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Competia has compiled a list of the mostinfluential experts on Twitter discussing corporate governance. The full results are shown in this link, along with some analysis that shows there aquite respectable community discussing corporate governancissues has formed on Twitter.

http://competia.com/who-is-the-most-influential-corporate-governance-tweeter-in-2/

So, despite vastly under-performing when compared to global peers (see http://www.jtchange.com/JTChange/EconomicCase_Eng.aspx) particularly when it comes to returning profits to shareholders, JT suddenly has money to buy its own shares…. from the Japanese government.

English readers (and sponsors)may be interested to know about recent seminars provided by BDTI, and those that are in the works. (Note:below, we have listed BDTI’s group programs. BDTI also offers low-costE-Learning, consisting of 4 hours on the Company Law and 5 hours on corporate governance; and “customized” courses for single companies.)

Following its successful first offering, BDTI will hold its next English-language Director Boot Camp on Saturday, June 23rd. Thisintensive programteaches attendeesthe keylegal and corporate governance knowledgethey need to responsibly serve on, report to, or analyze boards of Japanese companies, focusing most on issues that arise in public companies. (However, manysubjects are also relevant to Japanese subsidiaries of public companies, or even private companies.)

BDTI is #1!

English readers (and sponsors)may be interested to know about recent seminars provided by BDTI, and those that are in the works. Briefly:

BDTI will offer its English-language director training program on Saturday, May 12. The purpose of the program will be to familiarize attendees with basic knowledge that they need to know in order to responsibly serve on, or report to, boards of Japanese companies. The course will consist of short lectures interspersed with ample time for interactive discussion and questions-and-answers about real-life situations that occur on boards in Japan, and how to handle them.

Please see more details – and apply!

Japan Society of California made Comments on the TSE’s February 28, 2012 Revisions to Listing Rules Regarding Corporate Governance to Restore Confidence in the Securities Market

In their comments, they brought up a topic regarding the education of directors.

From: MICHAEL WOODFORD
Sent: 26 March 2012 23:06
To: 'jojo-kikaku@tse.or.jp'
Subject: PUBLIC COMMENT IN RESPECT OF THE TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE'S REVISIONS TO LISTING RULES REGARDING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN THE SECURITIES MARKETS

Dear Sirs,

Since 2007, our Women Matter research has been making the business case for increasing the number of women in senior management roles. Companies need access to the biggest possible talent pool and, we would argue, the different and complementary perspectives and leadership styles that women bring. Indeed, our research has shown a link between the proportion of women on executive committees and corporate performance.