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Policy Activities

Special Committees

Committee on Comprehensive Strategy

Chair

NAKANISHI Hiroaki
Executive Chairman
Hitachi, Ltd.

Committee for Recovery and Restoration

Chair

NAKANISHI Hiroaki
Executive Chairman
Hitachi, Ltd.

Chair

KOGA Nobuyuki
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Political Affairs

Chair

OTSUKA Mutsutake
Executive Adviser to the Board
East Japan Railway Company

Committee on Management and Labor Policy

Chair

KUDO Yasumi
Chairman
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK LINE)

Macro-Economic Policy

Committee on Economic and Fiscal Policy

Chair

KARASAWA Yasuyoshi
Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

Chair

NAGAI Koji
Group CEO
Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Administrative Reform

Chair

YAMAMOTO Masami
Representative Director, Chairman
Fujitsu Limited

Chair

TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Chairman
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Committee on Social Security

Chair

SUZUKI Shigeharu
Adviser
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Chair

SUZUKI Nobuya
Chairman of the Board Representative Executive Officer
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

Chair

SAKURADA Kengo
President & CEO
Sompo Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Population Issues

Chair

OKAMOTO Kunie
Senior Advisor
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Chair

SUMI Shuzo
Chairman of the Board
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Taxation

Chair

MIYANAGA Shunichi
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Chair

HAYASHIDA Eiji
Director
JFE Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Economic Law

Chair

NAGAYASU Katsunori
Senior Advisor
MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Committee on Finance and Accounting

Chair

KUNIBE Takeshi
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Chair

HAYASHIDA Eiji
Director
JFE Holdings, Inc.

Chair

HIBINO Takashi
Chairman of the Board
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.

Industrial Policy

Committee on Industrial Competitiveness

Chair

SHINDO Kosei
Representative Director and Chairman
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

Chair

OKAFUJI Masahiro
Chairman & CEO
ITOCHU Corporation

Committee on Regional Economy

Chair

KOGA Nobuyuki
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Chair

KOBAYASHI Tetsuya
Chairman of the Board
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

Chair

ASANO Kuniko
Chairman
HAKUICHI CO., LTD.

Committee on Agriculture

Chair

TOKURA Masakazu
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

Chair

SATO Yasuhiro
Chairman of the Board
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Committee on Tourism

Chair

KOMODA Masanobu
President and CEO
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

Chair

NIINAMI Takeshi
President & CEO
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED

Committee on Urban Policy and Housing Development

Chair

KOMODA Masanobu
President and CEO
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

Chair

TSUNEKAGE Hitoshi
Chairman
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Committee on Transportation

Chair

MUTO Koichi
Chairman
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Chair

ISAKA Ryuichi
President & Representative Director
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

Committee on Consumer Goods and Services

Chair

ISHIZUKA Kunio
Senior Advisor
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

Chair

TAKAHARA Takahisa
President & CEO
Unicharm Corporation

Chair

SAWADA Michitaka
President and CEO
Kao Corporation

Innovation Policy

Committee on New Industry and Technology

Chair

YAMANISHI Kenichiro
Executive Corporate Adviser
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Chair

HATANAKA Yoshihiko
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Astellas Pharma Inc.

Chair

ONODERA Tadashi
Senior Corporate Advisor
KDDI Corporation

Committee on Information and Telecommunication Policy

Chair

ENDO Nobuhiro
Chairman of the Board
NEC Corporation

Chair

SHINOHARA Hiromichi
Chairman of the Board
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Chair

KANEKO Shingo
President
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

Committee on Intellectual Property

Chair

NIKKAKU Akihiro
President
Toray Industries, Inc.

Committee on Space Activities Promotion

Chair

SHIMOMURA Setsuhiro
Executive Corporate Adviser
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Committee on Oceanic Resources

Chair

YAMAUCHI Takashi
Chairman, Member of the Board
Taisei Corporation

Committee on Defense Industry

Chair

MIYANAGA Shunichi
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Committee on New Business and Medium Enterprises

Chair

IZUMIYA Naoki
Chairman and Representative Director
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

Chair

NEGISHI Naofumi
Executive Advisor
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Chair

TATEISHI Fumio
Chairman
OMRON Corporation

Environment and Energy Policy

Committee on Energy and Resources

Chair

KATOH Yasuhiko
Senior Advisor
Mitsui E&S Holdings Co., Ltd.

Chair

ICHIKAWA Hideo
Chairman of the Board
Showa Denko K.K.

Committee on Environment and Safety

Chair

SUGIMORI Tsutomu
Representative Director, President
JXTG Holdings, Inc.

Chair

KOBORI Hideki
President & Representative Director
Asahi Kasei Corp.

Social Policy

Committee on Corporate Behavior & Social Responsibility

Chair

MIYAKE Senji
Honorary Executive Advisor
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

Chair

FUTAMIYA Masaya
Director - Chairman
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.

Chair

TSUGA Kazuhiro
President, Member of the Board, CEO
Panasonic Corporation

Committee on Gender Diversity

Chair

KARASAWA Yasuyoshi
Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Chair

WATANABE Koichiro
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

Chair

SUGIYAMA Hirotaka
Chairman of the Board
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.

