"Practical Human Capital Management" has been published by Chuokeizai-Sha, Takayama of J-Eurus IR authored Chapter 3, "Human Capital and Board Initiatives: Supervisory Systems in Japanese and U.S. Companies."
Notice of Change of Director (Change of President).
April 13, 2023 (Thu) 15:00-17:30 IR University Seminar: "Re-Think IR Now - From the Frontline of Engagement -" will be held. Ms. Makiko Hamabe whose work " ’Dialogue with Shareholders’ Guidebook“ will be published by Chuokeizai-Sha will give a presentation (Webex).
February 1, 2023 (Wed) 10:00 - 16:00, Nippon OMNI-Management Association Seminar: "The Role of Corporate IR Staff and Practical Points - Learn the key points of effective IR for TSE Prime Market Listed Companies! " - Iwata of J-Eurus IR will be the speaker (Zoom).
Takayama of J-Eurus IR will participate as an expert in the ICGN (International Corporate Governance Network) Excellence in Corporate Governance Program on Tuesday, November 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2022.
IR University annual conference will be held on Monday, October 17, from 13:30. We are planning to invite people in charge of IR and SR who are active in the field, as well as a person of academia and people who are currently serving as Directors of listed companies, under the theme of "The Important Role of IR, SR and the Board of Directors for the Growth of Japanese Companies".
The Organization of Global Financial City Tokyo (FinCity.Tokyo), a joint venture between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the JPX, will hold a human resources development course for English-language IR on September 26 (Mon) for TSE Growth and Standard Market companies and companies planning IPOs. Harayama of J-Eurus IR will be a speaker at the lecture. Also, Iwata of J-Eurus IR will speak at a course for TSE Prime Market companies on October 5 (Wed).
Takayama of J-Eurus IR authored Chapter 11, "Board Evaluation: Progress and Challenges in Japan," in "Beyond ESG Chaos: A Guidepost for Building New Capital Markets (edited by Tetsuo Kitagawa)," published by Chuokeizai-sha.
”Newly Edited Fund Management Encyclopedia” (edited by Hidekazu Miyoshi) has been published by Doyukan. The book includes "Fund Management Related Business: Chapter 2, Information Dissemination and IR" that Iwata or J-Eurus IR authored.
"Women Who Ran Through the Turbulent Capital Market" (edited by Rie Kang, Yumiko Miwa, and Yoshiko Iwata) has been published by Hakuto Shobo.
February 8, 2022 (Tue), 10:00-16:00, Nippon OMNI-Management Association Seminar "The Role of Corporate IR Staff and Practical Points - Learn the key points of effective IR for TSE Prime Market Listed Companies! - Iwata of J-Eurus IR will be give a presentation (Zoom).
Iwata of J-Eurus IR will participate in the panel discussion "What Is Diversity Led by the Board of Directors?" in the 93rd National Conference of Society for the Economic Studies of Securities? (to be held online) on September 11, 2021 (Sat).
IR University Workshop "Outlining ESG Trends - Organizing the Overflow of Katakana and Alphabets and Activist Movements" will be held on March 23, 2021 (Tue) 15:00-17:00 (Webex).
February 24, 2021 (Wed) - March 5, 2021 (Fri): Nippon OMNI-Management Association Online Seminar, "The Role of Corporate IR Staff and Practical Points - Learn the key points of ‘aggressive’ IR to win investors' hearts and minds!” - Iwata will be the lecturer.
Discussions on the revision of the Corporate Governance Code have started at the TSE/Financial Services Agency Council of Experts. J-Eurus IR’s Takayama is also participating in the discussion of the revision as a member of this Council.
November 30, 2020 (Monday): Web seminar of the 10th IR University "Capital Markets and IR Symposium - What is the New Role of IROs and How They Contribute to Corporate Growth -" will be held. The seminar will cover how to facilitate IR under the new normal, the relationship between management and the Board of Directors, and the content of appeals (Webex).
J-Eurus IR Co., Ltd. has opened an endowed course at the Graduate School of International Management (Business School) of Aoyama Gakuin University in April this year. Our company's Takayama is participating in the lecture as a visiting professor.
Fumiyoshi Suzuki has been appointed as General Manager to further strengthen our administrative department.
Notice of Extension of Work-from home Enhancement Period.
Notice of Enhanced Work-from home for the Prevention of New Coronavirus Infection.
J-Eurus IR Co., Ltd. will become a member of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group with the aim of further strengthening its corporate governance and investor relations consulting.
February 14, 2020 (Fri): Iwata of J-Eurus IR will be speaking at Nippon OMNI-Management Association’s IR basics course, " The Role of Corporate IR Staff and Practical Points ".
