Japan to set goal of 30% women executives at top firms

Target to apply to companies on Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime market

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The Japanese government says setting goals for having female executives is significant for "motivating career development among women."

KENTARO SHIOZAKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will set a target of having women occupy at least 30% of executive positions at top companies by 2030, advancing a goal laid out by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a draft document presented Monday shows.

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