Executives' Comments Press Conferences

• December 3, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Education Reform
  * International Linear Collider
  * Quality-Related Problems in Companies
  * G20
  * Six Months into My Term as Chairman

• November 19, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Acceptance of Foreign Workers
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Employment of Older Persons
  * Trade Friction between the United States and China
  * Education-Related Issues
  * Bringing Expo 2025 to Osaka

• November 5, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Society 5.0
  * Corporate Governance
  * Regulations concerning Data
  * Quality Issues
  * Recycling of Plastics
  * Japan-South Korea Relations
  * US Sanctions on Iran
  * Revision of Membership Eligibility Rules

• October 24, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Welcoming Foreign Workers
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Japan-US Business Conference
  * Japan-China Relations

• October 9, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Policy on Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Building a Stronger Relationship with Politics and Evaluating Policy
  * Employment of Older Persons
  * Energy Mix

• September 25, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * University Reforms
  * US-China Trade
  * Japan-US Economic Relations
  * Election of LDP President
  * Brexit
  * Welcoming Foreign Workers

• September 3, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Policy for Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Economic Situation
  * Employment of People with Disabilities
  * Summer Time
  * Welcoming Foreign Workers
  * Election of LDP President
  * NAFTA Renegotiations
  * US Trade Policy
  * Japan-China Relations

• July 9, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Damage from Torrential Rains in Western Japan
  * The Conference on Co-Creation of Society 5.0
  * The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  * Responding to Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act
  * Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
  * Issues in Quality Control

• June 25, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Working Style Reform/New Working System for Advanced Professionals
  * Corporate Governance
  * Integrated Resorts
  * Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant
  * Japan-US Relations
  * Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
  * Northern Osaka Earthquake

• June 11, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * G7 Summit
  * Japan-US Economic Relations
  * Trade Issues
  * US-North Korea Summit
  * Niigata Gubernatorial Election
  * University Reforms
  * Welcoming More Foreign Workers

• May 21, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Looking Back on Four Years as Chairman
  * Working Style Reform
  * The Relationship between Business and Politics

• May 7, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Keidanren Vision
  * Monetary Policy
  * Corporate Advisers
  * Hopes for the Japan-China-South Korea Summit
  * Japan-China Relations
  * Japan-South Korea Relations
  * North Korean Issue
  * Situation in the Diet

• April 23, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Trade Issues with the US
  * Protecting and Promoting the Content Industry
  * Companies Act
  * North Korean Issue
  * Ministry of Finance Scandals

• April 9, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Trade Issues
  * Expectations for BoJ Governor Kuroda's Second Term
  * Working Style Reform
  * Government Scandals
  * Corporate Advisers
  * North Korean Situation

• March 26, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * US Trade Policy
  * Moritomo Gakuen Scandal
  * Constitutional Reform

• March 12, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Announcement of Vice Chair Candidates for the Board of Councillors
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * North Korean Issue
  * Moritomo Gakuen Scandal

• February 26, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Bill on Working Style Reform
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Quality Control Problems
  * Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

• February 13, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Announcement of Vice Chair Candidates
  * Economic Situation
  * Revision of the Companies Act
  * Premium Friday
  * Japan-US Relations
  * North Korean Situation

• February 13, 2018
  Statements and Comments of Chairman Sakakibara and Chairman Candidate Nakanishi at the February 13 Joint Press Conference
• January 22, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Rectifying Long Working Hours
  * Exemption of Highly Skilled Workers from Job Performance Evaluation based on Working Hours
  * Bank of Japan 2% Inflation Target
  * Expectations for the Diet Session
  * Osaka World Expo Bid

• January 9, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Provisional Nomination of Candidates for Next Keidanren Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Councillors
  * One Year on from President Trump's Inauguration

• December 18, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Secondary Employment and Side Jobs
  * U.S. Corporate Tax Reform
  * Suspension of Operation at Ikata No. 3 Nuclear Reactor
  * Issue Regarding Construction Work for the Chuo Shinkansen Bullet Train
  * One Belt One Road Initiative

• December 4, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Response to Quality Control Irregularities
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Request for Increased Corporate Contributions to Childcare Policy
  * Tax Reform
  * U.S. Corporate Tax Reform
  * Japan-China Relations

