TOKYO, Oct. 21 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:
The Takaichi Cabinet, grounded in the determination to press ahead tenaciously under any circumstances, will fully mobilize its resources to advance the following policies for the sake of the nation and the Japanese people. Bolstered by a strong and unwavering belief in the latent power and vitality of Japan and the Japanese people, the Cabinet will strive to build a strong economy, turning people's unease and apprehension regarding their current lives and the future into hope, and deal with the challenges facing the international community while restoring Japanese diplomacy that flourishes on the world's center stage.
1. Realizing a strong economy
We will set into motion a growth strategy that restores strength to the Japanese economy and also situate Japan on a trajectory towards that end, taking as our core focus strategic investments that enhance resilience against potential crises, which the Government will implement preemptively to address various risks and social issues, working hand in hand with the private sector.
Keeping a watchful eye on the sustainability of public finances at all times, and embracing an approach of "responsible and proactive public finances," through the strategic employment of fiscal policies, we will ensure that people feel secure and at ease in their daily lives and livelihoods as we also work to raise incomes, transform people's mindsets regarding consumption, and boost tax revenues.
In line with this, the Cabinet will work to tackle rising prices, strengthen economic security, firmly establish food security as well as security in energy and resources, enhance national resilience, fortify cyber security, build health and medical care security, and foster an environment that fully utilizes human resources.
2. Supporting the growth of areas outside major urban centers while safeguarding people's daily lives
We will work to form regional industrial clusters, promote the digital transformation of areas outside our major urban centers, build up local industries, and maintain local public transportation, with the aim of safeguarding regional areas' livelihoods and security.
We will enhance policy coordinating functions on foreign nationals in Japan and promote relevant and broad-ranging measures. We will undertake initiatives to tackle organized crime and related efforts in order to maintain and improve public law and order.
Should a large-scale natural disaster, terrorism incident, infectious disease, or other national crisis occur, this Cabinet, placing the highest priority on protecting people's lives and assets, will make every effort to ensure the Government responds as a united body demonstrating agility and flexibility.
We will make our utmost efforts towards reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and other large-scale disasters.
3. Building up Japan's diplomatic capacity and defense capabilities
In order to defend Japan's national interests, the Cabinet will restore Japanese diplomacy that flourishes on the world's center stage. We will work to consolidate and leverage in all respects Japan's comprehensive strength as a nation, including its diplomatic capacity, defense capabilities, economic standing, technological expertise, and information competence, in order to advance Japan's peace and security, prosperity, and coexistence and mutual prosperity with the rest of the international community.
We will broaden our multilateral coordination in diplomatic, defense, economic, and other realms with like-minded countries and countries in the Global South, consistent with the vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, taking the Japan-U.S. Alliance as the cornerstone. The Cabinet will work to reinforce Japan's intelligence functions and also make every effort to realize the swift repatriation of all victims of abduction by North Korea.
We will undertake the fundamental reinforcement of the nation's defense capabilities in accordance with Japan's sovereign discretion.
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