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August 18, 2026
 

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INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

Institutional Shareholder Services backed the reappointment of Chairman Akio Toyoda to Toyota¡¯s board, reversing its position from a year ago.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2025
ISS reverses stance and backs Toyota chief¡¯s reappointment
¡°There are no particular concerns about the nominee,¡± Institutional Shareholder Services said of Akio Toyoda in a report Thursday.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2024
Shareholder revolts in Japan put proxy advisory firms in the hot seat
Two proxy advisory firms are having a moment as thinking around corporate governance in Japan undergoes a gradual shift.
Akiko Ito, former commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency, will be Canon's first female board member if approved at its general shareholders¡¯ meeting on March 28.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2024
ISS backs Canon CEO after nomination of first woman to board
Japanese firms have been slow to appoint women to senior executive roles. But they¡¯re now facing growing pressure to meet stricter standards.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2022
Toshiba dealt blow as advisory firm urges investors to reject planned split
Once among Â鶹´«Ã½ most revered companies, Toshiba has been in crisis mode for years due to repeated scandals and management missteps.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2019
In wake of info leak, Nomura Holdings shareholders urged to reject CEO¡¯s re-election bid
Nomura Holdings Inc. shareholders should vote against the reappointment of its long-standing chief executive officer after Â鶹´«Ã½ biggest brokerage was penalized for leaking market-sensitive information, according to Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed DMZ
North Korea's propaganda village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korea's observation post inside the Joint Security Area on the Demilitarized Zone in March 2023
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
Behind Takaichi¡¯s subtle signals at Â鶹´«Ã½ WWII events
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks on among children during a ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, at the city's Nagasaki Peace Park on Aug. 9.
The new world of collectible design
Nilufar, founded by Milan curator Nina Yashar, was among the exhibitors at Salone Raritas. Yashar calls collectible design ¡°a free, authorial language¡± that goes beyond function.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
Â鶹´«Ã½ macabre literati go global
From Edogawa Ranpo to Uketsu, Japanese writers have long put their own twists on the conventions of crime, horror and mystery, creating a literary tradition that can be as unsettling as it is inventive.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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