Japan
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Resignations from Japan (107 Results)
Announced Last Day Name & Position Organization Comments Reason Oct. 02
2017End of Dec. 2017 Andrew House
CEOSony Interactive Entertainment
LLC
JapanResigned Dec. 01
2017Apr. 30
2019Akihito
Emperor
JapanResigned Dec. 21
2017Yuki Kishi
executive creative directorDentsu
Japanafter being accused of sexual harassment Resigned Dec. 22
2017William H. Saito
CEOJapan Airlines Co.
JapanResigned Jan. 27
2018Fumiaki Matsumoto
deputy minister of the Cabinet OfficeGovernment of Japan
JapanResigned Feb. 02
2018Apr. 01
2018Kazuo Hirai
CEOSony Corp.
Japanwill serve as Chairman on the Board of Directors Resigned Feb. 13
2018Apr. 01
2018Ei Yano
DirectorFujitsu Laboratories
Ltd.
JapanResigned Feb. 13
2018Apr. 01
2018Shoji Suzuki
DirectorFujitsu Laboratories
Ltd.
JapanResigned Feb. 14
2018June 2018 Hisashi Owada
JudgeInternational Court
of Justice
Japanhe is the father of Crown Princess Masako Resigned Feb. 21
2018Shin Dong-bin
CEOLotte Holdings
Japanfollowing his conviction for bribery charges Resigned Mar. 06
2018Hiroya Kawasaki
CEOKobe Steel Ltd.
Japanfalse data scandal Resigned Mar. 06
2018Akira Kaneko
VPKobe Steel Ltd.
Japanfalse data scandal Resigned Mar. 08
2018May. 31
2018James Kehoe
CFOTakeda Pharmaceutical
JapanResigned Mar. 09
2018Nobuhisa Sagawa
ChiefNational Tax Agency
JapanResigned Mar. 13
2018Mar. 31
2018Kenichi Inukai
Senior VPMitsubishi Aircraft
Corporation
JapanRetired Apr. 18
2018Junichi Fukuda
Vice MinisterFinance Ministry
Japanaccusations of sexual harassment and assault Resigned Apr. 26
2018Jun. 28
2018Tatsumi Kimishima
PresidentNintendo
JapanRetired May. 10
2018Jun. 01
2018Doug Albregts
CEO & PresidentSharp Electronics Corporation
JapanResigned May. 11
2018May. 10
2018Masamichi Kogai
CEO & PresidentMazda Motor Corp
JapanResigned May. 18
2018Eiji Ihori
Deputy CEOMitsubishi UFJ Trust
and Banking
JapanResigned May. 18
2018May. 18
2018Joe Peter
CFONissan Motor Co.
JapanRetired Jun. 05
2018Mark Coppess
CommanderMarine Corps Air Station
Futenma
JapanFired Jun. 06
2018Yasuyuki Yoshinaga
CEOSubaru
JapanAmid Emissions Data Scandal Resigned Jun. 08
2018Jun. 13
2018Ikuma Ueno
Blockchain LeadMizuho Bank
JapanResigned Jun. 26
2018Yuzo Kano
ChairmanJapan Virtual Currency
Exchange Association
JapanResigned Jun. 26
2018Noriyuki Hiroyuki
ChairmanJapan Virtual Currency
Exchange Association
JapanResigned Jul. 25
2018Tadao Yanase
Vice MinisterMinistry of Economy,
Trade and Industry
Japanformerly a top aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and central figure in the Kake Educational Institution scandal Retired Aug. 27
2018Mitsuyoshi Okano
ChairmanSuruga Bank
Japanafter revelations of extensive lending to unqualified borrowers at the institution, carried out by accepting falsified documents. Resigned Sep. 25
2018Takanohana
StablemasterJapan Sumo Association
JapanResigned Nov. 18
2018Kazuo Okada
Japancofounded Wynn Resorts with Steve Wynn Retired Nov. 19
2018Carlos Ghosn
ChairmanNissan Motor Co.
Japanwas arrested after an internal probe found he underreported his salary and for other financial violations, including the personal use of company assets, the firm and Japanese state Fired Dec. 10
2018Masaaki Tanaka
CEO & PresidentJapan Investment Corporation
Japanafter row with government over salary and control / 4 unknown exec leave as well Resigned Dec. 10
2018Yasunori Kaneko
Deputy PresidentJapan Investment Corporation
Japanafter row with government over salary and control / 4 unknown exec leave as well Resigned Dec. 10
2018Hideaki Tsukuda
COOJapan Investment Corporation
Japanafter row with government over salary and control / 4 unknown exec leave as well Resigned Dec. 10
2018Hiroaki Toya
Chief Investment OfficerJapan Investment Corporation
Japanafter row with government over salary and control / 4 unknown exec leave as well Resigned Dec. 10
2018Masahiro Sakane
DirectorJapan Investment Corporation
Japanafter row with government over salary and control / 4 unknown exec leave as well Resigned Dec. 15
2018Miyata Koichi
ChairmanSumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group Inc.
