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About Keidanren Committee Chairs

As of May 29, 2025

Policy Activities

Special Committees

Committee on Comprehensive Strategy

Chair
TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Director
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Committee on Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai

Chair
TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Director
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Committee on GREEN×EXPO 2027

Chair
TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Director
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Committee on Recovery and Restoration

Chair
TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Director
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Chair
TOMITA Tetsuro
Advisor
East Japan Railway Company

Committee on Political Affairs

Chair
KATANOZAKA Shinya
Member of the Board, Chairman
ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Committee on Management and Labor Policy

Chair
NAGASAWA Hitoshi
Chairman, Director
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

Committee on Science and Technology Strategy

Chair
SAWADA Jun
Executive Chairman
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Committee on Ukraine Economic Reconstruction

Chair
KOKUBU Fumiya
Executive Corporate Advisor
Marubeni Corporation
Macro-Economic Policy

Committee on Economic and Fiscal Policy

Chair
KARASAWA Yasuyoshi
Senior Advisor
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
Chair
SUZUKI Nobuya
Senior Advisor
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

Committee on Social Security

Chair
KOBORI Hideki
Chairman & Director
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Chair
NEGISHI Akio
Chairman of the Board
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

Committee on Population Issues

Chair
NAGANO Tsuyoshi
Chairman of the Board
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Chair
INOUE Kazuyuki
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
SHIMIZU CORPORATION
Chair
SHIMIZU Hiroshi
Chairman
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Committee on Taxation

Chair
MIYANAGA Shunichi
Director (Member of the Board)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Chair
KITANO Yoshihisa
President and CEO
JFE Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Economic Law

Chair
KAMEZAWA Hironori
Member of the Board of Directors, President & Group CEO
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Chair
OKUDA Kentaro
Representative Executive Officer, President and Group CEO
Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Financial and Capital Markets

Chair
TAKASHIMA Makoto
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Chair
NAKATA Seiji
Chairman of the Board
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Chair
SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman, President and CEO
JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Industrial Policy

Committee on Administrative Reforms

Chair
TOKITA Takahito
Representative Director, CEO
FUJITSU LIMITED
Chair
ASAHI Satoshi
President
Nippon Life Insurance Company

Committee on Industrial Competitiveness

Chair
SAWADA Jun
Executive Chairman
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Chair
HASHIMOTO Eiji
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Chair
TESHIROGI Isao
Chief Executive Officer
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

Committee on Migration Policies

Chair
FUKASAWA Yuji
Chairman
East Japan Railway Company
Chair
OSHIMA Taku
Chairman
NGK INSULATORS, LTD

Committee on the Creative Economy

Chair
NAMBA Tomoko
Founder & Executive Chairman
DeNA Co., Ltd.
Chair
MURAMATSU Shunsuke
Representative Director of the Board, CEO
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Committee on Regional Economy

Chair
NAGAI Koji
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Chair
KOBAYASHI Tetsuya
Director, Executive Advisor
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Chair
TSUKIOKA Takashi
Honorary Advisor
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

Committee on Agriculture

Chair
OGAWA Hiroyuki
Chairman of the Board
Komatsu Ltd.
Chair
KIHARA Masahiro
President & Group CEO
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Chair
ISOZAKI Yoshinori
Representative Director of the Board & CEO
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

Committee on Tourism

Chair
KOMODA Masanobu
Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Chair
TAKEUCHI Noriko
President
Congrès Inc.
Chair
NOMOTO Hirofumi
Chairman of the Board & Representative Director
TOKYU CORPORATION

Committee on Urban Policy and Housing Development

Chair
KOMODA Masanobu
Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Chair
KOGE Teiji
Chairman of the Board and Director
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Chair
OHKUBO Tetsuo
Chairman
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.

Committee on Supply Chains

Chair
TATEISHI Fumio
Honorary Advisor
OMRON Corporation
Chair
KURISU Toshizo
Representative Director, Chairman
YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Committee on Logistics

Chair
NAGASAWA Hitoshi
Chairman, Director
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Chair
IKEDA Junichiro
Director, Chairman of the Board
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Committee on Consumer Goods and Services

Chair
TAKAHARA Takahisa
President & CEO
Unicharm Corporation
Chair
SAWADA Michitaka
Executive Advisor
Kao Corporation
Chair
HOSOYA Toshiyuki
Director, President and CEO
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

Committee on Ocean Policy

Chair
MITSUOKA Tsugio
Chairman of the Board
IHI Corporation
Chair
TANAKA Shigeyoshi
Chairman of the Board, Representative Director
TAISEI CORPORATION
Innovation Policy

Committee on Innovation

Chair
YASUKAWA Kenji
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Astellas Pharma Inc.
Chair
INAGAKI Seiji
Director, Chair of the Board
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
Chair
TANAKA Takashi
Senior Advisor, Director
KDDI CORPORATION

Committee on Startups

Chair
NAMBA Tomoko
Founder & Executive Chairman
DeNA Co., Ltd.
Chair
TAKAHASHI Makoto
Chairman, Representative Director
KDDI CORPORATION
Chair
IZUMO Mitsuru
President
Euglena Co., Ltd.

