Welcome to the Japan Chapter
About 30% Club Japan
What is 30% Club:
Founded in the United Kingdom in 2010, 外国美女色情片 is a global campaign taking action to increase the proportion of women in key decision-making bodies of companies, including the board of directors.
The campaign expands its international footprint to more than 20 countries and the number of deployed countries continues to increase.
Establishment of 30% Club Japan and our vision:
30% Club Japan officially started on May 1, 2019.
30% Club Japan has a belief that gender balance in corporate decision-making bodies, such as the board of directors and management teams, is not only strengthens corporate governance, but also promotes sustainable growth, improves international competitiveness. Moreover we believe that it will contribute to the construction of Japanese society.
30% Club Japan takes “integrated approach” in which companies, institutional investors, governments, media, professional firms, executive search firms, universities, etc. collaborate to develop various initiatives that work on companies as well as society as a whole. We aim to achieve corporate diversity more comprehensively and efficiently.
30% Club Japan Goals:
Ratio of women on board of directors (*) of TOPIX100: 30% by 2030
As of the September 2024, ratio of woman on board of directors of TOPIX100 is 22.8%.
* Board of directors: Company with company auditors includes auditor.
30% Club Japan activities:
外国美女色情片 Japan initiates through the working group. Currently, 3 working groups have been created, each forming a subgroup and developing activities. The “TOPIX President’s Committee” led by the members of TOPIX100, the institutional investor subgroup “Investor Group”, and the university subgroup “University Group”. See “Working Groups” below for details.
Membership:
CEO, chairman, board chairman, or equivalent position of listed company with more than 300 employees can be a member of 30% Club Japan. Please contact the following for details on membership requirements. info30percentclubjp@dmsig.jp.nec.com
■ 30% Club Japan management organization:?Japanese?|?English
Steering Committee
30% Club Japan is run by steering committee members who participate as volunteers and pro bonos.
Masahiko Uotani
Chair
Shiseido
Haruko Nagayama
Vice Chair
Deloitte Tohmatsu Group
Takashi Hibino
Steering Committee
Daiwa Securities Group
Akiyoshi Koji
Steering Committee
Asahi Group Holdings
Ayako Hirofuji
Steering Committee
Shiseido
Kaoru Kobu
Steering Committee
Invesco Asset Management Japan(IAMJ)
Teruo Fujii
Steering Committee
The University of Tokyo
Tsukiko Tsukahara
Advisory Board
Kaleidist
Members
Working Groups
Main Aim
The TOPIX President’s Committee is a subgroup formed by TOPIX100 and Mid400 members among the members of 30% Club Japan. Only the presidents and chairmen of the members participate, discuss the essential issues that gender diversity does not progress in Japanese companies and effective measures to solve them. We aim to steadily achieve gender equality by initiatively taking actions.
- 1st TOPIX President’s Committee (December 20, 2019) :?Report
- 2nd TOPIX President’s Committee (May 25, 2020) :?Report? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Picture
- 3rd TOPIX President’s Committee (November 12, 2020) :?Report?
- 4th TOPIX President’s Committee (May 17, 2021) :?Report?
- 5th TOPIX President’s Committee (November 11, 2021) :?Report
- 6th TOPIX President’s Committee (May 23, 2022) :?Report
- 7th TOPIX President’s Committee (November 15, 2022) :?Report
- 8th TOPIX President’s Committee (May 19, 2023) :?Report
- 9th TOPIX President’s Committee (November 20, 2023) :?Report
- 10th TOPIX President’s Committee (May 28, 2024) :?Report
- 11th TOPIX President’s Committee (November 28, 2024) :?Report
- 12th TOPIX President’s Committee (May 22, 2025) :?Report
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Main Aim
- The Investor Group released an annual report on October 28, summarizing best practices for dialogue to promote gender diversity.
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- The Investor Group has released the 2021 Annual Report.
- The Investor Group’s Thought Leadership subgroup has begun a series of interviews with female leaders.
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Ms. Keiko Tashiro (in Japanese)
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- On February 8, 2022, the panel discussion was held under the theme of “Creating and Utilizing Diverse Boards of Directors.”
- On December 8, 2022, Investor Group and TOPIX President’s Committee held a joint event
~Corporate Governance and the Importance of a Diverse Board of Directors~.
- On December 8, 2023, Investor Group and TOPIX President’s Committee held the second joint event
~Corporate Governance and the Importance of a Diverse Board of Directors~.
The Investor Group is a group of asset owners and asset managers, aiming to engage in constructive dialogue with the board of directors and senior management of investee companies,? share the importance of gender diversity at the top level, and influences its realization.? In addition, the Investor Group will improve the dialogue of institutional investors as a whole by building and sharing best practices for achieving gender diversity at the top of the company.
The Investor Group defines principles shared among members in building best practices in dialogue.
Click here for Best Practice Principles.