"All About the Evaluation of Board of Directors", a guidebook to answer all the questions of those involved in Board of Directors, written by Yoshiko Takayama, has been published by Chuokeizai-sha.
October 11, 2019: Takayama of J-Eurus IR gave a lecture on "Practicalities and Challenges of Board Evaluation" at the Certified Public Accountants Outside Directors Network Workshop of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Takayama of J-Eurus IR has been appointed as a member of the "Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code ".
J-Eurus IR Co., Ltd. has joined Japan Business Federation (Keidanren).
Takayama of J-Eurus IR will be a speaker at the 9th Stewardship Seminar "Board Evaluation and Institutional Investor Dialogue/Voting" to be held on October 17, 2019 (Thu) (hosted by Japan Stewardship Forum).
September 3, 2019 (Tue): PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC and Japan Board Review Co., Ltd. will co-sponsor the seminar, "The Practice and Efficiency of Board Effectiveness Evaluations - What Evaluations are Required by the Board of Directors and the Role of the Board Secretariat - ", Takayama will be speaking at the seminar.
Iwata will moderate the panel discussion "ESG Information and Annual Reports (Integrated Reports) of High-profile Companies" at the “Nikkei IR and Individual Investor Fair” on August 23 (Fri) and 24 (Sat), 2019, starting at 15:00 on August 24.
Takayama of J-Eurus IR will be speaking at the ICGN (International Corporate Governance Network) International Conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2019 (Wed).
July 3, 2019 (Wed): Takayama of J-Eurus IR will be speaking at Japan Foundation for Accounting Education ＆ Learning on "Current Status and Issues in Board Evaluation".
February 14, 2019 (Thu), 10:00-16:00: Iwata of J-Eurus IR will be speaking at Nippon OMNI-Management Association Online Seminar, "The Role of Corporate IR Staff and Practical Points - Learn the key points of ‘aggressive’ IR to win investors' hearts and minds!” throughout the day.
February 1, 2019 (Fri) 18:30 - 21:00: Iwata of J-Eurus IR will be speaking at "IR Practices - Practices, Current Situation and Issues of Dialogues with Institutional Investors at Financial Results Briefings, Overseas IR, etc." at the Secretariat of the Professional Accountants in Business, the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
October 12, 2018 (Fri) : Takayama of J-Eurus IR will deliver a keynote speech at the briefing session (TSE Hall) on the selection process for the " Nadeshiko Brands" for fiscal year 2018, held by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
August 24, 2018 (Nagoya), August 30, 2018 (Tokyo), August 31, 2018 (Osaka) Our Iwata will speak at "IR and Governance to Win over Activists", Part 2 of "2018 Annual Shareholders Meeting Season Report Meeting" hosted by ICJ, Inc.
Notice of Office Relocation.
Iwata will be a moderator at the 16th Annual Conference of the Japan Academic Society of Investor Relations to be held on July 7, 2018 (Sat).
March 22, 2018: Takayama of J-Eurus IR will be speaking on the panel discussion at the "Fiscal Year 2017 New 100 Diversity Management Companies Award Ceremony Nadeshiko Brands Presentation" hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Takayama of J-Eurus IR has been appointed as a member of the "Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code " of the Financial Services Agency.
February 15, 2018 (Thu): Iwata of J-Eurus IR will be speaking at Nippon OMNI-Management Association Online Seminar, "The Role of Corporate IR Staff and Practical Points - Learn the key points of ‘aggressive’ IR to win investors' hearts and minds!” throughout the day.
November 28, 2017: IR University Symposium "IR University - IR and Governance Capital Market Symposium" will be held.
August 26, 2017: Yoshiko Takayama of J-Eurus IR will be speaking at the “Nikkei IR and Investment Fair 2017” hosted by Nikkei Inc. at 15:00.
ICJ, Inc. (shareholders: Tokyo Stock Exchange 50%, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 50%), which provides an electronic voting system platform, and J-Eurus have formed a business alliance.
April 17, 2017: Iwata and Takayama of J-Eurus IR will speak at the fair disclosure seminar of the joint governance seminar with PwC Aarata, "Corporate Value Creation Accelerated from Board Evaluation and Dialogue".
March 1, 2017: J-Eurus IR Co., Ltd. and Japan Board Review Co., Ltd. have started collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC in support of improving corporate governance, including board evaluations.
March 16, 2017: "IR Activities under FD Regularization" Seminar on Fair Disclosure will be held.
November 17, 2016 (Thu): IR University "IR and Capital Markets Symposium - Toward Convergence of ES, Governance and IR" was held.