Committee on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Chair

TOYODA Akio
President
Toyota Motor Corporation

Chair

NAGAE Shusaku
Chairman of the Board
Panasonic Corporation

Committee on National Resilience

Chair

YAMAUCHI Takashi
Chairman, Member of the Board
Taisei Corporation

Chair

WATANABE Kenji
Chairman
NIPPON EXPRESS CO., LTD.

Committee on Education and Human Resources Development

Chair

WATANABE Koichiro
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

Chair

OKAMOTO Tsuyoshi
Senior Corporate Adviser
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Labor Policy

Committee on Employment Policy

Chair

OKAMOTO Tsuyoshi
Senior Corporate Adviser
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Chair

SHINDO Kiyotaka
Director of the Board
Oji Holdings Corporation

Committee on Labor Legislation

Chair

TOMITA Tetsuro
Chairman and Director
East Japan Railway Company

Foreign Policy

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Chair

KATANOZAKA Shinya
President and CEO
ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Chair

OBAYASHI Takeo
Chairman Representative Director
Obayashi Corporation

Committee on Trade and Investment

Chair

HAYAKAWA Shigeru
Vice Chairman
Toyota Motor Corporation

Chair

NAKAMURA Kuniharu
Chairman of the Board of Directors
SUMITOMO CORPORATION

Committee on International Cooperation

Chair

IIJIMA Masami
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Chair

ENDO Nobuhiro
Chairman of the Board
NEC Corporation

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

Chair

SAKURADA Kengo
President & CEO
Sompo Holdings, Inc.

Regional and Bilateral Relations Activities

North America

Committee on U.S. Affairs

Chair

HAYAKAWA Shigeru
Vice Chairman
Toyota Motor Corporation

Chair

UEKI Yoshiharu
Director, Chairman
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Chair

NAGANO Tsuyoshi
President & Group CEO
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Canada

Chair

SATO Yoji
Chairman of the Board
Sojitz Corporation

Chair

UEKI Yoshiharu
Director, Chairman
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Europe

Committee on Europe

Chair

SATO Yoshio
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Chair

OCHI Hitoshi
President and CEO
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation

Asia and Oceania

Committee on Asia and Oceania

Chair

ITO Masatoshi
Chairman of the Board
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Chair

EGASHIRA Toshiaki
Senior Advisor to the Board
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

Committee on South Asia

Chair

TOMITA Tetsuro
Chairman and Director
East Japan Railway Company

Chair

HIRAI Kazuo
Director, Chairman
Sony Corporation

Committee on China

Chair

SHINDO Kosei
Representative Director and Chairman
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

Japan-Indonesia Economic Committee

Chair

KOBAYASHI Ken
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation

Chair

OHYAGI Shigeo
Senior Advisor, Chairman of Advisory Board
Teijin Limited

Japan-Thailand Trade and Economic Committee

Chair

OHYAGI Shigeo
Senior Advisor, Chairman of Advisory Board
Teijin Limited

Chair

SUZUKI Yoshihisa
President & COO
ITOCHU Corporation

Japan-Vietnam Economic Committee

Chair

NAKAMURA Kuniharu
Chairman of the Board of Directors
SUMITOMO CORPORATION

Chair

ICHIKAWA Hideo
Chairman of the Board
Showa Denko K.K.

Japan-Myanmar Economic Committee

Chair

KOBAYASHI Ken
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation

Chair

ASADA Teruo
Senior Corporate Advisor, Member of the Board
Marubeni Corporation

East Asia Businessmen's Conference Japanese Committee

Chair

UTSUDA Shoei
Counselor
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Japan-Hong Kong Business Cooperation Committee

Chair

NAGAYASU Katsunori
Senior Advisor
MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Committee on Latin America and the Caribbean

Chair

KASE Yutaka
Senior Corporate Adviser
Sojitz Corporation

Japan-Mexico Economic Committee

Chair

KATANOZAKA Shinya
President and CEO
ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Japan-Brazil Economic Committee

Chair

IIJIMA Masami
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Japan-Venezuela Economic Committee

Chair

KOBAYASHI Ken
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation

Japan-Colombia Economic Committee

Chair

KOBAYASHI Ken
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation

Middle East and Africa

Committee on the Middle East and North Africa

Chair

SUGIMORI Tsutomu
Representative Director, President
JXTG Holdings, Inc.

Chair

ISHITOBI Osamu
Counselor
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

Committee on Sub-Saharan Africa

Chair

OZAWA Satoshi
Senior Executive Advisor
Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Chair

NAGASAKA Katsuo
Chairman of the Board
Chiyoda Corporation

Japan-Turkey Economic Committee

Chair

YAMANISHI Kenichiro
Executive Corporate Adviser
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Chair

SAITO Tamotsu
Chairman of the Board
IHI Corporation

Japan-Iran Economic Cooperation Committee

Chair

MIYAMOTO Yoichi
Chairman of the Board
Shimizu Corporation

Japan-Algeria Economic Committee

Chair

SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
JGC Corporation

Russia and NIS

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

Chair

ASADA Teruo
Senior Corporate Advisor, Member of the Board
Marubeni Corporation

Special Activities

The 21st Century Public Policy Institute

Acting President

KUBOTA Masakazu
Director General
Keidanren

Committee on Mutsu-Ogawara Development

Chair

MIYANAGA Shunichi
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.