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The results are in, courtesy of the Ministry of Finance:
Historical Iwata Approval Ratings:
Iwata, 2010:
Approve: 952,201
Oppose: 19,072
Approval Rating: 96.74%
Iwata, 2011:
Approve: 932,379
Oppose: 48,339
Approval Rating: 92.89%
Iwata, 2012:
Approve: 913,453
Oppose: 83,740
Approval Rating: 90.60%
Iwata, 2013:
Approve: 772,384
Oppose: 218,960
Approval Rating: 77.26%
Iwata, 2014:
Approve: 777,999
Oppose: 169,240
Approval Rating: 80.64%
Last year:
岩田 聡 772,384 218,960 2,164 77.26 可決
Satoru Iwata
Approve: 772,384
Oppose: 218,960
Approval Rating: 77.26%
This year:
岩田 聡 777,999 169,240 3,549 80.64 可決
Satoru Iwata
Approve: 777,999
Oppose: 169,240
Approval Rating: 80.64%
Last year:
竹田 玄洋 927,081 64,265 2,164 92.73 可決
Genyo Takeda
Approve: 927,081
Oppose: 64,265
Approval Rating: 92.73%
This year:
竹田 玄洋 837,426 107,823 5,540 86.80 可決
Genyo Takeda
Approve: 837,426
Oppose: 107,823
Approval Rating: 86.80%
Last year:
宮本 茂 927,149 64,197 2,164 92.74 可決
Shigeru Miyamoto
Approve: 927,149
Oppose: 64,197
Approval Rating: 92.74%
This year:
宮本 茂 837,460 107,789 5,540 86.81 可決
Shigeru Miyamoto
Approve: 837,460
Oppose: 107,789
Approval Rating: 86.81%
Last year:
君島 達己 927,930 63,418 2,164 92.82 可決
Tatsumi Kimishima
Approve: 927,930
Oppose: 63,418
Approval Rating: 92.82%
This year:
君島 達己 859,709 85,541 5,540 89.11 可決
Tatsumi Kimishima
Approve: 859,709
Oppose: 85,541
Approval Rating: 89.11%
Last year:
竹村 薫 927,931 63,417 2,164 92.82 可決
Kaoru Takemura
Approve: 927,931
Oppose: 63,417
Approval Rating: 92.82%
This year:
DIRECTOR RETIRED
Last year:
髙橋 成行 936,553 54,795 2,164 93.68 可決
Shigeyuki Takahashi
Approve: 936,553
Oppose: 54,795
Approval Rating: 93.68%
This year:
髙橋 成行 900,275 44,975 5,540 93.32 可決
Shigeyuki Takahashi
Approve: 900,275
Oppose: 44,975
Approval Rating: 93.32%
Last year:
大和 聡 936,628 54,720 2,164 93.69 可決
Satoshi Yamato
Approve: 936,628
Oppose: 54,720
Approval Rating: 93.69%
This year:
大和 聡 900,394 44,856 5,540 93.33 可決
Satoshi Yamato
Approve: 900,394
Oppose: 44,856
Approval Rating: 93.33%
Last year:
田中 晋 936,635 54,713 2,164 93.69 可決
Susumu Tanaka
Approve: 936,635
Oppose: 54,713
Approval Rating: 93.69%
This year:
田中 晋 900,404 44,846 5,540 93.33 可決
Susumu Tanaka
Approve: 900,404
Oppose: 44,846
Approval Rating: 93.33%
Last year:
高橋 伸也 936,609 54,739 2,164 93.69 可決
Shinya Takahashi
Approve: 936,609
Oppose: 54,739
Approval Rating: 93.69%
This year:
高橋 伸也 900,401 44,849 5,540 93.33 可決
Shinya Takahashi
Approve: 900,401
Oppose: 44,849
Approval Rating: 93.33%
Last year:
進士 仁一 936,576 54,772 2,164 93.68 可決
Hirokazu Shinshi
Approve: 936,576
Oppose: 54,772
Approval Rating: 93.68%
This year:
進士 仁一 900,418 44,832 5,540 93.33 可決
Hirokazu Shinshi
Approve: 900,418
Oppose: 44,832
Approval Rating: 93.33%
Last year:
NEW DIRECTOR
This year:
水谷 直樹 907,111 40,130 3,549 94.03 可決
Naoki Mizutani
Approve: 907,111
Oppose: 40,130
Approval Rating: 94.03%
To emphasise the fact that this voting occurs across all public Japanese corporations, I gathered a list of voting results from Japanese game industry public corporations that would probably be of interest to people here.
Accompanied are each of the CEOs and their 2014 approval rating...or their approval rating the last time they held elections.
