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NHK
25-06-2025
- Business
- NHK
Fuji Media wins boardroom battle
Japanese broadcasting giant Fuji Media Holdings has held its annual shareholders' meeting. The company was embroiled in a power struggle with a major shareholder but appears to have come out on top, with all 11 of its candidates being named to the board. The company and its subsidiary Fuji Television Network have come under fire since a sexual assault scandal involving former pop star Nakai Masahiro came to light. Fuji Media had proposed a management reshuffle and improvements to corporate governance in response. But US-based shareholder Dalton Investments called for stronger measures. Fuji Media named eleven candidates for the board. They included the president of Fuji TV, Shimizu Kenji, and the former president of the FamilyMart convenience store chain, Sawada Takashi. Dalton said external directors should be appointed and proposed 12 candidates of its own. But none of them were voted onto the board.
NHK
25-06-2025
- Business
- NHK
Japan's Fuji Media faces boardroom battle
Embattled Japanese broadcasting giant Fuji Media Holdings is conducting its annual shareholders' meeting. The company is expected to overhaul its board amid a sexual assault scandal, but faces a battle for control against a major shareholder. The company and its subsidiary Fuji Television Network have come under fire since the scandal involving former pop star Nakai Masahiro came to light. Fuji Media has named eleven candidates for the board. They include the president of Fuji TV, Shimizu Kenji, and the former president of the FamilyMart convenience-store chain, Sawada Takashi. But US-based Dalton Investments has proposed 12 candidates of its own. They include the head of Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings, Kitao Yoshitaka, and the former president of Japan Display, Kikuoka Minoru. Each candidate will be voted on individually, so the board could end up including members of both sides. Fuji Media and Fuji TV have proposed a management reshuffle and improvements to corporate governance in response to the scandal. But Dalton is calling for stronger measures, including the appointment of external directors. The fund also says the company's real estate arm should be separated because it is unrelated to broadcasting.
Sky News AU
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Outside chance' Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles could meet face-to-face with Trump this week after Albanese's G7 snub
There is an 'outside chance' Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles could meet President Donald Trump face-to-face at the NATO summit in the coming days after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was snubbed at the G7 last week. The summit is set to take place at the Hague, the Netherlands, on June 24 to the 26. A Canberra source told Sky News political correspondent Cameron Reddin the Defence Minister had an 'outside chance' of becoming the first member of government to meet the leader of the free world, although it was a 'very fluid situation'. Trump is due to fly to the Netherlands on Tuesday and may meet with the four Indo-Pacific nations, Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Japan, who form the IP4 meeting, to take place this week. However, Mr Albanese was not alone in his decision not to attend the NATO summit and was joined by South Korea and Japan whose leaders would also skip the trip. Japan's Fuji Television said Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was pulling out because a planned meeting between NATO and the group of four Indo-Pacific nations (IP4) was not likely to take place, and because a meeting with Trump was also unlikely. Japan said Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will travel to the Netherlands to attend NATO-related functions and hold bilateral meetings. Speaking to Sky News on Tuesday, Nationals Senator Matt Canavan said if Mr Marles did manage to score a one-on-one with Trump it would be 'very embarrassing' for the Prime Minister. 'This is a big problem now that our Prime Minister hasn't met with President Trump six months after his election,' he said. ' There has been ample time to do that.' Mr Canavan said he did not blame Mr Albanese for being snubbed at the G7 as it was 'out of his control', but a meeting in Washington in the six months since Trump's inauguration should have occurred. 'Many other leaders have done this. We're one of the Five Eyes nations, so one of the four most important allies to the United States,' he said. 'It is unacceptable that our government, our Prime Minister, has not met with the new Prime Minister six months after (Trump's) election.' Over the weekend, Sky News revealed Mr Albanese had yet to receive a phone call from Trump after their meeting was cancelled at the G7 summit in Canada. As of Saturday, Mr Albanese had not received a phone call from Trump, even though he contacted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. There has been no indication that the President has contacted other cancelled counterparts, such as South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, or Mr Albanese. The Albanese government has suggested there is no cause for concern, despite the highly-visible diplomatic snub. A meeting between the two leaders is still agreed to, according to senior government sources - and the question is simply when, not if. -with Reuters
TimesLIVE
23-06-2025
- Politics
- TimesLIVE
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba to skip Nato summit, source says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will cancel his attendance at the Nato summit in The Hague this week, a source with direct knowledge said on Monday. Ishiba was cancelling the trip because a planned meeting between Nato and the group of four Indo-Pacific nations (IP4) would likely not take place, and because a meeting with US President Donald Trump was also unlikely, Fuji Television reported. South Korea and Australia, which along with Japan and New Zealand, make up the IP4, have also said their leaders would not attend the Nato summit meeting. Trump had wanted to hold a summit meeting with the IP4, a second source told Reuters. The sources declined to be identified because they were not authorised to speak to media. Foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya will represent Japan, one source said. Japan's leader has attended every Nato summit since 2022, when the country was first invited to participate after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The foreign ministry had announced Ishiba's attendance three days ago, saying he was set to 'reaffirm with Nato allies and others the recognition that the security of Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific is inseparable'. Ishiba had also planned to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines.
Japan Today
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Japan Today
Ishiba to skip NATO summit, source says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a press conference after the G7 Leaders' Summit, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on June 17. By Yoshifumi Takemoto Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will cancel his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in The Hague this week, a source with direct knowledge said on Monday. Ishiba was cancelling the trip because a planned meeting between NATO and the group of four Indo-Pacific nations (IP4) would likely not take place, and because a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was also unlikely, Fuji Television reported. South Korea and Australia, which along with Japan and New Zealand, make up the IP4, have also said their leaders would not attend the NATO summit meeting. Trump had wanted to hold a summit meeting with the IP4, a second source told Reuters. Both sources declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak to media. Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will represent Japan, the first source said. Japan's leader has attended every NATO summit since 2022, when the country was first invited to participate following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The foreign ministry had announced Ishiba's attendance just three days ago, saying he was set to "reaffirm with NATO allies and others the recognition that the security of Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific is inseparable." Ishiba had also planned to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines. © Thomson Reuters 2025.
