Akira Yamagishi (山岸 章, Yamagishi Akira, 18 July 1929 – 10 April 2016) was a Japanese trade union leader. Born in Osaka, Yamagishi began working in a telegram office, and joined the Zendentsu union. After many years active in the union, in 1982, he was elected as its chair. As the most important trade union leader in Japan, Yamagishi opposed the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and supported Morihiro Hosokawa brief premiership. By 1994, Yamagishi was suffering from poor health, and retired. He died in 2016.