01
April 2023
Activist takes stake in TOKYOTOKEIBA CO., raising expectations of management reforms-hot stocks (Japanese Only)
Nikkei
31
March 2023
TOKYOTOKEIBA Co. up 9% amid speculation resulting from discovery of stake by Hong Kong-based Oasis
The Nikkei
30
March 2023
Fujitec rebounds sharply, removes chairman Uchiyama – Increased activist presence – Hokuetsu Corp., Fuji Media also in focus
Nihon Securities Journal
29
March 2023
Fujitec’s major shareholder Oasis: ‘Former chairman’s lawsuit is baseless’ (Japanese Only)
The Nikkei
29
March 2023
Fujitec Chairman Dismissed (Japanese Only)
Asahi Shimbun
27
March 2023
Fujitec replaces dismissed board chair with Oasis-nominated outside director (Japanese Only)
Reuters Japan
22
March 2023
Japan, a nation of ‘activist shareholders’: corporate value created through dialogue (Japanese Only)
The Nikkei
20
March 2023
Activists return to exorcise unresolved corporate governance issues (Japanese Only)
The Nikkei
07
March 2023
Electrical machinery giant’s subsidiary company rumored to merge with another major machinery manufacturer, aim is to eliminate the influence of an activist shareholder (JPN Only)
Toyo Keizai
06
March 2023
Three outside directors dismissed, Fujitec in turmoil (JPN Only)
Weekly Economist
02
March 2023
[Editorial] Corporations should improve governance, not run from activists (JPN Only)
The Nikkei
02
March 2023
Fujitec Pressed by Hong Kong Investment Fund; Activist Shareholder Pursues Founding Family President (JPN Only)
Nikkan Gendai
02
March 2023
Former Fujitec chairman retaliates against activist shareholder that demanded his dismissal / Uchiyama, of the company’s founding family, makes shareholder proposal to appoint 8 outside directors
Toyo Keizai
27
February 2023
Fujitec’s General Meeting of Shareholders: company appoints four outside director candidates proposed by Oasis (JPN Only)
Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
25
February 2023
How to advance a dysfunctional board of directors: ‘If there are no women, change the management team’ (JPN Only)
Asahi Shimbun
25
February 2023
Major elevator maker Fujitec: an unusual dismissal of 3 outside directors at the behest of an investment fund contributes to managerial confusion (JPN Only)
Mainichi Shimbun
25
February 2023
Fujitec outside directors’ ability to play supervisory role called into question: 3 directors dismissed as result of shareholder proposals; alarm was sounded over inaction after the company’s ‘former president was appointed chairman despite failure to gain confidence [of shareholders]’ (JPN Only)
The Nikkei
24
February 2023
Fujitec’s General Meeting: Corporate Governance Cannot Be Neglected (JPN Only)
Sankei Shimbun
24
February 2023
Fujitec to hold EGM today to discuss outside director appointments/dismissals (JPN Only)
Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
24
February 2023
Fujitec’s extraordinary general meeting of shareholders ends with dismissal of three outside directors and appointment of four proposed by investment fund (JPN Only)
Reuters Japan
24
February 2023
Fujitec dismisses three outside directors at extraordinary shareholders’ meeting… nearly half of board replaced (JPN Only)
Yomiuri Shimbun
24
February 2023
Three outside directors dismissed at Fujitec, four investment fund nominees appointed (JPN Only)
NHK
24
February 2023
Fujitec dismisses three outside directors, sees shareholder proposals approved at general meeting; four new outside directors appointed, two company proposals rejected (JPN Only)
The Nikkei
24
February 2023
Fujitec appoints four directors recommended by Oasis at EGM (JPN Only)
Bloomberg Japan
24
February 2023
Dismissal of three outside directors approved at Fujitec’s extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (JPN Only)
Kyodo News
24
February 2023
Fujitec dismisses three outside directors as result of shareholder proposal being passed at EGM, according to reports (JPN Only)
Bloomberg Japan
24
February 2023
Fujitec: three outside directors dismissed; shareholder proposal approved at EGM – Four new appointments approved, two company proposals rejected (JPN Only)
The Nikkei
23
February 2023
Fujitec to hold EGM tomorrow, focus will be on dismissal of outside directors, proposals by Hong Kong fund, conflicts with the company (JPN Only)
The Nikkei
22
February 2023
Fujitec vs. Hong Kong fund to battle over outside directors at Feb. 24 EGM (JPN Only)
Asahi Shimbun
22
February 2023
The challenges of corporate management in Japan as seen by an activist investor; Seth Fischer, Chief Investment Officer at Hong Kong-based investment fund Oasis Management Group (JPN Only)
Kyoto Shimbun