Japanese firms under pressure to have female directors

According to The Jiji News, publicly traded Japanese companies have been increasingly under pressure from institutional investors and the government to appoint women to their boards of directors.
Many listed companies, including Toray Industries Inc., Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. and Workman Co., will seek approval to appoint female board members for the first time at shareholders' meetings this month.

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