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Policy Activities

Special Committees

Committee on Comprehensive Strategy

Chair

TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Executive Advisor
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Committee on GREEN×EXPO 2027

Chair

TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Executive Advisor
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Committee on Recovery and Restoration

Chair

TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Executive Advisor
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Chair

KATANOZAKA Shinya
Member of the Board, Chairman
ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Committee on Political Affairs

Chair

KATANOZAKA Shinya
Member of the Board, Chairman
ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Committee on Management and Labor Policy

Chair

NAGASAWA Hitoshi
Chairman, Director
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

Committee on Science and Technology Strategy

Chair

SAWADA Jun
Executive Chairman
NTT, Inc.

Committee on Ukraine Economic Reconstruction

Chair

KOKUBU Fumiya
Executive Corporate Advisor
Marubeni Corporation

Macro-Economic Policy

Committee on Economic and Fiscal Policy

Chair

KAMEZAWA Hironori
Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Chair

FUNABIKI Shinichiro
Chairman
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

Chair

NAGASHIMA Hideki
Director, President, Representative Executive officer, Group CEO
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

Committee on Social Security

Chair

KOBORI Hideki
Chairman & Director
Asahi Kasei Corp.

Chair

NEGISHI Akio
Chairman of the Board
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

Committee on Population Issues

Chair

INOUE Kazuyuki
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
SHIMIZU CORPORATION

Chair

OHYA Mitsuo
President (Representative Member of the Board)
Toray Industries, Inc.

Chair

SHIMIZU Hiroshi
Chairman
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Committee on Taxation

Chair

MIYANAGA Shunichi
Honorary Advisor
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Chair

KITANO Yoshihisa
President and CEO
JFE Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Economic Law

Chair

KAMEZAWA Hironori
Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Chair

OKUDA Kentaro
President and Group CEO
Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Financial and Capital Markets

Chair

TAKASHIMA Makoto
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Chair

NAKATA Seiji
Chairman of the Board
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Chair

SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman, President and CEO
JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Industrial Policy

Committee on Administrative Reforms

Chair

TOKITA Takahito
Representative Director, CEO
FUJITSU LIMITED

Chair

ASAHI Satoshi
President
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Committee on Industrial Competitiveness

Chair

SAWADA Jun
Executive Chairman
NTT, Inc.

Chair

HASHIMOTO Eiji
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

Chair

TESHIROGI Isao
Chief Executive Officer
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

Committee on Migration Policies

Chair

FUKASAWA Yuji
Chairman
East Japan Railway Company

Chair

OSHIMA Taku
Chairman
NGK Corporation

Committee on the Creative Economy

Chair

MURAMATSU Shunsuke
Chairman and Representative Director
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Chair

OKAMURA Shingo
President & CEO
DeNA Co., Ltd.

Committee on Regional Economy

Chair

KIHARA Masahiro
President & Group CEO
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Chair

TSUJI Takashi
Chairman of the Board
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

Committee on Agriculture

Chair

OGAWA Hiroyuki
Chairman of the Board
Komatsu Ltd.

Chair

ISOZAKI Yoshinori
Representative Director of the Board & CEO
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

Chair

KITAO Yuichi
Chairman and Representative Director
Kubota Corporation

Committee on Tourism

Chair

KOMODA Masanobu
Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

Chair

TAKEUCHI Noriko
President
Congrès Inc.

Chair

NOMOTO Hirofumi
Chairman of the Board & Representative Director
TOKYU CORPORATION

Committee on Urban Policy and Housing Development

Chair

KOMODA Masanobu
Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

Chair

KOGE Teiji
Director
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Chair

OHKUBO Tetsuo
Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.

Committee on Supply Chains

Chair

KURISU Toshizo
Representative Director
YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Committee on Logistics

Chair

NAGASAWA Hitoshi
Chairman, Director
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

Chair

HASHIMOTO Takeshi
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Chair

HASEBE Yoshihiro
Representative Director, President and CEO
Kao Corporation

Committee on Ocean Policy

Chair

MITSUOKA Tsugio
Director
IHI Corporation

Chair

TANAKA Shigeyoshi
Chairman of the Board, Representative Director
TAISEI CORPORATION

Innovation Policy

Committee on Innovation

Chair

INAGAKI Seiji
Director, Chair of the Board
Daiichi Life Group, Inc.

Chair

YASUKAWA Kenji
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Astellas Pharma Inc.

Committee on Startups

Chair

NAMBA Tomoko
Founder & Executive Chairman
DeNA Co., Ltd.

