Japan Federation of Economic Organizations
Keidanren Kaikan, the head office of Japan Business Federation
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| Formation | May 2002 |
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| Type | Economic organization |
| Legal status | Organization |
| Purpose | Promote the development of the Japanese economy |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Coordinates | 35°41′19.2″N 139°45′48.6″E / 35.688667°N 139.763500°ECoordinates: 35°41′19.2″N 139°45′48.6″E / 35.688667°N 139.763500°E |
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Region served
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 Japan
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Official language
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Japanese |
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Key people
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Sadayuki Sakakibara (chairman) |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Keidanren, Japan Federation of Employers' Associations |
Japan Business Federation (日本経済団体連合会? Nippon Keizai-dantai Rengōkai) is an economic organization founded in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, established 1946) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers' Associations, established 1948), with Nikkeiren being absorbed into Keidanren.
The federation is commonly referred to as "Keidanren", its 1,601 members consist of 1,281 companies, 129 industrial associations, and 47 regional economic organizations (as of June 15, 2010).
For most of the post-war period, Keidanren has been the voice of big business in Japan and is generally considered the most conservative of the country's three major private sector led business associations. The other two organizations are the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (日本商工会議所) and the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (経済同友会).
According to the organization's official website, the mission of the Keidanren is to: accelerate growth of Japan's and world economy and to strengthen the corporations to create additional value to transform Japanese economy into one that is sustainable and driven by the private sector, by encouraging the idea of individuals and local communities.
The current chairman is Sadayuki Sakakibara of Toray Industries. He has been chairman of The Japan Business Federation since May 2014.
Keidanren and its predecessor bodies had a long history of providing substantial political donations to the Liberal Democratic Party. In the lead-up to the 2009 general election the Democratic Party of Japan made a pledge to ban political donations from companies and organizations. After the DPJ victory in that election, Keidanren stopped making political donations.
Keidanren supports the Noda governments efforts to raise Japan's consumption tax from 5% to 10%. It has called in the past for the consumption tax to be raised even higher, to 15%.
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