Corporate accounting rules will remain unchanged through the current fiscal year, meaning listed companies will file their financial statements based on the globally accepted mark-to-market accounting rule, the Accounting Standards Board of Japan said Thursday.
The decision flies in the face of calls by a group of ruling coalition politicians who have urged that it be suspended. The rule reflects market prices of corporate stockholdings.
ASBJ members said they will consider temporarily suspending the rule in the future.
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