The Council of Experts Concerning the Corporate Governance Code

Press Releases

• Japan’s Corporate Governance Code [Final Proposal]-Seeking Sustainable Corporate Growth and Increased Corporate Value over the Mid- to Long-Term-(in English)(March 6, 2015)
• Publication of the Exposure Draft of the “Japan’s Corporate Governance Code”- Seeking Sustainable Corporate Growth and Increased Corporate Value over the Mid- to Long-term - (in English)(December 26, 2014)
• Publication of the Exposure Draft of the “Japan’s Corporate Governance Code”- Seeking Sustainable Corporate Growth and Increased Corporate Value over the Mid- to Long-term - (in Japanese)(December 17, 2014)

Materials and Minutes

The Ninth Council on March 5, 2015	Material 1 (PDF:454KB) Material 2 (PDF:210KB) Material 3 (PDF:201KB) Material 4 (PDF:204KB)	Minutes (PDF:461KB)
*Material 5 is only available in Japanese.
The Eighth Council on December 12, 2014	Minutes (PDF:361KB)
Opinion (Submitted by Uchida member) (PDF:168KB) Opinion (Submitted by Ota member) (PDF:140KB) Opinion (Submitted by Mori member) (PDF:116KB) *Materials and Opinion(Submitted by Ikeo chairman) are only available in Japanese.
The Seventh Council on November 25, 2014	Minutes (PDF:366KB)
Opinion (Submitted by Toyama member) (PDF:259KB) Opinion (Submitted by Mori member) (PDF:130KB) *Material is only available in Japanese.
The Sixth Council on November 12, 2014	Minutes (PDF:586KB)
Opinion (Submitted by Mori member) (PDF:212KB) *Material and Opinion(Submitted by Callon member) are only available in Japanese.
The Fifth Council on October 31, 2014	Material 1 (PDF:360KB) Material 2 (PDF:520KB) Material 3 (PDF:288KB) Material 4 (PDF:38KB)	Minutes (PDF:366KB)
Opinion (Submitted by Ota member) (PDF:102KB) Opinion (Submitted by Toyama member) (PDF:799KB) Opinion (Submitted by Mori member) (PDF:244KB)
The Fourth Council on October 20, 2014	Material 1 (PDF:509KB) Material 2 (PDF:719KB) Material 3 (PDF:375KB)	Minutes (PDF:408KB)
Opinion (Submitted by Toyama member) (PDF:1,375KB)
The Third Council on September 30, 2014	Material 1 (PDF:189KB) Material 2 (PDF:322KB) Material 3 (PDF:99KB)	Minutes (PDF:219KB)
Opinion (Submitted by Toyama member) (PDF:160KB)
The Second Council on September 4, 2014	Material 1 (PDF:872KB) Material 2 (PDF:271KB) Material 3 (PDF:152KB) Material 4 (PDF:441KB)	Minutes (PDF:192KB)
Opinion (Submitted by Mori member) (PDF:20KB)
The First Council on August 7, 2014	Material 1 (PDF:73KB) Material 3 (PDF:394KB)	Minutes (PDF:365KB)
*Material 2 is only available in Japanese.

Reference materials

• OECD Principles of Corporate Governance (PDF:464KB)
• The UK Corporate Governance Code (September,2014) (PDF:489KB)
• German Corporate Governance Code (PDF:127KB)
• Corporate governance code of listed corporations (France) (PDF:952KB)
• MIDDLENEXT GOVERNANCE CODE FOR SMALL AND MIDCAPS (France) (PDF:145KB)
• CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (Singapore) (PDF:289KB)
• ICGN Global Governance Principles (PDF:254KB)
• Principles of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies (Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.) (PDF:40KB)
• Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors «Japan’s Stewardship Code»- To promote sustainable growth of companies through investment and dialogue - (PDF:413KB)

• List of members of the Council of Experts Concerning the Corporate Governance Code (PDF:28KB)