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60 Id.
61 See id.
62 See id. at 6.
63 Id. at 2.
64 Id. at 6.
65 Id. at 2.
66 See id.
67 Id. at 3.
68 See id.
69 Id. at 4–5.
70 See id.
ENGELBERG ESSAY GALLEYSFINAL
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EMORY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW [Vol. 3
The CGC has been in existence for less than a year, and critics are already
questioning its effectiveness on improving Japan’s corporate governance.71
Least convincing of the CGC’s success was Toshiba’s ability to commit
accounting fraud while being compliant with the CGC’s requirement of
appointing at least two outside directors.72 The appointment of outside
directors was largely heralded as a solution for the problematic lack of
transparency existing among Japanese corporations.73 However, it is still too
premature to imply that the CGC has failed to improve all aspects of corporate
governance in Japan.
The CGC and SC address corporate governance reform by incentivizing
positive compliance with corporate governance practices and punishing
corporate malfeasance. However, critics argue the CGC and SC need
additional strengthening to successfully address specific concerns that general
punishment cannot effectively regulate.74 Moreover, critics fear that companies
will superficially follow the CGC and SC without implementing the actual
reforms.75 For both codes to be effective, a “genuine change in outlook” must
occur.76 Only if Japan is willing to back the legitimacy of the SC and CGC
with the proper enforcement mechanisms and economic incentives will change
be possible. The SESC’s recent move to aggressively police corporate
misconduct is a positive demonstration of Japan’s commitment to back the
legitimacy of its new reforms.77
IV. ENFORCEMENT AND POLICING BEHAVIOR