An Attractive Japan

Policy Agenda 2020 for an Attractive Japan in Five Fields

The ends to be sought and the reform tasks to be tackled in creating an attractive Japan are listed below for the five fields of the economy and technology, politics and government, foreign affairs and international exchange, education, and business.

The economy and technology

Construction of a dynamic economy in the free-market economic system

• Implement comprehensive deregulation
• Harmonize competition policy with international standards
• Create new industries and businesses
• Build advanced telecommunications networks and enhance the telecommunications industry
• Reinforce employment policies
• Upgrade the industrial structure
• Improve the money and capital markets

Preparation of infrastructure and an environment for an old-aged society

• Secure an excellent residential environment and install urban infrastructure
• Improve social overhead capital
• Construct an efficient and fair social security system

Establishment of a setup for scientific and technological development to ensure Japan's future

• Forge a national consensus on boosting intellectual vitality
• Promote research and development
• Make good use of intellectual assets

Politics and government

Attainment of strong political leadership and an efficient government

• Reform politics to realize party-based leadership
• Form a partnership with nonprofit civic groups
• Relocate the functions of the capital
• Promote decentralization
• Attain a small government
• Pursue tax and fiscal reforms

Foreign affairs and international exchange

Assumption of an active role in realizing global peace and prosperity

• Strengthen diplomatic endeavors
• Reaffirm national security policies
• Bolster the free-trade system
• Step up economic cooperation
• Internationalize the yen's use
• Contribute to the resolution of environmental, energy, and other global problems

Education

Establishment of a human-resources development system to foster creativity

• Construct a multipeak education system to meet diverse needs
• Provide creative education to groom next-generation leaders
• Introduce personnel management systems that stimulate the individual's motivation and abilities
• Provide children with a variety of experiences to give them an appreciation of work and a sense of participation in the community and to bring them into contact with nature

Business

Assumption of a central role in building a sound civil society

• Engage in free and fair competition in a self-accountable and ethical manner
• Pursue innovation to enhance the satisfaction and gratification of the consumer or user
• Deploy operations that gain the approval of all stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, and local residents
• Create workplaces that spotlight individuality and motivate workers
• Honor shareholder rights and aim management at improving the attractiveness of shares
• Contribute to society through business activities and the use of management resources
• Assist the construction of a recycling economy
• Contribute through the operation of international businesses to development of local economies and improvement of living standards as corporate citizens trusted by local communities