Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies

In Japanese corporate culture, shoganai — the belief that ‘it can’t be helped’— can reinforce a fatalistic acceptance of problems within the organization. It can discourage employees from questioning authority, reporting misconduct, or pushing for change. When unethical practices, inefficiencies, or questionable decisions are met with resignation rather than resistance, harmful issues are allowed to persist unchecked.  

What steps can Japanese companies take to foster accountability and openness in the face of a shoganai mindset — especially when operating internationally where shoganai culture is not understood or accepted, and can be viewed as complacency or even a lack of integrity?

Speakers: ⁠⁠John Lane⁠⁠,⁠ Sho Awaya⁠, ⁠Peter Bungate⁠⁠

You can find the slides for this episode at: https://www.nagashima.com/en/seminars/seminar20260512-1/⁠⁠.

Featured topics page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.nagashima.com/eng/lp/overseas_regulatory_scrutiny/