TOKYO -- Only about a quarter of major Japanese companies meet the government target of having women occupy at least 10% of executive posts, a Nikkei survey shows, signaling the challenge of grooming female talent in Japan's traditionally male-dominated corporate world.
The poll of listed companies found that just 156, or 26.3%, had cleared the target as of Aug. 1. And 321 companies, or 54%, said they had at least one female executive. The government seeks to meet the 10% target for listed companies overall by 2020.
