About Keidanren
Committee Chairmen
As of November 12, 2012
Policy Activities
Committee on Comprehensive Strategy
- Chairman
- YONEKURA Hiromasa
Chairman
Sumitomo Chemical Co.,Ltd.
Special Committee for Recovery and Restoration
- Chairman
- YONEKURA Hiromasa
Chairman
Sumitomo Chemical Co.,Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- IWASA Hiromichi
Chairman and CEO
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- SAKANE Masahiro
Chairman of the Board
Komatsu Ltd.
Committee on Policy Review
- Chairman
- SAKANE Masahiro
Chairman of the Board
Komatsu Ltd.
Committee on Constitutional Policy
- Chairman
- YONEKURA Hiromasa
Chairman
Sumitomo Chemical Co.,Ltd.
Committee on Economic Policy
- Chairman
- OKAMOTO Kunie
Chairman
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Committee on Taxation
- Chairman
- WATANABE Katsuaki
Senior Advisor
Toyota Motor Corporation - Co-Chairman
- BADA Hajime
President and CEO
JFE Holdings, Inc.
Committee on the Fiscal System
- Chairman
- ISHIHARA kunio
Chairman of the Board
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- TSUKAMOTO Takashi
Chairman
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Committee on Social Security
- Chairman
- SAITO Katsutoshi
Chairman of the Board
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited - Co-Chairman
- SUZUKI Shigeharu
Chairman of the Board
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Committee on Population Issues
- Chairman
- MAEDA Shinzo
Chairman
Shiseido Company, Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- ITOH Ichiro
Chairman & Representative Director
Asahi Kasei Corporation
Committee on the Financial System
- Chairman
- OKU Masayuki
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Committee on Economic Law
- Chairman
- OKU Masayuki
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. - Co-Chairman
- OHYAGI Shigeo
President & CEO
Teijin Limited
Committee on Corporate Accounting
- Chairman
- KAMA Kazuaki
Chairman of the Board
IHI Corporation
Committee on Administrative Reform
- Chairman
- KOJIMA Yorihiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation
Committee on New Government System
- Chairman
- KUROYANAGI Nobuo
Senior Advisor
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- MATSUSHITA Shun
Chairman
NGK INSULATORS, Ltd.
Committee on Industrial Affairs
- Chairman
- NISHIDA Atsutoshi
Chairman of the Board
Toshiba Corporation - Co-Chairman
- KOGA Nobuyuki
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Committee on New Business Development
- Co-Chairman
- OGITA Hitoshi
Chairman and Representative Director and CEO
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- OKUBO Naotake
Director & Executive Advisor
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
Committee on Small and Medium Enterprises
- Co-Chairman
- SAWABE Hajime
Executive Adviser
TDK Corporation - Co-Chairman
- TAKAHARA Takehisa
President & CEO
Unicharm Corporation
Committee on Transportation
- Chairman
- MIYAHARA Koji
Chairman of the Board
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) - Co-Chairman
- SETO Kaoru
Chairman
YAMATO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Committee on Distribution
- Chairman
- KAMEI Atsushi
President and COO
Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.
Committee on Agricultural Policy
- Chairman
- KOBAYASHI Eizo
Chairman
ITOCHU Corporation
Committee on Urban and Regional Policies
- Chairman
- IWASA Hiromichi
Chairman and CEO
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- YAMAGUCHI Masanori
Chairman of the Board
Kintetsu Corporation
Committee on Tourism
- Chairman
- OTSUKA Mutsutake
Senior Adviser
East Japan Railway Company - Co-Chairman
- YAMAGUCHI Norio
Chairman of the Board
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Committee on Housing Policies
- Chairman
- MUNEOKA Shoji
Chairman and CEO
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation - Co-Chairman
- SEKIGUCHI Ken-ichi
Chairman of the Board, Representative Executive Officer
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Committee on Industrial Technology
- Co-Chairman
- CHUBACHI Ryoji
Vice Chairman
Sony Corporation - Co-Chairman
- ONODERA Tadashi
Chairman
KDDI Corporation
Committee on Intellectual Property
- Co-Chairman
- ADACHI Naoki
Chairman and Representative Director
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- NIKKAKU Akihiro
President
Toray Industries, Inc.
Committee on Information and Telecommunication Policy
- Chairman
- WATANABE Katsuaki
Senior Advisor
Toyota Motor Corporation - Co-Chairman
- KIYOTA Akira
Honorary Chairman
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Committee on e-Government
- Chairman
- UCHIDA Tsuneji
Senior Advisor
Canon Inc. - Co-Chairman
- MAZUKA Michiyoshi
Chairman
Fujitsu Limited
Committee on Oceanic Resources
- Chairman
- MOTOYAMA Takao
Senior Adviser
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Committee on Environment and Safety
- Chairman
- SAKANE Masahiro
Chairman of the Board
Komatsu Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- TEMBO Akihiko
Executive Advisor
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Committee on Energy and Resources
- Chairman
- IDE Akihiko
Chairman
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Committee on Public Affairs
- Chairman
- NAKAMURA Yoshio
Director General
Keidanren
Committee on Corporate Behavior
- Chairman
- OMIYA Hideaki
President
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- MIYAKE Senji
President and CEO
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
Committee on Corporate Philanthropy
- Chairman
- KOGA Nobuyuki
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- SATO Masatoshi
Chairman
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Committee on Political Affairs
- Chairman
- NAKAMURA Yoshio
Director General
Keidanren
Committee on Education and Human Resources Development
- Chairman
- KAWAMURA Takashi
Chairman of the Board
Hitachi, Ltd.
