Okuda selected to lead new merged business lobby

Okuda selected to lead new merged business lobby

TOKYO, Japan - The chairmen of two of Japan's major business groups -- Takashi Imai of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) (L) and Hiroshi Okuda of the Japan Federation of Employers Association (Nikkeiren) -- shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12. They announced the two organizations will merge next May into a new entity, the Japan Business Federation, with Okuda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., to serve as its first chairman.

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