Chair

TAKAHASHI Makoto
Chairman, Representative Director
KDDI CORPORATION

Chair

IZUMO Mitsuru
Founder and President
Euglena Co., Ltd.

Chair

SAITO Noboru
President & CEO
BIPROGY Inc.

Committee on Digital Economy

Chair

HIGASHIHARA Toshiaki
Director, Executive Chairman,
Representative Executive Officer
Hitachi, Ltd.

Chair

SHINOHARA Hiromichi
Executive Advisor
NTT, Inc.

Chair

ITO Junro
Representative Director and Executive Chair
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

Committee on Bioeconomy

Chair

IWATA Keiichi
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

Chair

OKUDA Osamu
Representative Director, President & CEO
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Committee on Cyber Security

Chair

ENDO Nobuhiro
Executive Advisor
NEC Corporation

Chair

SHIMADA Taro
Representative Director, Corporate Officer,
President and CEO
Toshiba Corporation.

Committee on Intellectual Property and International Standardization Strategy

Chair

TOKITA Takahito
Representative Director, CEO
FUJITSU LIMITED

Chair

ENDO Nobuhiro
Executive Advisor
NEC Corporation

Committee on Space Activities Promotion

Chair

URUMA Kei
Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Committee on Defense Industry

Chair

IZUMISAWA Seiji
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Environment and Energy Policy

Committee on Environment

Chair

NODA Yumiko
Chairman & Representative Director
Veolia Japan GK

Chair

IWATA Keiichi
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

Chair

MIYATA Tomohide
Representative Director, CEO
ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Energy and Resources

Chair

UCHIDA Takashi
Director, Chairperson of the Board
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Chair

KITO Shunichi
Representative Director, Chairman
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

Chair

KANEHANA Yoshinori
Chairman of the Board
KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

Social Policy

Committee on Responsible Business Conduct & SDGs Promotion

Chair

AKIIKE Reiko
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Tokyo
Boston Consulting Group

Chair

NISHIZAWA Keiji
Executive Advisor
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Chair

MANABE Sunao
Representative Director, Executive Chairperson
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

Committee on Education Reform

Chair

KOMIYA Satoru
Chairman of the Board
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

Chair

KOJI Akiyoshi
Honorary Chairman
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

Chair

HASHIMOTO Masahiro
Chairman of the Board, Representative Executive Officer
SUMITOMO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Committee on Mobility

Chair

SATO Koji
Vice Chairman, Member of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation

Chair

SAITO Katsumi
President
TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.

Committee on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair

TSUGIHARA Etsuko
President
SUNNY SIDE UP GROUP Inc.

Chair

HASEGAWA Takayo
Chairperson of the Board, Representative Director
SWCC Corporation

Chair

TAKEMASU Sadanobu
President and CEO, Representative Director
Lawson, Inc.

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Chair

TOTTORI Mitsuko
Representative Director, President
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Chair

TAKAHARA Takahisa
President & CEO
Unicharm Corporation

Chair

YOSHIDA Junichi
Chairman of the Board
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.

Chair

HOSOYA Toshiyuki
Director, President and CEO
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

Committee on Crisis Management & National Resilience

Chair

KOMIYA Satoru
Chairman of the Board
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

Chair

SAITO Mitsuru
Chairman and Representative Director
NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.

Chair

SASAKI Masato
Chairman of the Board
TAKENAKA CORPORATION

Labor Policy

Committee on Employment Policy

Chair

UCHIDA Takashi
Director, Chairperson of the Board
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Chair

YAMASHITA Yoshinori
Director, Chairperson
Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Committee on Labor Legislation

Chair

TOMITA Tetsuro
Executive Advisor
East Japan Railway Company

Chair

KOJI Akiyoshi
Honorary Chairman
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

Chair

YOSHII Keiichi
Chairman and CEO
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

Foreign Policy

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Chair

KATANOZAKA Shinya
Member of the Board, Chairman
ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Chair

OBAYASHI Takeo
Chairman of the Board
Obayashi Corporation

Committee on Trade and Investment

Chair

HYODO Masayuki
Chairman of the Board of Directors
SUMITOMO CORPORATION

Chair

YOSHIDA Kenichiro
Director and Executive Chairman
Sony Group Corporation

Chair

ISONO Hiroyuki
President & CEO
Oji Holdings Corporation

Committee on the Global South

Chair

YASUNAGA Tatsuo
Representative Director, Chair of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Chair

MORITA Takayuki
President and CEO
NEC Corporation

BIAC (Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD) Japan

Chair

INAGAKI Seiji
Director, Chair of the Board
Daiichi Life Group, Inc.

