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Abe, Japan business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) speaks during his talks with the heads of Japan's three major business lobbies -- Yasuchika Hasegawa (far L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiromasa Yonekura (2nd from L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, and Tadashi Okamura (3rd from L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry -- at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2013.

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Actor, stage director Yonekura dies at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows actor and stage director Masakane Yonekura, who died on Aug. 26, 2014, at 80. While playing lead roles and serving as stage director for theater company Gekidan Mingei until leaving the group in 2000, Yonekura also appeared in television dramas and films.

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New Keidanren head talks with economic policy minister

TOKYO, Japan - Sadayuki Sakakibara, new chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), speaks during his first meeting with economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari at a Tokyo hotel on June 18, 2014. Sakakibara replaced Hiromasa Yonekura on June 3.

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Yonekura succeeded by Sakakibara as Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Former Keidanren Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura speaks at a regular general meeting in Tokyo on June 3, 2014. He was succeeded by Sadayuki Sakakibara the same day.

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New Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Sadayuki Sakakibara (R), new chairman of the Japan Business Federation, shakes hands with Hiromasa Yonekura in Tokyo on June 3, 2014. Sakakibara succeeded Yonekura as head of the business lobby known as Keidanren.

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Japan's top business leader meets China's vice president

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, talks with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28, 2014. (Pool photo by Yimiuri Shimbun)

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Japan's top business leader meets China's vice president

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, and Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28, 2014, prior to their talks. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Keidanren head meets ex-Chinese State Councilor Tang

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of Keidanren, and former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan are seen in this undated file photo. The two met in Beijing on May 27, 2014, to promote economic exchanges.

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Keidanren chairman Yonekura at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Keidanren Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2014. He emphasized the importance of the business community's efforts to improve relations with China and South Korea. Yonekura will be succeeded by Sadayuki Sakakibara in early June.

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Keidanren, JA Zenchu align for agricultural promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Keidanren Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura (standing) speaks during a meeting on an export promotion plan for domestic agricultural products with Akira Banzai, chairman of JA Zenchu (the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives) (2nd from R) in Tokyo, on May 13, 2014.

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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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3 business lobbies call for early conclusion of TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) looks through a petition signed by Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby Keidanren, and leaders of other business lobbies 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 wage talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura (R standing), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, speaks at a meeting with representatives of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2014. Annual wage talks started the same day between the nation's most powerful business lobby and the umbrella labor body.

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Keidanren chief Yonekura

OSAKA, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby Keidanren, holds a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 29, 2014.

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Next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, the incoming chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. Sakakibara will succeed Hiromasa Yonekura in June as chief of Japan's most influential business lobby.

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Next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (L), the incoming chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. To his right is Hiromasa Yonekura, the current chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby. Sakakibara will succeed Yonekura in June.

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Next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (L), the incoming chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, shakes hands with Hiromasa Yonekura, the current chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby, before a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. Sakakibara will succeed Yonekura in June.

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Next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, the incoming chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. Sakakibara will succeed Hiromasa Yonekura in June as chief of Japan's most influential business lobby.

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Toray chairman to become next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of Toray Industries Inc. Japan's most influential business lobby Keidanren plans to appoint Sakakibara as its next chairman, replacing Hiromasa Yonekura, Keidanren officials said Jan. 9, 2014.

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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 - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, 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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Accord on cooperation for wage hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chief of Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren, answers a reporter's question after a meeting between representatives of the government, corporate executives and labor unions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Japan business delegation in China

BEIJING, China - Fujio Cho (L), honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., and Hiromasa Yonekura, head of the Japan Business Federation, attend a press conference at a Beijing hotel on Nov. 20, 2013.

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Cho, China vice premier

BEIJING, China - (From L) Fujio Cho, honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., Hiromasa Yonekura, head of the Japan Business Federation, and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang hold talks in Beijing on Nov. 19, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, leader of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 22, 2013.

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Japan business mission in China

BEIJING, China - (from R) Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, who leads the China-Japan Friendship Association, Hiromasa Yonekura, who chairs the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho, head of the Japan-China Economic Association, meet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 21, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan business mission in China

BEIJING, China - (from R) Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, who leads the China-Japan Friendship Association, Hiromasa Yonekura, who chairs the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho, head of the Japan-China Economic Association, meet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 21, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, Myanmar business groups to boost cooperation

YANGON, Myanmar - Japan Business Federation chief Hiromasa Yonekura (L) and Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry head Win Aung shake hands in Yangon on Feb. 7, 2013. The business groups agreed to promote cooperation with a view to expanding Japanese investment in the Southeast Asian country.

