TOKYO -- Facing pressure from both investors and the government, top Japanese companies Canon and Toray Industries plan to appoint women to their board of directors for the first time, in a step toward gender equality.
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Under pressure, Canon and Toray to add women to boardrooms
20% of leading Japanese companies do not have any female directors
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks to have women make up 30% of Japanese executive positions by 2030. (Photo by Daiki Katagiri)
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