• November 27, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Corporate Contributions to Childcare Policy
  * Tax Reform
  * Restarting the Nuclear Power Plants
  * Corporate Scandals
  * 1997 Financial Crisis

• November 8, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Revision of the Charter of Corporate Behavior
  * Corporates' Contributions to Childcare Policy
  * Economic Situation
  * Corporate tax system
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership
  * Japan-China Relations

• October 23, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Results of the House of Representatives Election
  * Evaluation of Policies
  * Economic Situation
  * Revival of the Tohoku Region
  * Premium Friday
  * Japan-US Relations
  * Constitutional Reform
  * Corporate Scandals

• October 10, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * House of Representatives Election
  * Retained Earnings
  * TPP 11
  * Japan-U.S. Relations
  * Revision of the Charter of Corporate Behavior
  * Evaluation of Political Parties' Policies
  * Corporate Scandals

• September 25, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Snap Election
  * Consumption Tax Increase and Fiscal Consolidation
  * Appraising Abenomics
  * Bill on Working Style Reform
  * The Relationship between Business and Politics
  * Party of Hope
  * Moritomo Gakuen/Kake Gakuen Scandals
  * Constitutional Issues

• September 11, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Rebuilding from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Children's Insurance
  * Restarting the Nuclear Power Plants
  * Premium Friday
  * University Reform
  * Japan-Republic of Korea Relations
  * North Korean Issue

• July 21, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference Following the Keidanren Summer Forum
  * Summer Forum Round-up
  * Fiscal Restructuring and Economic Revitalization
  * Addressing Disparities
  * The Political Situation
  * Constitutional Issues

• July 10, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Heavy Rains in Northern Kyushu
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Education-Related Issues
  * G20
  * Relations with China and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
  * Constitutional Issues
  * The Political Situation

• June 26, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * EU-Japan EPA Negotiations
  * Nuclear Energy Policy
  * Cabinet Approval Ratings
  * Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
  * Corporate Governance
  * Minimum Wage
  * Takata Bankruptcy

• June 5, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Fiscal Restructuring
  * US Withdrawal from Paris Agreement
  * Education Policy

• May 22, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Sources of Financing for Education
  * Fiscal Restructuring
  * Work Holiday Diversification
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership
  * Japan-China Relations
  * Constitutional Issues

• May 8, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * French Presidential Election
  * Constitutional Reform
  * Ending Deflation
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership
  * Economic Diplomacy

• April 17, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Japan-US Economic Dialogue
  * International Developments
  * Olympic and Paralympic Games
  * Osaka World Expo Bid
  * Expert Panel on Reducing the Burdens of Official Duties on the Emperor
  * Celebrating Keidanren's 70th Anniversary

• April 10, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Population Issues
  * Brexit
  * Japan-US Relations
  * The Situation in Syria and Japan-Russia Relations
  * Japan-Republic of Korea Relations
  * Toshiba Semiconductor Business
  * New Leadership for Tokyo Electric Power Company

• March 21, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Working Style Reform
  * Views on the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting and the B7 Rome Summit

• March 6, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Rebuilding from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Economic Situation
  * Working Style Reform
  * Premium Friday
  * Japan-US Relations
  * Ballistic Missile Launch by North Korea
  * Announcement of Vice Chair Candidates for the Board of Councillors

• February 20, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Premium Friday
  * Working Style Reform
  * Japan-US Relations
  * The Toshiba Issue

• February 6, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Hopes for Japan-US Leaders' Meeting
  * Economic Situation
  * Osaka World Expo Bid
  * Announcement of Vice Chair Candidates

• January 23, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * New Trump Administration
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Working Style Reform

• January 10, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Secondary Employment and Side Jobs
  * Japan-US Relation
  * Japan-Republic of Korea Relations

• December 19, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Looking Back over 2016
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Budget-setting for Next Fiscal Year
  * Monetary Policy
  * Working Style Reform
  * Cabinet Approval Ratings
  * Japan-Russia Relations

• December 5, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Social Security Reform
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Equal Pay for Equal Work
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Venues
  * Osaka World Expo
  * Integrated Resorts Promotion Bill
  * Results of Italian Referendum
  * Japan-US Economic Relations

