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Asia corporate giants feel the heat
Oped, Published on 02/07/2024
» Companies in Asia have been getting away with disclosing the bare minimum on managing the escalating financial risks due to climate change. But big international investors are ramping up pressure on Japan's three so-called megabanks Mizuho Financial Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) as well as one of the country's largest electricity producers, Chubu Electric Power.
Asian companies must 'act now'
Oped, Published on 26/01/2023
» Some of Japan's biggest energy and resource companies are pushing full steam ahead to expand fossil fuel projects across Asia. But banks across Asia and corporate Japan -- including Mitsubishi, Mizuho Bank and J-Power -- are feeling the heat from major investors calling for greater action to tackle the climate crisis.
Demerits not enough
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/01/2023
» The frequency and severity of traffic accidents on Thailand's roads are not only reflective of the nation's below-par safety culture. Some accidents, like the one which went viral over the weekend, show how in the kingdom, law enforcement can still be bent to the will of wealthy individuals who are looking to get away with their crimes.
Alternative seafood gets an airing
News, Published on 29/08/2022
» In Thailand and around the globe, there is a palpable sense of alarm that consumer demand for seafood is outpacing aquatic species' ability to replenish themselves.
Nissan should step out and go it alone
News, Anjani Trivedi, Published on 06/06/2019
» In periods of distress, it's sometimes better to eschew the comforts of companionship and go it alone.
Nissan's silent minority needs to be heard
News, Published on 30/01/2019
» All shareholders are supposed to have a voice. At Nissan Motor Co, only France's Renault SA seems to have one.
From Carlos-san to Ghosn 'yougisha' (suspect)
News, Published on 16/01/2019
» In the autumn of 2015, Carlos Ghosn more than likely overlooked Japan's National Tax Agency obtaining information on roughly 550,000 overseas accounts as part of increasing scrutiny of wealthy residents. It is quite possible his accounts were amongst this dataset. His lawyers may have realised this, albeit far too late, when Mr Ghosn was arrested on Nov 19 accused of falsifying financial reports in underreporting his income.
Who trusts the NACC?
News, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2018
» The court procedures in a case involving former executives of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Inc, who breached Japan's antitrust law by allegedly bribing a Thai official over a power plant project in the southern province of Surat Thani, are worthy of note.
Separating the Renault-Nissan twins would be bloody
News, Published on 21/11/2018
» If you depose a king, you'd best have a plan for what to do in the aftermath.
Courtesy is Japan's secret weapon
News, Published on 05/06/2018
» Like gemutlich (a German adjective describing fireside coziness), the Japanese word omotenashi is hard to define but easy to picture. It's a cashier greeting you nicely rather than chatting with colleagues and tossing your purchase across the counter -- an all-encompassing focus on service and caring professionalism.