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Japanese software-maker promises workers inflation relief pay

Business / Corporate Jul 14, 2022

Japanese software-maker promises workers inflation relief pay

Rapid price rises in countries where Cybozu operates, including Japan, the U.S. and Australia, have been severe enough to make annual salary increases insufficient, the company said.

Japanese firm with all-male board says sorry for failing on diversity

Business / Corporate Feb 19, 2021

Japanese firm with all-male board says sorry for failing on diversity

by Gearoid Reidy

In December, Cybozu announced it was soliciting applications internally for directors in an attempt to diversify its board.

Japan's labor shortage eats away at backbreaking work culture

Business | ANALYSIS May 8, 2019

Japan's labor shortage eats away at backbreaking work culture

by Stanley White and Kaori Kaneko

When she worked in sales for a bank, Chihiro Narazaki was passed over for the best assignments in favor of older colleagues. Her input was discouraged and she often stayed late just to do routine paperwork. The 29-year-old knew where this was heading: Her father, ...

Cybozu chief Yoshihisa Aono loses lawsuit at Tokyo court over right to use premarital name

National / Crime & Legal Mar 25, 2019

Cybozu chief Yoshihisa Aono loses lawsuit at Tokyo court over right to use premarital name

by Magdalena Osumi

A Tokyo court on Monday upheld a national law that forces couples to use the same surname upon marriage, rejecting claims over its unconstitutionality. The lawsuit against the central government was brought by Yoshihisa Aono, the 47-year-old president of software development firm Cybozu Inc., and ...

Will CEO activism take hold in Japan?

Commentary / Japan Feb 1, 2018

Will CEO activism take hold in Japan?

by Yumiko Murakami

Few people expect to see Japanese CEOs weighing in on socially sensitive and divisive issues, but that may be starting to change.

Cybozu chief Yoshihisa Aono leads suit against Japanese government for right to use premarital names

National Jan 9, 2018

Cybozu chief Yoshihisa Aono leads suit against Japanese government for right to use premarital names

by Mizuho Aoki

The plaintiffs claim that the use of different rules for foreign nationals contravenes constitutional rights guaranteeing equality under the law.

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