About Nippon Keidanren

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Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) is a comprehensive economic organization born in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers' Associations). Its membership of 1,662 is comprised of 1,343 companies, 130 industrial associations, and 47 regional economic organizations (as of June 22, 2007).

The mission of Nippon 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.

Nippon Keidanren, for this purpose, shall establish timely consensus and work towards resolution of a variety of issues concerning Japanese business community, including economic, industrial, social, and labor. Meanwhile, it will communicate with its stakeholders including political leaders, administrators, labor unions, and citizens at large. It will urge its members to adhere to Charter of Corporate Behavior and Global Environment Charter, in order to recover public confidence in businesses. It will also attempt to resolve international problems and to deepen economic relations with other countries through policy dialogue with governments, business groups and concerned international organizations.

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Nippon Keidanren
Keidanren Kaikan, 1-9-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8188
Phone +81-3-5204-1500
Facsimile +81-3-5255-6255

Kansai Office
Dai Building, 3-6-32 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-6591
Phone +81-6-6441-0841
Facsimile +81-6-6445-6410

U.S. Office
1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1050,
Washington, D.C. 20036 USA
Phone +1-202-293-8430
Facsimile +1-202-293-8438
URL http://www.keidanren-usa.org/