Brief Explanation of JCAA

The Japan Corporate Auditors Association is a public-service corporation established in 1974. This was the year when the Japan's Commercial Code was revised so as to strengthen the authority and independence of Corporate Auditors.
In those years, there were several scandals and examples of illegal activity by Directors, even among major Japanese companies.
Since "auditing" had become a matter of concern in the Japanese business world, many corporations as well as academic circles strongly supported the establishment of the Association.
Currently the Association has about 4,000 corporate members and about 6,000 registered Corporate Auditors. They are from both large and small companies throughout Japan in all kinds of industrial sectors.
The principal purpose of the Association is to develop and promote the Corporate Auditors system. For this purpose we do a substantial amount of investigation and study.

Our main activities are:

1)	Provide newly-appointed Corporate Auditors with necessary knowledge, auditing standards and related information.
2)	Study and propose the best auditing practices for various subjects.
3)	Investigate the actual conditions of corporate governance among Japanese business corporations.
4)	Express to the public the Association's opinion and proposals regarding the improvement of the corporate auditors system.
5)	Publish the Association's journal and other publications.

We expect that Japan's Commercial Code will undergo a substantial revision in the coming years, as business becomes more global and the style of business changes under the strong influence of IT development. Against this, we feel it very important to form our opinion regarding what the best Corporate Auditors system in the 21st century should be.