Executives' Comments

Press Conferences

• Chairman Yonekura's comments at his Press Conference (May 8, 2012)

( The contents in April, 2012 and afterwards are here. )

• The Political and Economic Situation in Japan
  Chairman Mitarai's Remarks to the 45^th Japan-U.S. Business Conference (October 6, 2008)
• The Political and Economic Situation in Japan
  The 43^rd Japan-U.S. Business Conference
  Speech by Chairman Fujio Mitarai, Nippon Keidanren (November 12, 2006)
• The Political and Economic Situation in Japan
  The 41^st Japan-US Business Conference
  Speech by Chairman Hiroshi Okuda, Nippon Keidanren (November 15, 2004)
• Draft Notes for the Address by Nippon Keidanren Chairman Okuda
  to the Inaugural Meeting of the STS forum (November 14, 2004)
• "The Political and Economic Situation in Japan"
  The 40^th Japan-U.S. Business Conference
  Speech by Chairman Hiroshi Okuda, Nippon Keidanren (November 2, 2003)
• "Challenges and Perspectives of the Japanese Economy and Industry"
  The 22^nd World Gas Conference in Tokyo
  Speech by Chairman OKUDA Hiroshi (June 2, 2003)
• The Political and Economic Situation in Japan
  The 39^th Japan-U.S. Business Conference
  Speech by Chairman Hiroshi Okuda, Japan Business Federation (October 21, 2002)
• Current Political and Economic Conditions in Japan
  Address by Mr. Takashi Imai, Chairman, Keidanren
  38^th Japan-U.S. Business Conference (February 17, 2002)
• Create a Society with Vigorous Economic Strength
  - Advancing Structural Reform -
  The Chairman's New Year Message (January 1, 2002)
• Request for Calm and Patient Negotiations on the Issues of Global Warming (June 15, 2001)
• Welcoming the 21^st Century with Determination: Toward an Era of Secure Living
  New Year Message by Chairman Takashi Imai (January 1, 2001)
• Political and Economic Outlook in Japan
  Keynote Address to the 37th Japan-U.S. Business Conference (July 10, 2000)
• 2000: A Year for Decisive Structural Reforms and Laying the Groundwork for 21st Century Growth
  New Year Message by Chairman Takashi Imai (January 1, 2000)
• Issues for Japan in the Twenty-First Century
  Keynote Statement to the 36th Japan-U.S. Business Conference (July 12, 1999)
• Overcoming the Economic Crisis and Laying the Foundation for Further Development
  New Year Message by Chairman Takashi Imai (January 1, 1999)
• Address to the 35^th Japan-U.S. Business Conference
  by Takashi Imai, Chairman, Keidanren (July 13, 1998)
• Establish Confidence through Accelerated Reform
  Keidanren's 1998 New Year's Message from the Chairman (January 1, 1998)
• Business Community Committed to Reform
  In the First Year of Structural Change
  Keidanren's 1997 New Year's Message from the Chairman (January 1, 1997)
• Striving for Further Reform and New Vision
  Keidanren's 1996 New Year's Message from the Chairman (January 3, 1996)
• Chairmen Toyoda's speech at Chatham House.
  The Japanese Economy and Europe-Japan Relations (December 1, 1995)
• Address of Shoichiro Toyoda, Chairmen of Keidanren
  Before the 57th Keidanren General Assembly (May 26, 1995)
• Toward an Energetic and Creative Society
  A New Year's Message from Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda (January 1, 1995)
• New Year's greeting by Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda
  (from January 1995 issue of "Gekkan Keidanren")
• Address to the Foreign Correspondant's Club of Japan (FCCJ) by Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda (June 16, 1994)
• Inaugural address by Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda (May 27, 1994)