This article explains that many Japanese companies are choosing to become private instead of being publicly traded. This change is happening because of new rules that let investors request changes. In the past year, 135 Japanese companies decided to leave the stock market. This is almost three times greater than the number from ten years ago.
[http://theswedishtimes.se/articles/japanese-companies-transitioning-to-private-ownership-under-the-influence-of](http://theswedishtimes.se/articles/japanese-companies-transitioning-to-private-ownership-under-the-influence-of)
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I think those new rules giving investors a say in suggesting changes could be a game-changer. They might be encouraging companies to explore different paths.
I doubt it’s the new rules rather than the accretion of disclosure requirements that effectively seek to implement social policies through companies and impose new burdens while never removing or lessening existing ones. The sustainability reporting requirements that are coming for most companies in developed companies are probably going to dwarf even those in terms of burdens…