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KEIDANREN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 1, 2021
Ex-Keidanren and Hitachi chief Hiroaki Nakanishi dies at 75
Hiroaki Nakanishi's four-year term as Keidanren chief began in May 2018, when he succeeded Sadayuki Sakakibara, but was marred by his battle with blood cancer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2021
Japan's biggest business lobby gets new chief, first female vice chair
Under Masakazu Tokura, the federation is expected to draw up new action plans in October for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2021
Hitachi to replace president for first time in seven years
Vice President Keiji Kojima will replace Toshiaki Higashihara, who will become chairman and CEO.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2021
Citing low COVID-19 risk, Japan's business lobby lifts hand dryer ban
The update to the guidelines for its more than 1,400 member companies comes after the business lobby took into account expert opinions and the results of experiments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 19, 2021
Side jobs offer career development for some but overwork hazards for others
While the government and Keidanren hope more flexible working will vitalize firms and improve job satisfaction, data shows most with side jobs are lower earners trying to survive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2021
Japan's largest business body appoints first female vice chair
Tomoko Namba, founder of DeNA Co., will be the only woman to occupy one of Keidanren's 20 vice chair posts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 26, 2021
Annual wage talks kick off in Japan as pandemic darkens outlook for pay hikes
Amid the economic hit from the pandemic, Japan's most powerful business lobby has stressed that aiming for pay hikes across the board is 'unrealistic.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2021
Japan business leaders welcome Biden's multilateral push
The chief of the country's most powerful business lobby made clear 'the power of the United States is necessary' to achieve a recovery in a global economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 20, 2021
Keidanren sees pay hikes across board as 'unrealistic' amid pandemic
The Japanese Trade Union Confederation is set to demand a hike of around 2% in basic pay in forthcoming management-labor wage talks.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 23, 2020
Keidanren sets goal for 30% of executives to be women by 2030
In 2003, the government unveiled a plan to have women occupy 30% of leadership positions in 2020 but failed to achieve the target.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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
Jun 17, 2020
Summer bonuses at major Japanese firms down 6%
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2020
Japan industry groups offer guidance on how to coexist with COVID-19
The guidelines offer a glimpse into how firms might survive as their customers adopt what's been dubbed a 'new lifestyle.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2020
Top business lobby urges four-day workweek as anti-infection step
Companies were also advised to suspend nonessential business trips and conduct meetings and interviews or seminars with job-seekers online.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 19, 2020
Ex-chief of Japan Business Federation set to lead scandal-hit Kepco
A former chief of Japan's most powerful business lobby group is expected to become the new chairman of Kansai Electric Power Co., sources close to the matter said Thursday, as the firm aims to improve governance following a corruption scandal.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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