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is an economic organization founded in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, established 1946) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers' Associations, established 1948), with Nikkeiren being absorbed into Keidanren.〔Japan Times (Keidanren-Nikkeiren tieup scheduled for May 2002 start December 21 2000 ) Retrieved on July 22, 2012〕 The federation is commonly referred to as "Keidanren", its 1,601 members consist of 1,281 companies, 129 industrial associations, and 47 regional economic organizations (as of June 15, 2010).〔Nippon Keidanren website (About Nippon Keidanren ) Retrieved on January 16th 2011〕 For most of the post-war period, Keidanren has been the voice of big business in Japan and is generally considered the most conservative of the country's three major economic organizations. The other two organizations are the Japan Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Japan Committee for Economic Development (経済同友会). According to the organization's official website, the mission of the Keidanren is to: accelerate growth of Japan's and world economy and to strengthen the corporations to create additional value to transform Japanese economy into one that is sustainable and driven by the private sector, by encouraging the idea of individuals and local communities. The current chairman is Sadayuki Sakakibara of Toray Industries. He has been chairman of The Japan Business Federation since May 2014. ==Political donations== Keidanren and its predecessor bodies had a long history of providing substantial political donations to the Liberal Democratic Party. In the lead-up to the 2009 general election the Democratic Party of Japan made a pledge to ban political donations from companies and organizations. After the DPJ victory in that election, Keidanren stopped making political donations.〔Asahi Shimbun (EDITORIAL: Political donations 2010/03/01 ) Retrieved on July 20, 2012〕〔Nikkei Weekly Business lobbies in state of flux June 16, 2012 page 28〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Japan Business Federation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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