Mission and Objectives
The establishment of corporate governance positioned as a system for enabling companies to fairly and continually reap profits is essential for being trusted in global society. The Japan Corporate Governance Network (JCGN) was launched in January 2012 through the merger of the Japan Independent Directors Network which had worked toward the healthy expansion of independent director
systems, the Japan Corporate Governance Forum which had proposed the form corporate governance should take in Japan, and the Japan Corporate Governance Research Institute which had measured corporate governance in Japan.
The launch of JCGN was due to recognition of the growing importance of corporate governance and the need to be more assertive and active in relation to corporate governance. As the only organization in Japan calling for corporate governance that is accepted globally, JCGN supports the association functions of independent directors and auditors that the Japan Independent Directors Network had with awareness and education on corporate governance, communication of information utilizing the knowledge of relevant personnel, and research functions.
As indicated by the organization's name, JCGN will contribute to raising the level of participants by networking personnel related to corporate governance. We believe that our mission is to provide infrastructure for considering the shape of Japanese corporate governance in global society by gathering together the individuals, companies and groups interested in corporate governance.
Former Three Organizations
Japan Independent Directors Network
Established: March 2003
Non-profit organization with the objective of contributing to the enhancement
of corporate governance of Japanese companies through support of individual
independent directors and companies appointing independent directors. The
organization conducts activities to raise awareness about corporate governance,
activities to provide education on governance of board members of listed
companies, communication of information on independent directors, and support
for appointing individuals as independent directors and implementing outside
director systems in companies.
Japan Corporate Governance Forum
Established: Octorber 1994
The three main aspects of this non-profit organization were being interdisciplinary,
collaboration between businesses and universities, and being international.
While making effective policy proposals on corporate governance staring
with "Corporate Governance Principles" issued in 1998, 2001 and
2007, the Japan Corporate Governance Forum hold annual meetings (symposiums)
on a large scale once per year.
Japan Corporate Governance Research Institute
Established : April 2003
The JCGR is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to deepen mutual understanding of correct corporate governance that is appropriate for the era of globalization, and aims to gain an understanding of the overall image of corporate governance in Japan by establishing indicators of the current state of corporate governance in individual companies. Through its activities, it aims to contribute to corporate governance reforms in Japanese companies.
Director
Name | Title | |
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Shin Ushijima (President) |
Ushijima & Partners, Attorneys-at-Law | |
Akiyoshi Ooba | Chairman, Japan investment advisers association | |
Toshio Kinoshita | President, Global Professional Partners | |
Masumi Shiraishi | Professor, Kansai University | |
Shigeharu Suzuki | Chairman and CEO, Japan Securities Dealers Association Adviser, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. |
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Yoshiko Takayama | Managing Director, J-Eurus IR | |
Takehiko Nakao | Chairman of the Institute, Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd. | |
Toru Nagashima | Senior Adviser, TEIJIN | |
Takayuki Hashimoto | Senior Adviser, IBM Japan | |
Naoki Hayashi | Senior Adviser, Aeon Former Chairman of the board |
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Haruo Funahashi | President, Sirius Institute | |
Kazuo Matsunaga | Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation Former Vice-Minister for Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
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Toshiaki Yamaguchi | Attorneys-at-Law |
Auditor
Auditor | Name | Tile |
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Kotaro Ootsuka | Attorneys-at-Law |
Managing Officer
Operating Officer | Name | Tile |
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Masashi Oba | Senior Managing Officer, Japan Corporate Governance Network Former Director, Executive Vice President(CFO), Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. Former President(CEO), Tokio Marine Asset Management Co., Ltd. |
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Seiichi Tominaga | Managing Officer Research Fellow, Japan Corporate Governance Network |