• September 9, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * The Kishida Administration
  * LDP Presidential Election
  * Representative Election for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
  * Nippon Steel Corporation
  * Osaka-Kansai Expo
  * Foreign Exchange Rate
  * Seven & i Holdings Co.

• July 8, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Tokyo Gubernatorial Election
  * Nikkei Stock Average
  * Real Wages
  * The Green Transformation (GX)
  * Corporate Scandals

• June 25, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Politics
  * The Exchange Rate
  * The Minimum Wage
  * Choice of Separate Surnames for Married Couples
  * Utility Bill Subsidies

• May 21, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Wage Increases
  * Fixed Tax Cut
  * Increase in Long-term Interest Rate
  * Protectionism
  * China's Suspension of Registrations of Facilities Used by Japanese Seafood Exporters
  * US Presidential Election
  * Political Funding
  * Nissan Motor

• May 7, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Revisions to the Charter of Corporate Behavior
  * The Exchange Rate
  * Politics and Money
  * Remarks by US President Biden

• April 23, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * The Exchange Rate
  * Osaka-Kansai Expo
  * The Political Funds Control Act
  * Resumption of Vehicle Production and Shipments by Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
  * Action to Regulate Tech Giants

• April 8, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Monetary Policy
  * Real Wages
  * Ride-hailing Services in Japan
  * LDP Ethics Committee
  * Japan—U.S. Summit
  * Eastern Taiwan Earthquake
  * Kobayashi Pharmaceutical

• March 26, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Exchange Rate
  * The 2024 Problem
  * Wage Increases
  * Kobayashi Pharmaceutical
  * Nippon Steel

• March 11, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Appointment of Keidanren Vice Chairs and Board of Councillors Vice Chairs
  * Monetary Policy
  * Wage Increases
  * Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Creative Economy
  * Former Workers from the Korean Peninsula

• February 26, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Nikkei Average
  * Fiscal Consolidation
  * Wage Increases
  * Recruitment Activities
  * Support for Ukraine
  * Political Funding
  * Osaka-Kansai Expo

• February 13, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * National Finances
  * Child and Childcare Support Allowances
  * Nikkei Average
  * Optional Separate Surnames for Married Couples
  * Political Funding
  * Employment of Older Persons
  * Support for Ukraine
  * Irregularities at Daihatsu
  * Osaka-Kansai Expo

• January 29, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Joint Delegation to China with the Japan-China Economic Association
  * Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
  * Monetary Policy
  * Political Reform Headquarters
  * The Toyota Industries Corporation Certification Irregularities
  * Osaka-Kansai Expo

• January 9, 2024

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
  * 2024 Report of the Special Committee on Management and Labor Policy
  * Economic Trends in Japan
  * Business Summit with FKI
  * Political Fundraiser Scandal
  * Osaka-Kansai Expo

• October 10, 2023

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Evaluation of Major Political Parties' Policies
  * Economic Measures
  * The State of Affairs in the Middle East
  * Osaka-Kansai Expo
  * Sapporo Winter Olympics and Paralympics
  * Proposed Amendment to Saitama Prefecture's Ordinance on Child Abuse Prevention
  * In Relation to Johnny & Associates

• September 19, 2023

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Cabinet Reshuffle
  * Economic Measures
  * Tax Reform Proposal
  * Sexual Assault Cases Against Johnny & Associates
  * Fraudulent Insurance Claims by Bigmotor

• September 4, 2023

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Supporting Consumption of Domestic Marine Products
  * Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea
  * Measures to Ease Energy Price Volatility
  * Minimum Wage
  * Business Mission to China
  * Strike at Sogo and Seibu Department Stores

• July 10, 2023

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai
  * Wage Increases
  * China's Export Controls on Semiconductor Materials
  * IAEA Report
  * Japan-Korea and Korea-Japan Future Partnership Funds

• June 5, 2023

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Extension of Cooperative Production Cuts by OPEC Plus
  * Measures to Address Birth Rate Decline
  * Nikkei Average
  * Gender Equality
  * Foreign Workers

• May 31, 2023

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference Following the Keidanren Regular General Meeting
  * Politics and Business
  * Diversity of Member Companies
  * Japan-Korea Economic Committee
  * Population Decline, Falling Birth Rate, and Aging Society

• February 6, 2023

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Appointment of Keidanren Vice Chairs
  * Wage Increases
  * Government-Labor-Management Talks
  * Appointment of BoJ Governor
  * LGBTQ

• January 23, 2023

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * 2023 Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
  * 211th Ordinary Diet Session
  * Growth-oriented Carbon Pricing

• January 10, 2023

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * 2023 Report of the Special Committee on Management and Labor Policy
  * Measures to Address Birth Rate Decline

• December 19, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Looking Back on 2022
  * Bank of Japan Monetary Policy
  * Revenue Sources for Increased Defense Spending
  * Takeshi Niinami, Next Chairman of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
  * Kanji for the Year

• December 5, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Expectations for the Kishida Administration
  * Exchange Rates
  * Revenue Sources for Increased Defense Spending
  * Nuclear Power Policy
  * Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
  * Promoting the Smooth Flow of Labor
  * China's Zero-COVID Policy

• November 21, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Response to the Eighth Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic
  * Expectations on the political authorities
  * Revenue sources for increased defense spending

• November 7, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Labor-Management Negotiations in Spring 2023
  * Recruitment of Experienced Workers
  * Promote Labor Mobility
  * Revenue Sources for Increasing Defense Spending
  * Mileage-based Taxation

