Japan Business Federation
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is an economic organization
founded in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, established 1946) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers' Associations, established 1948). Commonly referred to as "Keidanren", its 1,601 members consist of 1,281 companies, 129 industrial associations, and 47 regional economic organizations (as of June 15, 2010).
For most of the post-war period, the Keidanren has been the voice of big business in Japan and is generally considered the most conservative of the country's three major economic organizations. The other two organizations are the Japan Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Japan Committee for Economic Development (経済同友会).
According to the organization's official website, the mission of the Keidanren is to: accelerate growth of Japan's and world economy and to strengthen the corporations to create additional value to transform Japanese economy into one that is sustainable and driven by the private sector, by encouraging the idea of individuals and local communities.
The current chairman is Hiromasa Yonekura
of Sumitomo Chemical
. He has been chairman of The Japan Business Federation since May 27, 2010.
Employers' organization
An employers' organization, employers' association or employers' federation is an association of employers. A trade union, which organizes employees is the opposite of an employers' organization...
founded in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, established 1946) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers' Associations, established 1948). Commonly referred to as "Keidanren", its 1,601 members consist of 1,281 companies, 129 industrial associations, and 47 regional economic organizations (as of June 15, 2010).
For most of the post-war period, the Keidanren has been the voice of big business in Japan and is generally considered the most conservative of the country's three major economic organizations. The other two organizations are the Japan Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Japan Committee for Economic Development (経済同友会).
According to the organization's official website, the mission of the Keidanren is to: accelerate growth of Japan's and world economy and to strengthen the corporations to create additional value to transform Japanese economy into one that is sustainable and driven by the private sector, by encouraging the idea of individuals and local communities.
The current chairman is Hiromasa Yonekura
Hiromasa Yonekura
is a Japanese businessman. He is currently chairman of Sumitomo Chemical and is also the chairman of the Japan Business Federation .-Education:Yonekura received a bachelor's degree in law from University of Tokyo in 1960...
of Sumitomo Chemical
Sumitomo Chemical
Sumitomo Chemical is a Japanese company. It's a member of the Sumitomo group and is listed on the Nikkei 225. The company is one of Japan's major chemical companies and was founded in 1913.-Company Milestones:...
. He has been chairman of The Japan Business Federation since May 27, 2010.
The Board
Below are the lists of Presidents, Chairmen, Vice-presidents and Vice-chairmen of Japan Business Federation (as of July 1, 2011).| Title | Name | Affiliation |
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| Chairman | Hiromasa Yonekura Hiromasa Yonekura is a Japanese businessman. He is currently chairman of Sumitomo Chemical and is also the chairman of the Japan Business Federation .-Education:Yonekura received a bachelor's degree in law from University of Tokyo in 1960... |
Chairman of Sumitomo Chemical Sumitomo Chemical Sumitomo Chemical is a Japanese company. It's a member of the Sumitomo group and is listed on the Nikkei 225. The company is one of Japan's major chemical companies and was founded in 1913.-Company Milestones:... |
| Vice-chairman | Yoji Ohashi | Chairman of All Nippon Airways All Nippon Airways , also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009... |
| Hiromichi Iwasa | President & CEO of Mitsui Fudosan Mitsui Fudosan , is Japan's largest real estate developer. Mitsui Fudosan is one of the core companies of Mitsui Group.-Corporate Structure:The company is organized into four divisions.*Office Building Division*Real Estate Solution Services Division... |
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| Katsuaki Watanabe Katsuaki Watanabe is vice chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. He was president and CEO of the company before Akio Toyoda assumed those positions on June 23, 2009.Watanabe, who earned a degree in economics from Tokyo's Keio University, joined Toyota upon graduating from that university in 1964.He has gained... |
Vice-chairman of Toyota | |
| Atsutoshi Nishida | Chairman of Toshiba Toshiba is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and... |
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| Shoji Muneoka | Representative Director and President of Nippon Steel Corporation Nippon Steel , also referred to as , was formed in 1970. Nippon Steel Corporation is the world's 4th largest steel producer by volume.-Early years:Nippon Steel was created by the merger of two giants, Yawata Iron & Steel and Fuji Iron & Steel... |
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| Takashi Kawamura Takashi Kawamura Takashi Kawamura refers to either:* Takashi Kawamura - fictional character* Takashi Kawamura - politician... |
Representative Executive Officer, Chairman and CEO and Board Director of Hitachi Ltd | |
| Masahiro Sakane | Chairman of Komatsu Limited | |
| Satoshi Miura | President & CEO of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | |
| Yorihiko Kojima Yorihiko Kojima is the president and chief executive officer of Mitsubishi CorporationKojima was born in Tokyo during World War II, the son of Kazuo and Sakae Kojima. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School... |
Chairman of Mitsubishi Corporation Mitsubishi Corporation is Japan's largest trading company , a member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu. Mitsubishi Corporation employs over 50,000 people and has seven business segments including finance, banking, energy, machinery, chemicals, food and more.... |
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| Nobuo Kuroyanagi | Chairman of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is the largest bank in Japan, which was established on January 1, 2006, with the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. and UFJ Bank Ltd. The bank serves as the core retail and commercial banking arm of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.... |
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| Norio Katsumata | Chairman of Marubeni Marubeni is a Japanese trading company, one of the largest general trading companies in Japan.-Offices:*Head Office - 4-2, Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan*Head Office -20-6, Shiba 5-chome, Minato, Tokyo, Japan... |