• November 22, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Measures to Stimulate Consumption
  * Facilitating Employment of Workers from Overseas
  * Keidanren Delegation to the United States
  * Japan-Russia Relations

• November 7, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Working Style Reform and Work-Life Balance
  * Corporate Internal Reserves
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership
  * US Presidential Election
  * Japan-Russia Economic Relations
  * Political Turmoil in the Republic of Korea

• October 24, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Measures to Stimulate Consumption
  * BOJ Monetary Policy
  * Reconsideration of Economic Statistics
  * Reform of Nursing Care Insurance Scheme
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Talks
  * Working Style Reform
  * Spousal Tax Exemption
  * Energy and Global Warming
  * Japan-Philippines Relations
  * Constitutional Reform

• October 11, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Business and Politics
  * Japan-Republic of Korea Relations
  * Economic Policy
  * Overproduction in China
  * Japan-Russia Economic Relations
  * Paris Agreement

• September 26, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Working Style Reform
  * Priorities of the Extraordinary Diet Session
  * New System for White Collar Workers Which Values Performance Instead of Hours Worked
  * Monetary Policy of the Bank of Japan
  * Monju Fast-Breeder Reactor
  * Establishment of Committee on TEPCO Reform and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
  * Relocation to the Toyosu Fish Market

• September 12, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment of New College Graduates
  * Council on Investment for the Future
  * Corporate Internal Reserves
  * Japan-China Relations

• July 22, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference Following the Keidanren Summer Forum
  * Summer Forum Round-up
  * Economic Policy
  * Society 5.0
  * Energizing Regional Economies
  * Economic Partnerships

• July 11, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Upper House Elections
  * Economic Policy
  * Constitutional Revision
  * Social Security Reform
  * Sendai Nuclear Power Plant
  * Recruitment of New College Graduates
  * Terrorist Attack in Bangladesh
  * Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games

• June 27, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Britain's Withdrawal from the EU (Brexit)
  * The Importance of Globalization
  * Economic Policy
  * Exchange Rates
  * Policy Priorities

• June 13, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Britain's Withdrawal from the EU (Brexit)
  * Monetary Policy
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Upper House Elections
  * Immigration Policy

• June 2, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Challenges for My Third Year as Chairman of Keidanren
  * Re-postponement of the Consumption Tax Increase
  * Fiscal Consolidation
  * Economic Situation

• May 23, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * G7 Ise-Shima Summit
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Economic Growth Strategy
  * Fiscal Investment
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates

• May 9, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Exchange Rate
  * G7 Ise-Shima Summit
  * U.S. Presidential Election
  * Japan-Russia Relations
  * Acceptance of Foreign Human Resources
  * Panama Papers and Tax Evasion
  * Corporate Governance
  * International Bids for the Joint Development
  of the Next-Generation Submarines of Australia

• April 25, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Monetary Policy
  * Equal Pay for Equal Work
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
  * Constitutional Revision
  * Mitsubishi Motors Corporation's Improper Conduct in Fuel Consumption Testing

• April 4, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Spring Labor-Management Dialogue
  * Bank of Japan Tankan (Short-Term Economic Survey)
  * Monetary Policy
  * Japan-China Relations
  * Security Legislation

• March 22, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Consumption tax hike
  * Economic pump-priming measures
  * Monetary policy
  * Spring labor-management wage talks
  * Relocation of gov't organs to regions
  * Injunction on Takahama nuclear reactors

• March 7, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Appointment of new vice chairs of Board of Councillors
  * Post-disaster restoration from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Spring labor-management wage talks
  * Consumption tax hike
  * Equal pay for equal work
  * Japan-China relations

• February 24, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic situation
  * Equal pay for equal work
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Corporate tax incentives
  * Restart of nuclear power plants
  * Brexit
  * Issues over ruling party members
  * Merger between DPJ, Japan Innovation Party

• February 8, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Appointment of new vice chairs
  * Negative interest rate
  * Real wages
  * Equal pay for equal work
  * Correction of uneven local corporate taxation
  * Prevention of outflow of technologies to other countries
  * Political funds
  * Lower house electoral reform
  * Missile launch by North Korea

