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Article

6 Jan 2004

Author:
Asahi Shimbun, IHT/Asahi [Japan]

Questions about social responsibility inundate Japanese firms

Questions often touch on issues such as the number of women the firm has on its board of directors, the number of lawsuits it faces, the ratio of disabled employees, whether or not it does business in Myanmar, North Korea or other non-democratic nations, and whether it officially supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations. [refers to TDK, Alps Electronic, Sony]