Following are the nominees for new Chairman and Vice Chairmen of the Board of Councillors. Nominations will be endorsed on May 24 annual general assembly.
| Chairman | |
| Mr. NISHIMURO Taizo, | Adviser to the Board, Toshiba Corporation |
| Concurrently | Vice Chairman of the Board of Councillors, Keidanren Chairman, Committee on Social Security, Keidanren |
| Vice Chairmen | |
| Mr. SHIBATA Masaharu, | Chairman, NGK Insulators, Ltd. |
| Concurrently | Vice Chairman, Keidanren Chairman, Committee on Management and Labor Policy, Keidanren |
| Mr. OHASHI Mitsuo, | Representative Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Showa Denko K. K. |
| Concurrently | Co-Chairman, Committee on Asia & Oceania, Keidanren |
| Mr. SASAKI Mikio, | Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Corporation |
| Concurrently | Chairman, Committee on Latin America, Keidanren |
| Mr. SUZUKI Shoichiro, | President and CEO, Oji Paper Co., Ltd. |
| Concurrently | Co-Chairman, Committee on Labor-Management Relations, Keidanren |
| Mr. NAKAMURA Kunio, | President, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| Concurrently | Co-Chairman, Committee on China, Keidanren |
| Mr. UTSUDA Shoei, | President & CEO, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
| Concurrently | Chairman, Japan-Brazil Economic Committee, Keidanren |
| Note: | Current Chairman of the Board of Councillors Mr. Morishita and Vice Chairmen Messrs. Sakurai, Watari, and Egashira will retire from the post. Messrs. Watari and Egashira will assume the post of Vice Chairmen of Keidanren. |
Mr. TACHIBANA Hiroshi will assume the post of Senior Managing Director.
Mr. KUBOTA Masakazu will assume the post of Managing Director.
Newspaper reports make me feel that salary raise could be expected, but fundamental strategy should be to increase bonuses if performance improves. Each company must make decision of its own according to its performance. Hand-in-hand approach is outdated.
Keidanren decided to accept Livedoor's indefinite voluntary refraining from membership activities. It will keep its eyes on the company even after the listing at Tokyo Stock Exchange would be abolished.
It appears to be necessary to employ foreign workers as Japan's population will decline rapidly even after fully utilizing high-age workers, female workers, and Internet and communications technology. The nation should also discuss now on the level of appropriate population for the country of Japan.