岩田 聡 777,999 169,240 3,549 80.64 可決
Satoru Iwata, CEO of Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Approve: 777,999
Oppose: 169,240
Approval Rating: 80.64%
平井一夫 5,773,774個 376,686個 263,308個 89% 可 決
Kazuo Hirai, CEO of Sony Corporation
Approve: 5,773,774
Oppose: 376,686
Approval Rating: 89%
松田洋祐 847,423 54,534 0 可決(93.51%)
Yousuke Matsuda, CEO of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
Approve: 847,423
Oppose: 54,534
Approval Rating: 93.51%
石川 祝男 1,772,867個 17,737個 3,945個 95.8% 可決
Shukuo Ishikawa, CEO of Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.
Approve: 1,772,867
Oppose: 17,737
Approval Rating: 95.8%
上月 景正 977,035 80,007 0 91.89 可決
Kagesama Kozuki, CEO and Founder of Konami Corporation
Approve: 977,035
Oppose: 80,007
Approval Rating: 91.89%
Last election:
襟川 恵子 690,439個 73,444個 37個 89.97% 可決
襟川 陽一 676,763個 87,120個 37個 88.19% 可決
Keiko + Yoichi Erakawa, Chairman, President, and CEO of Tecmo Koei Holdings Co., Ltd.
Keiko, Approve: 690,439
Yoichi, Approve: 676,763
Keiko, Oppose: 73,444
Yoichi, Oppose: 87,120
Keiko, Approval Rating: 89.97%
Yoichi, Approval Rating: 88.19%
Last election:
辻 本 憲 三 424,132 2,678 340 97.28 可決
Kenzo Tsujimoto, CEO and Founder of Capcom Co., Ltd.
Approve: 424,132
Oppose: 2,678
Approval Rating: 97.28%
北角 浩一 38,317 155 ― 可決 99.60%
Koichi Kitazumi, CEO of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Approve: 38,317
Oppose: 155
Approval Rating: 99.60%
中山 晴喜 361,918 3,496 40 可決(98.30)
Haruki Nakayama, CEO of Marvelous AQL, Inc.
Approve: 361,918
Oppose: 3,496
Approval Rating: 98.30%
森下 一喜 8,549,283 113,091 1,611 可決 95.96
Kazuki Morishita, CEO of Gungho Online Entertainment, Inc.
Approve: 113,091
Oppose: 1,661
Approval Rating: 95.96%
Last election:
近藤 季洋 74,629 240 0 可決 (98.96%)
Toshihiro Kondo, CEO of Nihon Falcom Corporation
Approve: 74,629
Oppose: 240
Approval Rating: 98.96%
An interesting trend you will pick up is that Mr. Iwata at 77% / 81% actually represents one of the lowest CEO approval rates across the industry.
Historical Iwata Approval Ratings:
Iwata, 2010:
Approve: 952,201
Oppose: 19,072
Approval Rating: 96.74%
Iwata, 2011:
Approve: 932,379
Oppose: 48,339
Approval Rating: 92.89%
Iwata, 2012:
Approve: 913,453
Oppose: 83,740
Approval Rating: 90.60%
Iwata, 2013:
Approve: 772,384
Oppose: 218,960
Approval Rating: 77.26%
Iwata, 2014:
Approve: 777,999
Oppose: 169,240
Approval Rating: 80.64%
Last year:
岩田 聡 772,384 218,960 2,164 77.26 可決
Satoru Iwata
Approve: 772,384
Oppose: 218,960
Approval Rating: 77.26%
This year:
岩田 聡 777,999 169,240 3,549 80.64 可決
Satoru Iwata
Approve: 777,999
Oppose: 169,240
Approval Rating: 80.64%
Last year:
竹田 玄洋 927,081 64,265 2,164 92.73 可決
Genyo Takeda
Approve: 927,081
Oppose: 64,265
Approval Rating: 92.73%
This year:
竹田 玄洋 837,426 107,823 5,540 86.80 可決
Genyo Takeda
Approve: 837,426
Oppose: 107,823
Approval Rating: 86.80%
Last year:
宮本 茂 927,149 64,197 2,164 92.74 可決
Shigeru Miyamoto
Approve: 927,149
Oppose: 64,197
Approval Rating: 92.74%
This year:
宮本 茂 837,460 107,789 5,540 86.81 可決
Shigeru Miyamoto
Approve: 837,460
Oppose: 107,789
Approval Rating: 86.81%
Last year:
君島 達己 927,930 63,418 2,164 92.82 可決
Tatsumi Kimishima
Approve: 927,930
Oppose: 63,418
Approval Rating: 92.82%
This year:
君島 達己 859,709 85,541 5,540 89.11 可決
Tatsumi Kimishima
Approve: 859,709
Oppose: 85,541
Approval Rating: 89.11%
Last year:
竹村 薫 927,931 63,417 2,164 92.82 可決
Kaoru Takemura
Approve: 927,931
Oppose: 63,417
Approval Rating: 92.82%
This year:
DIRECTOR RETIRED
Last year:
髙橋 成行 936,553 54,795 2,164 93.68 可決
Shigeyuki Takahashi
Approve: 936,553
Oppose: 54,795
