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Fuji Media Holdings says it will consider issuing free stock acquisition rights if an investor buys up 20% or more of its voting shares.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2025
Fuji Media shares dip after company floats poison pill defense
The broadcaster said it¡¯s considering measures to stop one of Â鶹´«Ã½ most prominent activist investors from gaining control of the firm.
Kenji Shimizu, the incoming president of Fuji Media Holdings, said in an interview in Tokyo on Monday that the company has yet to finalize its long-term strategy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2025
Fuji Media keeps real estate spinoff in play as activists circle
¡°All options¡± remain on the table, says incoming President Kenji Shimizu.
James Rosewald, co-founder of Dalton Investments, speaks during an interview at the company's office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2025
Dalton connects with activist investor-linked fund to pressure Fuji Media
Dalton is trying to pressure Fuji Media after the broadcaster earlier this month spurned the fund¡¯s proposal for 12 new directors, including SBI Holdings¡¯ Yoshitaka Kitao.
Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks during the 2025 CES event in Las Vegas in January.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2025
Akio Toyoda¡¯s buyout plan called ¡®gutsy¡¯ by Dalton Investments
Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda¡¯s ?6 trillion ($41 billion) plan to buy out Toyota Industries has won over at least one of the auto supplier¡¯s critics: Dalton Investments.
Dalton Investments is demanding Fuji Media Holdings change its board members, spin off its real estate business, unwind cross shareholdings and push through corporate governance reform.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2025
Dalton Investments seeks talks with Fuji Media to avoid proxy fight
The activist investor wants the Japanese broadcaster to change its board members and spin off its real estate business, among other things.
SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao speaks during a news conference on Thursday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2025
SBI Holdings CEO to ¡®fight to the end¡¯ if Fuji Media resists leadership rethink
Yoshitaka Kitao said he will increase SBI Holdings¡¯ stake in Fuji Media Holdings depending on how the TV network responds.
Fuji Media's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2025
U.S. investor to propose candidates for Fuji Media¡¯s board
Dalton Investments said in a statement that the old-fashioned corporate structure of Fuji Media must be swept away.
Hisashi Hieda, executive managing adviser at Fuji Media Holdings
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2025
U.S. fund seeks Fuji Media adviser Hisashi Hieda¡¯s resignation
U.S. investment firm Dalton Investments, a major shareholder in Fuji Media Holdings, harshly criticized Hieda in a letter, calling him a ¡°dictator.¡±
The Fuji TV building in Tokyo's Odaiba district. In a letter to Fuji Media Holdings' board of directors, Dalton Investments expressed outrage over the ¡°serious flaws¡± in the broadcaster¡¯s corporate governance in relation to its handling of the uproar sparked by TV star Masahiro Nakai, a former member of boy band SMAP.
JAPAN / Media
Jan 15, 2025
U.S. investment firm demands Fuji TV probe Nakai¡¯s alleged sex misconduct
Dalton Investments expressed outrage over the ¡°serious flaws¡± in the broadcaster¡¯s corporate governance amid the uproar sparked by the former member of boy band SMAP.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2017
New rules to make spinoffs tax free may unlock potential of Â鶹´«Ã½ firms
Hedge fund manager Jamie Rosenwald is excited about tax reform, but it has nothing to do with Trump trades.
¡®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.
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.
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.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
¡®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 Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
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.

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