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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows from left: Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations., the photo shows (from left) Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan–Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. the photo shows (from left) Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan–Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows from left: Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. Photo shows Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations

2026 New Year Celebration Party of the Three Economic Organizations. The photo shows, from left, Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren; Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan–Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Akio Yamaguchi, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives=January 6,2026,Tokyo

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Three Economic Organizations 2025 New Year's Celebration Party

New Year's Celebration Party for the Three Economic Organizations in 2025. Photo shows, from left, Ken Kobayashi, President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI); Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, guest of honor; Takeshi Niinami, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Doyukai); and Masakazu Tokura, Chairman of Keidanren.=January 7,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo (Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

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New Year business party in Tokyo

Takeshi Niinami, chairperson of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, addresses a New Year party, hosted by three major Japanese business organizations, in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2025.

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Michelin Key hotels in Japan

Gwendal Poullennec (3rd from R), international director of the Michelin Guide, and executives from luxury hotels across Japan awarded a three-Michelin Key rating pose for a photo in Tokyo on June 4, 2024, during an event to announce the first list of hotels under the guide's new rating system for hotels. Six hotels in Japan were listed as three-key hotels.

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New Year meeting of major business lobbies

Takeshi Niinami, chairman of the Japan Association of Cooperate Executives, holds a news conference after attending a New Year meeting hosted by Japan's three major business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2024.

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Chinese modernization means opportunities for world: experts

STORY: Chinese modernization means opportunities for world: experts DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEFFREY D. SACHS, Professor, Director of Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KNUT HALVOR ALFSEN, Senior researcher at Center for Int'l Climate and Environmental Research Oslo 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL TRIOLO, Senior vice president for China and Technology Policy Lead at Albright Stonebridge Group STORYLINE: The China Development Forum 2023 concluded in Beijing on Monday. Themed "Economic Recovery: Opportunities and Cooperation," the three-day forum focuses on opportunities in the Chinese market, the stabilization of global industrial chains, and the green transition. It attracts over 100 overseas delegates, including executives from leading multinationals, overseas scholars, and representatives from international organizations, to discuss new op

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(1)Business leaders expect recovery in 2nd half of 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) is greeted by Kakutaro Kitashiro (L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiroshi Okuda (2nd from R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Nobuo Yamaguchi (R), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on arrival at a New Year party sponsored by the three business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5.

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Abe names new LDP leadership before Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on way to his office at the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo in the morning of Aug. 27 to unveil a new lineup of the party's three top executives. A new Cabinet is scheduled to be named in the afternoon.

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Japan business lobby leaders

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2013. The heads of Japan's three major business lobbies gathered for a New Year's reception and the press conference.

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New Gundam series unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. and animation creators line up during a promotional event in Tokyo to unveil the story and characters of Mobile Suit Gundam ''AGE,'' the first new series of the popular Japanese sci-fi animation since 2007, on June 13, 2011. The 14th animation series, to be broadcast on TV in Japan from October, features a three-generation family story centering on a technology-savvy boy who develops the AGE combat robot system that can evolve itself through battles, the company said.

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Business leaders upbeat on economy despite high oil prices, stock falls

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Masamitsu Sakurai, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, hold a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7 following the three organizations' New Year's reception. The heads of Japan's major business lobbies expressed optimism about the outlook for the Japanese economy.

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Business leaders upbeat about Japan's economy this year

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Yamaguchi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Kakutaro Kitashiro, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (from L to R), show solidarity after speaking to reporters at a New Year party hosted by the three major business groups. The business leaders say they are upbeat about this year Japan's economy.

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Business leaders upbeat about Japan's economy this year

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Yamaguchi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Kakutaro Kitashiro, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (from L to R), speak to reporters at a New Year party in Tokyo hosted by the three major business groups. The business leaders say they are upbeat about this year Japan's economy.

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Abe joins business leaders at New Year party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kakutaro Kitashiro, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Nobuo Yamaguchi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (from L to R), share the podium at a New Year party hosted by the three major business groups. The business leaders say they are upbeat about this year Japan's economy.

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(4)Koizumi appoints new LDP leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Three new executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party shake hands after a press conference at the LDP's headquarters Sept. 27. Tsutomu Takebe (C) was named as the party's secretary general, Fumio Kyuma (L) was appointed as chairman of the decision-making General Council and Kaoru Yosano (R) was chosen as chairman of the Policy Research Council in the reshuffle of the party leadership by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizmi, who is also head of the LDP.