• October 17, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Exchange Rates
  * Easing the Burden of City Gas Supply Charges
  * Sources of Revenue for Defense Spending
  * China-Taiwan Relations

• October 3, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Bank of Japan Tankan (Short-Term Economic Survey) September 2022
  * Exchange Rates
  * Comprehensive Economic Policy (tentative title)
  * Sources of Revenue for Defense Spending
  * Evaluation of Kishida Administration's First Year/Views on Promoting Partnership between Business and Politics and Evaluation of Major Parties' Policies 2022
  * 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

• September 20, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Consumer Prices and Exchange Rates
  * Easing of Border Measures
  * Salary Payments in Digital Money
  * 50th Anniversary of Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and China

• September 5, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Nuclear Power Policy
  * Exchange Rate
  * Internal Reserves
  * Easing of Border Measures
  * 50th Anniversary of Normalization of Diplomatic Relations with China
  * State Funeral for Former Prime Minister Abe
  * Keidanren's Committee on Mobility
  * Other Matters

• July 11, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Passing of Former Prime Minister Abe
  * Achievements of the Abe Administration
  * House of Councillors Election Results
  * Role of Nuclear Power Generation in Energy Policy
  * Easing of Border Measures
  * Visit to South Korea

• June 20, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * House of Councillors Election
  * Reiwa Rincho (Provisional Commission for Administrative Reform)
  * Supreme Court Ruling on Class Action Over Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Accident
  * Bank of Japan Monetary Policy
  * Measures to Control Commodity Prices
  * Organization under Prime Minister's Direct Jurisdiction
  * World Refugee Day (June 20)
  * Utilizing Foreign Human Resources
  * Telework, Workstyle Reform

• June 6, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2022 (Basic Policy)
  * Grand Design and Implementation Plan for New Capitalism
  * Price Rises and Wage Increases
  * "Go To Travel" Campaign
  * Resumption of Private-sector Economic Diplomacy
  * Economic Exchange with South Korea

• June 1, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference Following the Keidanren Regular General Meeting
  * Aspirations for Second Year as Keidanren Chairman
  * New Committee Action Plans
  * Causes of Low Economic Growth in Japan
  * Energy Situation in Japan
  * Border Measures

• May 23, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Japan-US Leaders' Summit
  * IPEF
  * Japan's Defense Capabilities
  * Green Transformation Bonds (tentative name)
  * Revision of Ministerial Ordinance for Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (Mandatory Disclosure of Gender Wage Gaps)
  * Reopening to Foreign Tourists
  * Thoughts on China
  * Merger of Keidanren and Nikkeiren: 20th Anniversary

• May 9, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
  * Continuing Yen Depreciation
  * Easing of Covid-19 Border Measures
  * Quality Fraud in the Manufacturing Industry
  * Corporate Recruitment Policy and Human Rights, Diversity

• April 18, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Ongoing Yen Depreciation
  * Impact of High Resource and Food Prices
  * Emergency Economic Measures
  * Chinese Economy
  * COVID-19 Vaccines
  * New Types of Internships
  * Merger of Keidanren and Nikkeiren

• April 4, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Open the Door to Society 5.0 — Recommendation to the Digital Extraordinary Administrative Advisory Committee
  * Japan's Economy
  * Foreign Exchange Rates
  * Tokyo Stock Exchange's New Market Structure
  * Easing of COVID-19 Border Measures
  * Sakhalin Project
  * Evaluation of Six Months of the Kishida Cabinet
  * 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

• March 22, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Lifting of Priority Preventive Measures
  * Ongoing Yen Depreciation
  * Power Supply Crunch
  * Wage Increases
  * Peace Treaty Negotiations with Russia

• March 7, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Appointment of Chair and Vice Chairs of the Board of Councillors
  * Proposal Regarding COVID-19
  * COVID-19 Countermeasures
  * Ukraine Situation
  * Eleventh Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake

• February 21, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * COVID-19 Countermeasures
  * Economic Security Bill
  * Deliberation of FY2022 Draft Budget
  * Ukraine Situation
  * Olympics and Paralympics

• February 7, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Appointment of Keidanren Vice Chairs
  * COVID-19 Infections
  * Economic Security Bill
  * Ukraine Situation

• January 24, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Response to Rapid Spread of COVID-19 Infections
  * Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
  * Ensuring Appropriate Transactions
  * Items for Disclosure in Financial Statements
  * Japan-U.S. Leaders' Summit
  * Relations with China
  * Ukraine Situation
  * Merger of Keidanren and Nikkeiren

• January 11, 2022

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Response to Rapid Spread of COVID-19 Infections
  * Impact of COVID-19 Infection Spread on the Global Economy
  * Examining Business Continuity Plans

• December 20, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * FY2021 Supplementary Budget
  * Special Benefit for Supporting Families with Children
  * FY2022 Tax Reforms
  * Declaration of Partnership Building
  * Response to the Omicron Variant of COVID-19
  * Corporate Efforts on Human Rights
  * Enactment of U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
  * Diplomatic Boycott of the Beijing Olympics
  * Japan-China CEO Summit
  * South Korea's Application to Join the CPTPP
  * This Year's Kanji

• December 6, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Wage Increases
  * The Japanese Economy
  * Tax and Fiscal Reform
  * Human Rights Issues

• November 22, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic package and Restoration of Fiscal Health
  * Employment Mobility
  * Spiraling Crude Oil Prices
  * Wage Increase
  * The Role of Nuclear Power in the Energy Mix
  * Japan-China Relations

