The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy is comprised of top-level Japanese Cabinet officials. They meet every two weeks to discus various important economic issues with the Prime Minister. This site contains information on their agenda and history, as well as minutes from their meetings dating back several years.

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The U.S.-Japan Business Council is a non-profit business association comprised of senior executives of major American companies with substantial business operations in Japan. Member companies represent a cross-section of U.S. industry, including the automotive and other manufacturing industries, information technology, finance and other service sectors.

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The Congressional Economic Leadership Institute, created in 1987, is a non-profit, bi-partisan foundation, which provides Members of Congress, government, business, labor and academia a neutral forum in which to discuss vital issues shaping the United States' economic future. The Institute does not lobby Members of Congress on legislative issues, nor employs any lobby agents. Furthermore, the Institute, in accordance with its mission to provide unbiased information to Congress, does not publish or publicly comment on Administration recommendations/policies. Schedules regular study sessions and study trips for Members of Congress and staff.

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ABW is an excellent collection of links to a wide variety of economic and trade resources relating to Asia. Of special interest are the links to directories of Japanese companies with a web presence, and financial market information providers. Established in 1995, ABW continues to improve and add to its content. Be sure to visit The Chartroom, an archive of graphical economic data.

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