[January 9, 2026 – KOBE, JAPAN] – ASICS Corporation is honored to announce that it has received the Grand Prize Company award – the top honor – in the “Corporate Governance of the Year 2025,” organized by the Japan Association of Corporate Directors, selected from approximately 1,600 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market.
Established in Fiscal 2015, as part of the government’s growth strategy, the Corporate Governance of The Year award program supports companies that achieve long-term growth through strong corporate governance.
According to the Japan Association of Corporate Directors, the following points were highlighted.
〇Comment from Yuri Okina, Chair of the Judging committee (Senior Fellow, Japan Research Institute, Ltd.)
A role model for stakeholder-dialogue-based governance. By selling all strategic holdings, it aims for board operations with a focused mindset, sincerely engaging in dialogue with investors and disclosures. It thoroughly debates key issues at board meetings to continuously transform its business and pursue management focused on reducing capital costs, while organically linking this to the compensation system for executives and employees. This is a comprehensively commendable approach.
〇Comment from Yasuhito Hirota, Chairman and CEO of ASICS Corporation
We are truly honored to receive this prestigious award. ASICS resolved to engage more comprehensively with the global capital markets, rebuild its shareholder composition, and voluntarily pursue a head-on management style that exposes it to constant pressure from global capital markets. Encouraged by this recognition, we will continue to pursue world-class corporate governance and strive to remain at the forefront of the capital markets.
〇Our approach to corporate governance
https://corp.asics.com/en/about_asics/corporate_governance
〇About Japan Association of Corporate Directors
