Nippon Keidanren, the Japan Business Federation, is Japan’s leading corporate association, with a corporate membership of 1,306 major companies, representing manufacturing, services, and other industries. Of these member companies, nearly 100 are foreign-owned. Membership also includes 126 industrial organizations and 47 regional economic organizations in Japan. Further information is at the Keidanren website: http://www.keidanren.or.jp/
Keidanren-USA, the Washington DC office of Nippon Keidanren, works closely with other U.S. business organizations on a number of policy priorities, including:
- Trade liberalization, including completion of the Doha Development Agenda (the current WTO round of trade negotiations), and other Economic Partnership Agreements. Our position pieces are available: 056 and 039
- Ensuring equal national treatment
- Corporate Accounting equivalency standards for Japanese GAAP: 043
- Ensuring that CFIUS does not establish burdensome requirements for foreign investors.
- Business-related immigration issues
- Sustainable global environmental protection: 086
Keidanren's Major Activities: http://www.keidanren.or.jp/english/profile/activity.html
Keidanren's Top Ten policy priorities: http://www.keidanren.or.jp/english/policy/2005/006.html
Keidanren's Vision Statement: http://www.keidanren.or.jp/english/policy/vision2025.pdf
Keidanren's Charter of Corporate Responsibility:
http://www.keidanren.or.jp/english/policy/csr.html
Keidanren's independent, nonprofit arm is the Keizai Koho Center. The Keizai Koho Center was established by the Japanese private sector in November 1978. Its mission has been to promote a better understanding of Japan's economy and society, both in Japan and abroad through a variety of publications, programs, fellowships, and exchanges. Further information can be found at: http://www.kkc.or.jp/english/
