BDTI's Representative Director Nicholas Benes has written anarticle in Ethical Boardroom, explaining how Japan got to the point of creating a corporate governancecode when the topic was not even discussed18 months ago. The article is on page 50. (Use the page selection bar at the bottom. )
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The Board Director Training Institute (BDTI) is a "public interest" nonprofit in Japan dedicated to training about directorship, corporate governance, and related management techniques. It is certified by the Japanese government to conduct these activities as a regulated nonprofit. Read a summary about BDTI here, and see a menu of its services for both corporations and investors here.