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3 top UFJ group executives to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Three new top executives of the UFJ financial group stand during a news conference at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo on May 23. UFJ Trust Bank Vice President Shintaro Yasuda (L) will replace Yasukuni Doi as president, Takamune Okihara (C), a senior corporate officer of UFJ Bank, will succeed UFJ Bank President Masashi Teranishi and UFJ Bank Vice President Ryosuke Tamakoshi will become president of UFJ Holdings Inc. to replace Takeshi Sugihara.

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Merged DDI, dubbed KDDI, begins operations

TOKYO, Japan - Yusai Okuyama (4th from L), president of a newly created company resulting from a merger of long-distance phone carrier DDI Corp., international carrier KDD Corp. and mobile phone operator IDO Corp., joins hands with other company executives at a ceremony Oct. 2 in Tokyo to unveil the new corporate logotype. The three officially merged the previous day under DDI's banner, becoming Japan's second-largest telecom. The new DDI is dubbed KDDI.

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(4)Koizumi appoints new LDP leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Three new executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party shake hands after a press conference at the LDP's headquarters Sept. 27. Tsutomu Takebe (C) was named as the party's secretary general, Fumio Kyuma (L) was appointed as chairman of the decision-making General Council and Kaoru Yosano (R) was chosen as chairman of the Policy Research Council in the reshuffle of the party leadership by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizmi, who is also head of the LDP. (Kyodo)

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(1)Business leaders expect recovery in 2nd half of 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) is greeted by Kakutaro Kitashiro (L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiroshi Okuda (2nd from R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Nobuo Yamaguchi (R), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on arrival at a New Year party sponsored by the three business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5. (Kyodo)

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Abe joins business leaders at New Year party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kakutaro Kitashiro, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Nobuo Yamaguchi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (from L to R), share the podium at a New Year party hosted by the three major business groups. The business leaders say they are upbeat about this year Japan's economy. (Kyodo)

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Business leaders upbeat about Japan's economy this year

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Yamaguchi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Kakutaro Kitashiro, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (from L to R), show solidarity after speaking to reporters at a New Year party hosted by the three major business groups. The business leaders say they are upbeat about this year Japan's economy. (Kyodo)

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Business leaders upbeat about Japan's economy this year

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Yamaguchi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Kakutaro Kitashiro, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (from L to R), speak to reporters at a New Year party in Tokyo hosted by the three major business groups. The business leaders say they are upbeat about this year Japan's economy. (Kyodo)

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Abe names new LDP leadership before Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on way to his office at the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo in the morning of Aug. 27 to unveil a new lineup of the party's three top executives. A new Cabinet is scheduled to be named in the afternoon. (Kyodo)

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Business leaders upbeat on economy despite high oil prices, stoc

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Masamitsu Sakurai, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, hold a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7 following the three organizations' New Year's reception. The heads of Japan's major business lobbies expressed optimism about the outlook for the Japanese economy. (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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Innovation Party chooses new secretary general

Japan Innovation Party leader Yorihisa Matsuno (R) attends a press conference with new Secretary General Masato Imai at the parliament building in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2015. The second-largest opposition party dismissed three executives for triggering or promoting its split. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Innovation Party chooses new secretary general

Japan Innovation Party leader Yorihisa Matsuno (R) attends a press conference with new Secretary General Masato Imai at the parliament building in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2015. The second-largest opposition party dismissed three executives for triggering or promoting its split. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Gundam series unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. and animation creators line up during a promotional event in Tokyo to unveil the story and characters of Mobile Suit Gundam ''AGE,'' the first new series of the popular Japanese sci-fi animation since 2007, on June 13, 2011. The 14th animation series, to be broadcast on TV in Japan from October, features a three-generation family story centering on a technology-savvy boy who develops the AGE combat robot system that can evolve itself through battles, the company said. (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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3 top UFJ group executives to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Three new top executives of the UFJ financial group stand during a news conference at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo on May 23. UFJ Trust Bank Vice President Shintaro Yasuda (L) will replace Yasukuni Doi as president, Takamune Okihara (C), a senior corporate officer of UFJ Bank, will succeed UFJ Bank President Masashi Teranishi and UFJ Bank Vice President Ryosuke Tamakoshi will become president of UFJ Holdings Inc. to replace Takeshi Sugihara. (Kyodo)

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Merged DDI, dubbed KDDI, begins operations

TOKYO, Japan - Yusai Okuyama (4th from L), president of a newly created company resulting from a merger of long-distance phone carrier DDI Corp., international carrier KDD Corp. and mobile phone operator IDO Corp., joins hands with other company executives at a ceremony Oct. 2 in Tokyo to unveil the new corporate logotype. The three officially merged the previous day under DDI's banner, becoming Japan's second-largest telecom. The new DDI is dubbed KDDI.