PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON
Corporate Governance Reform 2025
Hiromi Yamaji, Group CEO, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
12:00-13:30 Wednesday, November 5, 2025
(The speech and Q & A will be in English.)
Japan's capital markets are enjoying a rally, with the Nikkei Stock Average closing above 50,000 for the first time on Oct 27. Hiromi Yamaji, group executive officer of the Japan Exchange Group (JPX), will address the FCCJ at a professional luncheon as robust trading activity looks likely to continue pushing the index to new highs.
The stock market's bullish run comes on the back of investor confidence arising from favorable external
economic factors such as a likely detente in the US-China trade war, but also significant domestic structural changes, including a push for investor-friendly corporate reforms that have been reflected in improved corporate valuations. And then there is bullishness over a fiscal stimulus package that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government is set to unveil.
Yamaji, who oversees the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Exchange, took the helm of the JPX after a distinguished career in investment banking spanning decades. He will discuss the Group's initiatives, in line with the Financial Services Agency's Action Programme for Corporate Governance Reform 2025, and more broadly, address the fundamental changes taking place in corporate boardrooms across Japan.
How to attend the event in person:
Please register at front@fccj.or.jp with your name, the name of your media outlet, and FCCJ membership number. To attend this event, the lunch charge for members is 2,500 yen (include tax) and for non-members 3,000 yen (include tax) and reservation/cancellation deadlines are at noon on November 4, Tuesday. Reservations and cancellations are not complete without confirmation. Please note lunch will not be served after the speech begins and working journalists and student members can attend the event after the meal service for free.
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