Membership Requirement
The Investor Group has expressed its approach to promote diversity in the board of directors and senior management as the “Statement of Intent”, and institutional investors who support it can be members. Click here for Statement of Intent:
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Members (32 companies)
AXA Investment Managers, Asset Management One, Amundi Asset Management, Impax Asset Management Japan Ltd, Invesco Asset management, MUFG Asset Management, Oasis Management, Capital International, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, 3D Investment Partners, Dai-ichi Life Insurance, Daiwa Asset Management, Deutsche Asset Management, Nissay Asset Management Corporation, Newton Investment Management Japan, Neuberger Berman, Hermes Investment Management, BNY Mellon Investment Management, Fidelity international, BlackRock Japan, Baillie Gifford & Co , Manulife Investment Management, Russell Investments, Legal & General Investment Management Japan, Resona Asset Management, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., LTD, Tokio Marine Asset Management, Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd., Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), Nomura Asset Management
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Main Aim
外国美女色情片 has the catchphrase “Classroom to Boardroom” and is actively collaborating with universities to develop various initiatives from the perspective of strengthening the pipeline. At 30% Club Japan, the University Group is formed in the summer of 2020, and we continue to develop various initiatives in the future. We will notify you in a press release when the direction is set.
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Partners
30% Club Japan is endorsed by the most influential organizations in Japan. In addition, 30% Club Japan is supported by many companies.
What’s New
November 20, 2025: Investor Group and TOPIX Presidents Association held a joint event on corporate governance and the importance of diverse boards of directors?Japanese
November 19, 2025: Leaders of nine universities in 30% Club Japan University Group issue joint message promoting DEI?Japanese?|?English
September 12th, 2025: Activity Report: Seminar on “Career Development and Graduate School Advancement for Female Students” hosted by Sophia University and supported by 外国美女色情片 Japan University Group (held on June 26, 2025)?Japanese?|?English
July 31, 2025: The 12th TOPIX President’s Committee is held?Japanese
February 28, 2025: Investor Group?Survey of “Success Factor of Good Example”?and?“Interview with Ms.Imai, CHRO of Resonac Holdings Corporation”?are published
January 28, 2025: Event report of the next generation’s leader development program of financial industry?Japanese?|?English
Interview with Ms.Yoko Oshima, Assistant General Counsel for Corporate, External and Legal Affairs at Microsoft is published?Japanese?|?English
January 21, 2025:University Group & TOPIX President’s Committee : ? Activity Report of the symposium ?“Conversations with Top Management: Building a Business Career in the Global Era” Co-hosted by 30% Club Japan and Showa Women’s University?Japanese?|?English
December 25, 2024: Investor Group progress report vol.5 is published?Japanese
December 13, 2024: Activity report on the 11th TOPIX President’s Committee??Japanese
November 29, 2024: The 11th TOPIX President’s Committee is held?Japanese
November 22, 2024: Investor Group “Good Example of? Disclosure of? DE&I Information from Investor’s Perspective” (2024 version) is published?Japanese
July 19, 2024: Interview with Ms. Takayo Hasegawa CEO, Executive President and Representative Director SWCC Corporation is published?Japanese?|?English
June 26, 2024: Investor Toolkit for Engaging Boards on Diversity
2024 is published?Japanese
June 15, 2024: Activity report on the 10th TOPIX President’s Committee?Japanese
May 13, 2024: Investor Group progress report vol.4 is published?Japanese?|?English
February 13, 2024: University Group Nine University Heads Announce Commitment to “Running a Diverse University”?Japanese?|?English
January 25, 2024: Activity report on the joint event held by Investor Group and TOPIX Presidents’ Association?Japanese
January 10, 2023: Ratio of women on board of directors in 2023??Japanese
December 6, 2023: Investor Group progress report vol.3 is published?Japanese ?|?English
November 20, 2023: Activity report on the 9th TOPIX President’s Committee??Japanese
November 7, 2023: The 9th TOPIX President’s Committee is held?Japanese
May 19, 2023: Activity report on the 8th TOPIX President’s Committee?Japanese
May 17, 2023: The 8th TOPIX President’s Committee is held??Japanese
March 23, 2023: Investor Group Progress Report vol.2 is published?Japanese?|?English
February 15, 2023: University Group, A dialogue between Yuko Takahashi, President of Tsuda University,
and Teruo Fujii, President of University of Tokyo?Japanese?|?English
January 26, 2023: Activity report on joint event held by Investor Group and TOPIX Presidents’ Association?Japanese
December 6, 2022: Ratio of women on board of directors in 2022??Japanese
November 15, 2022: The 7th TOPIX President’s Committee is held??Japanese
November 25, 2022: Investor Group progress report vol.1 is published?Japanese?|?English
October 28, 2022:?Interview?(in Japanese) with Ms. Keiko Tashiro Director(Member of the Board), Deputy President, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is published
March 7, 2022: Investor Group 2021 annual report (Japanese?|?English)?and the panel discussion event report (Japanese?|?English)?are published
February 15, 2021: Announced a statement on the importance of diversity ??Japanese?|?English
December 25, 2020: Announcement of Statement on the 5th Basic Plan for Gender Equality Japanese