JapanRetired Jan. 02
2019Apr. 30
2019Akihito
Emperor
Japanto be replaced by Naruhito Resigned Jan. 09
2019June
2019Toshiyuki Shiga
Board MemberNissan Motor Co.
JapanTerm Ended Jan. 11
2019Jose Munoz
Chief Performance OfficerNissan Motor Co.
Japanamid broadened investigation of ex-Chairman Ghosn Resigned Feb. 05
2019April
2019Jonathan Kindred
CEOMorgan Stanley
JapanRetired Feb. 13
2019Motonari Ohtsuru
Lawyer
Japanhe was leading the defence of Nissan/Renault ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn Resigned Feb. 18
2019Mar. 01
2019Kazumasa Kimura
DirectorDENSO Corporation
Japanwill move to Toyota Tsusho Corporation Resigned Feb. 18
2019Apr. 01
2019Haruya Maruyama
VPDENSO Corporation
Japanto be replaced by Sadahiro Usui Resigned Feb. 18
2019Yukihiro Kato
DirectorDENSO Corporation
JapanResigned Feb. 22
2019Feb. 01
2019Yoshinori Noguchi
CEO & PresidentHino Jidōsha K.K.
Japanto be replaced by Shigehiro Matsuoka Resigned Mar. 01
2019End of March
2019Glenn Gormley
CEO & President US DivisionDaiichi Sankyo Company
Japanto be replaced by Junichi Koga Resigned Mar. 07
2019Yuichi Shinohara
CEOMitsubishi Aircraft
Corporation
JapanRetired Mar. 07
2019Nubuo Kishi
Senior VPMitsubishi Aircraft
Corporation
JapanRetired Mar. 07
2019Kanji Ito
Senior VPMitsubishi Aircraft
Corporation
JapanRetired Mar. 11
2019Apr. 01
2019Takumi Shibata
CEO & PresidentNikko Asset Management
Co., Ltd.
JapanResigned Mar. 28
2019Jun. 18
2019Kazuo Hirai
ChairmanSony Corp.
JapanRetired Apr. 06
2019Ichiro Tsukada
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismGovernment of Japan
JapanResigned Apr. 10
2019Yoshitaka Sakurada
Olympic MinisterGovernment of Japan
Japana year before the Tokyo Games for remarks that offended people affected by the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered nuclear meltdowns in 2011 Resigned Apr. 18
2019Yoichiro Ushioda
CEOLixil Group Corporation
JapanResigned Apr. 18
2019Yoshiro Mori
Chairman (honorary)Japan Rugby Football
Union
Japanhe is Japans former Prime Minister Resigned May. 10
2019Eisei Miyama
CEO & PresidentLeopalace21 Corp.
JapanResigned May. 13
2019Takeo Higuchi
CEO & DirectorDaiwa House Industry
Co.
Japanto be replaced by Keiichi Yoshii
remains ChairmanResigned May. 17
2019Jun. 21
2019Osamu Masuko
CEOMitsubishi Motors Corporation
Japanto be replaced by Takao Kato
remains ChairmanResigned May. 19
2019June
2019Haruki Nakayama
CEO & President & ChairmanMarvelous Inc.
JapanResigned Jun. 12
2019Sep. 30
2019Yoshiyuki Tsukizaki
CEO & PresidentJapan Display Inc.
Japanto be replaced by Minoru Kikuoka Resigned Jun. 25
2019Bunsei Kure
CEO & PresidentRenesas Electronics
Corporation
Japanto be replaced by Hidetoshi Shibata Resigned Sep. 02
2019Shotaro Yachi
Secretariat HeadNational Security Council
Japanto be replaced by Shigeru Kitamura Resigned Sep. 07
2019Sep. 10
2019Christina Murray
VPNissan Motor Co.
Japanled the probe into excess compensation for Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa and other executives Resigned Sep. 09
2019Sep. 16
2019Hiroto Saikawa
CEONissan Motor Co.
Japanafter admitting he was overpaid Resigned Sep. 13
2019Yusaku Maezawa
CEOZozo
Japanbillionaire / sells a $2.3 billion stake in his fashion company to Yahoo Japan Resigned Oct. 01
2019Shawn Layden
CEOSony Interactive Entertainment
LLC
JapanResigned Oct. 25
2019Isshu Sugawara
Trade MinisterGovernment of Japan
Japanover allegations he broke election law Resigned Oct. 31
2019Katsuyuki Kawai
Justice MinisterGovernment of Japan
Japanfollowing media reports of election irregularities by his wife Resigned Dec. 02
2019Apr. 1
2020Koji Nagai
CEONomura Holdings Inc.