Committee on Digital Economy

Chair
HIGASHIHARA Toshiaki
Director, Executive Chairman,
Representative Executive Officer
Hitachi, Ltd.
Chair
SHINOHARA Hiromichi
Executive Advisor
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Chair
ITO Junro
Representative Director and Executive Chair
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

Committee on Bioeconomy

Chair
KOSAKA Tatsuro
Senior Advisor
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Chair
IWATA Keiichi
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

Committee on Cyber Security

Chair
ENDO Nobuhiro
Executive Advisor
NEC Corporation
Chair
SHIMADA Taro
Representative Director, Corporate Officer,
President and CEO
Toshiba Corporation.

Committee on Intellectual Property and International Standardization Strategy

Chair
ENDO Nobuhiro
Executive Advisor
NEC Corporation
Chair
TOKITA Takahito
Representative Director, CEO
FUJITSU LIMITED

Committee on Space Activities Promotion

Chair
URUMA Kei
Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Committee on Defense Industry

Chair
IZUMISAWA Seiji
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Environment and Energy Policy

Committee on Environment

Chair
KOBORI Hideki
Chairman & Director
Asahi Kasei Corp.
Chair
NODA Yumiko
Chairman & Representative Director
Veolia Japan GK
Chair
MIYATA Tomohide
Representative Director, CEO
ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Energy and Resources

Chair
UCHIDA Takashi
Director, Chairperson of the Board
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Chair
KITO Shunichi
Representative Director, Chairman
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Social Policy

Committee on Responsible Business Conduct & SDGs Promotion

Chair
NISHIZAWA Keiji
Executive Advisor
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Chair
AKIIKE Reiko
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Tokyo
Boston Consulting Group
Chair
MANABE Sunao
Representative Director, Executive Chairperson
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

Committee on Education Reform

Chair
KOJI Akiyoshi
Honorary Chairman
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
Chair
HASHIMOTO Masahiro
Chairman of the Board, Representative Executive Officer
SUMITOMO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Chair
KOMIYA Satoru
President & CEO (Representative Director)
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Mobility

Chair
SATO Koji
President, Member of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation
Chair
KATAYAMA Masanori
Chairman and Representative Director, CEO
Isuzu Motors Limited
Chair
KAYAMOTO Takashi
Chairman of the Board, CEO
NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Committee on Diversity & Inclusion

Chair
UOTANI Masahiko
Senior Advisor
Shiseido Company, Limited
Chair
TSUGIHARA Etsuko
President
SUNNY SIDE UP GROUP Inc.
Chair
HASEGAWA Takayo
Chairperson of the Board, Representative Director
SWCC Corporation

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Chair
INAGAKI Seiji
Director, Chair of the Board
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
Chair
YOSHIDA Junichi
Chairman of the Board
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.
Chair
TOTTORI Mitsuko
Representative Director, President
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Committee on Crisis Management & National Resilience

Chair
NAGANO Tsuyoshi
Chairman of the Board
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Chair
YASUKAWA Kenji
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Astellas Pharma Inc.
Chair
SAITO Mitsuru
Chairman and Representative Director
NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
Labor Policy

Committee on Employment Policy

Chair
UCHIDA Takashi
Director, Chairperson of the Board
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Chair
YAMASHITA Yoshinori
Director, Chairperson
Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Committee on Labor Legislation

Chair
TOMITA Tetsuro
Advisor
East Japan Railway Company
Chair
KOJI Akiyoshi
Honorary Chairman
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
Chair
YOSHII Keiichi
Chairman and CEO
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
Foreign Policy

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Chair
KATANOZAKA Shinya
Member of the Board, Chairman
ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Chair
OBAYASHI Takeo
Chairman of the Board
Obayashi Corporation

Committee on Trade and Investment

Chair
HYODO Masayuki
Chairman of the Board of Directors
SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Chair
YOSHIDA Kenichiro
Director, Chairman,
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Sony Group Corporation
Chair
ISONO Hiroyuki
Representative Director of the Board, President
Oji Holdings Corporation