• November 8, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Keidanren Carbon Neutrality Action Plan
  * Proposal: Towards Continuity of Social and Economic Activity Balanced with COVID-19 Countermeasures
  * Promoting Inbound Tourism
  * Re-start of the "Go To Travel" Campaign
  * Revision of 70% Target for Reduction in Commuting
  * Women's Active Participation in the Workforce and Men's Share of Housework

• October 18, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Council for Realizing New Capitalism
  * Restoring Fiscal Health
  * Rising Crude Oil Prices
  * Financial Income Taxation
  * Quarterly Disclosure
  * Wage Increases
  * Business and Human Rights
  * TSMC's Construction of a Plant in Japan
  * Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics

• October 4, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Views on Promoting Partnership between Business and Politics and Evaluation of Major Parties' Policies (2021)
  * Expectations for the Kishida Administration
  * Expectations for the Next Rengo President
  * Minimum Wage Increases

• October 1, 2021
  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments
  Following the Keidanren Summer Forum
• September 21, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Election of LDP President
  * Keidanren Summer Forum 2021
  * Stock Price Weakness
  * Lifting of State of Emergency Declaration and Resumption of Social and Economic Activity
  * Mandatory Proof of Vaccination When Entering the US
  * China's Application to Join CPTPP
  * Greater Labor Market Fluidity

• September 6, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Proposal on Revitalizing Economic and Social Activity While Living with COVID-19
  * Evaluation of Suga Administration and Election of LDP President
  * COVID-19 Countermeasures
  * Carbon Tax
  * Situation in Afghanistan

• July 20, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * New Strategic Energy Plan
  * Minimum Wage
  * Japan-South Korea Relations

• July 5, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Landslide Disaster in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture
  * Voluntary Suspension of Keidanren Activities by Mitsubishi Electric Chairman
  * Results of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election
  * Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination
  * Minimum Wage
  * Building National Resilience

• June 21, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * Toshiba General Shareholder Meeting
  * Nikkei Average
  * Crude Oil Prices
  * Use of Nuclear Power
  * Final Disposal of Nuclear Waste
  * Export Controls

• June 7, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * One Week after Assuming the Office of Keidanren Chairman
  * Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination
  * Vaccination Passports
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * G7 Finance Ministers Meeting (June 4-5)
  * Japan-South Korea Relations

• June 1, 2021

  Chairman Tokura's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference Following the Keidanren Regular General Meeting
  * Aspirations
  * Emergency Proposal Concerning COVID-19 Vaccination
  * Workplace Vaccination
  * Building Sustainable Capitalism
  * Keidanren Carbon Neutrality Action Plan
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * Vision for Keidanren

• May 10, 2021
  Statements and Comments at Press Conference
• April 5, 2021

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Aspirations for Fiscal 2021
  * One Year after the State of Emergency Declaration on April 7, 2020
  * Priority Measures to Prevent the Spread of Disease
  * Revision of Corporate Governance Code
  * Japan-US Summit
  * Myanmar Situation
  * Children's Agency (tentative name)

• March 22, 2021

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Complete Lifting of State of Emergency Declaration
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
  * Relations with US and China
  * Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
  * Management of Personal Information and Data

• March 8, 2021

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Appointment of Vice Chairs of Keidanren and Vice Chairs of the Board of Councillors
  * Keidanren's Proposal on Electricity Policy Toward Realizing Carbon Neutrality by 2050
  * Diversity and Inclusion
  * Keidanren's Important Policy Issues for the Next Fiscal Year
  * Extension of the State of Emergency Declaration

• February 8, 2021

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Extension of the State of Emergency Declaration
  * Vaccination
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * Share Prices
  * Job-based Hiring
  * Remote Work
  * Situation in Myanmar
  * Carbon Pricing

• January 12, 2021

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * State of Health and This Year's Resolutions
  * State of Emergency Declaration
  * Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
  * Government's Approach to Remote Work
  * Pressure on Power Supply

• December 21, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Carbon Neutrality
  * Carbon Pricing
  * Draft Budget for Fiscal 2021
  * Fiscal Reconstruction
  * Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
  * Kanji for the Year

• December 7, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Keidanren's Policy Proposal on Carbon Neutrality
  * Sustainable Finance
  * Energy Mix
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Negotiations
  * COVID-19 Countermeasures
  * Co-payments for the Latter-stage Elderly
  * Employment through Reassignment/Work-sharing
  * Additional Cost Burden of Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * Chairman's State of Health

• November 9, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Chairman's State of Health
  * Keidanren's New Growth Strategy
  * Expectations of the New US Administration
  * Energy Policy
  * Fields for Investment
  * Third Supplementary Budget of Fiscal 2020
  * Science Council of Japan

• October 5, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Chairman's State of Health and Future Press Conferences
  * Reform of Regulations and Systems
  * Keidanren's New Growth Strategy
  * Keidanren's 2020 Policy Evaluation
  * Balancing COVID-19 Countermeasures with Business Activity
  * Tokyo Stock Exchange System Failure
  * Employment Measures
  * Japan's Relations with the US and China
  * US Presidential Election

• September 7, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Chairman's State of Health
  * Hopes for the New Cabinet
  * Evaluation of Abe Administration
  * Snap Election
  * Newly-merged Opposition Party
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Negotiations
  * Japan's Policy Toward China
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics

• July 6, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Energy Policy
  * Work Style Reform
  * Response to COVID-19
  * Building National Resilience
  * Re-election of Tokyo Governor, Yuriko Koike

• June 24, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recommencing Economic Activity
  * "My Number" Personal ID System
  * Honebuto Policy 2020 and Growth Strategy
  * Suspension of Nonimmigrant Visas by the United States
  * Black Lives Matter