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| Mutsutake Otsuka | Chairman of East Japan Railway Company East Japan Railway Company is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo.... |
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| Katsutoshi Saito | Chairman of Dai-ichi Life | |
| Masayuki Oku | Chairman of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | |
| Koji Miyahara | Chairman of NYK Nippon Yusen Japan-based or NYK Line, is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. It is a core Mitsubishi company. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo.-1870-1900:... |
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| Hideaki Omiya | President of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mitsubishi Heavy Industries , or MHI, is a Japanese company. It is one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group.-History:In 1870 Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi took a lease of Government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard. He named it Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and started the shipbuilding business on a full scale... |
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| Yoshio Nakamura | Secretary-General of Japan Business Federation | |
| Title | Name | Affiliation |
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| Council Chair | Fumiaki Watari | Advisor of JX Holdings JX Holdings JX Holdings is a Japanese company. It is listed on the Nikkei 225. It formed through the merger of Nippon Oil and Nippon Mining. It sponsors the JX Sunflowers in the Women's Japan Basketball League.... |
| Vice-chairman | Yu Nomaguchi | Honorary Adviser of Mitsubishi Electric Mitsubishi Electric is a multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group.... |
| Yoshiya Hara | Senior Advisor Head Office of Daiwa Securities Group Daiwa Securities Group is Japan's second largest securities brokerage after Nomura Securities Co..Major group members include Daiwa Securities Co.Ltd., which offers retail services such as online trading to individual investors and Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co.Ltd... |
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| Naotake Okubo | Board Counsel of Sekisui Chemical | |
| Akihiko Ide | Chairman of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Mitsubishi Materials , or MMC, is a Japanese company. It is one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group. It is listed on the Nikkei 225.-Business Summary:Mitsubishi Materials Corporation has 7 business sections, which are:* Cement Business* Metals Business... |
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| Tsuneji Uchida | President of Canon Canon -Culture and arts:*Canon , material that is considered to be genuine*Western canon, the books, music, and art that have been the most influential in shaping Western cultureMusic... |
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| Norio Yamaguchi | Chairman of Ajinomoto Ajinomoto Ajinomoto Co. Inc. , is a Japanese food and chemical corporation which produces seasonings, cooking oils, TV dinners, sweeteners, amino acids and pharmaceuticals... |
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| Kazuhisa Shinoda | President of Oji Paper Company Oji Paper Company is a Japanese manufacturer of paper products. It is the 6th-largest paper manufacturing company in the world in terms of revenue.- Operations :Oji Paper produces paper for printing, writing, and packaging... |
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| Go Ojita | Chairman of Asahi Group Holdings | |
| 芦田昭充 | Chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is a Japanese transport company headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo. The company's main area of operations is international shipping. Its alligator logo can be seen on containers in ports around the world.... |
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| Kunio Ishihara | Chairman of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. | |
| Kaoru Yano | Chairman of NEC NEC , a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government.... |
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| Atsushi Kamei | President of Ito-Yokado Ito-Yokado is a Japanese General Merchandise Store, part of Seven & I Holdings Co. There are 174 Ito-Yokado stores operating in Japan. The group has expanded to China, where they formed a joint venture with Wangfujing Department Store and China Huafu Trade & Development Group Corp. to open one of five stores... |
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| Fumio Ohtsubo | President of Panasonic Corporation | |
| Shinzo Maeda Shinzo Maeda was a Japanese photographer famous for landscape photographs and movies.He published 46 photography books in Japan, and founded the Tankei Photo Agency Co... |
Chairman of Shiseido Shiseido is a major Japanese hair care and cosmetics producer. It is the oldest cosmetics company in the world and the fourth largest cosmetics company in the world.-History:... |
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| Susumu Kato | President of Sumitomo Corporation Sumitomo Corporation Sumitomo Corporation is one of the largest worldwide trading company , and is a diversified corporation. Sumitomo is headquartered in the Harumi Island Triton Square Office Tower Y in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan... |
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| Eiza Kobayashi | Chairman of Itochu Corporation ITOCHU , until 1992 "C. Itoh" in English, is a Japanese general trading concern based in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka and Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo. It has a common origin with Marubeni Corporation. Itochu is a Fortune 500 company.-History:... |
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Past people
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| Order | Past president | Affiliation | Tenure |
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| 1 | Hiroshi Okuda | Toyota | May 2002 - May 2006 |
| 2 | Mitarai Fujio | Canon | May 2006 - May 2010 |
| 3 | Hiromasa Yonekura | Sumitomo Chemical | May 2010 - |
See also
- Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of EuropeUnion of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of EuropeFounded in 1958, BUSINESSEUROPE represents small, medium and large companies through its members, 41 leading national business organisations in 35 European countries working together to achieve growth and competitiveness in Europe...
(UNICE), a similar European business association
External links
- Daimon, Sayuri, "The all-powerful voice of corporate Japan", Japan Times, June 16, 2009, p. 3.
- http://www.keidanren.or.jp/
- http://www.keidanren-usa.org/