Chairman Keidanren Nakanishi stressed the importance of continuing dialogue with the Korean business community November 15 12:28
As economic relations such as trade are spreading due to the worsening of Japan-Korea relations, Keidanren Chairman Nakanishi said at a round-table conference with a Korean economic organization in Tokyo on the 15th that “Japan and Korea are lacking in the economic field. “I ca n’t partner,” stressing the importance of continuing the dialogue.
This round-table conference was held almost every year by Keidanren and the Korean economic organization, the Zenkeiren = National Federation of Businessmen, and was held in Tokyo.
Mr. Nakanishi, the president of Keidanren, greeted, “Japan and South Korea are close partners and are indispensable partners especially in the field of economics. Korea is in the same position, and it is important to keep the dialogue firmly in any environment. "
On the other hand, Chairman Ho Chung (Hong Xu Masahide) of the Keidanren said, “Even in harsh diplomatic relations, the two countries are cooperating in the fields of information communications and energy. I hope it will be a breakthrough in creating relationships. "
With regard to the deterioration of Japan-Korea relations, the Ministry of Finance announced that the export statistics from Japan to Korea decreased by 15.9% compared to the same month of the previous year according to the September trade statistics. The
After that, both sides issued a joint statement stating, "The business community has renewed its commitment to contribute to the development of future-oriented Japan-Korea relations."