President and Director General

Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren)

1-9-4 Otemachi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100

TEL: (03) 3279-1411
FAX: (03) 5255-6250

CAN BE INTERVIEWED FOR: Print, Radio, TV

INTERVIEW LANGUAGES: English, Japanese

SPECIALIZATIONS:

• BUSINESS, TRADE AND ECONOMICS
  business-community relations; general economics; government bureaucracy; government-business relations; international business relations; international economics; international trade; Japanese competitiveness; trade, investment and promotion
• HISTORY
  history of US-Japan relations; Post-World War II
• POLITICS, GOVERNMENT AND DEFENSE
  economic regulation; international economic policy; political economy; political parties

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Deputy Director, Director, International Economic Affairs, Managing Director, Senior Managing Director, Keidanren, 1954-92; Economic Consultant, Japan Economic Institute, 1965-68.

IN US: 1965-68 - business; 1957-58 - Fulbright.