.
Japan Airlines has fraudulently received about ?280 million in subsidies for a state project on next-generation air mobility, sources have said.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2026
JAL fraudulently receives subsidies for state project
The major Japanese airline plans to return the subsidies, totaling about ?280 million. The misconduct may date back to 2022.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (left) and Shinichi Nakatani, state minister of finance, display a sign for the secretariat of the Japan Foreign Investment Committee at the ministry on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2026
Government launches panel to review foreign investment in Japanese companies
The new body will conduct cross-ministerial reviews with the aim of preventing leaks of technology and information critical to national security.
A sign announces that a Starbucks coffee shop in Seoul is closing early for the day so staff can attend historical and social awareness training following the ¡°Tank Day¡± marketing fiasco.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2026
Starbucks Korea marketing debacle is far from over
Last month¡¯s debacle, broadly perceived as mocking the victims of a brutal military crackdown, was not caused by front-of-house staff.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
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Will Takaichi¡¯s consumption tax cut break the LDP?
Despite months of debate, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi failed to gain consensus within the Liberal Democratic Party on a two-year reduction of the consumption tax.

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