• January 12, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic situation
  * Spring labor-management wage talks
  * Funding source for childrearing support
  * Japan-China relations
  * Japan-South Korea currency swap pact

• January 5, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recognition of the economic situation
  * Wage increase
  * Exit from deflation
  * Support for SMEs
  * Expectations for Abe administration

• December 21, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Fiscal 2016 budget, fiscal consolidation
  * BOJ's supplementary credit easing
  * Expansion of domestic fixed investment
  * Business restructuring
  * Lower tax rate
  * ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
  * Defense budget
  * Acquittal of Sankei's ex-Seoul bureau chief

• December 7, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Wage increase
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Corporate tax reform
  * Issue of non-regular employment
  * Minimum wage
  * Political donations
  * Mission to India

• November 24, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Capital investment
  * Wage increase
  * Companies' retained earnings
  * Understanding of the current state of the economy
  * Reduce burden of consumption tax hike
  * Infrastructure exports
  * Political donations

• November 9, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Public-private dialogue
  * Supplementary budget
  * Corporate ethics
  * Measure to reduce burden of rise in consumption tax

• October 27, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Measure to decrease burden arising from rise in consumption tax
  * Spring management-labor negotiations
  * National council to promote dynamic engagement of all citizens
  * Japan-China relations

• October 13, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Requests to new Cabinet
  * Assessment of political party policies
  * Companies' retained earnings
  * Corporate tax
  * Consumption tax
  * Exporting infrastructure
  * Chinese economy
  * Japan-Iran relations

• September 28, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * New three arrows of Abenomics
  * Economic situation and economic measures
  * Measure to decrease burden arising from increase in consumption tax
  * TPP
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Political donations
  * Security legislation
  * Overseas transfer of defense equipment

• September 7, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic situation
  * Reduced consumption tax rates
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Labor legislation
  * LDP presidential election
  * Security legislation
  * Toshiba's accounting scandal

• July 6, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Greek debt crisis
  * Mission to the United States

• June 22, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Mission to the United States
  * Japan-Republic of Korea relations

• June 8, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic situation
  * G7

• June 2, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference

• May 26, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Situation of Japanese economy

• May 11, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Restoring fiscal health
  * Security legislation

• April 20, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * TPP negotiations

• April 6, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Energy, and global warming
  * Wage increases
  * Mission to Indonesia

• March 23, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Passing of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
  * Japan-China-S. Korea foreign ministers meeting

• March 9, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Economic Situation in Japan

• February 23, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Civil Code Reform

• February 9, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * New Keidanren officer candidates
  * Reform of Japan's agricultural cooperatives

• January 26, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Regular Diet Session
  * The European Economy

• January 13, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Fiscal Soundness

• January 6, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * The Japanese economy

• December 22, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Energy issue
  * Regional revitalization

• December 8, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic Situation

• November 25, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Postponement of consumption tax raise
  * Abenomics

• November 10, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * The Japan-China summit
  * The tax system

• October 27, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
  * Worker dispatching Act Amendment

• October 6, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * The Japanese economy
  * Promotion of Women's Active Participation

• September 29, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Government-Labor-Management Meeting
  * Business delegation to China

• September 8, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Relationship with Politics
  * The Japanese Economy

• July 7, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Fight global warming
  * Revival of Tohoku

• June 23, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Policy dialogue with foreign political and business leaders

• June 9, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * The passing of His Imperial Highness Prince Katsura
  * The Economic Outlook
  * Effective Corporate Tax Rate Cut

• June 3, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference

• May 19, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's Comments at His Press Conference
  * Looking Back on 4 Years as Chairman

• May 7, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic Outlook

• April 21, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's Comments at His Press Conference
  * TPP Negotiations

• April 7, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's Comments at His Press Conference
  * Broad Accord on Japan-Australia EPA
  * Economic Outlook

• March 24, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Japan-US-ROK Summit
  * Impact of the Consumption Tax Hike

• March 10, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Downward revision of real GDP growth rate for the October-December quarter

• February 24, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Sochi Olympics
  * G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting

• February 10, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Decline of Japan's Current Account Surplus

• January 27, 2014

  Comments of Chairman Yonekura and Chairman Candidate Sakakibara at their joint Press Conference
  * Chairman Yonekura's comment
  * Chairman Candidate Sakakibara's comment