Japanto be replaced by Kentaro Okuda Resigned Dec. 24
2019Masatsugu Nagato
PresidentJapan Post Holdings
Japanamid the ongoing scandal involving Japan Post insurance sales Resigned Dec. 24
2019Kunio Yokoyama
PresidentJapan Post Co.
Japanamid the ongoing scandal involving Japan Post insurance sales Resigned Dec. 24
2019Mitsuhiko Uehira
PresidentJapan Post Insurance
Co.
Japanamid the ongoing scandal involving Japan Post insurance sales Resigned Dec. 25
2019Jun Seki
Vice COONissan Motor Co.
JapanResigned Dec. 27
2019Dec. 31
2019Tadashi Yanai
Board MemberSoftBank Group Corp.
JapanResigned Jan. 28
2020Yasuo Naruke
CEO & PresidentKioxia Holdings Corporation
Japanto be replaced by Nobuo Hayasaka Resigned Mar. 10
2020Yoroku Adachi
VPCanon Inc.
JapanRetired Mar. 11
2020Apr. 01
2020Keiko Shimokata
DENSO Corporation
JapanResigned Mar. 11
2020Apr. 01
2020Tomoyuki Arakawa
DENSO Corporation
JapanResigned Mar. 12
2020Mar. 31
2020Keralite Tony Thomas
CIONissan Motor Co.
JapanResigned Apr. 02
2020May. 01
2020Hiroshi Kimura
CEONN Investment Partners
Japanto be replaced by Keita Nambara Retired Apr. 08
2020Shinji Kosaka
MayorAkiota
Japanafter revealing several days earlier that he had received money from former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai ahead of a 2019 election Resigned Apr. 28
2020Takashi Kawamura
ChairmanTokyo Electric Power
Co. Holdings
JapanResigned May. 04
2020Eizo Murakami
ChairmanKawasaki Kisen Kaisha
Ltd.
JapanRetired May. 04
2020Harusato Nihei
DirectorKawasaki Kisen Kaisha
Ltd.
JapanRetired May. 04
2020Akira Okabe
DirectorKawasaki Kisen Kaisha
Ltd.
JapanRetired May. 18
2020Jack Ma
Board MemberSoftBank Group Corp.
JapanResigned May. 21
2020Hiromu Kurokawa
ChiefTokyo Prosecutors Office
Japanafter being accused of gambling during the coronavirus lockdown Resigned Jun. 12
2020Shintaro Tsuji
CEOHello Kitty
Japanto be replaced by Tomokuni Tsuji Resigned Jun. 19
2020Yoshimitsu Kobayashi
ChairmanToshiba Corporation
JapanResigned Aug. 07
2020Osamu Masuko
ChairmanMitsubishi Motors Corporation
JapanResigned Aug. 28
2020Shinzo Abe
Prime MinisterGovernment of Japan
Japanfor health reasons Resigned Nov. 09
2020Marcelo Claure
VP & COOSoftBank Group Corp.
JapanResigned Nov. 09
2020Katsunori Sago
VP & Chief Strategy OfficerSoftBank Group Corp.
JapanResigned Nov. 09
2020Rajeev Misra
VPSoftBank Group Corp.
JapanResigned Nov. 09
2020Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan
SoftBank Group Corp.
JapanResigned Nov. 29
2020Koichiro Miyahara
PresidentTokyo Stock Exchange
Japanto accept responsibility for the all-day outage that halted trading on the world’s third-largest equity market last month Resigned Nov. 29
2020Koichiro Miyahara
Co-COOJapan Exchange Group,
Inc.
Japanto accept responsibility for the all-day outage that halted trading on the world’s third-largest equity market last month Resigned Jan. 26
2021Masayoshi Son
ChairmanSoftBank Group Corp.
JapanResigned Feb. 10
2021Yoshiro Mori
PresidentTokyo Olympics
Japanover sexist remarks Resigned Feb. 19
2021Apr. 01
2021Takahiro Hachigo
CEOHonda Motor Company
JapanResigned Feb. 24
2021Osamu Suzuki
ChairmanSuzuki Motor Corp.
JapanResigned Mar. 19
2021Hiroshi Sasaki
Creative DirectorTokyo Olympics
Japansuggested that Japanese celeb Naomi Watanabe could perform dressed as a pig during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony Resigned Mar. 31
2021Shigetaka Komori
ChairmanFujifilm Holdings K.K.
JapanResigned Jul. 03
2021Takeshi Sugiyama
PresidentMitsubishi Electric
Corportation
JapanResigned Sep. 03
2021Yoshihide Suga
Prime MinisterGovernment of Japan
JapanResigned Nov. 20
2022Minoru Terada
Internal Affairs MinisterGovernment of Japan
JapanResigned
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