Committee on the Global South

Chair
YASUNAGA Tatsuo
Representative Director, Chair of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Chair
MORITA Takayuki
President and CEO
NEC Corporation

BIAC (Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD) Japan

Chair
INAGAKI Seiji
Director, Chair of the Board
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

Regional and Bilateral Relations Activities

North America

Committee on U.S. Affairs

Chair
SAWADA Jun
Executive Chairman
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Chair
AKASAKA Yuji
Director, Chairperson
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Chair
MORITA Takayuki
President and CEO
NEC Corporation

Committee on Canada

Chair
FUJIMOTO Masayoshi
Chairman
Sojitz Corporation
Chair
AKASAKA Yuji
Director, Chairperson
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Europe

Committee on Europe

Chair
TAKASHIMA Makoto
Chairman of the Board
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Chair
HIGASHIHARA Toshiaki
Director, Executive Chairman,
Representative Executive Officer
Hitachi, Ltd.
Asia and Oceania

Committee on Asia and Oceania

Chair
HARA Noriyuki
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

Committee on South Asia

Chair
YASUNAGA Tatsuo
Representative Director, Chair of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Chair
HIRANO Nobuyuki
Senior Advisor
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Chair
FUKASAWA Yuji
Chairman
East Japan Railway Company

Committee on China

Chair
NAGAI Koji
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Chair
SHIMAMURA Takuya
Director, Chairman
AGC Inc.

Japan-Korea Economic Committee

Chair
HIGASHIHARA Toshiaki
Director, Executive Chairman,
Representative Executive Officer
Hitachi, Ltd.
Chair
IWATA Keiichi
Chairman of the Board
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

Japan-Indonesia Economic Committee

Chair
KAKIUCHI Takehiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation
Chair
KAKINOKI Masumi
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Marubeni Corporation

Japan-Thailand Trade and Economic Committee

Chair
ISHII Keita
President & COO
ITOCHU Corporation
Chair
SUZUKI Jun
Senior Advisor
Teijin Limited

Japan-Vietnam Economic Committee

Chair
FUJIMOTO Masayoshi
Chairman
Sojitz Corporation
Chair
UENO Shingo
Representative Director, President and CEO
SUMITOMO CORPORATION

Japan-Myanmar Economic Committee

Chair
HONMA Yo
Chief Corporate Advisor
NTT DATA GROUP CORPORATION
Chair
UENO Shingo
Representative Director, President and CEO
SUMITOMO CORPORATION

East Asia Businessperson's Conference Japanese Committee

Chair
IIJIMA Masami
Counselor
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Japan-Hong Kong Business Cooperation Committee

Chair
IKEDA Junichiro
Director, Chairman of the Board
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Latin America and the Caribbean

Committee on Latin America and the Caribbean

Chair
FUJIMOTO Masayoshi
Chairman
Sojitz Corporation

Japan-Mexico Economic Committee

Chair
KURAISHI Seiji
Advisor
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Chair
SHIBATA Koji
Representative Director, President and CEO
ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Japan-Brazil Economic Committee

Chair
YASUNAGA Tatsuo
Representative Director, Chair of the Board of Directors
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Japan-Colombia Economic Committee

Chair
KAKIUCHI Takehiko
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Corporation
Middle East and Africa

Committee on the Middle East

Chair
HYODO Masayuki
Chairman of the Board of Directors
SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Chair
SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman, President and CEO
JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Chair
MIYATA Tomohide
Representative Director, CEO
ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

Committee on Africa

Chair
OHASHI Tetsuji
Director
Komatsu Ltd.
Chair
KARUBE Jun
Senior Executive Advisor
Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Japan-Türkiye Economic Committee

Chair
MITSUOKA Tsugio
Chairman of the Board
IHI Corporation
Chair
URUMA Kei
Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Japan-Iran Economic Cooperation Committee

Chair
INOUE Kazuyuki
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
SHIMIZU CORPORATION

Japan-Algeria Economic Committee

Chair
SATO Masayuki
Representative Director, Chairman, President and CEO
JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Russia and NIS

Japan-Russia Business Cooperation Committee
Japan-NIS Business Cooperation Committee

Chair
HASHIMOTO Takeshi
Representative Director, President, CEO
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Special Activities

Keidanren Policy Research Institute

Chair
TSUTSUI Yoshinobu
Director
Nippon Life Insurance Company
President
KUBOTA Masakazu
Vice Chair & President
Keidanren

Committee on Mutsu-Ogawara Development

Chair
IZUMISAWA Seiji
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.