Minister Nishimura Receives a Courtesy Call from the Japan-U.S. Business Council

On December 22 (Thu.), Mr. Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, received a courtesy call from Mr. Sawada Jun, Chairman of the Japan-U.S. Business Council (JUBC), and other JUBC members. (Participants of the call are listed below.)

Chairman Sawada directly handed Minister Nishimura the joint statement from the 59th U.S.-Japan Business Conference held in October.
They also exchanged views on the importance of Japan-U.S. collaboration in economic fields.

(Participants from the JUBC)

• Sawada Jun, JUBC Chairman (Chairman of the Board, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Endo Nobuhiro, JUBC Vice Chairman (Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation)
• Izumisawa Seiji, JUBC Vice Chairman (President and CEO, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.)
• Kunibe Takeshi, JUBC Vice Chairman (Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.)
• Ohashi Tetsuji, JUBC Vice Chairman (Chairman of the Board and Representative Director, Komatsu Ltd.)
• Suzuki Yoshihisa, JUBC Vice Chairman (Vice Chairman, ITOCHU Corporation)
• Yasukawa Kenji, JUBC Vice Chairman (Representative Director and President and CEO, Astellas Pharma Inc.)

Division in Charge

Americas Division, Trade Policy Bureau