• June 8, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Challenge Zero
  * Recommencing Economic Activity
  * Economic Situation
  * Second Draft Supplementary Budget for Fiscal 2020
  * Responses to Social Change Stemming from COVID-19
  * US-China Friction
  * Japan-UK EPA

• June 2, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference Following the Keidanren Regular General Meeting
  * Preventing the Spread of COVID-19
  * Economic and Employment Measures
  * Responding to Anti-Globalism
  * South Korea's Reopening of WTO Complaint

• May 25, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Lifting of Nationwide State of Emergency
  * Building a New Society
  * Job-hunting and Recruitment
  * Start of Schoolyear in September

• May 11, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Digital Transformation
  * Lifting of State of Emergency
  * Additional Economic Stimulation Measures
  * Guidelines on the Prevention of Novel Coronavirus Infection
  * Start of Schoolyear in September
  * Revised Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act

• April 27, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Stay Home
  * State of Emergency Declaration
  * Economic and Financial Measures
  * Use of Internal Reserves
  * International Collaboration
  * After COVID-19
  * "My Number" Personal ID System

• April 6, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Council on COVID-19
  * Recruitment and Selection Taking Account of COVID-19 Responses
  * State of Emergency Declaration
  * Emergency Economic Measures
  * Preventing COVID-19 Infection

• March 25, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Postponement of Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * COVID-19: Impact and Response
  * Gift Scandal at Kansai Electric

• March 9, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Novel Coronavirus: Impact and Response
  * Announcement of Vice Chair Candidates and Vice Chair Candidates of the Board of Councillors
  * Implementation of Society 5.0
  * Post-Earthquake Reconstruction
  * Energy Issues

• February 25, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * New Coronavirus: Impact and Response
  * Regulation of Foreign Investment under the Revised Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act

• February 10, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * B7 Washington Summit
  * New Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  * Society 5.0 and Industry 4.0
  * Internships
  * US Presidential Election
  * Japanese Manufacturing

• January 27, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * New Coronavirus
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Negotiations
  * SMEs
  * Digital Transformation
  * WEF in Davos
  * Japan-UK FTA Talks

• January 14, 2020

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Digital Transformation
  * Restructuring Profitable Companies
  * US-China Economic Relations
  * Reinforcement of US Export Controls and Overseas Investment Rules
  * US-Iran Relations
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Negotiations

• December 23, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Draft Budget for FY2020 and Fiscal Management in the Years to Come
  * Suspension of Stock Lending by Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
  * Employment
  * Relations between Japan and South Korea
  * Economic Relations between Japan and Iran
  * Kanji of the Year

• December 9, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Challenge Zero
  * Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
  * The Japanese Economy: Current Conditions and Future Outlook
  * Open Innovation Tax System
  * Retained Earnings
  * Doctoral Degree Recipients
  * Stakeholder Capitalism
  * The Cherry Blossom Party

• November 11, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Request from Kansai Electric Power
  * Economic Situation
  * Minutes of the Planning Meeting on a Social Security System Oriented to All Generations (September 20)
  * Evaluation of the Abe Administration
  * Climate Change Measures
  * Encouraging Older People to Work
  * Japan-South Korea Relations
  * Healthcare Reforms
  * Investment in New Technology

• October 21, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Typhoon Hagibis of 2019
  * Regional Revitalization
  * Regulation in the Digital Domain
  * Brexit
  * Natural Disaster Preparedness
  * University Education Reforms and Recruitment
  * Japan-South Korea Relations

• October 7, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Gift Scandal at Kansai Electric
  * Impact of Consumption Tax Rise
  * Inaugural "Keidanren Innovation Crossing" (KIX) Networking Event
  * Indexes of Business Conditions (August Preliminary Figures)
  * Digital Transformation
  * Digital Tax

• September 27, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Typhoon No. 15 of 2019
  * Climate Change and Energy Issues
  * Japan-US Trade Talks
  * Social Security Reform
  * Consumption Tax Rise
  * Fiscal Stimulus
  * Japan-South Korea Relations

• September 9, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Keidanren Policy Priorities
  * Japanese Economy
  * Energy Policy
  * Regional Revitalization
  * Keidanren Committee on Management and Labor Policy
  * Japan-South Korea Relations
  * Brexit

• May 20, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Quarterly Estimates of GDP for January-March 2019
  * Consumption Tax Rise
  * Minimum Wage Rises
  * Convenience Store Food Disposal
  * Addition of Huawei to US Export Control List
  * Stronger US Controls on Sensitive Technologies

• May 7, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Hike of US Punitive Tariffs on China
  * Japan-US Trade Agreement Talks
  * Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) Policy on Timeframe for Construction of Facilities for Measures against Acts of Terrorism
  * Consumption Tax Rise
  * Lifetime Employment

• April 22, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Cybersecurity
  * Interim Summary of Discussion in the Industry-Academia Council on the Future of Recruitment and University Education
  * Results of House of Representatives By-Elections
  * Automotive Accidents Involving Elderly Drivers
  * The Future of Nuclear Power Generation
  * HR Systems
  * Corporate Governance

• April 8, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Social Security System
  * Prospects for US-China Talks
  * Electricity Policy
  * Issues with 24-Hour Operation of Convenience Stores
  * Osaka Gubernatorial and Mayoral Elections

• March 29, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic Situation
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Electricity Policy
  * Issues with 24-Hour Operation of Convenience Stores
  * Premium Friday
  * SME Policy
  * Recruitment and Selection
  * Brexit

