Former Keidanren chief Hiraiwa, 92

The Asahi Shimbun
Gaishi Hiraiwa, who headed Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations), forerunner of Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), in the 1990s, died Tuesday morning at a Tokyo hospital, family sources said. He was 92.
Hiraiwa was also president and later chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Born in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Hiraiwa graduated from the University of Tokyo's law department. In 1993, Hiraiwa ended Keidanren's tradition of mediating companies' political donations. In World War II, he fought in New Guinea and later described his near-death experiences.