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Economy minister Naoshima in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese economy minister Masayuki Naoshima (L) talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the prime minister's office in Hanoi on Aug. 25, 2010. Naoshima pitched Japan's nuclear power technology to help Japanese companies secure orders from the Southeast Asian country.

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Economy minister Naoshima in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Japan's economy minister Masayuki Naoshima (R) and Vietnamese Science and Technology Minister Hoang Van Phong shake hands in Vietnam on Aug. 24, 2010. Naoshima tried to sell Japanese nuclear power technology for Japanese firms to win orders from the Southeast Asian country.

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APEC concludes meeting, calls for more jobs, structural reform

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (2nd from R in front row), who jointly chaired the APEC Growth Strategy High-Level Policy Round Table with national policy minister Satoshi Arai (2nd L in front row), speaks at a press conference after the conclusion of the meeting in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. The chair's statement affirmed the necessity to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship.

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Economy minister Naoshima reads statement at APEC meeting

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima reads the chair's statement at a press conference following the conclusion of the APEC Growth Strategy High-Level Policy Round Table held in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. The statement affirmed the need to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship.

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Pacific Rim economies kick off meeting on growth strategy

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (center in front row), national policy minister Satoshi Arai (2nd from R), and other representatives of 21-member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum pose for a photo session. A two-day high-level meeting of APEC on a comprehensive strategy for the region's economic growth kicked off in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2010.

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APEC to pursue low-carbon technologies, promote nuke power

FUKUI, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima shows a joint declaration signed by energy ministers from 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum after a one-day meeting in Fukui on June 19, 2010. The ministers agreed to embark on a project to create low-carbon model cities using energy-efficient technologies and urged the promotion of nuclear power as an environmentally friendly energy source.

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APEC energy ministers meeting

FUKUI, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima speaks in a press conference after chairing a meeting of energy ministers of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum members in Fukui on June 19, 2010.

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APEC energy ministerial talks in Japan's Fukui

FUKUI, Japan - Masayuki Naoshima, Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry, addressees a session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation energy ministerial talks in Fukui on June 19, 2010. How to cope better with potential oil supply disruption is a key agenda of the one-day meeting in the city on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Naoshima meets China energy chief

FUKUI, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (L) and Chinese National Energy Administration chief Zhang Guobao exchange opinions on energy in Fukui on June 18, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Business lobby head meets minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura speaks in a meeting with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima in Tokyo on June 16, 2010. It was their first session to exchange views on Japan's economic measures.

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Business lobby head meets minister

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima speaks in a meeting with Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura in Tokyo on June 16, 2010. It was their first session to exchange views on Japan's economic measures.

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Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Naoshima

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima speaks at a press conference after he was retained in the post at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010.

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Naoshima reappointed as trade minister

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010, after being reappointed to his post by Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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Okada, Naoshima at APEC forum in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima, who jointly chaired an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, shake hands after a press conference following the gathering in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 6, 2010.

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APEC affirms 'significant progress' on free trade

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (C) smiles during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 6, 2010. Trade ministers from Pacific Rim economies affirmed ''significant progress'' has been made toward self-imposed goals to free up regional trade.

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Pacific Rim ministers agree to seek early Doha Round deal

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L, front) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (R, front) take part in a photo opportunity with visiting trade ministers from Pacific Rim economies at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 5, 2010. The ministers agreed to seek a swift conclusion to the dormant Doha Round of global trade liberalization talks.

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Pacific Rim ministers agree to seek early Doha Round deal

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (5th from L, front) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (5th from R, front) take part in a photo opportunity with visiting trade ministers from Pacific Rim economies at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 5, 2010. The ministers agreed to seek a swift conclusion to the dormant Doha Round of global trade liberalization talks.

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Japan, China, S. Korea eye investment pact

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (L), South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong Hoon (C) and Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming join hands at their meeting in Seoul on May 23, 2010. The trade ministers agreed to complete negotiations for a trilateral investment treaty over the next few months and reach a final agreement by the end of the year.

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Japan, India to seek energy policy cooperation

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (L) and Deputy Chairman of India's Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia shake hands as they meet in New Delhi on April 30, 2010. After their meeting Japan and India agreed to establish a joint working group to exchange information on their energy policies.

