Japan Business Federation

Japan Business Federation
	Keidanren Kaikan, the head office of Japan Business Federation
Formation	May 2002
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°E
Region served	Japan
Official language	Japanese
Chairman	Masakazu Tokura
Website	www.keidanren.or.jp/en/
Formerly called	Keidanren, Japan Federation of Employers' Associations

The 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 (経済団体連合会, Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, established 1946; name sometimes used alone as abbreviation for whole organization) and Nikkeiren (日本経営者団体連盟, Japan Federation of Employers' Associations, established 1948), with Nikkeiren being absorbed into Keidanren.^[1]^[2]

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).^[3]

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 [ja] (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 the world's economy, and to strengthen the corporations to create additional value to transform the Japanese economy into one that is sustainable and driven by the private sector by encouraging the ideas of individuals and local communities. In April 2023, the organization lobbied the Japanese government to promote the export of anime and manga, warning that Japan could lose to emerging competitors such as South Korea.^[4]

The current chairman is Masakazu Tokura of Sumitomo Chemical. He has been chairman of The Japan Business Federation since June 2021.

^ Japan Times Keidanren-Nikkeiren tieup scheduled for May 2002 start December 21 2000 Retrieved on July 22, 2012^{[dead link]}
^ "Keidanren". WBCSD. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ "About Nippon Keidanren". Japan Business Federation. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
^ Nguyen, Joana (April 10, 2023). "Japan lobby group calls for promotion of anime, manga overseas".

[1] Japan Times Keidanren-Nikkeiren tieup scheduled for May 2002 start December 21 2000 Retrieved on July 22, 2012^{[dead link]}

[2] "Keidanren". WBCSD. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[3] "About Nippon Keidanren". Japan Business Federation. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2011.

[4] Nguyen, Joana (April 10, 2023). "Japan lobby group calls for promotion of anime, manga overseas".

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