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.
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, ...
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 ...
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.
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.