Corporate Governance in Japan: 1990–2016: The Changing Role of the Board of Directors

I. The Background | II. Corporate Law Reform since 1990 | III. The Japanese Board System | 1. Pre-1998 System | 2. Board Reform | 3. The Board under the New Company Law | 4. Developments since 2014 | IV. The Composition of the Board | V. Discussion over External Directors | VI. The Expected Role of External Directors | VII. A Recent Case | VIII. Concluding Remarks