• January 14, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Candidate for the Next Keidanren Chairman

• January 7, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Outlook for the Japanese economy in 2014

• December 24, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Prices
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * Wrap-up of 2013

• December 9, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Japanese economy
  * Trade deficit
  * U.S. economy

• November 25, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target
  * Ambassador Kennedy

• November 11, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Visit to China
  * Energy Policy and Global Warming

• October 21, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Typhoon Disaster on Izu Oshima Island

• October 11, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Positive Cycle of the Economy

• September 24, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Effective Corporate Tax Rate
  * Japan-China Relations

• September 9, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * Economic Climate and Consumption Tax

• July 8, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Keidanren's charter of corporate ethics on recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * New nuclear safety standards

• June 24, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election
  * Enactment of bill to revise the electoral districts for House of Representatives members elected from single-seat constituencies

• June 10, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Growth Strategy
  * Investment Tax Credit

• June 4, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Iron determination to revitalize Japan

• May 20, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Growth strategy
  * Long-term interest rates

• May 13, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Depreciation of the yen
  * Visit to the Middle East

• April 22, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Meeting by G20 finance chiefs and high stock prices
  * Joining the TPP talks

• April 8, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * First 100 days of PM Abe's Cabinet
  * Recruiting period for university students

• March 25, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Japan-EU EPA
  * Japan-China Relations

• March 11, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake

• February 25, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting
  * Republic of Korea's New President

• February 12, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Nuclear Test by North Korea
  * Departure from Deflation and Pay Rise

• January 28, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Fiscal 2013 Economic Forecast raised by the Cabinet
  * Mekong Region Development Mission

• January 15, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Emergency Economic Measures
  * Politics Now

• January 7, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Expectations for the Abe Administration
  * Economic Outlook

• December 25, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * How to restore the Japanese economy and save people

• December 10, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Expectations for General Election
  * TPP

• November 26, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Monetary Policy
  * Relationship with Politics

• November 12, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * TPP
  * Japanese Economy

• October 22, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Expectations for political leaders

• October 9, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Prof. Yamanaka's winning of Nobel Prize
  * Annual Meetings of IMF and World Bank Group

• September 10, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Expectations for ruling and opposition parties' leadership race
  * Mid-/long-term energy policies

• July 9, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Proposal on the Tohoku Reconstruction
  * Feed-in Tariff Scheme for Renewable Energy

• June 25, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Vote on Comprehensive Social Security and Tax Reform Bills
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks

• June 11, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * TPP
  * Restart of Ohi Nuclear Power Plant
  * European Sovereign Debt Crisis

• June 5, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Keidanren's priority

• May 21, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * G8 Summit
  * Re-election in Greece
  * Prospect for corporate performance
  * Introduction of autumn enrollment and so-called "gap term" at the University of Tokyo

• May 8, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Results of the French presidential and the Greek parliamentary elections
  * Points-based preferential immigration treatment for highly skilled foreign professionals
  * FTA between Japan-China and ROK

• April 23, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * European Sovereign Debt Crisis
  * Economic Relationship with Myanmar

• April 9, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Ohi nuclear reactor restart
  * The Japanese economy
  * North Korea's planned rocket launch

• March 26, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * The Japanese Economy
  * Tokyo Electric Power Company Management

• March 12, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Keidanren's Mission to ASEAN countries
  * The Japanese Economy

• February 27, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Japanese Economy
  * Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy
  * AIJ Asset Fraud

• February 13, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * GDP in the Fourth Quarter
  * Management of TEPCO
  * Liaison Office in China

• January 25, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Annual Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
  * Growth Strategy
  * Fall Enrolment in Universities and Colleges
  * Trade Deficit

• January 16, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * European Sovereign Debt Crisis
  * Comprehensive Reform of Fiscal, Tax and Social Security System
  * Decrease of Crude Oil Imports from Iran

• July 25, 2011
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• May 26, 2011
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• April 11, 2011
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• March 28, 2011
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• March 14, 2011
  Chairman Yonekura's statement
• July 26, 2010
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• July 12, 2010
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• June 23, 2010
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• June 7, 2010
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference

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