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Japan Times
20 hours ago
- Business
- Japan Times
Ishiba vows to set up council for regional revitalization
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that he plans to establish a council tasked with helping promote regional revitalization led by the private sector. He hopes to include the plan, unveiled in talks with reporters during his visit to Maebashi, the capital of Gunma Prefecture, in a basic concept of his signature "Regional Revitalization 2.0" program. The envisaged council will be directly supervised by Ishiba. The basic concept is expected to be compiled this summer. "We'll consider the possibility of revising related laws while learning from the efforts being made in Maebashi" in order to help accelerate community building through public-private cooperation, Ishiba said. In Maebashi, Ishiba visited Jins Park, a regional interaction hub, which also includes an eyeglasses store. At the complex, set up by glasses chain Jins Holdings, the prime minister tried on Jins brand glasses and tasted pastries sold at the facility. He smiled and said, "This is a very nice facility." Jins Holdings has built a new office in Maebashi, using the government's tax incentive program designed to facilitate business relocations to rural areas as part of regional revitalization. Ishiba also held talks with Jins founder Hitoshi Tanaka and others, and visited a shopping district in the city.
Japan Times
22-05-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Government to set numerical goals for regional revitalization
The government on Thursday revealed a plan to set numerical goals for the Regional Revitalization 2.0 initiative of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The targets will be set for 10 items, including the rate of young people relocating to regional areas, the cumulative total number of individuals consistently engaging with regional areas and the percentage of municipalities that have secured medical and nursing care services for their residents, according to a draft outline of a basic concept for measures to be taken intensively over 10 years under the initiative. Specific target figures will be discussed later. The draft outline was presented at the day's meeting of a panel of experts. The government plans to finalize the basic concept, which covers the decade through the end of fiscal 2034, in June and develop a comprehensive strategy comprising detailed measures within this year.
