Japan business leaders vow to revive pandemic-hit economy with innovation

Japanese business leaders pledged Friday to revive the country's economy dented by the novel coronavirus pandemic this year through digital and sustainable innovation.In a New Year message, Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the Japan Business Federation known as Keidanren, underlined the importance for both the public and private sectors to jointly make all-out efforts to stem further virus infections and revive the economy.In order to make 2021 "the year of revival from the pandemic," Nakanishi said the key is digital transformation and deregulation, as many sectors such as the administrative…READ FULL ARTICLE