• March 11, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Vice Chair Candidates for the Board of Councillors
  * Post-Earthquake Rebuilding
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Energy Issues
  * Labor Shortages
  * International Linear Collider (ILC)
  * Brexit
  * Japan-South Korea Relations

• February 25, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Energy Issues
  * Rebuilding from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * International Linear Collider (ILC)
  * Recruitment and Selection
  * B20
  * Japan-US Trade Talks
  * Futenma Airbase

• February 12, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Announcement of Vice Chair Candidates
  * Companies Act
  * B20
  * Friction between the US and China
  * Erroneous Statistics
  * Inappropriate Social Media Postings by Employees

• January 28, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Energy Issues
  * Dialogue with Universities
  * Monthly Labor Survey
  * Japan-EU EPA
  * Davos Meeting

• January 15, 2019

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Energy Issues
  * Cyber Security
  * Companies Act

• December 17, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Society 5.0
  * Spring labor-management wage dialogues
  * The Issue with the Japan Investment Corporation
  * Global warming
  * Executive compensation and its disclosure

• December 3, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Education Reform
  * International Linear Collider
  * Quality-Related Problems in Companies
  * G20
  * Six Months into My Term as Chairman

• November 19, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Acceptance of Foreign Workers
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Employment of Older Persons
  * Trade Friction between the United States and China
  * Education-Related Issues
  * Bringing Expo 2025 to Osaka

• November 5, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Society 5.0
  * Corporate Governance
  * Regulations concerning Data
  * Quality Issues
  * Recycling of Plastics
  * Japan-South Korea Relations
  * US Sanctions on Iran
  * Revision of Membership Eligibility Rules

• October 24, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Welcoming Foreign Workers
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Japan-US Business Conference
  * Japan-China Relations

• October 9, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Policy on Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Building a Stronger Relationship with Politics and Evaluating Policy
  * Employment of Older Persons
  * Energy Mix

• September 25, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * University Reforms
  * US-China Trade
  * Japan-US Economic Relations
  * Election of LDP President
  * Brexit
  * Welcoming Foreign Workers

• September 3, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Policy for Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Economic Situation
  * Employment of People with Disabilities
  * Summer Time
  * Welcoming Foreign Workers
  * Election of LDP President
  * NAFTA Renegotiations
  * US Trade Policy
  * Japan-China Relations

• July 9, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Damage from Torrential Rains in Western Japan
  * The Conference on Co-Creation of Society 5.0
  * The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  * Responding to Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act
  * Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
  * Issues in Quality Control

• June 25, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Working Style Reform/New Working System for Advanced Professionals
  * Corporate Governance
  * Integrated Resorts
  * Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant
  * Japan-US Relations
  * Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
  * Northern Osaka Earthquake

• June 11, 2018

  Chairman Nakanishi's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * G7 Summit
  * Japan-US Economic Relations
  * Trade Issues
  * US-North Korea Summit
  * Niigata Gubernatorial Election
  * University Reforms
  * Welcoming More Foreign Workers

• May 21, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Looking Back on Four Years as Chairman
  * Working Style Reform
  * The Relationship between Business and Politics

• May 7, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Keidanren Vision
  * Monetary Policy
  * Corporate Advisers
  * Hopes for the Japan-China-South Korea Summit
  * Japan-China Relations
  * Japan-South Korea Relations
  * North Korean Issue
  * Situation in the Diet

• April 23, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Trade Issues with the US
  * Protecting and Promoting the Content Industry
  * Companies Act
  * North Korean Issue
  * Ministry of Finance Scandals

• April 9, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Trade Issues
  * Expectations for BoJ Governor Kuroda's Second Term
  * Working Style Reform
  * Government Scandals
  * Corporate Advisers
  * North Korean Situation

• March 26, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * US Trade Policy
  * Moritomo Gakuen Scandal
  * Constitutional Reform

• March 12, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Announcement of Vice Chair Candidates for the Board of Councillors
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * North Korean Issue
  * Moritomo Gakuen Scandal

• February 26, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Bill on Working Style Reform
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Quality Control Problems
  * Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

• February 13, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Announcement of Vice Chair Candidates
  * Economic Situation
  * Revision of the Companies Act
  * Premium Friday
  * Japan-US Relations
  * North Korean Situation

• February 13, 2018
  Statements and Comments of Chairman Sakakibara and Chairman Candidate Nakanishi at the February 13 Joint Press Conference
• January 22, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Rectifying Long Working Hours
  * Exemption of Highly Skilled Workers from Job Performance Evaluation based on Working Hours
  * Bank of Japan 2% Inflation Target
  * Expectations for the Diet Session
  * Osaka World Expo Bid

• January 9, 2018

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Provisional Nomination of Candidates for Next Keidanren Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Councillors
  * One Year on from President Trump's Inauguration

• December 18, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Secondary Employment and Side Jobs
  * U.S. Corporate Tax Reform
  * Suspension of Operation at Ikata No. 3 Nuclear Reactor
  * Issue Regarding Construction Work for the Chuo Shinkansen Bullet Train
  * One Belt One Road Initiative

• December 4, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Response to Quality Control Irregularities
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Request for Increased Corporate Contributions to Childcare Policy
  * Tax Reform
  * U.S. Corporate Tax Reform
  * Japan-China Relations

• November 27, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Corporate Contributions to Childcare Policy
  * Tax Reform
  * Restarting the Nuclear Power Plants
  * Corporate Scandals
  * 1997 Financial Crisis

• November 8, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Revision of the Charter of Corporate Behavior
  * Corporates' Contributions to Childcare Policy
  * Economic Situation
  * Corporate tax system
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership
  * Japan-China Relations