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Yonekura, Myanmar President Thein Sein

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Hiromasa Yonekura (2nd from L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, meets with Myanmar President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Feb. 5, 2013.

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Keidanren head Yonekura

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, holds a press conference in the city of Hiroshima on Jan. 30, 2013.

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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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Japanese business group leader Yonekura

BERLIN, Germany - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Berlin on Oct. 12, 2012.

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Japanese, French business group heads

PARIS, France - Laurence Parisot (R), head of the French confederation of business enterprises, and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, shake hands in Paris on Oct. 15, 2012. The business leaders discussed energy issues.

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LDP's Abe meets with Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, greets Shinzo Abe, leader of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, ahead of a meeting at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 9, 2012. Abe vowed to boost Japan's flagging economy and rebuild a close relationship with Keidanren, Japan's most influential business lobby, at a meeting with Yonekura and other business leaders.

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Indonesian coordinating minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economics Hatta Rajasa (far R) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (2nd from R) hold a press conference after the Indonesia-Japan Joint Economic Forum in Toyo on Oct. 8, 2012. Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, is seen in the far left.

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Business leaders criticize gov't nuclear power phaseout policy

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, jointly hold a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2012. The leaders of the Japan's three major business groups criticized the government for setting a target of completely phasing out nuclear power, warning it will seriously affect the economy.

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Business leaders criticize gov't nuclear power phaseout policy

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, speaks at a press conference held by Japan's three major business groups in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2012. Leaders of the business groups criticized the government for setting a target of completely phasing out nuclear power, warning it will seriously affect the economy.

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Japan envoy in China

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa (L) speaks during an event in Beijing on Sept. 1, 2012, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China. To his right is Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren.

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Yonekura debuts on Broadway with lead role in "Chicago"

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese actress Ryoko Yonekura (C) speaks in New York on the evening of July 10, 2012, after making her debut on Broadway in the lead role in the musical "Chicago" -- the first Japanese woman to take a lead role in a Broadway musical in 54 years.

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Yonekura debuts on Broadway with lead role in "Chicago"

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese actress Ryoko Yonekura appears at a press event in New York on the evening of July 10, 2012, after making her debut on Broadway in the lead role in the musical "Chicago" -- the first Japanese woman to take a lead role in a Broadway musical in 54 years.

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Japan business leader Yonekura in China

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai are pictured before their talks in Beijing on May 16, 2012.

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Japan business leader Yonekura in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (R) and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, hold talks in Beijing on May 14, 2012.

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Japan business leader Yonekura in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (L) and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, are pictured ahead of their talks in Beijing on May 14, 2012.

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Japan business leader Yonekura in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News and other Japanese media in Beijing on May 13, 2012.

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Denim fashion show in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yukio Edano (2nd from L, front) and actress Ryoko Yonekura (2nd from R, front), appear hand in hand with children in Tokyo's Ginza district on March 24, 2012, as they model outfits made from domestically produced denim fabric. They were taking part in an open-air fashion show, the Ginza Runway, which was held in front of shoppers and passersby on Chuo Dori street to highlight the quality of Japanese denim.

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Annual wage talks start in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura (R) speaks as Japan's annual round of wage negotiations started on Jan. 25, 2012. Yonekura and Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Nobuaki Koga met in Tokyo to discuss labor conditions for the year from April.

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Asian business leaders call for free trade for more growth

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura (front L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation or Keidanren, shakes hands with Prime Minster Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011, after handing him a statement issued after the second Asian Business Summit in Tokyo. Leaders of business groups in Asia called for strengthening economic ties by promoting free trade within the region to seek more growth. (Pool photo)

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PM Noda, business leader Yonekura meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, talk at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2011.

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EU president, Keidanren chief Yonekura meet

TOKYO, Japan - European Union President Herman Van Rompuy (R) and Hiromasa Yonekura, head of the Japan Business Federation, shake hands before their meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on July 8, 2011. Van Rompuy suggested to Yonekura that Japan needs to compromise in negotiations on a free trade agreement during the meeting.

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Cameron meets Japan business leader

LONDON, Britain - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), head of the Japan Business Federation, Japan's largest business lobby known as Keidanren, meets British Prime Minister David Cameron (back R) on promoting the conclusion of an economic partnership agreement between Japan and the European Union in London on July 7, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)