New Year Party Held By Japanese Business Lobby Groups

Tadashi Okamura, advisor to Toshiba Corp. and chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), from left, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of Sumitomo Chemical Co. and chairman of the business lobby Keidanren, and Yasuchika Hasegawa, president of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and chairman of the business lobby Keizai Doyukai, shake hands as they pose for a photograph during a news conference following a New Year's party for business leaders in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. The Japanese government will announce around 12 trillion yen ($136 billion) in fiscal stimulus measures to boost the nation's shrinking economy, Japanese media reported today. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images