Approval Rating: 93.68%
This year:
髙橋 成行 900,275 44,975 5,540 93.32 可決
Shigeyuki Takahashi
Approve: 900,275
Oppose: 44,975
Approval Rating: 93.32%
Last year:
大和 聡 936,628 54,720 2,164 93.69 可決
Satoshi Yamato
Approve: 936,628
Oppose: 54,720
Approval Rating: 93.69%
This year:
大和 聡 900,394 44,856 5,540 93.33 可決
Satoshi Yamato
Approve: 900,394
Oppose: 44,856
Approval Rating: 93.33%
Last year:
田中 晋 936,635 54,713 2,164 93.69 可決
Susumu Tanaka
Approve: 936,635
Oppose: 54,713
Approval Rating: 93.69%
This year:
田中 晋 900,404 44,846 5,540 93.33 可決
Susumu Tanaka
Approve: 900,404
Oppose: 44,846
Approval Rating: 93.33%
Last year:
高橋 伸也 936,609 54,739 2,164 93.69 可決
Shinya Takahashi
Approve: 936,609
Oppose: 54,739
Approval Rating: 93.69%
This year:
高橋 伸也 900,401 44,849 5,540 93.33 可決
Shinya Takahashi
Approve: 900,401
Oppose: 44,849
Approval Rating: 93.33%
Last year:
進士 仁一 936,576 54,772 2,164 93.68 可決
Hirokazu Shinshi
Approve: 936,576
Oppose: 54,772
Approval Rating: 93.68%
This year:
進士 仁一 900,418 44,832 5,540 93.33 可決
Hirokazu Shinshi
Approve: 900,418
Oppose: 44,832
Approval Rating: 93.33%
Last year:
NEW DIRECTOR
This year:
水谷 直樹 907,111 40,130 3,549 94.03 可決
Naoki Mizutani
Approve: 907,111
Oppose: 40,130
Approval Rating: 94.03%
To emphasise the fact that this voting occurs across all public Japanese corporations, I gathered a list of voting results from Japanese game industry public corporations that would probably be of interest to people here.
Accompanied are each of the CEOs and their 2014 approval rating...or their approval rating the last time they held elections.
岩田 聡 777,999 169,240 3,549 80.64 可決
Satoru Iwata, CEO of Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Approve: 777,999
Oppose: 169,240
Approval Rating: 80.64%
平井一夫 5,773,774個 376,686個 263,308個 89% 可 決
Kazuo Hirai, CEO of Sony Corporation
Approve: 5,773,774
Oppose: 376,686
Approval Rating: 89%
松田洋祐 847,423 54,534 0 可決(93.51%)
Yousuke Matsuda, CEO of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
Approve: 847,423
Oppose: 54,534
Approval Rating: 93.51%
石川 祝男 1,772,867個 17,737個 3,945個 95.8% 可決
Shukuo Ishikawa, CEO of Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.
Approve: 1,772,867
Oppose: 17,737
Approval Rating: 95.8%
上月 景正 977,035 80,007 0 91.89 可決
Kagesama Kozuki, CEO and Founder of Konami Corporation
Approve: 977,035
Oppose: 80,007
Approval Rating: 91.89%
Last election:
襟川 恵子 690,439個 73,444個 37個 89.97% 可決
襟川 陽一 676,763個 87,120個 37個 88.19% 可決
Keiko + Yoichi Erakawa, Chairman, President, and CEO of Tecmo Koei Holdings Co., Ltd.
Keiko, Approve: 690,439
Yoichi, Approve: 676,763
Keiko, Oppose: 73,444
Yoichi, Oppose: 87,120
Keiko, Approval Rating: 89.97%
Yoichi, Approval Rating: 88.19%
Last election:
辻 本 憲 三 424,132 2,678 340 97.28 可決
Kenzo Tsujimoto, CEO and Founder of Capcom Co., Ltd.
Approve: 424,132
Oppose: 2,678
Approval Rating: 97.28%
北角 浩一 38,317 155 ― 可決 99.60%
Koichi Kitazumi, CEO of Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Approve: 38,317
Oppose: 155
Approval Rating: 99.60%
中山 晴喜 361,918 3,496 40 可決(98.30)
Haruki Nakayama, CEO of Marvelous AQL, Inc.
Approve: 361,918
Oppose: 3,496
Approval Rating: 98.30%
森下 一喜 8,549,283 113,091 1,611 可決 95.96
Kazuki Morishita, CEO of Gungho Online Entertainment, Inc.
Approve: 113,091
Oppose: 1,661
Approval Rating: 95.96%
Last election:
近藤 季洋 74,629 240 0 可決 (98.96%)
Toshihiro Kondo, CEO of Nihon Falcom Corporation
Approve: 74,629
Oppose: 240
Approval Rating: 98.96%
An interesting trend you will pick up is that Mr. Iwata at 77% / 81% actually represents one of the lowest CEO approval rates across the industry.