Toshiba end game sees salarymen fight back to preserve autonomy

CEO Kurumatani forced out for surrendering company to foreign private equity

Stephen Givens

April 19, 2021 17:00 JST

Returning Toshiba President and CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa speaks at an online news conference on Apr. 14: he is not entirely defenseless. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

Stephen Givens is a corporate lawyer based in Tokyo.

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