The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:32:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.11 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png The 2026 Revision of Japan’s Corporate Governance Code: Toward Sustainable Growth and Medium to Long-Term Corporate Value Enhancement – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 The 2026 Revision of Japan’s Corporate Governance Code: Toward Sustainable Growth and Medium to Long-Term Corporate Value Enhancement https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/09/29/the-2026-revision-of-japans-corporate-governance-code-toward-sustainable-growth-and-medium-to-long-term-corporate-value-enhancement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-2026-revision-of-japans-corporate-governance-code-toward-sustainable-growth-and-medium-to-long-term-corporate-value-enhancement https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/09/29/the-2026-revision-of-japans-corporate-governance-code-toward-sustainable-growth-and-medium-to-long-term-corporate-value-enhancement/#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:32:26 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=184045?d=20260928165944EDT Posted by Haruyuki Yamashita, Tokyo Stock Exchange New York Office, on Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Editor's Note:

Haruyuki Yamashita is the Head of Policy Engagement at the Tokyo Stock Exchange New York Office.

Corporate governance codes have been adopted in jurisdictions around the world as frameworks that systematically set out governance disciplines for companies. The United Kingdom, which is generally regarded as having one of the longest histories in this area, developed its framework against the backdrop of a series of financial and corporate scandals in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The 1992 Cadbury Report, which made recommendations concerning the effectiveness and reporting responsibilities of boards and the role of external auditors, marked an important starting point. In 1998, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) issued the Combined Code as a statement of best practices in corporate governance. The OECD Principles of Corporate Governance followed in 1999 and have since served as practical guidance for policymakers in both OECD member and non-member jurisdictions.

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