• October 23, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Results of the House of Representatives Election
  * Evaluation of Policies
  * Economic Situation
  * Revival of the Tohoku Region
  * Premium Friday
  * Japan-US Relations
  * Constitutional Reform
  * Corporate Scandals

• October 10, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * House of Representatives Election
  * Retained Earnings
  * TPP 11
  * Japan-U.S. Relations
  * Revision of the Charter of Corporate Behavior
  * Evaluation of Political Parties' Policies
  * Corporate Scandals

• September 25, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Snap Election
  * Consumption Tax Increase and Fiscal Consolidation
  * Appraising Abenomics
  * Bill on Working Style Reform
  * The Relationship between Business and Politics
  * Party of Hope
  * Moritomo Gakuen/Kake Gakuen Scandals
  * Constitutional Issues

• September 11, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Rebuilding from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Children's Insurance
  * Restarting the Nuclear Power Plants
  * Premium Friday
  * University Reform
  * Japan-Republic of Korea Relations
  * North Korean Issue

• July 21, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference Following the Keidanren Summer Forum
  * Summer Forum Round-up
  * Fiscal Restructuring and Economic Revitalization
  * Addressing Disparities
  * The Political Situation
  * Constitutional Issues

• July 10, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Heavy Rains in Northern Kyushu
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Education-Related Issues
  * G20
  * Relations with China and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
  * Constitutional Issues
  * The Political Situation

• June 26, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * EU-Japan EPA Negotiations
  * Nuclear Energy Policy
  * Cabinet Approval Ratings
  * Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
  * Corporate Governance
  * Minimum Wage
  * Takata Bankruptcy

• June 5, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Fiscal Restructuring
  * US Withdrawal from Paris Agreement
  * Education Policy

• May 22, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Sources of Financing for Education
  * Fiscal Restructuring
  * Work Holiday Diversification
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership
  * Japan-China Relations
  * Constitutional Issues

• May 8, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * French Presidential Election
  * Constitutional Reform
  * Ending Deflation
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership
  * Economic Diplomacy

• April 17, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Japan-US Economic Dialogue
  * International Developments
  * Olympic and Paralympic Games
  * Osaka World Expo Bid
  * Expert Panel on Reducing the Burdens of Official Duties on the Emperor
  * Celebrating Keidanren's 70th Anniversary

• April 10, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Population Issues
  * Brexit
  * Japan-US Relations
  * The Situation in Syria and Japan-Russia Relations
  * Japan-Republic of Korea Relations
  * Toshiba Semiconductor Business
  * New Leadership for Tokyo Electric Power Company

• March 21, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Working Style Reform
  * Views on the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting and the B7 Rome Summit

• March 6, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Rebuilding from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Economic Situation
  * Working Style Reform
  * Premium Friday
  * Japan-US Relations
  * Ballistic Missile Launch by North Korea
  * Announcement of Vice Chair Candidates for the Board of Councillors

• February 20, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Premium Friday
  * Working Style Reform
  * Japan-US Relations
  * The Toshiba Issue

• February 6, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Hopes for Japan-US Leaders' Meeting
  * Economic Situation
  * Osaka World Expo Bid
  * Announcement of Vice Chair Candidates

• January 23, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * New Trump Administration
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Working Style Reform

• January 10, 2017

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Secondary Employment and Side Jobs
  * Japan-US Relation
  * Japan-Republic of Korea Relations

• December 19, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Looking Back over 2016
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Budget-setting for Next Fiscal Year
  * Monetary Policy
  * Working Style Reform
  * Cabinet Approval Ratings
  * Japan-Russia Relations

• December 5, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Social Security Reform
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Equal Pay for Equal Work
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Venues
  * Osaka World Expo
  * Integrated Resorts Promotion Bill
  * Results of Italian Referendum
  * Japan-US Economic Relations

• November 22, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Measures to Stimulate Consumption
  * Facilitating Employment of Workers from Overseas
  * Keidanren Delegation to the United States
  * Japan-Russia Relations

• November 7, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Dialogues
  * Working Style Reform and Work-Life Balance
  * Corporate Internal Reserves
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership
  * US Presidential Election
  * Japan-Russia Economic Relations
  * Political Turmoil in the Republic of Korea

• October 24, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Measures to Stimulate Consumption
  * BOJ Monetary Policy
  * Reconsideration of Economic Statistics
  * Reform of Nursing Care Insurance Scheme
  * Spring Labor-Management Wage Talks
  * Working Style Reform
  * Spousal Tax Exemption
  * Energy and Global Warming
  * Japan-Philippines Relations
  * Constitutional Reform

• October 11, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Business and Politics
  * Japan-Republic of Korea Relations
  * Economic Policy
  * Overproduction in China
  * Japan-Russia Economic Relations
  * Paris Agreement

• September 26, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Working Style Reform
  * Priorities of the Extraordinary Diet Session
  * New System for White Collar Workers Which Values Performance Instead of Hours Worked
  * Monetary Policy of the Bank of Japan
  * Monju Fast-Breeder Reactor
  * Establishment of Committee on TEPCO Reform and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
  * Relocation to the Toyosu Fish Market

• September 12, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment of New College Graduates
  * Council on Investment for the Future
  * Corporate Internal Reserves
  * Japan-China Relations

• July 22, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference Following the Keidanren Summer Forum
  * Summer Forum Round-up
  * Economic Policy
  * Society 5.0
  * Energizing Regional Economies
  * Economic Partnerships

