Japan to draft guidelines for corporate workforce disclosure

Tokyo to push companies to offer more 'human capital' information for investors

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Commuters in a Tokyo office district. The Japanese government intends to create a system that will help companies attract capital and raise their international competitiveness. (Photo by Keisuke Imamura)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to create guidelines for companies to disclose "human capital" metrics such as employee diversity and human resource training as soon as this summer, Nikkei has learned.

Human capital, the abilities and knowledge of workers, is seen as an asset that can generate new ideas. The U.S. and Europe lead the way in this area, and the government hopes that the disclosure of such information will help attract new investment.

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