Major Activities

Nippon Keidanren's attitude towards the nation's fundamentals

• Pursue the goals and revise as necessary Nippon Keidanren's policy targets set forth in "Land of Hope Japan: The Keidanren Vision 2007." (Committee on Comprehensive Strategy)
• Pursue the goals set forth in the 2005 position paper titled "Looking to Japan's Future: Keidanren's Perspective on Constitutional Policy Issues." (Committee on Constitutional Policy)

Economic and Legal Policies Reforms

• Pursue self-sustainable economic growth. (Committee on Economic Policy)
• Pursue comprehensive tax reform. (Committee on Taxation)
• Seek structural reform on public expenditures. (Committee on the Fiscal System)
• Achieve comprehensive reforms among taxation systems, fiscal policies, and social security expenditures. (Committee on Taxation, Committee on the Fiscal System, Committee on Social Security)
• Pursue systemic reform of capital and financial markets. (Committee on the Financial System)
• Further pursue revision of the Commercial Code. (Committee on Economic Law)

Regulatory Reforms and Innovation of Japanese Industries

• Promote regulatory and administrative reforms. (Committee on Administrative Reform)
• Implement a new government system and reinvigorate regional economies. (Committee on New Goverment System)
• Seek ways to further vitalize Japan's economy and improve industrial competitiveness. (Committee on Industrial Affairs)
• Promote the creation of new businesses. (Committee on New Business Development)
• Promote better use of IT. (Committee on Information and Telecommunication Policy)
• Seek improvement in the flow of human, goods, and businesses. (Committee on Transportation and Distribution)
• Improve competitiveness in the agricultural sector. (Committee on Agricultural Policy)
• Improve Japan's infrastructure to reinvigorate regional economies and renovate city centers. (Committee on Urban and Regional Policies)
• Make Japan a more attractive destination for foreigners and promote international understanding. (Committee on Tourism)
• Promote improvement in housing and residential planning. (Committee on Housing Policies)
• Make preparations to receive non-Japanese in an orderly manner. (Committee on Industrial Affairs)

Strengthen Technology, Environment, and Energy

• Make technology and intellectual property policies the driving force of Japan's economic growth. (Committee on Industrial Technology, Committee on Intellectual Property)
• Develop oceanic technology. (Committee on Oceanic Resources)
• Promote the development and use of space technology. (Space Activities Promotion Committee)
• Strengthen Japan's fundamental technology and production capabilities of defense equipment. (Defense Production Committee)
• Promote sustainable economic development while protecting the environment. (Committee on Environment and Safety, Committee on Nature Conservation)
• Seek a new strategy on Japan's future energy supply and resources. (Committee on Energy and Resources, Committee on Mutsu-Ogawara Development)

Interaction with Society

• Further promote public affairs and information providing activities. (Committee on Public Affairs)
• Build trust in businesses by further promoting compliance and CSR. (Committee on Corporate Behavior)
• Promote corporate philanthropy-related activities. (Committee on Corporate Philanthropy, 1% Club)
• Turn Japan's politics towards a policy-based one. (Committee on Political Affairs, Business People Political Forum)
• Reorient education so that students are better prepared to meet future challenges. (Committee on Education and Human Resources Development)
• Seek ways to build a disaster-prepared society by promoting coalition among the business, administrations, and NPOs. (Committee on Risk Management)

Updating Labor-related Affairs

• Provide guidelines for spring labor negotiations. (Committee on Management and Labor Policy)
• Seek better employment policies. (Committee on Employment)
• Study ways to improve vocational capacity of youth. (Committee on Employment)
• Seek a new wage system. (Committee on Labor-Management Relations)
• Improve labor hour related laws. (Committee on Labor Legislation)
• Seek ways to innovate the businesses of small and medium sized companies. (Committee on Small and Medium Enterprises)
• Promote qualitative improvement in people's lives. (Committee on National Quality of Life)
• Find ways to counter decreasing child birth. (Committee on Population Issues)
• Participate in social and labor related international conferences. (Committee on International Labor Affairs, Council for NICC)

Promote International Relations

• Strengthen the free trade system via WTO, FTAs and EPAs. (Committee on Trade and Investment, Committee on Promotion of Economic Partnerships)
• Promote policy dialogue with the leaders of businesses and governments abroad. (22 Regional and Bilateral Relations Committees)
• Promote international cooperation with public-private alliance. (Committee on International Cooperation)
• Reflect businesses' positions at the OECD. (Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD - Japan)

Collaborate with Regional Counterparts

• Confer periodically with and support the leadership of regional and industry sector economic organizations.