Japanese activists roll out a new strategy.

An article in Moral Money by the Financial Times, dated April 14, 2025, highlighted that this year, non-profit groups Market Forces, Kiko Network, FoE Japan, and Rainforest Action Network was initially submitted non-legally binding advisory proposals to seven companies. These included the megabanks Mizuho, MUFG, and Sumitomo Mitsui; trading houses Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., and Sumitomo Corporation; and the energy giant Chubu Electric Power.