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A Japanese business mission arrived in Beijing on Sunday as the governments of both countries continue preparations for mutual visits by their leaders. The team, which has 240 participants, was formed by the Japan-China Economic Association, whose chairman is Shoji Muneoka of Nippon Steel & ...
Keidanren arranging talks over review of graduate hiring rules
Keidanren is arranging talks with the government and universities to review its guidelines on the hiring of university graduates, it was learned Wednesday. The country's biggest business lobby, also known as the Japan Business Federation, hopes to discuss whether to introduce year-round recruitment for university ...
New Keidanren chief Hiroaki Nakanishi calls for no delay to 2019 consumption tax hike
Japan needs to raise its 8 percent consumption tax to 10 percent in October 2019 as planned, Hiroaki Nakanishi, new chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), said in a recent interview. "A postponement to keep economic growth in place or alleviate the impact is not ...
Under its new leader, Keidanren should lead the discussions for economic reforms instead of merely going along with the government's policies.
Hitachi Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi to head Keidanren business lobby
Keidanren has tapped Hitachi Ltd. Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi as its next chief, the nation's top business lobby said Tuesday. The appointment was approved earlier in the day at a meeting of the body's board of councilors. Nakanishi, 71, will be formally appointed at Keidanren's general ...
Keidanren to tap Hitachi Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi as next chief, sources say
Keidanren, Japan's largest business lobby, has decided to pick Hitachi Ltd. Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi as its next leader, people familiar with the matter said Friday. The lobby is also known as the Japan Business Federation. The appointment of Nakanishi, 71, might be approved at next month's ...
Hitachi Chairman Nakanishi eyed for next chief of Keidanren, Japan's largest business lobby
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, is expected to select Hitachi Ltd. Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi, 71, as the next leader of the nation's biggest business lobby, to succeed current Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, sources have said. The organization plans to tentatively appoint its next chairman soon, ...
Hitachi CEO open to deeper ties, merger talks with Mitsubishi Heavy
Hitachi Ltd.'s chief executive officer said he's open to deeper ties, which could include merger talks, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., after the equipment makers failed in their bid for Alstom SA's power business. "We've built a relationship with them to talk frankly" about extended ...