• July 11, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Upper House Elections
  * Economic Policy
  * Constitutional Revision
  * Social Security Reform
  * Sendai Nuclear Power Plant
  * Recruitment of New College Graduates
  * Terrorist Attack in Bangladesh
  * Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games

• June 27, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Britain's Withdrawal from the EU (Brexit)
  * The Importance of Globalization
  * Economic Policy
  * Exchange Rates
  * Policy Priorities

• June 13, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Britain's Withdrawal from the EU (Brexit)
  * Monetary Policy
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates
  * Upper House Elections
  * Immigration Policy

• June 2, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Challenges for My Third Year as Chairman of Keidanren
  * Re-postponement of the Consumption Tax Increase
  * Fiscal Consolidation
  * Economic Situation

• May 23, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * G7 Ise-Shima Summit
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Economic Growth Strategy
  * Fiscal Investment
  * Recruitment and Employment of New College Graduates

• May 9, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Exchange Rate
  * G7 Ise-Shima Summit
  * U.S. Presidential Election
  * Japan-Russia Relations
  * Acceptance of Foreign Human Resources
  * Panama Papers and Tax Evasion
  * Corporate Governance
  * International Bids for the Joint Development
  of the Next-Generation Submarines of Australia

• April 25, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Monetary Policy
  * Equal Pay for Equal Work
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
  * Constitutional Revision
  * Mitsubishi Motors Corporation's Improper Conduct in Fuel Consumption Testing

• April 4, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Consumption Tax Increase
  * Spring Labor-Management Dialogue
  * Bank of Japan Tankan (Short-Term Economic Survey)
  * Monetary Policy
  * Japan-China Relations
  * Security Legislation

• March 22, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Consumption tax hike
  * Economic pump-priming measures
  * Monetary policy
  * Spring labor-management wage talks
  * Relocation of gov't organs to regions
  * Injunction on Takahama nuclear reactors

• March 7, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Appointment of new vice chairs of Board of Councillors
  * Post-disaster restoration from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Spring labor-management wage talks
  * Consumption tax hike
  * Equal pay for equal work
  * Japan-China relations

• February 24, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic situation
  * Equal pay for equal work
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Corporate tax incentives
  * Restart of nuclear power plants
  * Brexit
  * Issues over ruling party members
  * Merger between DPJ, Japan Innovation Party

• February 8, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Appointment of new vice chairs
  * Negative interest rate
  * Real wages
  * Equal pay for equal work
  * Correction of uneven local corporate taxation
  * Prevention of outflow of technologies to other countries
  * Political funds
  * Lower house electoral reform
  * Missile launch by North Korea

• January 12, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic situation
  * Spring labor-management wage talks
  * Funding source for childrearing support
  * Japan-China relations
  * Japan-South Korea currency swap pact

• January 5, 2016

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recognition of the economic situation
  * Wage increase
  * Exit from deflation
  * Support for SMEs
  * Expectations for Abe administration

• December 21, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Fiscal 2016 budget, fiscal consolidation
  * BOJ's supplementary credit easing
  * Expansion of domestic fixed investment
  * Business restructuring
  * Lower tax rate
  * ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
  * Defense budget
  * Acquittal of Sankei's ex-Seoul bureau chief

• December 7, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Wage increase
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Corporate tax reform
  * Issue of non-regular employment
  * Minimum wage
  * Political donations
  * Mission to India

• November 24, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Capital investment
  * Wage increase
  * Companies' retained earnings
  * Understanding of the current state of the economy
  * Reduce burden of consumption tax hike
  * Infrastructure exports
  * Political donations

• November 9, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Public-private dialogue
  * Supplementary budget
  * Corporate ethics
  * Measure to reduce burden of rise in consumption tax

• October 27, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Measure to decrease burden arising from rise in consumption tax
  * Spring management-labor negotiations
  * National council to promote dynamic engagement of all citizens
  * Japan-China relations

• October 13, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Requests to new Cabinet
  * Assessment of political party policies
  * Companies' retained earnings
  * Corporate tax
  * Consumption tax
  * Exporting infrastructure
  * Chinese economy
  * Japan-Iran relations

• September 28, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * New three arrows of Abenomics
  * Economic situation and economic measures
  * Measure to decrease burden arising from increase in consumption tax
  * TPP
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Political donations
  * Security legislation
  * Overseas transfer of defense equipment

• September 7, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic situation
  * Reduced consumption tax rates
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Labor legislation
  * LDP presidential election
  * Security legislation
  * Toshiba's accounting scandal

• July 6, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Greek debt crisis
  * Mission to the United States

• June 22, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Mission to the United States
  * Japan-Republic of Korea relations

• June 8, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic situation
  * G7

• June 2, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference

• May 26, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Situation of Japanese economy

• May 11, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Restoring fiscal health
  * Security legislation

• April 20, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * TPP negotiations

• April 6, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Energy, and global warming
  * Wage increases
  * Mission to Indonesia

• March 23, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Passing of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
  * Japan-China-S. Korea foreign ministers meeting

• March 9, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Economic Situation in Japan

• February 23, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * Civil Code Reform

• February 9, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * New Keidanren officer candidates
  * Reform of Japan's agricultural cooperatives

• January 26, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Regular Diet Session
  * The European Economy

• January 13, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Fiscal Soundness

• January 6, 2015

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * The Japanese economy

• December 22, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Energy issue
  * Regional revitalization

• December 8, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic Situation

• November 25, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Postponement of consumption tax raise
  * Abenomics

• November 10, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * The Japan-China summit
  * The tax system

• October 27, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
  * Worker dispatching Act Amendment

• October 6, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * The Japanese economy
  * Promotion of Women's Active Participation

