Japan’s major business lobby reopens U.S office to boost ties

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — The U.S. office of Japan’s most influential business lobby reopened Wednesday after a hiatus of more than six years, and its head pledged to work to prove that the move will help strengthen bilateral economic relations. “There is a growing, renewed interest in Japan” thanks to the country’s economic recovery and a (…)

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Keidanren to reopen D.C. office

By Kunihiko Yasue / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent WASHINGTON — The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) plans to reopen its office in Washington on Nov. 4, about 6½ years after it withdrew from the U.S. capital in 2009. With China and South Korea stepping up public relations activities on economic matters in the United States, Keidanren aims (…)

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