Women in boardrooms: Under 4% of Japan's top firms are on track

Blue chips make slow progress toward goal of 30% representation by 2030

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Women are still only a small share of board members at Japan's top companies. (Photo by Yo Inoue)

NATSUKO NAKAMURA, Nikkei senior staff writer, and TOKIO MURAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Top listed companies in Japan still have a long way to go toward a government goal of putting more women in oversight positions, Nikkei research shows.

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