ワクチン接種に全面協力　十倉経団連新会長が就任

　経団連は１日の定時総会で、第１５代会長に十倉雅和住友化学会長を選任した。任期は２期４年。十倉氏は就任あいさつで、「サステナブル（持続可能）な資本主義の路線を継承し、（新型コロナウイルス）感染拡大防止と経済活動の両立に全力で取り組む」と決意を表明。総会後の記者会見では、ワクチン接種に経済界として全面協力する考えを示した。
　十倉氏は病気療養中の中西宏明前会長が任期途中で辞任したことに伴い、就任した。
　総会では菅義偉首相がビデオメッセージで「ポストコロナを見据え、官民が連携して新しい成長の原動力をつくり上げることが求められている」とあいさつ。十倉氏に「共に手を携え新しい時代への挑戦を続けていきたい」と呼び掛けた。（2021/06/01-18:35）

Masakazu Tokura, the new chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, vowed the group's full support for COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday.
   Tokura, also chairman of Sumitomo Chemical Co. , was elected Keidanren's 15th chairman at the business lobby's annual meeting the same day.
   "I inherit the policy for sustainable capitalism and promise to do my utmost to balance measures against the spread (of the novel coronavirus) with economic activities," Tokura said in his inaugural speech. He is set to serve two terms totaling four years.
   Tokura took up the position after his predecessor, Hiroaki Nakanishi, currently undergoing treatment for a disease, stepped down before completing his term.
   In a video message to Keidanren, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expressed hope that the group will "create a driving force for new growth through public-private partnerships" with an eye toward a world after the coronavirus pandemic.