Compensation for Japan's top executives up record 33% in 2022

Toyota and Sony among those increasing management remuneration

20230816 Sony Yoshida

Equity compensation accounted for 75% of total pay to Kenichiro Yoshida, chairman and CEO of Sony Group, in fiscal 2022.

KENSHO MOTOWAKI, Nikkei staff writer

August 16, 2023 18:25 JST

Updated on August 16, 2023 21:26 JST

TOKYO -- Japanese companies are increasing management remuneration, which saw record growth of 33% in the fiscal year ending in March.

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