Japan business dons pin hope on 2nd-half recovery

Japan business dons pin hope on 2nd-half recovery

The leaders of Japan's top four big-business groups hold a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, voicing hope that the nation's economy will be put on a recovery track in the second half of this year, while expressing shock at a series of negative developments at the new year's onset. From left to right are Jiro Ushio, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Jiro Nemoto, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), and Kosaku Inaba, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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              The leaders of Japan's top four big-business groups hold a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, voicing hope that the nation's economy will be put on a recovery track in the second half of this year, while expressing shock at a series of negative developments at the new year's onset. From left to right are Jiro Ushio, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Jiro Nemoto, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), and Kosaku Inaba, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. ==Kyodo