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About Keidanren Committee Chairs

As of February 1, 2024

Policy Activities

Councils

Council on Digital Transformation

Chair
TOKURA Masakazu
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.
Special Committees

Committee on Comprehensive Strategy

Chair
TOKURA Masakazu
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

Committee on Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai

Chair
TOKURA Masakazu
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

Committee on Recovery and Restoration

Chair
TOKURA Masakazu
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.
Chair
TOMITA Tetsuro
Chairman and Director
East Japan Railway Company

Committee on Political Affairs

Chair
KATANOZAKA Shinya
Representative Director, Chairman
ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Committee on Management and Labor Policy

Chair
OHASHI Tetsuji
Chairman of the Board
Komatsu Ltd.

Committee on Ukraine Economic Reconstruction

Chair
KOKUBU Fumiya
Chairman of the Board
Marubeni Corporation
Macro-Economic Policy

Committee on Economic and Fiscal Policy

Chair
KARASAWA Yasuyoshi
Chairman & Director
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
Chair
SUZUKI Nobuya
Senior Advisor
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

Committee on Social Security

Chair
KOBORI Hideki
Chairman & Director
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Chair
NEGISHI Akio
Chairman of the Board
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

Committee on Population Issues

Chair
NAGANO Tsuyoshi
Chairman of the Board
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Chair
SHIMIZU Hiroshi
President
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Chair
INOUE Kazuyuki
President and Representative Director
SHIMIZU CORPORATION

Committee on Taxation

Chair
MIYANAGA Shunichi
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Chair
KAKIGI Koji
President and CEO
JFE Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Economic Law

Chair
KAMEZAWA Hironori
Member of the Board of Directors, President & Group CEO
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Committee on Financial and Capital Markets

Chair
HIBINO Takashi
Chairman of the Board
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Chair
SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Industrial Policy

Committee on Administrative Reforms

Chair
TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Chairman
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Chair
TOKITA Takahito
Representative Director, CEO
FUJITSU LIMITED

Committee on Industrial Competitiveness

Chair
HASHIMOTO Eiji
Representative Director and President
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Chair
SAWADA Jun
Chairman and Representative Member of the Board
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Chair
OKAFUJI Masahiro
Chairman & CEO
ITOCHU Corporation

Committee on the Creative Economy

Chair
NAMBA Tomoko
Founder & Executive Chairman
DeNA Co., Ltd.
Chair
MURAMATSU Shunsuke
Representative Director of the Board, CEO
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Committee on Regional Economy

Chair
NAGAI Koji
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Chair
KOBAYASHI Tetsuya
Chairman of the Board
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Chair
TSUKIOKA Takashi
Honorary Advisor
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

Committee on Agriculture

Chair
SATO Yasuhiro
Senior Advisor
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Chair
ISOZAKI Yoshinori
President & CEO
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

Committee on Tourism

Chair
KOMODA Masanobu
Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Chair
TAKEUCHI Noriko
President
Congrès Inc.
Chair
NOMOTO Hirofumi
Chairman of the Board & Representative Director
TOKYU CORPORATION

Committee on Urban Policy and Housing Development

Chair
KOMODA Masanobu
Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Chair
KOGE Teiji
Chairman of the Board and Director
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Chair
OHKUBO Tetsuo
Chairman
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Supply Chains

Chair
TATEISHI Fumio
Honorary Advisor
OMRON Corporation
Chair
YAMAUCHI Masaki
Advisor
YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Committee on Logistics

Chair
IKEDA Junichiro
Director, Chairman of the Board
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Chair
NAGASAWA Hitoshi
Chairman, Director
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

Committee on Consumer Goods and Services

Chair
TAKAHARA Takahisa
President & CEO
Unicharm Corporation
Chair
SAWADA Michitaka
Director, Chair
Kao Corporation
Chair
HOSOYA Toshiyuki
Director, President and CEO
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

Committee on Ocean Policy

Chair
MITSUOKA Tsugio
Chairman of the Board
IHI Corporation
Innovation Policy

Committee on Innovation

Chair
YASUKAWA Kenji
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Astellas Pharma Inc.
Chair
INAGAKI Seiji
Director, Chair of the Board
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
Chair
TANAKA Takashi
Chairman, Representative Director
KDDI CORPORATION

Committee on Startups

Chair
NAMBA Tomoko
Founder & Executive Chairman
DeNA Co., Ltd.
Chair
TAKAHASHI Makoto
President and CEO, Representative Director
KDDI CORPORATION
Chair
IZUMO Mitsuru
President
Euglena Co., Ltd.

