Japan to streamline quarterly disclosures for listed companies

Kishida hopes to curb focus on short-term gains but gives up on abolishing reports

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Japan's Financial Services Agency is expected to work out details on audits and other concerns related to the update by the end of the year. © Reuters

SHOGO NAKATANI, NATSUMI IWATA and SATOSHI TEZUKA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency intends to consolidate quarterly reporting requirements for companies, looking to ease the burden on businesses while maintaining transparency for shareholders.

Publicly traded companies in Japan currently submit a quarterly securities report to the government in addition to their quarterly financial statements to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Japan looks to scrap the securities report to the government, given the overlap between the two documents. 

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