Tokura, 70, will assume the post when Keidanren holds a regular general meeting next month. Nakanishi, 75, who is also executive chairman of industrial conglomerate
Tokura, a native of western
Nakanishi was first hospitalized in
Since being admitted to hospital again last July, Nakanishi has canceled a number of press conferences. The business lobby abruptly called off a news conference in April, saying he was suffering from side effects of his anti-cancer drug treatment.
Under Nakanishi's leadership, Keidanren scrapped its decades-old guidelines for the mass recruitment of new university graduates by major companies. He also eased conditions for startups to join the business lobby and promoted digitalization among Japanese firms following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
In March, the business lobby appointed
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