Committee on Digital Economy

Chair
HIGASHIHARA Toshiaki
Director, Executive Chairman,
Representative Executive Officer
Hitachi, Ltd.
Chair
SHINOHARA Hiromichi
Executive Advisor
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Chair
ISAKA Ryuichi
President & Representative Director
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

Committee on Bioeconomy

Chair
KOSAKA Tatsuro
Senior Advisor
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Chair
IWATA Keiichi
Representative Director & President
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

Committee on Cyber Security

Chair
ENDO Nobuhiro
Executive Advisor
NEC Corporation
Chair
KANEKO Shingo
Chairman & Representative Director
TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

Committee on Intellectual Property

Chair
TSUGA Kazuhiro
Director, Chairperson of the Board
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Chair
ENDO Nobuhiro
Executive Advisor
NEC Corporation
Chair
TOKITA Takahito
Representative Director, CEO
FUJITSU LIMITED

Committee on Space Activities Promotion

Chair
URUMA Kei
Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Committee on Defense Industry

Chair
IZUMISAWA Seiji
President and CEO
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Environment and Energy Policy

Committee on Environment

Chair
KOBORI Hideki
Chairman & Director
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Chair
NODA Yumiko
Chairman & Representative Director
Veolia Japan GK

Committee on Energy and Resources

Chair
ICHIKAWA Hideo
Senior Advisor
Resonac Holdings Corporation
Social Policy

Committee on Responsible Business Conduct & SDGs Promotion

Chair
YOSHIDA Kenichiro
Chairman and CEO,
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Sony Group Corporation
Chair
NISHIZAWA Keiji
Director - Chairman
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Chair
NAKAYAMA George
Senior Adviser
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

Committee on Education Reform

Chair
KOJI Akiyoshi
Chairman of the Board
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
Chair
HASHIMOTO Masahiro
Chairman of the Board, Representative Executive Officer
SUMITOMO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Committee on Mobility

Chair
TOKURA Masakazu
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.
Chair
TOYODA Akio
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation
Chair
ARIMA Koji
Chairman & CEO, Representative Member of the Board
DENSO CORPORATION

Committee on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair
UOTANI Masahiko
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
Shiseido Company, Limited
Chair
KARASAWA Yasuyoshi
Chairman & Director
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
Chair
TSUGIHARA Etsuko
President
SUNNY SIDE UP GROUP Inc.

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Chair
INAGAKI Seiji
Director, Chair of the Board
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
Chair
YOSHIDA Junichi
Chairman of the Board
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.

Committee on Crisis Management & National Resilience

Chair
NAGANO Tsuyoshi
Chairman of the Board
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Chair
YASUKAWA Kenji
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Astellas Pharma Inc.
Chair
WATANABE Kenji
Director
NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
Labor Policy

Committee on Employment Policy

Chair
TANNOWA Tsutomu
Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Chair
UCHIDA Takashi
Director, Chairperson of the Board
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Committee on Labor Legislation

Chair
TOMITA Tetsuro
Chairman and Director
East Japan Railway Company
Chair
KOJI Akiyoshi
Chairman of the Board
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
Chair
YOSHII Keiichi
President and CEO
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
Foreign Policy

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Chair
KATANOZAKA Shinya
Representative Director, Chairman
ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Chair
OBAYASHI Takeo
Chairman of the Board
Obayashi Corporation

Committee on Trade and Investment

Chair
HAYAKAWA Shigeru
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation
Chair
NAKAMURA Kuniharu
Chairman of the Board of Directors
SUMITOMO CORPORATION

Committee on Overseas Development Cooperation

Chair
YASUNAGA Tatsuo
Representative Director, Chair of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Chair
ENDO Nobuhiro
Executive Advisor
NEC Corporation

BIAC (Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD) Japan

Chair
INAGAKI Seiji
Director, Chair of the Board
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

