Cases in Japan
Free Financial Information Disclosure Web Service in English, "KaijiNet/JapanExpress"
JapanExpress is the first service in the world that publishes financial information of Japanese companies to the world in English, using XBRL data, which the listed companies are required to use when creating their financial information.
"KaijiNet/JapanExpress": http://www.kaijinet.com/jpexpress/
Foreign investors can use the data from JapanExpress for free and utilize it for selecting the target of investment, while listed companies in Japan can use its IR space (paid service).
Features of JapanExpress
1.All English Contents
2.Timely Recording
3.Easy Search, Free Browsing
4.Domestic companies can use IR space and Excel data (as paid service)
5.Accessible from browsers of smartphones and tablets