{
  "id": 15689413,
  "title": "Keidanren to develop 2050 vision against backdrop of AI, population decline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/keidanren-to-develop-2050-vision-against-backdrop-of-ai-population",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/20/economy/japan-keidanren-2050-vision/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, intends to craft a medium-term vision for Japan's economy and society by 2050, amid a rapidly declining population and the growing influence of artificial intelligence, according to its chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui. Speaking at a Tokyo symposium to commemorate the group's 80th anniversary, Tsutsui pledged to explore issues such as the low birthrate, education, regional revitalization, foreign worker policies, and social security in updating Keidanren's existing roadmap that targets 2040. An interim report is slated for approval in April 2027, followed by a comprehensive final report in December of the same year. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in attendance as a guest, highlighted Japan's economic stagnation in a deflationary state, but noted a shift as companies have increased wages and government policies have yielded positive results. She called upon business leaders to \"make bold investments and continue raising wages.\" Shotaro Yachi, first secretary-general of Japan's National Security Secretariat, emphasized the nation's need to maintain its status as a major power, even as it lags in global GDP rankings and faces escalating security challenges. Keidanren, founded in 1946 and later merged with the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations in 2002, has historically featured manufacturing industry representatives as its chairmen. Tsutsui, who hails from Nippon Life Insurance, became the first leader from the financial sector in May 2025.",
  "summary": "The body will hold discussions on topics such as education, regional revitalization, policies for foreign nationals and social security.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}