The Keizai Koho Center (KKC), also known as the Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs, was established in 1978 as an affiliate of Keidanren (日本經濟團體連合會), a corporate membership federation that is one of Japan’s three major economic organizations. KKC describes itself as a “platform” for the Japanese business community to engage with domestic and international stakeholders, conducting programs through which some 700 companies and 40 industry associations seek to develop ties with lawmakers, government officials, scholars, journalists, business executives, and educators. KKC also analyzes public policy and the Japanese economy, publishes expert commentary and organizes meetings with foreign media to facilitate exchanges between journalists and its member corporations.