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Japan government official for U.S. tariff talks

Atsushi Mimura, Japanese vice finance minister for international affairs, is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 28, 2025, before leaving for Washington to hold working level tariff talks with the United States after top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa canceled his planned trip.

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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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Ibaraki Univ. permits access to 10 local newspapers

MITO, Japan - Takashi Otabe (L), president of Ibaraki Shimbun Co., and Nobuo Mimura, president of Ibaraki University, pose in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Dec. 17, 2014, at a ceremony announcing the creation of a section in the university's library to give visitors access to 10 selected local newspapers in Japan.

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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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Aomori gubernatorial election

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura receives a bouquet in Aomori City on June 5, 2011, as projections show he is set to be reelected to his third four-year term in a gubernatorial election by defeating two challengers.

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ERINA researcher Mimura

CHANGCHUN, China - Mitsuhiro Mimura, an associate senior researcher at the Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia, poses during an interview in Changchun, China, on Sept. 3, 2010. Mimura said China has pushed North Korea into adopting a so-called ''reform and opening-up policy,'' while the North's economic development has become increasingly dependent on China.

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Ex-Carp manager Mimura dies

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Mimura (in this February 1998 file photo), a top defensive shortstop of the professional baseball club Hiroshima Carp and manager of the team, died Nov. 3, 2009. He was 61.

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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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Master shoemaker Mimura sets up independent venture

TOKYO, Japan - Master shoemaker Hitoshi Mimura works on a new shoe at a craft center in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 17, 2009.

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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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Incumbent Mimura wins Aomori gubernatorial election

AOMORI, Japan - Incumbent Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura (C), surrounded by supporters, celebrates his victory in the gubernatorial election at his campaign office in the city of Aomori on June 3. Mimura ran in the election as an independent candidate backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito party.

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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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Local gov't gives nod to safety plan for nuclear processing plant

AOMORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (L) receives a draft agreement from Rokkasho Village Mayor Kenji Fukukawa (right fore) on trial operations by the company of Japan's first spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village as Aomori Prefecture Governor Shingo Mimura (R back) witnesses at the prefectural government office on March 28.

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Local gov't gives nod to safety plan for nuclear processing plant

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Governor Shingo Mimura speaks at a press conference on March 28 that Japan's first plant to extract plutonium and uranium from spent nuclear fuel for reprocessing has cleared the last hurdle for a test run. He said the village of Rokkasho in the prefecture, which hosts the plant, will sign the necessary safety agreement for trial operations with plant operator Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.

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Aomori gov. agrees to host nuclear fuel storage facility

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura speaks at a press conference at his office on Oct. 19 on his government's acceptance of a plan by two energy companies to build a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in the prefecture. Under the plan, Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Japan Atomic Power Co. will build a two-wing facility in the city of Mutsu in the northeastern Japan prefecture to temporarily keep up to 5,000 tons of spent fuel.

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Japan better choice for ITER given Asian energy demand: governor

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura speaks at his office in Aomori on Dec. 8. As governor of a prefecture aspiring to host a multibillion-dollar international nuclear energy project, he said Aomori is a better choice than a European location given a surge in energy demand and rapid economic growth in Asia. ''I believe it is of international significance to host the ITER in Asia, whose population and economy has posted sharp expansion,'' he said.

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(1)Rokkasho plant reaches safety accord to start uranium tests

AOMORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd., the operator of the new Rokkasho nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture, concluded a safety agreement with the local and prefectural governments Nov. 22. Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura (C) and other representatives signed the agreement at an Aomori hotel.

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Mimura elected Aomori governor

AOMORI, Japan - Shingo Mimura, a former lower house member backed by the dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its two coalition partners, smiles after winning the Aomori gubernatorial election June 29.

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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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(1)Rokkasho plant reaches safety accord to start uranium tests

AOMORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd., the operator of the new Rokkasho nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture, concluded a safety agreement with the local and prefectural governments Nov. 22. Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura (C) and other representatives signed the agreement at an Aomori hotel. (Kyodo)

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Japan better choice for ITER given Asian energy demand: governor

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura speaks at his office in Aomori on Dec. 8. As governor of a prefecture aspiring to host a multibillion-dollar international nuclear energy project, he said Aomori is a better choice than a European location given a surge in energy demand and rapid economic growth in Asia. ''I believe it is of international significance to host the ITER in Asia, whose population and economy has posted sharp expansion,'' he said. (Kyodo)

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Aomori gov. agrees to host nuclear fuel storage facility

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura speaks at a press conference at his office on Oct. 19 on his government's acceptance of a plan by two energy companies to build a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in the prefecture. Under the plan, Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Japan Atomic Power Co. will build a two-wing facility in the city of Mutsu in the northeastern Japan prefecture to temporarily keep up to 5,000 tons of spent fuel. (Kyodo)

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Local gov't gives nod to safety plan for nuclear processing plan

AOMORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (L) receives a draft agreement from Rokkasho Village Mayor Kenji Fukukawa (right fore) on trial operations by the company of Japan's first spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village as Aomori Prefecture Governor Shingo Mimura (R back) witnesses at the prefectural government office on March 28. (Kyodo)

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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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Incumbent Mimura wins Aomori gubernatorial election

AOMORI, Japan - Incumbent Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura (C), surrounded by supporters, celebrates his victory in the gubernatorial election at his campaign office in the city of Aomori on June 3. Mimura ran in the election as an independent candidate backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito party. (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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Incumbent secures 4th term as Aomori governor

Holding a bouquet, Shingo Mimura, governor of Japan's northeastern prefecture of Aomori, expresses joy in the prefectural capital city of Aomori as he secures a fourth term in the gubernatorial election on June 7, 2015, beating a doctor who challenged him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction minister receives request from 4 governors

Reconstruction Minister Wataru Takeshita (C) receives a letter of request from four governors -- (from L) Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori, Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai, Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso, and Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura -- asking to extend the intensive reconstruction period for swift recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011, at the Reconstruction Agency in Tokyo on April 23, 2014. (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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Master shoemaker Mimura sets up independent venture

TOKYO, Japan - Master shoemaker Hitoshi Mimura works on a new shoe at a craft center in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 17, 2009. (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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Local gov't gives nod to safety plan for nuclear processing plan

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Governor Shingo Mimura speaks at a press conference on March 28 that Japan's first plant to extract plutonium and uranium from spent nuclear fuel for reprocessing has cleared the last hurdle for a test run. He said the village of Rokkasho in the prefecture, which hosts the plant, will sign the necessary safety agreement for trial operations with plant operator Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. (Kyodo)

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ERINA researcher Mimura

CHANGCHUN, China - Mitsuhiro Mimura, an associate senior researcher at the Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia, poses during an interview in Changchun, China, on Sept. 3, 2010. Mimura said China has pushed North Korea into adopting a so-called ''reform and opening-up policy,'' while the North's economic development has become increasingly dependent on China. (Kyodo)