Committee on Risk Management
- Chairman
- HASHIMOTO Takayuki
Chairman and Director
IBM Japan, Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- KARASAWA Yasuyoshi
President, CEO
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
Committee on National Quality of Life
- Co-Chairman
- KAWAI Masanori
Chairman
Nippon Express Co., Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- KIMURA Keiji
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
Committee on Management and Labor Policy
- Chairman
- MIYAHARA Koji
Chairman of the Board
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)
Committee on Employment
- Chairman
- SHINODA Kazuhisa
Director, Chairman of the Board
Oji Holdings Corporation
Committee on Personnel and Labor Management
- Chairman
- TORIHARA Mitsunori
Chairman
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Committee on Labor Legislation
- Chairman
- MIURA Satoshi
Director & Chairman
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Committee on Trade and Investment
- Chairman
- KATSUMATA Nobuo
Chairman of the Board
Marubeni Corporation - Co-Chairman
- ASHIDA Akimitsu
Chairman
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Committee on International Cooperation
- Chairman
- YANO Kaoru
Chairman of the Board
NEC Corporation
BIAC (Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD) Japan
- Chairman
- SAITO Katsutoshi
Chairman of the Board
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Committee on Promotion of Economic Partnerships
- Chairman
- ITO Shinichiro
President & CEO
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Regional and Bilateral Relations Activities
Committee on U.S. Affairs
- Chairman
- ISHIHARA Kunio
Chairman of the Board
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- MURASE Haruo
Chairman
Canon Marketing Japan Inc.
Committee on Canada
- Co-Chairman
- MURASE Haruo
Chairman
Canon Marketing Japan Inc. - Co-Chairman
- DOBASHI Akio
Senior Corporate Advisor
Sojitz Corporation
Committee on Europe
- Co-Chairman
- YOKOYAMA Shinichi
Chairman
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company - Co-Chairman
- KOBAYASHI Yoshimitsu
President and CEO
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
Committee on Asia and Oceania
- Chairman
- KAWAMURA Takashi
Chairman of the Board
Hitachi, Ltd. - Co-Chairman
- EGASHIRA Toshiaki
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
Committee on South Asia
- Chairman
- SHODA Takashi
Representative Director, Chairman
DAIICHI SANKYO Co., Ltd.
Committee on China
- Chairman
- MUNEOKA Shoji
Chairman and CEO
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation - Co-Chairman
- OHTSUBO Fumio
Chairman of the Board
Panasonic Corporation
Japan-Indonesia Economic Committee
- Chairman
- ASADA Teruo
President and CEO, Member of the Board
Marubeni Corporation
Japan-Thailand Trade and Economic Committee
- Chairman
- KOBAYASHI Eizo
Chairman
ITOCHU Corporation - Co-Chairman
- ITOH Ichiro
Chairman & Representative Director
Asahi Kasei Corporation
Japan-Vietnam Economic Committee
- Chairman
- TAKAHASHI Kyohei
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board of the Directors
Showa Denko K.K.
Japan-Myanmar Economic Committee
- Chairman
- KATSUMATA Nobuo
Chairman of the Board
Marubeni Corporation - Co-Chairman
- KOBAYASHI Ken
President & CEO
Mitsubishi Corporation
East Asia Businessmen's Conference Japanese Committee
- Chairman
- UTSUDA Shoei
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Japan-Hong Kong Business Cooperation Committee
- Chairman
- ASHIDA Akimitsu
Chairman
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Committee on Latin America and the Caribbean
- Chairman
- KOJIMA Yorihiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation
Japan-Mexico Economic Committee
- Chairman
- KOEDA Itaru
Executive Advisor Honorary Chairman
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Japan-Brazil Economic Committee
- Chairman
- IIJIMA Masami
President & CEO
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Japan-Venezuela Economic Committee
- Chairman
- KOJIMA Yorihiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation
Japan-Colombia Economic Committee
- Chairman
- KOJIMA Yorihiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation
Committee on the Middle East and North Africa
- Chairman
- KIMURA Yasushi
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
JX Holdings, Inc.
Committee on Sub-Saharan Africa
- Chairman
- KASE Yutaka
Chairman of the Board
Sojitz Corporation
Japan-Turkey Economic Committee
- Chairman
- KAMA Kazuaki
Chairman of the Board
IHI Corporation
Japan-Iran Economic Cooperation Committee
- Chairman
- NOMURA Tetsuya
Chairman
Shimizu Corporation
Japan-Algeria Economic Committee
- Chairman
- TAKEUCHI Keisuke
Chairman and Representative Director
JGC Corporation
Japan-Russia Business Cooperation Committee
Japan-NIS Business Cooperation Committee
- Chairman
- OKA Motoyuki
Senior Adviser
Sumitomo Corporation
Special Activities
The 21st Century Public Policy Institute
- Chairman
- YONEKURA Hiromasa
Chairman
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. - President
- MORITA Tomijiro
Senior Advisor
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Defense Production Committee
- Chairman
- OMIYA Hideaki
President
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Space Activities Promotion Committee
- Chairman
- SHIMOMURA Setsuhiro
Chairman
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Committee on Mutsu-Ogawara Development
- Chairman
- OMIYA Hideaki
President
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Business People Political Forum
- Chairman
- NAKAMURA Yoshio
Director General
Keidanren
1% (One-Percent) Club
- Chairman
- SATO Masatoshi
Chairman
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Committee on Nature Conservation
- Chairman
- SATO Masatoshi
Chairman
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.