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Japanese business leaders stress need for pay hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Yasuchika Hasegawa (L), Japan Association of Corporate Executives Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (C) and Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Akio Mimura clasp hands at a New Year's party in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2015. They echoed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call for pay hikes for company employees he made as a guest speaker.

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3 business lobbies call for early conclusion of TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - The heads of Japan's three main business lobbies -- (from L to R) Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, submit a petition to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2014. The petition called for the early conclusion of negotiations on the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework.

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Japan's business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, shake hands during a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2014.

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Japan's business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attends a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel with leaders of two other major business organizations on Jan. 7, 2014.

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Japanese business group holds talks with Chinese officials

BEIJING, China - Akio Mimura (C), head of a business group from the Japan-China Economic Association, and other group members hold talks with officials (front) from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on Sept. 8, 2009 with the aim of expanding bilateral trade and investment.

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Nippon Steel VP Shoji Muneoka promoted to president

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp.'s Vice President and President-designate Shoji Muneoka (L) shakes hands with the company's outgoing president, Akio Mimura, at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17 after the nation's top steelmaker announced top management changes. Mimura, 67, will become board chairman. The personnel changes will take effect April 1.

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Nippon Steel seeks to realize cooperative ties with Mittal: CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Mimura, president of Nippon Steel Corp., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 19. Mimura said the company will seek to realize a cooperative relationship with Mittal Steel Co. of the Netherlands, the world's biggest steelmaker.

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Mimura to head Nippon Steel in April

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Mimura (L), one of the six executive vice presidents of Nippon Steel Corp., holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 announcing that he will be promoted to president April 1, succeeding Akira Chihaya (R).

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JCCI 100th anniversary ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) and Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, are pictured ahead of JCCI's 100th anniversary ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2022. (Pool photo)

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LDP Secretary General Nikai

Toshihiro Nikai (L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a meeting of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2021, alongside Akio Mimura, chairman of the JCCI.

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Nippon Steel seeks to realize cooperative ties with Mittal: CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Mimura, president of Nippon Steel Corp., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 19. Mimura said the company will seek to realize a cooperative relationship with Mittal Steel Co. of the Netherlands, the world's biggest steelmaker. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Steel VP Shoji Muneoka promoted to president

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp.'s Vice President and President-designate Shoji Muneoka (L) shakes hands with the company's outgoing president, Akio Mimura, at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17 after the nation's top steelmaker announced top management changes. Mimura, 67, will become board chairman. The personnel changes will take effect April 1. (Kyodo)

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JCCI chairman meets with Philippine Pres. in Manila

Akio Mimura (L in front), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (R in front) pose for photos after their talks in Manila on Feb. 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Business leaders urge PM Abe to ensure Japan's TPP ratification

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives a request in Tokyo on July 13, 2016, from Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, alongside Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, urging Abe to work toward early ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact signed with 11 other nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese business leaders call for Thailand to join TPP

Akio Mimura (L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Boontak Wungcharoen, chairman of the Thai Bankers' Association, attend a joint news conference in Bangkok on Feb. 2, 2016, after the one-day Thailand-Japan Economic Forum. Mimura said Thailand will be disadvantaged if it decides not to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thai PM calls for increased Japanese investment

Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Akio Mimura (L) shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in Bangkok on Feb. 1, 2016. Mimura, who led 60 businessmen, thanked the Thai side for the incentives it has offered so far, which have helped make it the biggest investment and production base for Japanese companies in Southeast Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Business chiefs vow to help Japan exit from deflation

(From L) Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, join hands during a New Year's meeting organized by the three business bodies at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan business group meets Chinese leader for 1st time since 2009

Akio Mimura (L), head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shake hands before their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 4, 2015. The two sides agreed there is great untapped potential for greater economic cooperation. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indonesian President Jokowi meets Japanese business leaders in Tokyo

Visiting Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (C) poses with Sadayuki Sakakibara (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), and Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ahead of a luncheon hosted in honor of the visitor by the Japanese business community at a Tokyo hotel on March 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JCCI chairman meets with Philippine Pres. in Manila

Akio Mimura (L in front), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (R in front) pose for photos after their talks in Manila on Feb. 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese business leader Mimura meets Indonesia President Jokowi

Akio Mimura (2nd from L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, holds talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (2nd from R) in Jakarta on Feb. 2, 2015. The two sides exchanged views on ways of improving Indonesia's investment environment and other issues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's fight against novel coronavirus

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R) and Akio Mimura, chairman of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, hold talks in Tokyo on April 13, 2021, wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Koike urged the continuation of telework by companies.