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Japan, Poland ink nuclear accord

CANCUN, Mexico - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (R) and Polish Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak sign a memorandum to promote cooperation in the civil use of atomic power on March 30, 2010, at Cancun, Mexico, as the two countries met on the sidelines of the International Energy Forum. Japanese firms are hoping to get orders from Poland for nuclear reactors.

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Japan trade minister, Keidanren chief attend Jakarta forum

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese trade minister Masayuki Naoshima (C) and Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai (R) attend the Indonesia-Japan Joint Economic Forum in Jakarta on Jan. 11, 2010. Participants from the two countries discussed development of six special economic zones in Indonesia to strengthen the bilateral economic relationship.

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Ministers from Indonesia, Japan, business leaders eye economic zones

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa (L) and Japan's Economic Minister Masayuki Naoshima attend a joint press conference after co-chairing a one-day meeting of the Indonesia-Japan Joint Economic Forum 2010 in Jakarta on Jan. 11, 2010. Delegations of government and business leaders from the two countries discussed development of six special economic zones in Indonesia to strengthen the strategic bilateral economic relationship.

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Japan, China, S. Korea trade ministers discuss FTA

HUA HIN, Thailand - (From L) Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming, Japanese trade minister Masayuki Naoshima and South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong Hoon shake hands during their meeting in Hua Hin, Thailand, on Oct. 25, 2009. The three countries agreed to begin in 2010 to study the possibility of forging a trilateral free trade agreement. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, UAE agree to cooperate on energy conservation

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Japanese trade minister Masayuki Naoshima (L) talks with his United Arab Emirates counterpart, Muhammad al-Hamili, in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 18, 2009. They agreed to strengthen ties on energy conservation and renewable energy.

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Naoshima meets with business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Masayuki Naoshima (R) and Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, prepare to attend a meeting between the minister and federation executives in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2009.

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Naoshima meets with business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Masayuki Naoshima (L) addresses a meeting with executives of the Japan Business Federation in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2009. Naoshima demanded that business leaders accept the government's new greenhouse gas emission reduction target.

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Trade minister Naoshima gives 1st news conference

TOKYO, Japan - Masayuki Naoshima, minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks during his first news conference following the formal inauguration of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Cabinet on Sept. 16, 2009.

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Trade minister Naoshima arrives at premier's office

TOKYO, Japan - Masayuki Naoshima, minister of economy, trade and industry, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009.

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DPJ set to forge broad policy accord on coalition with 2 allies

TOKYO, Japan - Masayuki Naoshima (C), chief of the Democratic Party of Japan's Policy Research Committee, holds talks with his counterparts from the Social Democratic Party, Tomoko Abe (L), and People's New Party, Shozaburo Jimi, at the Diet building on Sept. 8, 2009 in a bid to reach a broad agreement on forming a tripartite coalition

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DPJ moving closer to assuming power as coalition talks proceed

TOKYO, Japan - Three policy chiefs -- (L to R) Tomoko Abe of the Social Democratic Party, Masayuki Naoshima of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Shozaburo Jimi of the People's New Party -- sit for talks about forming a coalition government of the three parties.

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DPJ's Okada, Naoshima visit PM office

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada speaks to reporters at Prime Minister Taro Aso's office in Tokyo on Sept. 2. Okada, together with the party's policy chief, Masayuki Naoshima (L), met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura to ask the outgoing Aso administration to hold talks with the DPJ on transferring control and help it smoothly launch a new government. At left is

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DPJ officials to visit premier's office for help with transition

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada (front) and the party's policy chief, Masayuki Naoshima (L), arrive at Prime Minister Taro Aso's office in Tokyo on Sept. 2. The officials made the visit to ask the prime minister's outgoing administration to hold talks with them on transferring control and help it smoothly launch a new government.

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DPJ adds growth strategy to campaign platform

TOKYO, Japan - Masayuki Naoshima, chairman of the Policy Research Committee at the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks about a revised version of the party's manifesto for the Aug. 30 general election at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 11.

