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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Hitachi chief's remarks on nuclear industry spark debate
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 ...
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 ...
Through Keidanren role, Hiroaki Nakanishi looks to ditch dated aspects of Japan's corporate culture
At the same time, the 72-year-old organization reflects the most traditional — and at times outdated — aspects of corporate Japan.
Business leaders want structural reform and innovation to move Japan forward
Japan's largest business lobby stressed on Tuesday the importance of structural reforms while pushing for actors in the political and corporate spheres to drive the innovation they say will help overcome the nation's labor and productivity challenges. In his new-year message, Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of ...
Keidanren chief Hiroaki Nakanishi eyed to oversee organizing of 2025 Osaka expo
The government is expected to propose that Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi head the new body that will succeed the Osaka 2025 World Expo bid committee and oversee the organizing of the event, sources said Saturday. The Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions on ...
