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Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>The government only considers foreign personnel as labor force and accepts them in industries where labor is in short supply and places restrictions on their transfer to other industries.</li>
<li>Imposing a Japanese language test on long-term residents who are eligible to stay in Japan may result in the loss of opportunities to recruit talented foreign personnel.</li>
<li>The government has been unable to step forward to "respect human rights and share diverse values.” If Japanese people do not change, we will never be able to embrace diversity.</li>
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The government only considers foreign personnel as labor force and accepts them in industries where labor is in short supply and places restrictions on their transfer to other industries.
Imposing a Japanese language test on long-term residents who are eligible to stay in Japan may result in the loss of opportunities to recruit talented foreign personnel.
The government has been unable to step forward to "respect human rights and share diverse values.” If Japanese people do not change, we will never be able to embrace diversity.


If We Don't Change the Way We Used to Do Things, We Cannot Embrace Diverse Values

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If We Don't Change the Way We Used to Do Things, We Cannot Embrace Diverse Values