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Ministers from Indonesia, Japan, business leaders eye economic zo

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa (L) and Japan's Economic Minister Masayuki Naoshima attend a joint press conference after co-chairing a one-day meeting of the Indonesia-Japan Joint Economic Forum 2010 in Jakarta on Jan. 11, 2010. Delegations of government and business leaders from the two countries discussed development of six special economic zones in Indonesia to strengthen the strategic bilateral economic relationship. (Kyodo)

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Economy minister Naoshima in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Japan's economy minister Masayuki Naoshima (R) and Vietnamese Science and Technology Minister Hoang Van Phong shake hands in Vietnam on Aug. 24, 2010. Naoshima tried to sell Japanese nuclear power technology for Japanese firms to win orders from the Southeast Asian country.

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Naoshima reappointed as trade minister

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010, after being reappointed to his post by Prime Minister Naoto Kan. (Kyodo)

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Naoshima meets China energy chief

FUKUI, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (L) and Chinese National Energy Administration chief Zhang Guobao exchange opinions on energy in Fukui on June 18, 2010. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Business lobby head meets minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura speaks in a meeting with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima in Tokyo on June 16, 2010. It was their first session to exchange views on Japan's economic measures. (Kyodo)

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Business lobby head meets minister

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima speaks in a meeting with Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura in Tokyo on June 16, 2010. It was their first session to exchange views on Japan's economic measures. (Kyodo)

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Japan trade minister, Keidanren chief attend Jakarta forum

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese trade minister Masayuki Naoshima (C) and Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai (R) attend the Indonesia-Japan Joint Economic Forum in Jakarta on Jan. 11, 2010. Participants from the two countries discussed development of six special economic zones in Indonesia to strengthen the bilateral economic relationship. (Kyodo)

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Economy minister Naoshima reads statement at APEC meeting

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima reads the chair's statement at a press conference following the conclusion of the APEC Growth Strategy High-Level Policy Round Table held in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. The statement affirmed the need to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship. (Kyodo)

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APEC concludes meeting, calls for more jobs, structural reform

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (2nd from R in front row), who jointly chaired the APEC Growth Strategy High-Level Policy Round Table with national policy minister Satoshi Arai (2nd L in front row), speaks at a press conference after the conclusion of the meeting in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. The chair's statement affirmed the necessity to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship. (Kyodo)

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Pacific Rim economies kick off meeting on growth strategy

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (center in front row), national policy minister Satoshi Arai (2nd from R), and other representatives of 21-member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum pose for a photo session. A two-day high-level meeting of APEC on a comprehensive strategy for the region's economic growth kicked off in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Economy minister Naoshima in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese economy minister Masayuki Naoshima (L) talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the prime minister's office in Hanoi on Aug. 25, 2010. Naoshima pitched Japan's nuclear power technology to help Japanese companies secure orders from the Southeast Asian country.

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Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Naoshima

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima speaks at a press conference after he was retained in the post at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Okada, Naoshima at APEC forum in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima, who jointly chaired an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, shake hands after a press conference following the gathering in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 6, 2010. (Kyodo)

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APEC affirms 'significant progress' on free trade

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (C) smiles during an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 6, 2010. Trade ministers from Pacific Rim economies affirmed ''significant progress'' has been made toward self-imposed goals to free up regional trade. (Kyodo)

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Pacific Rim ministers agree to seek early Doha Round deal

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (5th from L, front) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (5th from R, front) take part in a photo opportunity with visiting trade ministers from Pacific Rim economies at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 5, 2010. The ministers agreed to seek a swift conclusion to the dormant Doha Round of global trade liberalization talks. (Kyodo)

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Pacific Rim ministers agree to seek early Doha Round deal

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L, front) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (R, front) take part in a photo opportunity with visiting trade ministers from Pacific Rim economies at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on June 5, 2010. The ministers agreed to seek a swift conclusion to the dormant Doha Round of global trade liberalization talks. (Kyodo)

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APEC to pursue low-carbon technologies, promote nuke power

FUKUI, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima shows a joint declaration signed by energy ministers from 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum after a one-day meeting in Fukui on June 19, 2010. The ministers agreed to embark on a project to create low-carbon model cities using energy-efficient technologies and urged the promotion of nuclear power as an environmentally friendly energy source. (Kyodo)