• September 29, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Government-Labor-Management Meeting
  * Business delegation to China

• September 8, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Relationship with Politics
  * The Japanese Economy

• July 7, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Fight global warming
  * Revival of Tohoku

• June 23, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * Policy dialogue with foreign political and business leaders

• June 9, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference
  * The passing of His Imperial Highness Prince Katsura
  * The Economic Outlook
  * Effective Corporate Tax Rate Cut

• June 3, 2014

  Chairman Sakakibara's Statements and Comments at His Press Conference

• May 19, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's Comments at His Press Conference
  * Looking Back on 4 Years as Chairman

• May 7, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's Comments at His Press Conference
  * Economic Outlook

• April 21, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's Comments at His Press Conference
  * TPP Negotiations

• April 7, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's Comments at His Press Conference
  * Broad Accord on Japan-Australia EPA
  * Economic Outlook

• March 24, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Japan-US-ROK Summit
  * Impact of the Consumption Tax Hike

• March 10, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  * Downward revision of real GDP growth rate for the October-December quarter

• February 24, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Sochi Olympics
  * G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting

• February 10, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Decline of Japan's Current Account Surplus

• January 27, 2014

  Comments of Chairman Yonekura and Chairman Candidate Sakakibara at their joint Press Conference
  * Chairman Yonekura's comment
  * Chairman Candidate Sakakibara's comment

• January 14, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Candidate for the Next Keidanren Chairman

• January 7, 2014

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Outlook for the Japanese economy in 2014

• December 24, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Prices
  * Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * Wrap-up of 2013

• December 9, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Japanese economy
  * Trade deficit
  * U.S. economy

• November 25, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target
  * Ambassador Kennedy

• November 11, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Visit to China
  * Energy Policy and Global Warming

• October 21, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Typhoon Disaster on Izu Oshima Island

• October 11, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Positive Cycle of the Economy

• September 24, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Effective Corporate Tax Rate
  * Japan-China Relations

• September 9, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
  * Economic Climate and Consumption Tax

• July 8, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Keidanren's charter of corporate ethics on recruitment and employment of new college graduates
  * New nuclear safety standards

• June 24, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election
  * Enactment of bill to revise the electoral districts for House of Representatives members elected from single-seat constituencies

• June 10, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Growth Strategy
  * Investment Tax Credit

• June 4, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Iron determination to revitalize Japan

• May 20, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Growth strategy
  * Long-term interest rates

• May 13, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Depreciation of the yen
  * Visit to the Middle East

• April 22, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Meeting by G20 finance chiefs and high stock prices
  * Joining the TPP talks

• April 8, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * First 100 days of PM Abe's Cabinet
  * Recruiting period for university students

• March 25, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Japan-EU EPA
  * Japan-China Relations

• March 11, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake

• February 25, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting
  * Republic of Korea's New President

• February 12, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Nuclear Test by North Korea
  * Departure from Deflation and Pay Rise

• January 28, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Fiscal 2013 Economic Forecast raised by the Cabinet
  * Mekong Region Development Mission

• January 15, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Emergency Economic Measures
  * Politics Now

• January 7, 2013

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Expectations for the Abe Administration
  * Economic Outlook

• December 25, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * How to restore the Japanese economy and save people

• December 10, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Expectations for General Election
  * TPP

• November 26, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Monetary Policy
  * Relationship with Politics

• November 12, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * TPP
  * Japanese Economy

• October 22, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Expectations for political leaders

• October 9, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Prof. Yamanaka's winning of Nobel Prize
  * Annual Meetings of IMF and World Bank Group

• September 10, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Expectations for ruling and opposition parties' leadership race
  * Mid-/long-term energy policies

• July 9, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Proposal on the Tohoku Reconstruction
  * Feed-in Tariff Scheme for Renewable Energy

• June 25, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Vote on Comprehensive Social Security and Tax Reform Bills
  * Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks

• June 11, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * TPP
  * Restart of Ohi Nuclear Power Plant
  * European Sovereign Debt Crisis

• June 5, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Keidanren's priority

• May 21, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * G8 Summit
  * Re-election in Greece
  * Prospect for corporate performance
  * Introduction of autumn enrollment and so-called "gap term" at the University of Tokyo

• May 8, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Results of the French presidential and the Greek parliamentary elections
  * Points-based preferential immigration treatment for highly skilled foreign professionals
  * FTA between Japan-China and ROK

• April 23, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * European Sovereign Debt Crisis
  * Economic Relationship with Myanmar

• April 9, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Ohi nuclear reactor restart
  * The Japanese economy
  * North Korea's planned rocket launch

• March 26, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * The Japanese Economy
  * Tokyo Electric Power Company Management

• March 12, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Keidanren's Mission to ASEAN countries
  * The Japanese Economy

• February 27, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Japanese Economy
  * Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy
  * AIJ Asset Fraud

• February 13, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * GDP in the Fourth Quarter
  * Management of TEPCO
  * Liaison Office in China

• January 25, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * Annual Spring Labor-Management Negotiations
  * Growth Strategy
  * Fall Enrolment in Universities and Colleges
  * Trade Deficit

• January 16, 2012

  Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference
  * European Sovereign Debt Crisis
  * Comprehensive Reform of Fiscal, Tax and Social Security System
  * Decrease of Crude Oil Imports from Iran

• July 25, 2011
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• May 26, 2011
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• April 11, 2011
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• March 28, 2011
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• July 26, 2010
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• July 12, 2010
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• June 23, 2010
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference
• June 7, 2010
  Chairman Yonekura's comment at his press conference

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