15
October 2023
Monex set to sell core business to Docomo in unique M&A
The Nikkei
05
October 2023
Toyo Seikan Group to accelerate share buybacks, break free of ultra-low P/B ratio while considering unrealized gains
Nihon Securities Journal
26
September 2023
: Wagamama’s Activist Menu is Gaining Traction
Bloomberg
20
September 2023
Fujitec president says during inaugural press conference that he’s eager for dialogue with activist shareholders
Sankei Shimbun
19
September 2023
Fujitec president says uproar between investment fund and founding family was ‘a catalyst for change’
Jiji Press
19
September 2023
Fujitec’s new president ‘breaks away from focus on founding family’
Nikkei
12
September 2023
Restaurant Group’s £7.5m dowry to Chiquito buyer
The Times
06
September 2023
Founding governance in the crosshairs: a need for those who understand the ‘public gaze’
Nikkei
22
August 2023
The drugstore reshuffling: its Aeon’s move; a departure from loose alliances
Nikkei
22
August 2023
Healthy opposition’ emerging in capital markets: an equilibrium of tensions between companies and shareholders
Nikkei
20
August 2023
Inevitably, momentum behind the ‘siege of Tsuruha’ strengthens even amid consecutive investment fund defeats; key shareholder Aeon and continuing turbulence for [Tsuruha’s] founding family
Toyo Keizai
18
August 2023
Aoki HD rejects Hong Kong fund’s five proposals; amid slowed growth, dialogue is a must; how to make the most of shareholders’ voices
Nikkei
17
August 2023
Aoki HD shareholders reject all five proposals made by Hong Kong investment fund
Yomiuri Shimbun
17
August 2023
Drugstore industry to be consolidated into ‘3 groups;’ the reorganization epic being penned by ‘activists’
World Business Satellite (“WBS”), TV Tokyo
16
August 2023
Shareholder Aeon not content with Tsuruha’s flawless victory; 2nd-ranked drugstore is at a critical juncture, even after shooting down investment fund’s proposals
Toyo Keizai
11
August 2023
Tsuruha’s management team not out of the fire yet; fund’s proposals rejected at AGM but restructuring momentum gains momentum amid narrowing room for store openings
Nikkei
11
August 2023
A discerning gaze falls on the influence of founding families: Tsuruha HD rejects ‘activist shareholder’s’ proposals in Hokkaido
Asahi Shimbun
11
August 2023
: Tsuruha: Hong Kong fund’s proposals rejected at AGM; company proposals approved
Yomiuri Shimbun
09
August 2023
Momentum behind drugstore re-reorganization, activist shareholders cause stir at Tsuruha
Nikkei
06
August 2023
How do activist shareholders view the Japanese market? Stocks still cheap, still much to be done with corporate governance
Nikkei Veritas
04
August 2023
What will happen at Tsuruha and Aoki? Governance and restructuring on the agenda at Aeon investees
Diamond Online
02
August 2023
Aeon endorses Tsuruha’s proposed director appointments, heightening chances of approval at AGM
Hokkaido Shimbun
31
July 2023
Kusuri No Aoki Corp Gov
www.kusurinoaokicorpgov.com
27
July 2023
Shareholder meeting looms…. Will Tsuruha be able to survive the activist offensive?
Diamond
26
July 2023
Tsuruha HD’s ‘founding families’ at crossroads amid investment fund’s shareholder proposals
Sunday Mainichi
26
July 2023
U.S. advisory firm ISS supports Hong Kong fund’s proposals to appoint directors at Tsuruha HD
Reuters
22
July 2023
Activists target general contractors, demand returns at general meetings
Asahi Shimbun
19
July 2023
Oasis submits shareholder proposals to drugstore operator Aoki Holdings over election of outside directors, etc.
The Nikkei
19
July 2023
Japan drugstore Tsuruha, facing activist pressure, says its board needs insiders
Reuters
18
July 2023
From the boardroom – Oasis makes shareholder proposal to Tsuruha HD -goes after founding families for inappropriate mixing of private and corporate affairs, as well as board directors for inaction
Nihon Securities Journal