Officers of Keidanren

Committee Chairmen

As of July 1, 2011

Policy Committees

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

Co-Chairman
SHIN Yoshiaki
Senior Adviser
Mitsui Sumitomo 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
OGITA Hitoshi
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

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
HIROSE Hiroshi
Vice Chairman
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

Committee on Administrative Reform

Chairman
KOJIMA Yorihiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation

Committee on New Government System

Chairman
KUROYANAGI Nobuo
Chairman
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Co-Chairman
MATSUSHITA Shun
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
NGK INSULATORS, Ltd.

Committee on Industrial Affairs

Chairman
NISHIDA Atsutoshi
Chairman of the Board
Toshiba Corporation
Co-Chairman
HARA Yoshinari
Chief Corporate Adviser
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Committee on New Business Development

Chairman
OKUBO Naotake
Director & Executive Advisor
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
Co-Chairman
TAKAHARA Keiichiro
Founder & Director
Unicharm Corporation

Committee on Transportation

Chairman
MIYAHARA Koji
Chairman
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)

Committee on Distribution

Chairman
KAMEI Atsushi
President and COO
Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.

Committee on Agricultural Policy

Chairman
KOBAYASHI Eizo
Chairman
ITOCHU Corporation
Co-Chairman
HIROSE Hiroshi
Vice Chairman
Sumitomo Chemical Co.,Ltd.

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
Chairman
East Japan Railway Company
Co-Chairman
YAMAGUCHI Norio
Chairman of the Board
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Committee on Housing Policies

Chairman
MUNEOKA Shoji
Representative Director and President
Nippon Steel 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

Chairman
NOMAKUCHI Tamotsu
Honorary Corporate Adviser
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Co-Chairman
ADACHI Naoki
Chairman and Representative Director
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

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
President & COO
Canon Inc.
Co-Chairman
AKIKUSA Naoyuki
Former 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
Chairman Representative Director
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
KATO Kazuyasu
Chairman of the Board
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

Committee on Corporate Philanthropy

Co-Chairman
KOGA Nobuyuki
Chairman
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Co-Chairman
SATO Masatoshi
Chairman and Executive Officer
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Committee on Political Affairs

Chairman
OHASHI Mitsuo
Senior Advisor
Showa Denko K.K.

Committee on Education and Human Resources Development

Chairman
KAWAMURA Takashi
Chairman of the Board
Hitachi, Ltd.
Co-Chairman
ISHIHARA Kunio
Chairman of the Board
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Committee on Risk Management

Chairman
HASHIMOTO Takayuki
General Manager
IBM Japan., Ltd.

Committee on Management and Labor Policy

Chairman
MIYAHARA Koji
Chairman
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)

Committee on Employment

Chairman
SHINODA Kazuhisa
Director President & CEO
Oji Paper Co., Ltd.

Committee on Personnel and Labor Management

Chairman
TORIHARA Mitsunori
Chairman
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Committee on Labor Legislation

Chairman
MIURA Satoshi
President & CEO
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Committee on Small and Medium Enterprises

Chairman
SAWABE Hajime
Director and Chairman of the Board
TDK Corporation

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 Population Issues

Chairman
MAEDA Shinzo
Chairman
Shiseido Company, Ltd.
Co-Chairman
ITOH Ichiro
Chairman & Representative Director
Asahi Kasei Corporation

Committee on Trade and Investment

Chairman
KATSUMATA Nobuo
Chairman
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
OHASHI Yoji
Chairman of the Board
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Co-Chairman
KATO Susumu
President and CEO
Sumitomo Corporation

Regional and Bilateral Relations Committees

Committee on U.S. Affairs

Co-Chairman
MURASE Haruo
Chairman
Canon Marketing Japan Inc.
Co-Chairman
ITO Shinichiro
President & CEO
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

Committee on Canada

Co-Chairman
MURASE Haruo
Chairman
Canon Marketing Japan Inc.
Co-Chairman
DOBASHI Akio
Chairman of the Board
Sojitz Corporation

Committee on Europe

Co-Chairman
YOKOYAMA Shinichi
Chairman
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
Co-Chairman
KOBAYASHI Yoshimitsu
President and CEO
Mitsubishi Chemical 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
Chairman of the Board
DAIICHI SANKYO Co., Ltd.

Committee on China

Chairman
MUNEOKA Shoji
Representative Director and President
Nippon Steel Corporation
Co-Chairman
OHTSUBO Fumio
President, Member 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
KATO Susumu
President and CEO
Sumitomo Corporation
Co-Chairman
TAKAHASHI Kyohei
Representative Director,
Chairman of the Board of the Directors
Showa Denko K.K.

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
SASAKI Mikio
Former Chairman
Senior Advisor to 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, President
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

Committee on Sub-Saharan Africa

Chairman
DOBASHI Akio
Chairman of the Board
Sojitz Corporation

Japan-Turkey Economic Committee

Chairman
KAMA Kazuaki
President & CEO
IHI Corporation

Japan-Iran Economic Cooperation Committee

Chairman
NOMURA Tetsuya
Chairman
Shimizu Corporation

Japan-Algeria Economic Committee

Chairman
TAKEUCHI Keisuke
Chairman and CEO
JGC Corporation

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

Chairman
OKA Motoyuki
Chairman
Sumitomo Corporation

Special Committees

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.

Committee on Nature Conservation

Chairman
OKUBO Naotake
Director & Executive Advisor
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

Business People Political Forum

Chairman
OHASHI Mitsuo
Senior Advisor
Showa Denko K.K.

1% (One-Percent) Club

Chairman
SATO Masatoshi
Chairman and Executive Officer
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
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