Regional and Bilateral Relations Activities

North America

Committee on U.S. Affairs

Chair

SAWADA Jun
Executive Chairman
NTT, Inc.

Chair

SATO Koji
Vice Chairman, Member of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation

Chair

MORITA Takayuki
President and CEO
NEC Corporation

Committee on Canada

Chair

TOTTORI Mitsuko
Representative Director, President
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Chair

FUJIMOTO Masayoshi
Chairman
Sojitz Corporation

Europe

Committee on Europe

Chair

TAKASHIMA Makoto
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Chair

HIGASHIHARA Toshiaki
Director, Executive Chairman,
Representative Executive Officer
Hitachi, Ltd.

Chair

KANEHANA Yoshinori
Chairman of the Board
KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

Asia and Oceania

Committee on Asia and Oceania

Chair

SATO Koji
Vice Chairman, Member of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation

Chair

HARA Noriyuki
Chairman & Director, Chairman Executive Officer
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

Committee on South Asia

Chair

KAMEZAWA Hironori
Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Chair

FUKASAWA Yuji
Chairman
East Japan Railway Company

Chair

YASUNAGA Tatsuo
Representative Director, Chair of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Committee on China

Chair

NAGAI Koji
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Chair

SHIMAMURA Takuya
Senior Fellow
AGC Inc.

Japan-Korea Economic Committee

Chair

IWATA Keiichi
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

Chair

HIGASHIHARA Toshiaki
Director, Executive Chairman,
Representative Executive Officer
Hitachi, Ltd.

Japan-Indonesia Economic Committee

Chair

KAKIUCHI Takehiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation

Chair

KAKINOKI Masumi
Chairman of the Board
Marubeni Corporation

Japan-Thailand Trade and Economic Committee

Chair

ISHII Keita
President & COO
ITOCHU Corporation

Chair

SUZUKI Jun
Senior Advisor
Teijin Limited

Japan-Vietnam Economic Committee

Chair

FUJIMOTO Masayoshi
Chairman
Sojitz Corporation

Chair

UENO Shingo
Representative Director, President and CEO
SUMITOMO CORPORATION

Japan-Myanmar Economic Committee

Chair

HONMA Yo
Chief Corporate Advisor
NTT DATA GROUP CORPORATION

Chair

UENO Shingo
Representative Director, President and CEO
SUMITOMO CORPORATION

East Asia Businessperson's Conference Japanese Committee

Chair

IIJIMA Masami
Counselor
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Japan-Hong Kong Business Cooperation Committee

Chair

HASHIMOTO Takeshi
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Committee on Latin America and the Caribbean

Chair

FUJIMOTO Masayoshi
Chairman
Sojitz Corporation

Japan-Mexico Economic Committee

Chair

KURAISHI Seiji
Advisor
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Chair

SHIBATA Koji
Representative Director, President and CEO
ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Japan-Brazil Economic Committee

Chair

YASUNAGA Tatsuo
Representative Director, Chair of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Japan-Colombia Economic Committee

Chair

KAKIUCHI Takehiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation

Middle East and Africa

Committee on the Middle East

Chair

HYODO Masayuki
Chairman of the Board of Directors
SUMITOMO CORPORATION

Chair

SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman, President and CEO
JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Chair

MIYATA Tomohide
Representative Director, CEO
ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Africa

Chair

OGAWA Hiroyuki
Chairman of the Board
Komatsu Ltd.

Chair

KASHITANI Ichiro
Vice Chairman of the Board
Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Japan-Türkiye Economic Committee

Chair

URUMA Kei
Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Chair

IDE Hiroshi
Representative Director and President, CEO
IHI Corporation

Japan-Iran Economic Cooperation Committee

Chair

INOUE Kazuyuki
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
SHIMIZU CORPORATION

Japan-Algeria Economic Committee

Chair

SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman, President and CEO
JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Russia / Central Asia and Caucasus

Japan-Russia Business Cooperation Committee
Japan-Central Asia and Caucasus Economic Committee

Chair

HASHIMOTO Takeshi
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Special Activities

Keidanren Policy Research Institute

Chair

TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Executive Advisor
Nippon Life Insurance Company

President

KUBOTA Masakazu
Vice Chair
Keidanren

Committee on Mutsu-Ogawara Development

Chair

IZUMISAWA Seiji
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.