National / Media | MEDIA MIX Feb 13, 2021
The uneasy state of Japan’s welfare system
by Philip Brasor
The LDP and business community have been undermining Japan's lifetime employment system in order to make it easier for employers to hire and fire, and to set salaries to their liking.
Business Aug 21, 2020
Japan business lobby chief's cancer returns, but he'll keep working
Hiroaki Nakanishi, chief of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, has had a relapse of lymphoma but will keep working from the hospital, the business lobby said Friday. The 74-year-old chairman of Hitachi Ltd. has been hospitalized since last month after tumor marker ...
Business Jan 1, 2020
Japan business leaders vow to focus on digital innovation to boost economy
Business leaders Wednesday underlined their determination to further boost digital innovation this year as part of efforts for the country to lead the global economy. In a New Year message, Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, said the country's ...
Business Nov 15, 2019
Despite frosty ties, Japan, South Korea business lobbies agree to boost cooperation
Japanese and South Korean business lobbies agreed Friday on the importance of continuing dialogue and boosting cooperation for a "future-oriented" relationship despite the two Asian neighbors' political relations sinking to their worst level in years due to wartime history and trade issues. "Under any political ...
Business Sep 9, 2019
Japan business chief says South Korea rift and Brexit still big risks
Keidanren Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi says Japanese companies continue to face major risks stemming from heightened tensions with South Korea and the uncertain outlook for Britain's exit from the European Union. The 73-year-old Nakanishi, who is also chairman of Hitachi Ltd., said Monday in his first ...
Business Jul 26, 2019
Japan Business Federation chief Nakanishi to return to his post in September after illness
The Japan Business Federation said Friday that Hiroaki Nakanishi will return to his post as chief of the country's biggest business lobby in September after he was hospitalized in late May. Nakanishi is expected to be back at work Sept. 9, when a management meeting ...
Business Jun 6, 2019
Japan business lobby chief to undergo treatment for lymphoma
Hiroaki Nakanishi, chief of the nation's biggest business lobby, has been diagnosed with lymphoma and will undergo treatment, the Japan Business Federation said Wednesday. The 73-year-old chairman of Hitachi Ltd. has not felt well since early May and was hospitalized for a checkup at a ...
Business / Corporate Apr 22, 2019
Tight labor market in Japan forces companies to revamp recruitment
Major firms will begin hiring university graduates year-round, Keidanren said Monday, revamping Japan's long-standing education-to-employment pathway in response to the changing labor market. Keidanren, the country's most powerful business lobby and also known as the Japan Business Federation, will no longer expect its members to ...
Business / Corporate Jan 24, 2019
Hitachi to remain in nuclear business after halting plant project in Wales, chairman says
Hitachi Ltd. plans to remain in the nuclear business, its chairman said, even after suspending a reactor project in the U.K. and as public anxiety over the technology persists. "When we build up some nuclear power stations, we have to maintain this for 40, 50, ...
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Jan 19, 2019
Hitachi chief's remarks on nuclear industry spark debate
by Philip Brasor
On Jan. 1, Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), held press interviews on the outlook of the business community and, at one point, the discussion turned to nuclear energy. Nakanishi is also the chairman of Hitachi Ltd., a major supplier of nuclear ...
Business Jan 7, 2019
Japan business chiefs say U.S.-China trade fight is hurting global economy
The trade conflict between the United States and China has been gradually but steadily hurting the world economy, the head of Japan's biggest business lobby warned Monday. "I'm truly feeling some of the impact" from the tariff battle between the world's two largest economies, Keidanren ...