Policy Statements, Proposals and Reports

Economic Law

• Establishment of the Council on Accounting of Unlisted Companies (February 25, 2010)

• Towards Better Corporate Governance
  -- Interim Discussion Paper on Key Issues -- [summary] <PDF> (April 14, 2009)

• Future Directions of Accounting Standards in Japan
  - The Next Step Towards a Single Set of Accounting Standards - ( Executive Summary ) (October 14, 2008)

• File Number S7-11-08 Comments to Proposed Rule Release No. 33-8924
  ("Interactive Data to Improve Financial Reporting") <PDF> (August 1, 2008)

• File Number S7-05-08 Comments to Proposed Rule Release No. 33-8900
  ("Foreign Issuer Reporting Enhancements") <PDF> (April 8, 2008)

• Proposal for Comprehensive Amendments to the Antimonopoly Act
  - To Establish International Parity in the Investigation and Appeals Process - (November 20, 2007)

• File Number S7-13-07 Comments to Proposed Rule Release No. 33-8818
  ("Acceptance from foreign private issuers of financial statements prepared in accordance with international financial reporting standards without reconciliation to U.S. GAAP") <PDF> (September 18, 2007)

• Advancing the Convergence of Accounting Standards (August 8, 2007)

• Further Revision of M&A Legislation is Needed (December 12, 2006)

• Nippon Keidanren Supports to Accelerate the Convergence of Accounting Standards and to Seek Mutual Recognition of Standards in Japan, the United States, and Europe (June 20, 2006)

• Reasonable Defense Measures against Takeovers Detrimental to Corporate Value Are Needed (November 16, 2004)

• Recommendations for Amendments to Ensure Japan's Antimonopoly Act Meets the Needs of the 21^st Century (July 13, 2004)

• The Benefits of Translating Japanese Laws into Foreign Languages (June 14, 2004)

• Joint Statement on International Accounting Standards (April 19, 2004)

• Comments concerning the Review of the Constitution of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation (February 10, 2004)

• Comment of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) on the
  OECD Principles of Corporate Governance Draft Revised Text (January 2004) (February 5, 2004)

• Nippon Keidanren's Comment Letter to the Financial Services Authority of United Kingdom (January 30, 2004)

• Seeking International Collaboration on Accounting Standards (October 21, 2003)

• Proposal for Revision of the Corporations Law (October 16, 2003)

• Proposal of Nippon Keidanren regarding revision of the Antimonopoly Act enforcement systems (September 5, 2003)

• Comments on the "Proposed Rule: Standards Relating to Listed Company Audit Committees" (February 18, 2003)

• Comments Regarding Treatment of Certain Foreign Private Issuers under the Disclosure Requirements of Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (February 18, 2003)

• Calling for Exemptions for Japanese Corporations
  from the Provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (October 1, 2002)

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• A Proposal for Better Corporate Accounting (March 27, 2001)

• Points of Discussion Relating to Corporate Governance in Japanese Public Companies (Interim Report) (November 21, 2000)

• Recommendations Concerning Commercial Law Reform (October 17, 2000)

• Establishing an Organization for Revitalizing the Securities Market (October 19, 1998)

• Recommendations Regarding the Mutual Exchange of Cross-Held Shares (August 5, 1998)

• Urgent Recommendations Concerning Corporate Governance (September 16, 1997)

• Views on the Revision of the Bank of Japan Law (September 17, 1996)

• Guidelines of Procurement Policies (April 24, 1990)