TOKYO -- Companies in Japan will be encouraged to set voluntary targets for female and foreign managers and provide information on their progress under a revised corporate governance code due out in the spring of 2021.
Revamped guidelines to promote diversity in management as well as on boards

Tellers meet with managers at an Osaka-area bank. Japanese companies will be asked to set targets for women in management. (Photo by Shogo Nakatani)
TOKYO -- Companies in Japan will be encouraged to set voluntary targets for female and foreign managers and provide information on their progress under a revised corporate governance code due out in the spring of 2021.