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Japan to put responsibility for preventing accounting fraud on top executives
Planned disclosure change aims to curb scandals seen at Nidec, KDDI and elsewhere Japan's Financial Services Agency looks to take action after a recent string of accounting fraud cases. (Photo by Nikkei) TOKYO — Japan's Financial Services Agency will require top executives at listed companies to declare that they personally ensured their securities reports are […]
By deepak · August 30, 2026 · 1 min read
Planned disclosure change aims to curb scandals seen at Nidec, KDDI and elsewhere
Japan's Financial Services Agency looks to take action after a recent string of accounting fraud cases. (Photo by Nikkei)
TOKYO — Japan's Financial Services Agency will require top executives at listed companies to declare that they personally ensured their securities reports are prepared properly, clarifying responsibility in a bid to prevent misconduct like Nidec's recent accounting scandal.
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