Business Jan 8, 2021
Business leaders call for support during coronavirus emergency
Many owners in the restaurant industry are expected to follow a government request to shorten their business hours, bracing for a further drop in revenue.
National Dec 19, 2020
Defense Ministry to team up with Keidanren to promote arms exports
The move comes as China advances military buildups, raises defense spending and increases assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.
Business Dec 15, 2020
Keidanren seeks focus on roles and performance in wage hike talks
While calling on member companies to raise wages in line with individuals' work, draft guidelines leave blanket increases as an option for companies seeing favorable business performance.
Business | FOCUS Nov 23, 2020
Keidanren sets goal for 30% of executives to be women by 2030
by Junko Horiuchi
In 2003, the government unveiled a plan to have women occupy 30% of leadership positions in 2020 but failed to achieve the target.
Business Nov 9, 2020
Japan business leaders hope Biden commits to taming the pandemic
Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of Keidanren, said he hopes Suga and Biden will build a trust relationship to promote bilateral ties.
Business / Corporate Oct 1, 2020
Keidanren to propose law allowing virtual-only shareholder meetings
It will also include the proposal in a list of requests for deregulation that will center on digitalization.
Business Sep 16, 2020
Japan business leaders expect economic reforms under new leadership
Business leaders in Japan expressed expectations Wednesday that Yoshihide Suga, the country's new prime minister, will carry out economic reforms to boost the country's competitiveness and ensure a swift recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. "We believe the new Cabinet has a lineup which is capable ...
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 Aug 6, 2020
Japan's climate change efforts hindered by Keidanren bias, study says
The heavy clout wielded by energy-intensive sectors of Japan is resulting in the favoring of coal and a pushback against efforts to fight climate change, it says.
Business Jul 16, 2020
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said Thursday that Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi has been hospitalized for a detailed examination after a deterioration in tumor marker test results. Nakanishi, hospitalized for months last year to receive treatment for lymphoma, was admitted to a hospital in Tokyo ...
Business Jun 17, 2020
The average bonus at major Japanese companies this summer will fall 6.0 percent from a year before to ¥925,947 due to the coronavirus pandemic and a slowdown in the global economy, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said in a preliminary survey report Wednesday. The ...
Business Jun 2, 2020
Keidanren chief eager to promote digitization and international cooperation
Ahead of the start of his second term as chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, Hiroaki Nakanishi expressed his eagerness to accelerate the nation's digitization efforts and strengthen the country's international cooperation to overcome the coronavirus pandemic. A delay in the application of ...