Keidanren's Chairman Tokura has entered his second year in office and has set up three new committees to strengthen the competitiveness of fields such as biotechnology, games, and animation, which will be the driving force of the Japanese economy in the future. I made it clear that I raised it.
Keidanren held an annual general meeting on the 1st, and about 450 people including online attended.
Chairman Tokura, who has been in office for the second year, said, "We must promote the realization of a sustainable and vibrant economic society in the post-corona."
He then revealed that he had set up three new committees to strengthen the competitiveness of the areas that will drive the Japanese economy in the future.
Specifically, it is the content field such as games and animation, the biotechnology field such as medicine and food, and the automobile field where major changes are expected due to decarbonization and electrification.
Based on the discussions of the three committees, Chairman Tokura clarified his intention to show concrete strengthening measures as soon as possible.
At the general meeting on the 1st, the appointment of the new vice
chairman
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. Five members of Chairman Koji Nagai have been appointed.
Chairman Tokura “Focusing on the growing bio and creative fields”
Keidanren Chairman Tokura said at a press conference after the annual general meeting on the 1st that he had set up three new committees. We have to focus on the creative field. Also, automobiles are a wide-ranging industry, and we would like to exchange opinions on decarbonization and digitization. "
On the other hand, regarding the border measures for the new Corona, Chairman Tokura said, "I am grateful that we are making steady progress, but before , Most of the traffic to and from overseas was tourism. Since 20,000 people are overwhelmingly insufficient, I would like to see G7 = return to the level of the seven major countries in the future. " I did.