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October, 2026
September, 2026
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Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Fiscal Policy
* Indexes of Business Conditions
* Consumption Tax Cut and Related Issues
* FY2027 Budget Requests
* FY2027 Tax Reform
* Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Trends
* Gasoline Subsidy
July, 2026
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Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Japan's Growth Strategy
* Wage Increases
* National Council on Social Security
* Japan-China Relations
* Japan-India Joint Economic Forum
* Diet Proceedings
June, 2026
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Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Exchange Rate Trends
* Japan's Growth Strategy
* Japan-China Relations
* Discretionary Labor System
* Nissan Motor's General Meeting of Shareholders
* "Seiho Lady" Name Change -
Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Replacement of Nuclear Power Plants
* Monetary Policy
* Consumption Tax Cut
* Economic Outlook
* Meeting of the Chairman and Vice Chairs
* SoftBank Group
* Constitutional Revision
May, 2026
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Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Consumption Tax Cut
* Supplementary Budget
* Keidanren's strategy to achieve a science and technology-oriented nation
* Japan-China Relations
* Japan-Russia Relations
* Passing of Toshifumi Suzuki
* Resignation of Yomiuri Giants Manager Abe -
Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Middle East Situation
* Foreign Exchange Intervention
* Visit to Japan by U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent
* Discretionary Labor System
* Japan-Russia Relations
April, 2026
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Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology
* Middle East Situation
* Monetary Policy Meeting
* A Robust Middle Class
* Expansion of the Discretionary Labor System
* Designation of "Kokushobi" (Severe Heat Days) -
Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Middle East Situation
* Trump Tariffs
* Integrated Reform of Tax, Fiscal Policy, and Social Security
* Companies Act Amendment
* Corporate Governance Code Revision
* Rising Long-Term Interest Rates
March, 2026
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Keidanren Carbon Neutrality Action Plan
-- Vision toward Carbon Neutrality by 2050 and Fiscal 2025 Follow-up Results (Performance in Fiscal 2024) -- -
Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Middle East Situation
* Provisional Budget Bill
* National Council on Social Security
* China's Export Ban on Dual-Use Items to Certain Japanese Companies
* Strengthening Defense Capabilities and Defense Equipment Transfers
* Regional Minimum Wages -
Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* The Board of Councillors Chair, Vice Chairs, and Secretariat Executive Appointments
* Middle East Situation
* Japan-U.S. Summit
* Wage Increases
* National Council on Social Security
* Selective Separate Surnames for Married Couples
* Comprehensive Review of Work Style Reform
* Prime Minister Takaichi's Distribution of Catalog Gifts
February, 2026
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Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs Ruled Unconstitutional
* China's Export Ban on Dual-Use Items to Certain Japanese Companies
* EU Industrial Accelerator Act
* Japan's Approach to Economic Diplomacy
* National Council on Tax and Social Security -
Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Keidanren Vice Chair Appointments
* House of Representatives Election
* Financial Markets
* Consumption Tax Cuts
* Japan-China Relations
* Stock Prices
* Appointment of Toyota Motor President Sato as Vice Chairman
January, 2026
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Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Consumption Tax Reduction
* Exchange Rate Trends
* 2026 Spring Labor-Management Negotiations and Consultations
* House of Representatives Election
* Financial Misconduct at Prudential Life Insurance -
Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* China's Strengthened Export Controls Toward Japan
* Reports on a Possible Dissolution of the House of Representatives
* Stock Prices, Exchange Rates, and Interest Rates
* Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station
* Passing of Mr. Uichiro Niwa
December, 2025
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Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
* Financial Market Developments
* Delisting Trends
* Japan—China Relations
* Public—Private Role-Sharing in the 17 Strategic Sectors
* Chinese Character of the Year -
Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Corporate Governance
* Regional Economic Revitalization
* Visit to Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
* Rising Long-term Interest Rates
* The Exchange Rate
* Defense Spending
* Japan-China Relations
* Legislating the Use of One's Former Surname and Choice of Separate Surnames for Married Couples
* Rice Vouchers
November, 2025
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Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Comprehensive Economic Measures
* Tax Reform
* Japan-China Relations
* Foreign Exchange Market
* Restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
* Internal Reserves
* Exchange of Views among Government, Labor and Management
* Improper Acquisition of Information by Seconded Employees from Nippon Life -
Questionnaire survey on corporate biodiversity actions in Japan
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Chairman Tsutsui's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
* Review of Working Hours Regulations
* Labor Mobility
* Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy
* Review of Special Tax Measures
* 2026 Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
* Foreign Resident Policy
* Investment in the United States