Tokyo —Members of the U.S.-Japan Business Council (USJBC) and the Japan-U.S. Business Council (the “Councils”) held the 62nd Annual U.S.-Japan Business Conference, the premier annual forum for leaders in the U.S. and Japanese business communities, on October 2-3 in Tokyo, Japan. The Councils jointly represent more than 120 American and Japanese companies across the digital economy, financial services, health care, energy and infrastructure, and travel, tourism, and transportation sectors.
Public and private sector leaders who participated in the conference include: USJBC Chairman David Goeckeler, JUBC Chairman Jun Sawada, Parliamentary Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akiyoshi Kato, KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation) Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui, and Japan External Trade Organization President Norihiko Ishiguro. Keynote remarks at the event’s gala dinner were delivered by H.E. Takeshi Iwaya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Breakout sessions convened industry leaders across five sectors to identify policy priorities and concrete pathways for cooperation. In each area, USJBC and JUBC issued joint statements with policy goals in:
- Digital Economy.Read the statement
- Financial Services.Read the statement
- Health Care Innovation.Read the statement
- Energy and Infrastructure.Read the statement
- Travel, Tourism and Transportation. Read the statement
