RENGO
National trade union center in Japan
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursAs of July 2012, RENGO has 54 affiliate unions and 47 local organizations.
Party affiliation
RENGO was historically affiliated with the Democratic Party of Japan, but on June 28, 2012, president Nobuaki Koga made a speech at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters stating that the confederation may reconsider its future. In 2014, it endorsed LDP-supported candidate Yoichi Masuzoe for the Tokyo gubernatorial election.
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Affiliated organizations
Current affiliates
Many unions are affiliated with RENGO:
Observer affiliate:
- DOKIRO Hokkaido Seasonal Workers' Union (2,660 members as of 2009)
Friendly affiliate:
- NIKKENKYO Council of Japan Construction Industry Employee's Unions (35,624 members as of 2009)
Former affiliates
Local organizations
RENGO also has local organizations for each of Japan's 47 prefectures.
Leadership
General secretaries
- Seigo Yamada (1989–1993)
- Etsuya Washio (1993–1997)
- Kiyoshi Sasamori (1997–2001)
- Hiroyuki Nagumo (2001–2013)
- Rikio Kozu (2013–2015)
- Naoto Omi (2015–2017)
- Yasunobu Aihara (2017–2021)
- Hideyuki Shimizu (2021—present)
Presidents
- Akira Yamagishi (1989–1995)
- Jinnosuke Ashida (1995–1997)
- Etsuya Washio (1997–2001)
- Kiyoshi Sasamori (2001–2005)
- Tsuyoshi Takagi (2005–2009)
- Nobuaki Koga (2009–2015)
- Rikio Kozu (2015–2021)
- Tomoko Yoshino (2021—present)
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