Chugoku Economic Federation
Chugoku Economic Federation Chairman
Takashi Yamashita
The Chugoku Economic Federation is a comprehensive economic organization that counts among its members companies and various economic groups that are active mainly in the five prefectures of Japan’s Chugoku Region.
Since its founding on October 31, 1966, the Chugoku Economic Federation has conducted surveys and research aimed at understanding the important issues facing the region and Japan. It compiles the resulting information as impartial opinions from the Chugoku business community, and to attain their practical realization, engages in activities aimed at contributing to the development of the regional and national economies.
Toward this end, the federation has established nine standing committees that publicize the results of their deliberations on matters related to specific pressing issues and research studies. At the same time, the federation gains an understanding of domestic and international trends through participation in different informal gatherings that provide an avenue of communication with related organizations, companies, and universities, among others. The federation converts this information into requests and proposals to the national government, ministries and other government offices, as well as to local elected members of the Japanese parliament.
The federation’s activities are reflected in a variety of efforts, including the establishment of domestic and international transportation systems in the local region, and the formation of a broad “international trade zone,” which promotes the flow to this region of people, goods and information from throughout the world, starting with the Asia/Pacific region.