Visibility is the key for both Japan and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in their efforts to enhance mutual cooperation, according to senior officials at the world's largest policy think tank.

Japan -- as the second-largest contributor to the OECD budget after the United States -- is seeking to enhance its presence by increasing the number of Japanese in the 2,000-member OECD Secretariat from the current 73.

The Paris-based OECD, in moving to bolster its policy analysis arm through more recruitment from the private sector, has started to increase efforts to win recognition in the Japanese corporate world.