Regional and Bilateral Relations Activities

North America

Committee on U.S. Affairs

Chair
SAWADA Jun
Chairman and Representative Member of the Board
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Chair
HAYAKAWA Shigeru
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation
Chair
UEKI Yoshiharu
Director, Chairperson
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Committee on Canada

Chair
UEKI Yoshiharu
Director, Chairperson
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Chair
FUJIMOTO Masayoshi
President & CEO
Sojitz Corporation
Europe

Committee on Europe

Chair
HIGASHIHARA Toshiaki
Director, Executive Chairman,
Representative Executive Officer
Hitachi, Ltd.
Chair
TAKASHIMA Makoto
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Asia and Oceania

Committee on Asia and Oceania

Chair
HARA Noriyuki
Chairman
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

Committee on South Asia

Chair
YASUNAGA Tatsuo
Representative Director, Chair of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Chair
HIRANO Nobuyuki
Senior Advisor
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Chair
FUKASAWA Yuji
President and CEO
East Japan Railway Company

Committee on China

Chair
SATO Yasuhiro
Senior Advisor
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Chair
HASHIMOTO Eiji
Representative Director and President
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

Japan-Korea Economic Committee

Chair
SATO Yasuhiro
Senior Advisor
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Chair
IWATA Keiichi
Representative Director & President
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

Japan-Indonesia Economic Committee

Chair
KAKIUCHI Takehiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation
Chair
KAKINOKI Masumi
President and CEO, Member of the Board
Marubeni Corporation

Japan-Thailand Trade and Economic Committee

Chair
SUZUKI Yoshihisa
Senior Vice Representative for External Affairs
ITOCHU Corporation
Chair
SUZUKI Jun
Senior Advisor
Teijin Limited

Japan-Vietnam Economic Committee

Chair
ICHIKAWA Hideo
Senior Advisor
Resonac Holdings Corporation
Chair
HYODO Masayuki
President and CEO
SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Chair
FUJIMOTO Masayoshi
President & CEO
Sojitz Corporation

Japan-Myanmar Economic Committee

Chair
HYODO Masayuki
President and CEO
SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Chair
HONMA Yo
President and CEO, Representative Director
NTT DATA GROUP CORPORATION

East Asia Businessperson's Conference Japanese Committee

Chair
IIJIMA Masami
Counselor
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Japan-Hong Kong Business Cooperation Committee

Chair
KUNIBE Takeshi
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Chair
IKEDA Junichiro
Director, Chairman of the Board
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Latin America and the Caribbean

Committee on Latin America and the Caribbean

Chair
KASE Yutaka
Senior Corporate Advisor
Sojitz Corporation

Japan-Mexico Economic Committee

Chair
KATANOZAKA Shinya
Representative Director, Chairman
ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Chair
KURAISHI Seiji
Chairman and Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Japan-Brazil Economic Committee

Chair
YASUNAGA Tatsuo
Representative Director, Chair of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Japan-Venezuela Economic Committee

Chair
KAKIUCHI Takehiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation

Japan-Colombia Economic Committee

Chair
KAKIUCHI Takehiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation
Middle East and Africa

Committee on the Middle East and North Africa

Chair
HYODO Masayuki
President and CEO
SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Chair
SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Committee on Sub-Saharan Africa

Chair
OHASHI Tetsuji
Chairman of the Board
Komatsu Ltd.
Chair
KARUBE Jun
Senior Executive Advisor
Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Japan-Türkiye Economic Committee

Chair
MITSUOKA Tsugio
Chairman of the Board
IHI Corporation
Chair
URUMA Kei
Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Japan-Iran Economic Cooperation Committee

Chair
MIYAMOTO Yoichi
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
SHIMIZU CORPORATION

Japan-Algeria Economic Committee

Chair
SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Russia and NIS

Japan-Russia Business Cooperation Committee
Japan-NIS Business Cooperation Committee

Chair
KOKUBU Fumiya
Chairman of the Board
Marubeni Corporation

Special Activities

The 21st Century Public Policy Institute

Chair
TOKURA Masakazu
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.
President
KUBOTA Masakazu
Vice Chair & President
Keidanren

Committee on Mutsu-Ogawara Development

Chair
IZUMISAWA Seiji
President and CEO
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.