BDTI’s English “Director Boot Camp”, December 12th

This one-dayintensive program teaches participants the key legal and corporate governance knowledge they need to responsibly serve on, report to, or analyze boards of Japanese companies, both public and private. The course consists of short lectures interspersed with ample time for interactive discussion and questions-and-answers about real-life situations that occur on boards, and how to handle them. The course is usually good fun for everybody, since we all learn from each others' experiences, as well as from BDTI. The program will cover topics such as:

BDTI Extends it Warmest Thanks to Cosmo PR, an Outstanding Supporter – and an Outstanding Communications Consultancy

BDTI would like to express its deep gratitude to Cosmo PR and its CEO, Kumi Sato, for allowing our organization to use Cosmo'sconference roomfacilities on numerous occasions, – often for BDTI's English language Director Boot Camp -and other support. Cosomo PR is a long-time leading communiations consulting firm in Japanthat has particularly strong expertise in the healthcare industry. Details from the company appear below.

7/30, BDTI Will Offer Next English “Director Boot Camp”

This one-dayintensive program teaches participants the key legal and corporate governance knowledge they need to responsibly serve on, report to, or analyze boards of Japanese companies, both public and private. The course consists of short lectures interspersed with ample time for interactive discussion and questions-and-answers about real-life situations that occur on boards, and how to handle them. The course is usually good fun for everybody, since we all learn from each others' experiences, as well as from BDTI. The program will cover topics such as:

Japanese Cabinet Approves Growth Strategy with Proposals About Governance, But Without Prior Proposals re Director Training

Last Friday (May 14th) the Japanese Cabinet approved its much-awaited Growth Strategy, which included mention of corporate governance as part of the strategy (see the proposals below), but did not include the proposals the LDP made in its May 10th Interim Report to require public companies to disclose their policies with respect to training for all new and continuing directors.

6/4, BDTI Will Offer Next English “Director Boot Camp”

This one-dayintensive program teaches participants the key legal and corporate governance knowledge they need to responsibly serve on, report to, or analyze boards of Japanese companies, both public and private. The course consists of short lectures interspersed with ample time for interactive discussion and questions-and-answers about real-life situations that occur on boards, and how to handle them. The course is usually good fun for everybody, since we all learn from each others' experiences, as well as from BDTI. The program will cover topics such as:

Interview of Nicholas Benes (BDTI Rep. Director): “Growing Beyond GenBa 現場: An Urgent Matter for Global Governance Training”

The Japan HR Society (JHRS)'s magazine, The HR Agenda Magazine, published an interview with our Representative Director, Nicholas Benes about BDTI and why globalization means that Japanese companieswill have to increase (and standardize) training ofdirectors, and training for managers aboutgovernance and compliance matters.

You cannot achieve the strategic benefits of being a true global company unless you provide regular off-site learning opportunities for your Japanese staff and your foreign staff to mix.