On October 12 2016, Iwata and Takayama of J-Eurus IR spoke at the Corporate Governance Seminar "Proposals on Practical Corporate Governance" co-hosted by Osaka Bar Association and the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Kinki Chapter.
In July 2016 , we will hold seminars in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya on the theme of "The Importance of Governance in the Development of Board Evaluation and the Response to the 2016 General Meeting of Shareholders".
Japan's first company specializing in "Board Evaluation" in compliance with the Governance Code has been established.
Thursday, November 12, 2015 IR University "IR and Capital Markets Symposium" will be held.
Thursday, October 1, 2015 and Monday, October 5, 2015 IR University "IR Basics and Practice" seminar will be held.
"Seminar for Female Directors" is being held as needed. Please contact us for details and schedule.
Information on our past and upcoming seminars and speaking engagements on "Board Evaluation" (as of June 30, 2015).
Information on our past and upcoming seminars and speaking engagements on "Board Evaluation" (as of May 3, 2015).
We will urgently hold a seminar on Monday, April 20, 2015 "Corporate Governance Codes and the Process of "Board Evaluation": Toward the Establishment of Governance Policies".
Management's Views on the Corporate Governance Code - Results of a Questionnaire to Listed Company Management Teams.
On Friday, February 27, 2015, Iwata and Miyaji of our company will be speaking at the ICJ-sponsored SR seminar, "Board of Directors Evaluation: Effectiveness of Governance and Practice of Its Evaluation and Expression".
February 2, 2015 (Monday) Mr. Wilcox, a leading expert in the field of governance, will visit Japan for an emergency seminar on "Responding to Governance Codes in the UK and Europe".
We are launching a lecture program for female directors and their candidates.
We are conducting a survey on the Corporate Governance Code for top management. We would appreciate your cooperation.
"Stewardship Code and Corporate Governance Code: Impact on Japanese Companies and IR Activities" (Doyukan) has been published. Main contents: response to the two codes, organization of recent developments, and "Glossary of Terms You Can't Learn Now".
J-Eurus IR has launched board evaluation program.
"The Age of Board Evaluation Follow-up Seminar" will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2014.
We are pleased to offer a service that combines our Corporate Access Program, a method of approaching foreign investors, with our Fact Sheet Program.
Yoshiko Takayama, a member of our firm, will speak at the Japan Corporate Governance Network's 95th seminar, "Board Evaluation and Corporate Governance.
Our Yoshiko Iwata and Yoshiko Takayama will participate in a panel discussion at Business Forum's seminar "The Age of Board Evaluation: From Formality to Effectiveness in Governance".
Yoshiko Takayama has been appointed as a member of the Selection Criteria Review Committee for the Nadeshiko Brand. Nadeshiko Issues is a joint project by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) to select and announce companies that excel in the promotion of women's activities, and has attracted much attention from investors in Japan and abroad.
Yoshiko Takayama has been appointed as a member of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "Study Group for Promoting Dialogue between Companies and Investors Toward Sustainable Growth. The study group will hold general discussions on desirable shareholder meetings and corporate information disclosure in order to promote dialogue between companies and investors.
The 4th IR and Capital Markets Symposium will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2014.
J-Eurus offers 2014 IR University Program.
Thursday, July 24, 2014 and Tuesday, July 29, 2014 IR University "Changing IR - Enhanced IR Recommendations" will be held.
We are pleased to announce our partnership and outsourcing with RH Traveler, Inc. for the selection and arrangement of products such as shareholder benefits and souvenirs for shareholder meetings. Please contact us if you are interested.
With the conclusion of the ICGN Tokyo Conference, investors' understanding of Japanese companies' progress in corporate governance has increased, and from now on, the question will be less about formality and more about effectiveness. In response to this trend, we will be more proactive in offering consulting services related to boards of directors - board evaluation and governance appeal methods.
We are pleased to announce that we will be applying on your behalf for the ICGN Tokyo Conference to be held on March 3, 2012. Please also refer to the detailed information on the conference.
In the "What is a Wise Investor?" section of Japanese Investor No. 80, Mr. Takayama briefly discusses the relationship between investment style and corporate governance, and the meaning of governance in the first place. Please refer to it.
Recent discussions on corporate governance: "What's going on?
J-Eurus IR Managing Director Yoshiko Takayama will give a lecture on “IR Practices and Corporate Governance Required by Institutional Investors” in the Director’s College (4th Session) held by the Japan Independent Directors Network from April 2010.
J-Eurus IR President Yoshiko Iwata participated as a panelist in the 8th annual meeting of the Japan Academic Society of Investor Relations held on March 6, 2010 on the theme of “IR in the Age of IFRS Adoption”