Amendment of the Companies Act in 2019 (3) – Remuneration of Directors, etc.

Authors： Masashi Kitamura
Magazine/Book：JPX Financial Instruments & Exchange Act Study No. 19, pp. 55-87
Publisher：Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Practice： General Corporate Practice Corporate Governance/Shareholders Meeting
Date of publication： 2021

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