DOYUKAI in Action

As socioeconomic challenges become increasingly complex, collaboration among NPOs, impact startups, and corporations has become essential to addressing social challenges.
In 2023, Doyukai signed a tripartite partnership agreement with the Impact Startup Association and the Japan Association of New Public, a network organization for NPOs and social entrepreneurs. Based on this agreement, Doyukai leads multisectoral dialogues among members of the three associations and a wide range of stakeholders. These dialogues have led to concrete initiatives to address social challenges.

Sustainable private-sector-led growth and improving the wellbeing of society are key agenda for Japan's future. Doyukai members act on their own initiative with the belief that the first step in bringing about the changes necessary to realize this goal is for companies and managers to transform themselves first. For instance, many of Doyukai directors and members participated in the Tokyo Pride 2026.

Doyukai launches committees to focus on important issues related to the future of society and business. The committees work to provide cutting-edge knowledge and insights to the members, encourage discussion among business executives, and formulate proposals from the business point of view on specific policy issues.

Doyukai maintains channels with a wide-ranging stakeholders involved in policy making, including politicians, bureaucrats, labor organizations. Through face-to-face dialogues between leaders from various sectors, Doyukai actively engages in policy advocacy.

Doyukai organizes business executives' missions to key countries and facilitates participation in international conferences to enhance global business intelligence and expand networks with international organizations, business associations, and opinion leaders worldwide. Doyukai engages in private-sector diplomacy to explore opportunities for international cooperation and to convey powerful messages from the Japanese business community.
Doyukai actively hosts visiting opinion leaders and creates numerous opportunities for exchange and dialogue within Japan. Leveraging its partnerships with business organizations and think tanks, Doyukai provides corporate executives with opportunities to learn about global trends, address international issues from diverse perspectives, and share wisdom, insights, and experiences with leaders across borders.

Doyukai Chairperson briefs the media at bi-weekly press conferences to present business leaders' views on current issues in the world and important policy issues. In addition to traditional media such as newspapers and TV, Doyukai is developing new channels of outreach to the society, such as SNS and video media services.