Corporate Japan sheds more cross-shareholdings

12% of stocks unloaded in five years as pressure grows

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Japanese companies are working on improving corporate governance by unwinding cross-shareholdings. © Reuters

TATSUHISA SHIRAKABE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Publicly traded nonfinancial companies in Japan are stepping up their disposal of cross-held shares, applying the proceeds toward new research and debt repayment.

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