Major Activities

Pursue the goals and revise as necessary 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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