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Japanese business delegation arrives in Beijing

Delegates of the Japan-China Economic Association arrive in Beijing on Nov. 1, 2015. The delegation, led by association head Shoji Muneoka and also including Keidanren Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara and Japan Chamber of Commerce Chairman Akio Mimura as top advisors, met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during their stay until Nov. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-China Economic Association head Muneoka meets press in Beijing

Shoji Muneoka, head of the Japan-China Economic Association, meets the press upon his arrival in Beijing on Nov. 1, 2015. Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is seen on the left. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese business delegation to visit China to boost ties

Three Japanese business leaders attend a gathering in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2015, ahead of their delegation's eight-day visit to China from Nov. 1 to boost economic ties. (From L) Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Akio Mimura, Japan Business Federation Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, and Japan-China Economic Association Chairman Shoji Muneoka. ==Kyodo

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Business leader addresses annual meeting of Japan chamber of commerce

Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, speaks at an annual general assembly of JCCI members in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese business group holds talks with Chinese officials

BEIJING, China - Akio Mimura (C), head of a business group from the Japan-China Economic Association, and other group members hold talks with officials (front) from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on Sept. 8, 2009 with the aim of expanding bilateral trade and investment. (Kyodo)

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Japanese business leaders stress need for pay hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Yasuchika Hasegawa (L), Japan Association of Corporate Executives Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (C) and Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Akio Mimura clasp hands at a New Year's party in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2015. They echoed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call for pay hikes for company employees he made as a guest speaker. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Koike, business lobby head Mimura

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R) meets Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at the metropolitan government headquarters in Tokyo on July 7, 2020, two days after she won a second term in the gubernatorial election.

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Japan business leader Mimura

Photo taken July 27, 2020, shows Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, during an interview in Tokyo.

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Japan business leader Mimura

Photo taken July 27, 2020, shows Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, during an interview in Tokyo.

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Japan business leader Mimura

Photo taken July 27, 2020, shows Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, during an interview in Tokyo.

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Japan PM Abe at business lobbies' New Year celebration

(From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Kengo Sakurada, head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, raise a toast during a New Year celebratory party on Jan. 7, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe at business lobbies' New Year celebration

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) makes a speech at a New Year celebratory party in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2020, alongside (from R) Kengo Sakurada, head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One year to 2020 Tokyo Olympics

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (2nd from L) meets in Tokyo on July 24, 2019, with Yoshiro Mori (L), former Japanese prime minister and head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee, Akio Mimura (3rd from L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp. The day marked the start of the one-year countdown to the opening of the Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Statue of Eiichi Shibusawa

Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, stands next to a statue of Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), who is widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," in Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Shibusawa was the first chairman of the organization and will be featured on new 10,000 yen bills to be introduced in fiscal 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan business leader Mimura

Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019. The 78-year-old Mimura, also chairman of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, announced that he will serve as JCCI chief for a rare third consecutive term starting in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese business leader

Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, speaks to the press in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chiefs of 3 major Japanese business lobbies

(From R) Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi, Japan Association of Corporate Executives Chairman Yoshimitsu Kobayashi and Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Akio Mimura join hands after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sri Lanka-Japan business talks

Maithripala Sirisena (R), Sri Lankan president, and Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, talk in Colombo on Jan. 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe urges business leaders to address working hours, equality issues

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) is flanked by Akio Mimura (L), head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sadayuki Sakakibara (2nd from R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation known as Keidanren, and Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (R), head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, during a New Year's celebration party jointly hosted by the three organizations at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese business leaders meet press

(From L) Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, Akio Mimura, head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, attend a press conference after hosting a New Year's celebration in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe urges business leaders to address working hours, equality issues

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Sadayuki Sakakibara (2nd from R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, shake hands during a New Year's celebration in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017, with Akio Mimura (L), head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, looking on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe urges business leaders to address working hours, equality issues

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) makes a speech at a New Year's celebration in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017, alongside Akio Mimura (2nd from L), head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sadayuki Sakakibara (2nd from R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mimura to head Nippon Steel in April

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Mimura (L), one of the six executive vice presidents of Nippon Steel Corp., holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30 announcing that he will be promoted to president April 1, succeeding Akira Chihaya (R). (Kyodo)

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Mimura to head Nippon Steel succeeding Chihaya in April

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. said on Jan. 30 that Akio Mimura (file photo), one of its six executive vice presidents, will be promoted to president April 1, succeeding Akira Chihaya. Chihaya, 67, will become chairman with representative rights, replacing Takashi Imai. (Kyodo)

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Mimura to succeed Chihaya as Nippon Steel president

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. plans to promote Executive Vice President Akio Mimura (file photo), 62, to president in succession to Akira Chihaya, 67, who will become board chairman, company sources said Jan. 22. (Kyodo)