Engagement in Japan

Dalton Investments welcomes the recommendation by Glass Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), the independent proxy advisory firm, that shareholders vote AGAINST Proposal No. 4 at the 80th Annual General Meeting of Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd. (“Bunka Shutter” or the “Company”), . . .

We and our joint holders (collectively, “we” or “us”) strongly oppose the conditional activation proposal (Proposal No. 11) targeting us, which ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (“ASKA Pharmaceutical” or the “Company”) announced…

Rising Sun Management (RSM), an affiliate of Dalton Investments, has submitted a shareholder proposal to Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd. (“Bunka Shutter”) ahead of the company’s upcoming AGM in June 2026…

Diligent Market Intelligence recently released its “Corporate Governance in Asia 2026” report, highlighting a sharp rise in shareholder activism across the region. It recognized Dalton Investments and Nippon Active Value Fund (managed by Dalton’s affiliate Rising Sun Management) as Japan’s most prolific activists, targeting…

On April 22, 2026, Anicom Holdings, Inc. formally announced that it has nominated Dalton Investments’ Director of Research, Shiro Hayashi, as a candidate for Outside Director of the company. The nomination will be submitted for shareholder approval at Anicom’s 26th Annual General Meeting, scheduled for June 2026…

Dalton Investments has submitted three shareholder proposals to Yakult Honsha Co., LTD (“Yakult”) aimed at enhancing the corporate value of the company. The shareholder proposals include: 1) Election of Two Outside Directors; 2) Increase of Restricted…

Dalton Investments announces that it has submitted a proposal aimed at further enhancing the corporate value of Senko Group Holdings (“Senko”) and is publishing materials explaining the details of the proposal…

Based on Ezaki Glico’s disclosed voting results and approval ratios from the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, we are issuing our views on the outcomes of this AGM, including the shareholder proposals submitted by Dalton Investments…

Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended voting in favor of several shareholder proposals submitted by Dalton Investments to Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd., including proposals regarding the election of directors, the acquisition of…

Dalton Investments was recently featured in the Harvard Law School’s Forum on Corporate Governance as part of The 2025 Activist Watchlist, which highlights Diligent Market Intelligence’s ranking of the most prolific activists. Dalton ranked #7, reinforcing its position as one…